Industry and War London, January 7
Speaking at Cambridge to-day, the Secretary for War (Viscount Swinton) said that to prevent war it would be necessary for industry to be organised…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1936
1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 66
War Office Declined New Vickers Gun Inquiry Opens "Not Member of Arms Ring" Mystery Figure London
Sir Herbert Lawrence, chairman of Vickers Ltd., to-day told the Royal Commission on the private manufacture of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Model Dead Figure on Sydney Cenotaph BRISBANE
William P. Darby, the Australian soldier who was chosen by Sir Bertram Mackennal as his model for the figure of the soldier on the Sydney Cenotaph,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Football Club Fined £25 Soldier Player Was Costly Proposition
The English Football Association has ordered Grimsby Town to cancel the registration of George Moulson, goalkeeper, and, in addition, to pay a fine…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Collapsed in Church Dramatic Death of Soldier Disabled in War Sydney
There was a dramatic scene in St. Mary's Cathedral to-day when Timothy Gleason, aged about 40, a one-legged returned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fought Duel Man Slightly Wounded Slander Alleged Cause Paris, January 8
A real duel was fought in the Pare des Princes, Paris, between two former schoolfellows who are now members of a fashionable circle. The newspaper "Soir"…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"Prevent War" British Plan Outlined Mobilisation of Industry London, January 8
Following the statement yesterday by the Secretary for War (Viscount Swinton) that, in order to prevent war, it would be necessary for industry to be…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →War Cash From United States U.S.A. Inquiry Washington
Figures submitted to the Senate Munitions Committee to-day showed that J. P. Morgan and Co. handled £308,800,000 of loans for the Allies, principally…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Vickers Gun Declined by War Office Inquiry in Britain London, January 8
Sir Herbert Lawrence, Chairman of Vickers Ltd., to-day revealed to the Royal Commission on the private manufacture of arms, that…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Morgan Company Dealing with Allies BEFORE U.S. Entered War (Australian Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, January 8
Evidence that companies in which the J. P. Morgan Company in which the sold to the Allies 363,000,000 dollars' worth of goods before the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rain Intervenes in Abyssinian War Its Ahead of Time Will Hamper the Invaders Italian Denials Addis Ababa
The "little rains" have arrived unusually early and torrential downpours have brought military operations to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anti-war Feeling in Italy Refugees' Claims London
The Munich correspondent of the British United Press has Interviewed a number of Italian refugees who Insist, despite official denials, that there…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Loans Morgan Company's Activities HANDLED £308,800,000 WASHINGTON, January 9
Figures submitted to the Senate Munitions Committee to-day showed that J. P. Morgan and Co, handled £308,800,000 of loans for the Allies, principally Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →From the Presses Pioneer Fliers Their Baptism in War a Vivid Story
Australian airmen are second to none in the world but it is not generally realised that it was the formation of an Australian squadron of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prints That Cannot Lie Crime War Great International System Amazing Cases
International co-operation in science's amazing new method of crime detection—the finger print system—has brought to book many notorious criminals. In this article, Courtney Cooper, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War 'Plane Crashes Three Italians Killed Ran Into Hill Asmara
Lieutenant Luigi Lanzi and Baron Ostini, pilots belonging to Count Ciano's squadron and who recently were decorated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Vote for Arms. Russia to Double Expenditure Fears of War Moscow
The Soviet Central Executive has urged that the military Budget be increased to £560,000,000, which is double last year's appropriation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melbourne Hold-up Three Men Rob Soldier MELBOURNE
Lieutenant Allan Kenna, of Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, was walking along Erica-street, Rawthorn, at 2.25 a.m. today when he was followed by three men,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Italian Armies Troops Now Under Canvas Menaced by Rains Lengthy War in Abyssinia Forecast (Published in "The Times.") LONDON, January 11
There should be no overlooking the danger threatening the Italian armies in Abyssinia when the rainy season begins in March,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Returned Men Public Service Promotion "Adequately Protected" Sydney
The Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons) to-day replied to a request from the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League, that the Public Service Act be…
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