In the "Sun" War News Explained
"The rival armies are exhausted ... the Abyssinians continue to dispute every Inch of ground ... the Italians remain in undisputed possession of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1936
1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 66
War Days Late King's Noble Part Hunter Moderator's Tribute
Memorial services were held yesterday in St. Andrew's and St. Philip's Presbyterian Churches, the preacher at both being the Moderator of the Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thief's Attack on War Widow Screw Wrench Used As Weapon Melbourne
Attacked by a thief who sprang at her from behind a door in her home early to-day, Mrs. Christina Buffill. 41, a war widow of Moore-street, Coburg…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Back in News The Abyssinian War Reply to Italian Protest Awaited (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 29
With the exception of the conflicting claims to victory on both fronts made by both sides, the Abyssinian war and its…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →French Soldier To Marry Australian Court Refuses Injunction Paris, January 30
Colonel Edward Bryee, 65, winner of the D. S. O. and two bars, a commander of a tank corps in the Great War, has been granted permission by the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coronation of King Edward Returned Soldiers at Ceremony? Sydney
That Australian representation in London for the Coronation of King Edward VIII should include a contingent of A.I.F. veterans was the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Returned Soldiers' Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' League will be held next Monday night. The annual…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two Wounded Early Morning Mishap at Dudley
Arthur Shelley, 36, of Burwood, and Irene Jones, 24, of Whitebridge, were treated at the General Hospital, Newcastle, for wounds inflicted by a bullet…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Love's Peace" Hitler Tells Soldiers Defend Germany's Honour Berlin, January 30
Herr Hitler, addressing 30,000 Storm-troopers, assembled to celebrate the third anniversary of the dictatorship, said— "Germany will love peace just as much…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Abyssinian Campaign Mussolini Resigned to Second Winter Shortage of War Materials International Conversations in London Viewed with Suspicion (Australian Associated Press and British Official Wireless. LONDON, January 31
The Rome correspondent of "The Times" says the opinion is held in Rome that Signor Mussolini has resigned himself to a second winter's campaign in Abyssinia. Decrees providing for import licences on a large scale…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Shot From Car Pedestrian Wounded MELBOURNE
Walking along Bourke-street last night, Harry Baldwin, 22, of West Melbourne, was hit in the leg by a bullet fired from a motor-car. He was admitted to hospital,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A European War
The change in the Premiership of France, the meeting in London of representatives of various Powers after the funeral of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shots Fired Incident in Hotel Four Arrests Man Wounded; Proprietor Injured BRISBANE
Over £30 in notes was taken from the Capalaba Hotel, Capalaba, early to-day. A man was shot through the foot and the hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →France Demands Explanation Italy's Sliding to War Talk London
The French Ambassador in Rome, the correspondent of "The Dally Telegraph" states, has asked in official circles for an interpretation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oil Embargo Will Lead to War of Slaughter Europe Warned Mussolini Appeals to Youth (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 1
"Europe is sliding down an incline of sanctions at the bottom of which is war!" declares "Popolo d'Italia," of Milan, in a sensational…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers Killed Tokio, February 1
Twelve Japanese soldiers were killed and 12 wounded when they came into conflict with mutinous Manchukuan troops in the neighbourhood of Mishan. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sensational Gaol "Break" Arms Smuggled Wild Battle 'Planes and Soldiers
A SENSATIONAL but ill-fated gaol "break" is described by Courtney Cooper in this article of his series on the world's most desperate criminals. He continues the story of "Jelly" Frank Nash,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Italian Outburst "Sanctions Lead to War" Explanation Sought London, February 3
The French Ambassador in Rome has asked in official circles for an interpretation of the article in "Popolo d'Italia," attributed to Signor Mussolini, which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Successful Year Returned Soldiers' League Annual Meeting
Last year the Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League expended £294/2/6 to relieve cases of distress among ex-service men and their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Smuts Opposes Neutrality in War Favors Joint Action Under the League Dramatic Intervention in African Debate Confidence in Sanctions Cape Town
The intervention of General Smuts in the debate in the House of Assembly on a motion by the Leader of the Opposition (Colonel C. P. Stallard), favoring neutrality in the event of war between other nations,…
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