Anti-war Society in France ("Newcastle Sun" Cable) PARIS
A campaign against the delivery of petrol and fuel oil to warring nations has been launched by the Anti-War and Anti-Militarist Society, formed…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1937
1,193 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 60
First Naval Battle of the War Cruisers in River at Canton London
The first naval battle of the war took place in the Canton River where five Japanese warships engaged two Chinese. The Japanese claim to have…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Milk Issue for Soldiers
Old soldiers among guests at the "At Home" in the Guards' Caterham Depot (Surrey) gravitated, as iron filing to a magnet, towards the wet…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →French Anti-war Society Paris, September 15
A campaign against the delivery of patrol and fuel oil to warring nations has been launched by the Anti-War and Anti-Militarist Society, formed last…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →War Pensions Children Scope Is Extended Canberra
The Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons) announced today that it was intended to extend the benefits available to wives and children of soldiers with pensionable war…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Delayed by War Shipping Parley with Japan TOKIO, September 16
It is reported from Osaka that, due to the China conflict, the Japanese have been obliged to postpone the proposed shipping conference between British and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Canadian Labour and War
Ottawa, September 16.—The Trades-union Congress demands that there shall be no declaration of war by Canada at any time without the holding of a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →War in the Air
Growing recognition among Australia's military experts, in common with those of other countries, of the potentialities of aviation as a means of attack, is…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Improvements at Ocean Baths War Perils at Shanghai
A high jump thrill at Singleton Show on Thursday: Pat Carroll goes over the jump on "Creamy." The ring programme was accounted fine entertainment for the crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Must War Come? Newcastle W.E.A. Conference
The President of the Northern branch of the Workers' Educational Association (Mr. K. Barnard, M.A.) will preside at the opening of the annual public…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Spanish War—No. 5 Spain, Divided, Has Ever Reunited In Spite Of Civil War, She Will Do So Again Franco's Conquests Valencia. August 23
As your Air Force aeroplane flies down the coast from Barcelona'to Valencia, you may see a smudge of smoke against the blue hills far to the west. It comes from the steel works of Sagunto…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Reformer in the War Office Mr. Hore-belisha with New Broom London
Since he became War Minister, Mr. Hore-Belisha has exceeded his allowance of one reform per month…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Next World War W.E.A. Conference Examines Threats to Peace Britain Charged with Hypocrisy in League Policy
Speakers at the annual public conference of the Northern branch of the Workers' Educational Association on Saturday agreed that the beginnings of the next world war were already here. The question was—How could the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →China Retreats Still Fighting Japan Claims the Big Battle Is Over Biggest Advance Since War with Russia Peiping
Having failed to envelop the Chinese forces south of Peiping, the Japanese armies, after establishing headquarters at Chochow, are pressing down along the Peiping-Paotingfu railway toward Paotingfu. This is the main Chinese base in Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers on Probation Small Men with Alert Minds London
Men who are mentally alert but are below the physical standard required will probably be allowed to join the army on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Attacked Conducting Beer Raid Three Dead: One Wounded Johannesburg, September 20
Surrounded by a frenzied crowd of natives, police conducting a beer raid in the Verenniging district, left three constables dead and one critically wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nobody Wants War Minister Gives His Impressions London
No nation is anxious to begin a war. That was the strongest impression from his fortnight's chairmanship of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SPANISH WAR—No. 6 No Cannibals with the Loyalists Al Fresco Lunch on Jose's Farm Valencia, August 14
"Do you know what Queipe de Liano said over the radio?" asked Jose Hernandez, tapping his thick, toil-toughened finger on the table. I know that Queipo, Franco's chief announcer and radio…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prevent War "Britain Will Spare No Effort" Mr. Eden Speaks Non-Intervention Policy Supported (Australian Associated Press.) GENEVA, September 20
Britain would spare no effort to prevent a European war, declared the British Foreign Secretary (Mr. R. A. Eden), at Geneva to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Relaxation of Preference Councils and Returned Soldiers Sydney
The Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Employment Board informed a deputation of council representatives that it hod no power to waive the…
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