War Memorial Still Incomplete
The Australian War Memorial at Canberra, which is not expected to be completed until 1940. The guns in the foreground are war trophies…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1938
1,377 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 54 of 69
Everyman Looks At War
DURING the week now ending the world has hung poised, between war and peace, and the people of the British Empire and of the other countries of Europe have passed from hope to despair, from despair to hope again…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ships Were Recalled to Germany When War Clouds Loomed SYDNEY
Ninety-six hours out from Brisbane, the German freighter Stassfurt arrived to-day. The Mosel, another German…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Aviation War Would Disrupt Air Mail Services Alternative Route Across Indian Ocean
THE POSSIBILITY of the disruption of Empire communications, particularly the air mail services between England and Australia, in the event of a war in…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →German People Knew All About It Have Had War Jitters for Weeks
Mr. Chamberlain and united Britain and France played the major part in forcing peace upon Hitler. Mussolini did his part and, no doubt, some of the less fanatical German leaders also added their advice…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Worries Suicides in England Three Men Found Gassed London, September 29
It was revealed at the inquest on Major-General Guy Dawnay, public relations officer at the War office, who committed suicide by gassing himself at his home…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Belligerent Ships May Be Interned Definite Declaration In China War LONDON
Anticipating a definite declaration of war, between China and Japan, says a Hong, kong message, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Germans Were Kept in Ignorance" Knew Nothing Of War Imminence LONDON
A young Melbournite student at Leipzig University, who arrived in London last night, states that he knew nothing of the imminence of war…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Averted General Relief in Europe Press Comment British Writers Cautious (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, September 30
General relief that war has been averted, is expressed in the newspapers of Europe generally, though the terms of the Munich agreement…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →To Continue War Precautions in Britain Plans Completed Emergency Evacuation of London (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, September 30
Not the slightest slowing down of Britain's war precautions has occurred, despite the brighter outlook. The Government has…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Death Was Choice of Soldier Bridegroom London
As the result of a quadruple suicide pad, due to the dread of War, says the Paris correspondent of "The Times," Peirre Barbazange is in a critical condition, and his newly wed wife is dead…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Warned to Leave British Residents in Berlin Wednesday's Crisis Europe was on Brink of War (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, September 29
Europe was two hours from war at noon on Wednesday. This disclosure from the most reliable circles in Rome is supported by experiences of Britons…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"BLOCKADE" Spanish War Drama at Civic
It was natural that the roving eyes of Hollywood producers should light on war-torn Spain There is enough…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Domestics Suffer in War Scare London
Austrian girls dismissed from domestic service in England during the crisis arc flocking to refugee agencies…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Germany After Great War 'Three Comrades' At Herbert's
Erich Maria Bemarque, on whose story "Three Comrades, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film of the same title is based, has achieved fame as a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spanish War Withdrawal of Volunteers League Appoints Commission Geneva, October 1
The League of Nations has decided to send an international commission to Republican Spain to control the withdrawal of foreign volunteers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Talking Screen Drama of War in Spain Realistic "Blockade" At The Civic
Although Hollywood producer Walter Warmer has obviously made an attempt not to take sides in his presentation of civil warfare in Spain, as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Suicides Result of War Dread Triple Tragedy in France London, October 1
As the result of a quadruple suicide pact, dud to the dread of war, says the Paris correspondent of "The Times," Peirre Barbazange is in a critical…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Making It a Spanish War Cortes Meets Peace Hint in Speech of Premier London
To a session of the Parliament of Loyalist Spain held in the greatest secrecy, says the Barcelona correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," the Premier (Senor Negrin) explained the necessity for the cessation of foreign intervention…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Factors Caused Hitler to Pause German Generals Warned Against Major War (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, October 2
When the history of the crisis comes to be written, it is possible that attention will be paid to the statements in the French Press…
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