Russia Fears War Will Double Military Budget MOSCOW, January 12
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 5
The Soviet Central Executive has urged that the military Budget be increased to £560,000,000, which is double last year's appropriation. This is certain to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Social Order Need for Unity of Nations Capitalism and War Survey by Dean of Newcastle
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 6
The Dean of Newcastle (Very Rev. W. H. Johnson) addressed members of the Newcastle Rotary Club last night on the thesis propounded by Dr. I. Morgan last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Revolt in Tyrol Is Confirmed Desertions From Italy 10,000 Since the War Began London
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 1
A special correspondent of "The Evening Standard," who was sent to the Southern Tyrol to investigate anti-Italian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Italian War Repercussions Affect Kings Peace Negotiations Outlook for Mussolini Not Promising (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 13
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 5
Monarchs are figuring prominently in the repercussions of the Italo-Abyssinian war. The "News Chronicle," describing the latest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rapid Growth Railway Returned Soldiers' Association
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 4
The growth of the Railway and Tramway Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Association was revealed at the first annual meeting of Newcastle No. 2 Branch. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kurri Returned Soldiers
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 10
The annual meeting of the Kurri branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League of Australia was held last night. Mr. J. Johnson…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bells As War Memorial Proposal Commended by Mayor
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 5
The proposal of Newcastle Business Men's Club for a carillon for the Town Hall tower as a war memorial commends itself to the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Exhibits Ruined Canberra War Museum Flood Damages Books Canberra
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 7
Valuable exhibits at the National War Museum were destroyed as the result of the cloudburst over Canberra on Sunday. Books and war diaries were also damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accidentally Wounded By Razor
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 14
The condition of Reginald O'Brien, aged 24, of Lorn, who was admitted to Maitland Hospital last night in a critical condition, suffering from a razor…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →War Means Business Fantastic Career of Zaharoff Holds His Tongue
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 10
About Sir Basil Zaharoff, millionaire armament maker, international financier, and "mystery man," Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Italy Losing the War Opinion of German General Staff Berlin
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 1
The German Press echoes the General Staff's view that Signor Mussolini has lost the war. The "Frankfurter Zeitung" cites the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soviet Plans Use North-East Passage in Event of Japanese War London, January 14
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 7
Remembering how Admiral Rozhdestvensky's grand fleet, after falling foul of the Dogger Bank fishing boats, steamed round Southern Europe and Asia to meet…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Views in Germany Mussolini Losing the War BERLIN, January 15
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 11
The German Press echoes the General Staff's view that Signor Mussolini has lost the war. The "Frankfurter Zeitung" cites the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bombed by Italians Red Cross Unit Commanded by Briton League of Nations Indignant Abyssinian Town Attacked: 14 Killed, 35 Wounded (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 16
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 11
Reports from Dessie state that three Caproni 'planes, flown by Italians, bombed an Abyssinian Red Cross ambulance unit, commanded by a Briton, Major Burgoyne, at Waldia, midway between Dessie and Lake…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Daylight Attack with Razor Man Wounded in Taxi Cab Sydney
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 7
A man who gave his name as Keith Dihn was slashed, presumably with a razor, at King's Cross while he sat in a taxi cab this afternoon. Two young…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Singleton Returned Soldiers Singleton
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 3
The report presented at the annual meeting of Singleton sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League stated that there was a balance in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Under Fire at Neuve Chappelle War Deeds Diggers Liked Him
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 8
WHEN the Great War broke out the Prince was training as a subaltern in the Grenadier Guards. He applied for active service. Kitchener replied: "Go back and learn a little more about soldiering first."…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our King When Prince of Wales Career as Soldier, Diplomat and Sportsman
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 5
The Prince of Wales at Randwick with the Chairman of the A.J.C. (Mr. Colin Stephen). (At left). — The Prince of Wales and Prince Charles of Belgium marching through Ypres to Menin Gale in the British Legion Pilgrimage Service…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Prospects Remote
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 6
Deprecating the continued statements that war appeared to be certain in the near future, Admiral Sir Reginald Hall, Director of the Intelligence Division of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →First Boer War King Nearly Took Part Grandmother Intervened
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 5
It was only the intervention of Queen Victoria, who ruled the whole Royal Family of her time, that prevented King George (then Prince George) and his elder…
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