War Debt U.S. Note to Britain Big Amount in Arrears London, December 11
The half-yearly Note addressed to Britain from the United States regarding war debt gives the amount due on December 15 as £23,534,000 (sterling)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1936
1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 64 of 66
"We Want Teddy" Ex-soldiers Demonstrate Loyal Toast Marred Brisbane
Two attempts were made last night at the annual reunion of the South-Eastern Queensland Sub-branch of the Returned Sailors…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldier Commits Suicide LONDON, December 13
George Severs, who served 25 years in the British Army, committed suicide by gas in Dublin owing to grief at the abdication…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Outspoken Speech N.Z. Delegate at League Spanish Civil War "Ask Italy and Germany to Explain" (Australian Associated Press and British Official Wireless.) LONDON, December 13
In what the "Daily Mail" describes as one of the most outspoken speeches ever heard at the League, the High Commissioner for New Zealand (Mr. W. J…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Memoirs Attacked Hitting Response to Recruiting
Field-Marshal Lord Milne. speaking at the Artist Rifles' annual dinner in London recently. declared that certain war memoirs were detrimental to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Russo-german War Soon Lord Rothermere As Prophet
"A Russo-German war before the end of 1939 is as certain as the fact that we are standing on this deck."…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →War In Spain Irish Volunteers For Both Sides But Some Didn't Like The Soup LONDON
"The wild geese have flown again," says the "Irish Press," with an eye to historic tradition. in comment on the sailing of ablunteers for Spat. On the heels of the 800 who left Galway on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier's Memories Of Vimy Ridge Sydney
Memories of shell swept trenches, hand to hand fighting, and German orison camps are vivid to Captain M. Juriss, a New Zealander. who…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Soldiers' Reunion
The Christmas smoke and reunion of members of the Newcastle Sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League will be held in the Memorial Institute…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Strength Doubled Maitland Regiment Enlistments
Since the beginning of the new training year on July 1, the strength of the 13th Battalion (The Maitland Regiment) has been doubled principally due to the new…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →British War Loan. London, December 15
British was loan, 8½ per cent. stock was quoted on the London Stock Exchange to-day at £105/17/6…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Victim's Suicide When Death Spelled Sleep
How a man who was given by his doctor 18 months to live because of war wounds, took his life when that period elapsed was told to the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →War Graves on Gallipoli Turks Suspicious of Strangers Cairo
Australian visitors are finding increased difficulty In visiting Gallipoli graves owing to the fortifications being erected there. "The Sun" is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Luck for State of Luxemburg If Powers Go to War London
While British opinion is said to be hardening against entangling alliances. It is doubtful whether Cabinet will be able to resist the plea of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Win War Franco Wants 60,000 More Men Tells Germany Continual Stream of Volunteers (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, December 16
"It is reliably reported," states the Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," "that General Franco has informed the German…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Drama of Great War "Road to Glory" at Civic
A LOVE drama of the Great War, "The Road to Glory," a 20th Century Pox attraction, opens to-morrow at the Civic Theatre as the main…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Czechoslovakian Denials Again No Cooperation with Russia for War Prague
Recalling that the President (Dr. Benes) and other authorities have repeatedly denied allegation that Russia is making war preparations in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Christmas Tree Returned Soldiers' League
The Cessnock Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League held its annual Christmas tree last night. There was a large attendance. The stage depicted a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Treat for Cessnock Soldiers' Children
Five hundred children, sorts and daughters of returned soldiers, were entertained at a Christmas tree conducted by the Cessnock branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Weary Powers "Germany and Italy Tired of Spanish Conflict" Hope of Mediation Brighter Rebel Leader's Appeals for More Troops May Not Be Granted
Germany and Italy are reported to be growing weary of the Spanish trouble. It is claimed that they would withdraw from it, if they could do so without loss of prestige. The loyalist defence of Madrid is so stubborn that the…
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