War and Education Seen in New Light Teacher Talks To Albury Rotarians on Exchange Duty From England His Plea for Human Understanding
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 4
“The ancient philosophers. drews a distinction between knowledge and understanding. To my mind it is the failure to appreciate that distinction that explains the failure of education in; the world to-day. Our schools…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Royal Inspection :: Maginot Line :: Soldiers on Railways :: Supreme War Council
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 1
Above Left: The King and Quean inspect members of Bristol Civil Defence Units paraded for inspection. These contingents included 700 men, A.R.P. wardens, casualty services, A.F.S. Decontamination Squads,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Albury Ballet Girls to Dance for War Fund
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 6
To raise money for the War and Patriotic Fund, these young Albury girls will stage a musical show in the Plaza Theatre on Tuesday night under the title, “Victory Vanities.” The production is in the hands of Miss Rsie Langley. The girls (from left to right), are : Norma R[?], Patricia Young, Joy Prentice, Mona Carter, Marjorie Lett, Enid Cross. Constancy Marshall, Dawn Collings. Margaret Dunn, Marjorie Richardson. June Hose,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Post-war European Federation Ambition of Archduke Otto Baltimore, March 4
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 1
Archduke Otto of Austria arrived to-day aboard a Pan-American Airway clipper to study American democracy as a model for a post-war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sugar Company’s £250,000 Subscription to the War Loan Canberra
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4
More than 1500 individual applications were lodged to-day for subscriptions to the Commonwealth £18,000.000 war loan, said the acting Treasurer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Facing Difficult Years Atter War Need For Rural Planning a Warning to Australia Melbourne
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 3
The necessity for planning now to hold our markets for primary products in the post-war period was emphasised in a paper read…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Action Against Shire [?]. Employment of Returned Soldier
The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4
At Henty Police Court last ween, about five hours were taken up to the hearing of two actions drought against the Culcairn Shire [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Last War
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 1
The last war cost 40 thousand million pounds. Had such money been released for constructive purposes, it would have given:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another War For Australia After This One! SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 1
The acting Minister for Customs (Mr. Holt) stated to-day that he hoped the shipbuilding industry survey now being carried out would be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War, Day by Day Finland, the Pivot of Europe
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 1
Heroic resistance to Russia by Finland may exercise a vital influence upon the future course of the general European struggle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fighting the War on a “Cash and Carry” Basis London, March 5
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 2
An important step in fighting the economic side of the war has been taken with the formation of an Export Council, whose aim is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Day of Public Schools over; Post-war Costs Too High” LONDON, March 5
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 3
Addressing members of the . Royal Air Force in France, Dr. Cyril Norwood said that the day of the public schools would be over after the war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Australian Soldiers to Go Abroad 90,000 by June, 1941 Mr. Menzies’ Announcement Army Corps to Be Raised £180 Million to be Spent in Two Years MELBOURNE
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 1
An announcement that the Government had decided to recruit for training in Australia and for service abroad not only an additional division, but also further troops to make up an Army Corps, was made in a broadcast by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Allegedly Turn Into Bandits Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 4
Sydney detectives are investigating the alleged bashing of a taxi driver at Fairfield last night by two soldiers. The driver, Harry Stanborough, or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Says He Must “Have Been Mad” To “Marry” Again SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 6
Donald Livingstone McKenzie McDonald, aged 44. was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment at Quarter Sessions to-day for bigamy, but Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two British Soldiers Killed on Western front LONDON, March 5
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 3
An official communique issued by British Expeditionary Force headquarters in France states that two British soldiers were killed and one wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One of Worst Air Raids of the War Red Bombers’ Havoc Many People Are Killed Finns Still Winning Against Russians HELSINKI, March 6
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 6
In one of the worst air raids of the war Soviet bombers swooped on a little town in southern Finland to-day and bombed the hospital five times. They scored a direct hit on an air raid shelter, killing 25 women and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Progress of the War
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 2
With the western end of the Mannerheim Line outflanked and the Finns driven behind Wiipuri, the Russians are attempting to land vast forces along the coast of the Gulf of Finland. Russians plan to gain a foothold on the coast which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cabled War Items Rumanian Neutrality BUCHAREST
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 2
Opening the Rumanian Parliament, King Carol declared Rumania would stand for the defence of neutrality and her frontiers. All the nation's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Loan May Close Next Tuesday Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 8
It is anticipated that the Commonwealth Government’s £18 million loan will close on Tuesday, March 11. The loan was scheduled to close not later…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →