1000 New Zealand Ex-soldiers Auckland
A thousand New Zealand ex-soldiers will Invade Sydney next year, probably arriving in special steamers. The Commonwealth has Invited a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1937
1,193 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 60
Kurri Returned Soldiers' Hall
Kurri sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has begun the building of its new hall in Lang-street. The foundations have been laid and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Realism of War in British Trials
The realism of war was introduced into a large-scale "bottle" between "Blueland" and "Redland" to test Britain's coastal defences. The photograph shows airmen matching a little sleep under the wing of a 'plane before orders were given for an attack on the "enemy" fleet—Air Mail…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Policy No Direction from A.C.T.U. Federal Labour Leader Definite Sydney
Referring to the war policy of the Australian Council of Trade-unions, the Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. J. Curtin) said that the only authority…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →English "War" Rescue Work
Partsmouth city engineers at sescue work on a house which was "bombed" and "gassed" in a reecal "battle" to test Britain's constal defeesces.—Air Mail…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →23 Years Ago To-day War's Cost In Men And Money
Twenty-three years ago to-day England declared war on Germany. In the four years' hostilities the British Empire casualties totalled 1,089,919…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier at 15 Now Blind at 35 Compensation Claim Fails Sydney
William O'Donel, 35, who is totally blind, was unsuccessful in an action before the Full Supreme Court to-day for compensation payments from the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Invited to Lead Anzac March Melbourne
The President of the Victorian branch of the Returned Soldiers' League to-day telegraphed to Field-Marshal Sir William Birdwood, who is visiting his…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Discouragement of Use of Gas in War Roosevelt's Efforts Washington
"I am doing everything in my power to discourage the use of gases and other chemicals in wars between nations, states the President in a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Soldiers' Golf at Cockle Creek
The Governor (Lord Wakehurst) opening the State Parliament yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australia's Plans in the If Event of War Ready to Defend at Moment's Notice Duties Defined for All Sections of Community Canberra
National security measures in Australia have been advanced by the Commonwealth Defence Council to a stage where, in the event of war, the whole resources of the nation could be organised at a aspects of industrial transport and other activities and has mapped out a coordinated scheme to place the entire country on a war footing in which each section of the people would have its duties clearly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Graves Pilgrimage
Plans have been completed by the Victorian branch of the Gallipoli Legion of Anzacs for a battlefields and war graves pilgrimage to leave Australia next March…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On the Bookshelf War Echo: Paris the Artistic: China's Mystery African War Scene The British Campaign
A spate of war books followed the publication of "All Quiet on the Western Front." Some of them were weak, more important. Many authors adopted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters to The Editor Federal Labour and War
The Editor uses his discretion to reject letters exceeding 600 words. He cannot enter into discussion with the writers in the event of rejection. Rejected letters are not returned. Writers of letters must furnish their names and addresses,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Ship to Himself a Souvenir of War Days
Colonel P. W. Fallon. a Sydney solicitor to-day, received a memento of a voyage he made 17 years ago as the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Emergency War Footing in Quick Time Australian Defence Plans Canberra
An important survey of the defence resources of the Commonwealth, and plans for the conversion of industry from peace-time…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Returned Soldiers' League
A meeting of ex-servicemen from the Newcastle and district sub-branches of the Returned Soldiers' League was held on Wednesday. The meeting was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →7000 AMERICANS Enlist for Service in Chinese Army Activities Kept Secret Seventeen Japanese Killed in Withdrawal from Peiping
Seven thousand Americans, chiefly ex-servicemen, including 1000 aviators, have enlisted with Lieutenant-General Hearn, a former staff officer of the late Marshal Chang Tso-lin, for service in the Chinese army against…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Returned Soldiers' Dinner
The annual dinner of the Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailor Imperial League will be held to-night at 8 o'clock in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There's No Money to Rescue Europe From War Powers Fail to Pay Up for Non-intervention Warning Given by the Chairman London
Scepticism regarding; non-intervention in Spain has increased following the disclosure of the financial difficulties of . the Non-intervention Committee. The secretary pointed out to-day that there was very little left in the coffers and that only…
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