Keep Out Of It! "Citizen" doesn't want war—
I am one of those who say "Keep out of the Eastern conflict between Japan and China," and let them settle their own domestic differences…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1932
1,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 54
"More Nervous Type" Boys Born Since the War Chief Scout's Observations London, February 22
Interviewed on his 75th birthday, Lord Baden-Powell said that boys born since the war were of a more nervous type than their fathers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Soldier Preference "Young Men Penalised" Lambton Council Discussion
Declaring that the young men of the present day were penalised because of the existence of the clause in the Local Government Act providing for preference to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Imperial Soldier's Misfortune Governor to Pay Visit
[?] former sergeant of the South Wales Borderers, Henry Melham, who served at Mons and elsewhere, has since his arrival in Australia in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Preference to Soldiers "Cut It Out," Say Aldermen Lambton Discussion
Some of the aldermen at Lambton Council meeting last night expressed the opinion that the clause on the Statute Books giving…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australia Unlikely To Be Drawn Into War Great Britain Decides Policy Empire Interests Not in Danger China's Appeal to League Involves Problems Technical Point London
Australia is not the least likely to be drawn into the Far Eastern conflict as matters stand now. No change in this outlook may be expected unless British interests are directly challenged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →AFTER 16 YEARS Mother's Faith Rewarded Fate of Soldier Son Amazing War Sequel
Like a ray of sunshine glimmering through the darkness of the years of war, and afterwards, is the story of a mother's implicit faith in her soldier son. For 16…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Returned Soldier Preference R.s.s.i.l. Official's Contention
"Far from imposing hardship on the young men of the present day, the preference clause for returned soldiers was only designed to place them on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Assurance Wanted "Take No Part in War" Mr. Lyons Questioned Canberra
In the House of Representatives this afternoon. Mr. Ward (East Sydney) asked the Prime Minister whether he would assure the House and the people…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Foam of War
White foam shoots up from the prow of this United States battleship, at she manoeuvres near Hawall. There is no change in their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shot Dead Youthful Gaol Escapee Wounded Warders Melbourne Prison Surprise MELBOURNE
Described by the police us one of the most desperate young criminals of recent years, James Barker, 18, was shot dead while attempting to escape from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kiangwan Is Occupied War in China (Other references on Page 8) Japanese Took Time About It Guns Still Boom Shanghai
A quiet and unhurried entry was made by the Japanese into Kiangwan, The Chinese withdrew their snipers at 9 p.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shortage of Money May Cause Abandonment of War in China Lack of Golden Bullets May Defeat Japan Resistance of China Unexpected Financial Resources Badly Strained Loan Project Washington
Golden bullets—or rather the lack of them— may yet be the biggest factor in shortening the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A "Sermon Against War"
Newcastle High School girls gave a pageant last night in which striking tableaus dealing with the ideals of the League of Nations were included. The pageant was described as an "eloquent sermon against tear." The picture depicts the victory of the League…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle Cases Rejected War Pensions
The War Petitions' Tribunal hat rejected a number of cases from Newcastle. The local branch of the Returned…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →High School Pageant Striking Criticism of War Clever Students
Unusual talent was displayed by the students of the Girls' High School last night, when they staged a pageant…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Sharing the Cake" War's Big Proportion Girls' Clever Pageant
A scathing indictment of war and the ruthless slaughter of individuals when nation is pitted against nation was enacted by the first year students of Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Loan Stock Early Conversion Treasury Scheme London, February 29
The City Editor of the "Daily Telegraph," commenting on the continued demand for British funds, states the possibility of an early conversion scheme is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Divisions Japanese Soldiers at Woosung SHANGHAI, February 28
The first definite evidence of the presence of new Japanese divisions was noted at Woosung this afternoon, when approximately 2000 soldiers landed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queer Tangle in Divorce Allegations That Wife Condoned Other Girl One-legged Ex-soldier Sydney
A one-legged ex-soldier seeking divorce from hit idle to-day on the ground of desertion, admitted having lived with a girl since 1925,…
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