War Debts Mr. MacDonald's Visit to America Mr. Hoover Approves New York, February 14
The Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" says— Persistent rumours that the British Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1933
1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 52
Attempt To Assassinate U.S.A. President-elect Five Shots Fired at Him Mr. Roosevelt Was Unhurt Mayor of Chicago Was Wounded Gunmen at Miami Beach Miami (Florida)
An attempt was made here this evening to assassinate the United States President-elect (Mr. Roosevelt). Five shots were fired by the would-be assassins…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spain Against War
Addressing the League of Nations Union in Sydney yesterday, Senor Don Mariano Amoedo, Consul-General for Spain, said Spain was the only country in the world…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Strikers Fight Five Killed: 24 Wounded BUCHAREST, February 16
Four thousand striking workers in the State railway workshops barricaded themselves in a building, and sniped with revolvers in defiance of orders to quit…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tennis War Still on Leading Players Withdraw Cessnock Dispute
The withdrawal of leading tennis players in the Cessnock Tennis Association from night tennis championships at present being…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →France and War Italian Press Attack ROME, February 15
Signor Mussolini's newspaper "Popolo d'Italia," publishes a violent attack on France in connection with an allegation by a French Deputy that a secret alliance…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. Roosevelt Attempted Assassination Six Shots Fired Mayor of Chicago Gravely Wounded (Australian Press Association.) New York, February 16
An unsuccessful attempt to assassinate the President-elect (Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt) was made at Miami, Florida, last night. Altogether…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Papers Seized Germany Muzzles Press War on Communism (Australian Press Association.) BERLIN, February 15
Police have seized all copies of two evening papers here. If the muzzling of the Press proceeds at the present rate, criticism will be silenced before the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Manning River Soldiers' League
Beginning the financial year with a credit balance of £94/5/5, the Manning River sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League finished with £69/10/8 in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Wound
Wounded during an Australian advance on Vilkers Bretonneux in 1918, Mr. J R. Maitland recently became mystified by a peculiar pain between his heart and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →King's Message Escape of Mr. Roosevelt Wounded Mayor Condition Still Dangerous (Australian Press Association.) New York, February 16
King George has expressed his regret at the attempt on the life of the President-elect and his joy at Mr. F. D. Roosevelt's escape in a message received by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Peace Declared in Cricket War Conference Held To-day All Happy at End
With a large crowd waiting anxiously for bulletins in the vestibule, the hotel in Scott-street, which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Memorial
Concern has been caused in Sydney by the information that the present state of funds set apart for constructing the Anzac Memorial, which is now in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Anzac Memorial Details— —Striking Statuary Groups
Two of the big statues in the Anzac Memorial—At left is a Light Horseman, and at right an Ar[?]ryman in characteristic attitudes. Believes in using it—M. Paul Boncour (seated at desk) the new…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Risk Higher Insurance Premiums LONDON, February 18
The "Daily Telegraph" says that Lloyd's underwriters and marine insurance companies have decided to give notice cancelling war risks on cargoes for Japan…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War on Rabbits Effective Methods of Ridding Properties SYDNEY
The Minister for Lands (Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw), interviewed last night, expressed the opinion that easily the most effective way of ridding properties of rabbits was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Formal Declaration War Against Bolivia Paraguay to Consider Paraguay, February 18
Semi-official sources to-night said that the Paraguayan Senate which is to meet in extraordinary session next week will consider a resolution for the formal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Real War Predicted by Observers Fight for Jehol Both Sides Awaiting Zero Hour (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI, February 19
Foreign observers at Peiping predict a real war between China and Japan resulting in a sanginuary struggle for the possession of Jehol…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shanghai Trembles Under War Threat City May Be Attacked Fighting Begun in Jehol Area? Japan's Defiance Shanghai
The foreign community here, not less than the Chinese, are keyed up to a high pitch of tension…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Without Disguise
The Lytton Commission, in its report upon the position in Manchuria, referred to the Japanese campaign as "war in disguise," but Japan would…
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