Anzac Ribbons King to Scatter Ashes at Memorial SYDNEY
Ashes of ribbons from Anzac Day wreaths will be scattered to the winds by the King when lie dedicates the Australian war memorial, at Villers Bretouneux…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1938
1,377 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 69
Peace Pageant War and Suffering City Hall Presentation
The effect of war was vividly portrayed in a pence pageant, "Men Who Marched Away," presented at the City Hall last night by the Newcastle section…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A Japanese Leader Is Gloomy State of War in China London
China claims to have made a fresh gain in the neighborhood of Nanking. As if to give point to the reports of Chinese successes,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Royal Wedding Pre-war Splendour at Doorn Heirs of Mighty Dynasties Amsterdam, May 4
Pre-war splendour was revived at Doorn, the residence of the ex-Kaiser, for the wedding of Prince Louis Ferdinand and Grand Duchess Kyra. The…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Spanish War U.S. to Lift Arms Embargo End Neutrality Venture New York, May 4
The Administration has decided to support Senator G. P. Nye's resolution to lift the arms embargo against Spain, says the Washington correspondent of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Frank Warning Given to Aggressor Nations From The U.S.A. War Minister Says Japan Started It Washington
An amazingly frank warning to aggressor Powers was given in an address to-day by the Secretary of War (Mr. Harry H. Woodring). He told them, in effect, that they ran the risk of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Carpenters Against Soldier Preference
The Newcastle branch of the Carpenters' Union last night endorsed the attitude of the Hamilton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac March
Sir,— May I add my remarks to that of an admirer in connection with the Anzac march held on Anzac Sunday? it was with much regret that I noticed the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock War Victims Relief
The Cessnock committee which has been raising money to assist the Spanish' and Chinese Relief Fund' has already contributed £141. Of this amount miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dictator States Warned Democracies Can Be Pushed Too Far War If Aggression Not Stopped Amazingly Frank Speech by American Secretary of War (Australian Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 6
In an amazingly frank address before the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington yesterday, the Secretary of War (Mr. Harry H. Woodring) warned Germany, Italy, and Japan that if the dictatorship nations pushed the democratic…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tried to Stop War Late King George V. Letter to Foreign Secretary London, May 6
How King George V. tried to stop the Great War is shown in the second part of the tenth volume of "British Documents on the Origin of the War." It…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Death of Famous Soldier London, May 5
The death is announced to-day of Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Robert Gaunt, son of the late Judge Gaunt, of Melbourne, at the age of 75. Lieutenant-Colonel Gaunt…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Making Children Into Soldiers Rome
Immediately after the appearance of 52,000 Balillas (Fascist Youth) before Hitler on Thursday comes a decree rooking pre-military training compulsory…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Food Storage Holland Prepares for War the Hague, May 7
The Dutch Government has established a board of control for the accumulation of food reserves in the event of war. The board is based on the British plan,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Opposed Peace Conference Held at Newcastle Attitude on Armaments
Motions protesting against a curtailment of social services to assist defence plans, and against the introduction of military conscription, on the ground that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Territorial Army Record Recruiting Month Best Since War London, May 6
A record number of Territorial recruits enlisted in April. The total of 10,395 men who joined between April 1 and May 1 is higher than in any other month since…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Plea for Helium Dr. Eckener in New York Zeppelins Useless in War New York, May 7
The German airship designer (Dr. Hugo Eckener) has arrived in New York from Germany, with the object of persuading the United States to release helium for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Preference Act Carrington Discussion Returned Soldiers Meet
Although the operations of the Preference Employment Act were criticised at last night's meeting of the Wickham-Carrington Sub-branch of the Returned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Protest Immigration of Juveniles and Aliens Carrington Resolution
At its meeting last night, the Carrington-Wickham sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League decided unanimously to protest to the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Migration and Work Our Own First, Say Soldiers
"There are men and youths walking the streets of Wickham and Carrington because they cannot get jobs. Yet aliens and…
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