Italy's War Factories Decentralisation Plans ROME, February 8
Discussing the decentralisation of war industries, the Supreme Commission of Defence has considered proposals to move large war factories from the proximity…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1938
1,377 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 69
Big Battle Front War Activities in China London
A 400-miles front has developed in the Lunghai battle, reports the Shanghai correspondent of "The Times."…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hoddle Leads by a Point Close Shooting For King's Prize Anzac Range
Preparing for the final day's shooting for the King's prize riflemen were out at 6 a.m. to-day for practice. With E. Hoddle leading by a point…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →German War Shells Dump Found Underground in France Revealed by Subsidence Paris, February 10
Twenty tons of German wartime gas shells were removed from an underground dump at Adinfert, eight miles from Arras. A subsidence of earth revealed a long…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Food Storage Avoid Shortage in War Debate in Commons Armaments Must Come First (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 9
The subject of food storage for war contingencies was discussed in the House of Commons to-day on a private members' motion, urging, in view of the experience…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →War News Soon Promise to Foreign Journalists Japan Preparing Triple Offensive in China (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 10
The Japanese spokesman in Shanghai to-day promised journalists plenty of war news in the near future. Foreign military…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →War Risk Insurance of Goods Exporters and Minister Confer Canberra
With a view to having insurance coverage of good subject to war risk between the time of landing and removal from warehouse, representatives of major…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rifle Shoot for Empire Trophy Four Teams Compete Anzac Range
Shooting for the £350 Empire trophy started to-day. Australia holds the trophy, which was won at Bisley in July…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boycott Japan Proposal at Conference Stop War in China London, February 13
An economic boycott of Japan, with simultancous aid to China, was discussed by the two-day conference in London organised by the International Peace…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Strain of War Japanese Finances Taxation and Loans Finance Minister's Review
From the Consul-General for Japan in Sydney comes a statement, issued by Mr. Okinori Kaya, Japanese Finance Minister, oil the "Emergency Economic Measures"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Civilians Safe U.S. 'Planes in War Use Bombs on Enemy Washington, February 14
American military aeroplanes will not bomb civilians in the event of war, following a decision of the United States General Staff…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Peace Mission" Singapore Base and Empire New Dock Opened Insurance Against War (Australian Associated Press.) SINGAPORE, February 14
"The Empire has been, and still is, an immense force for peace and good government throughout the world. This mission is by no means…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Japan and the Next Olympic Games Soft Pedal On The War In China TOKIO
Comment on reports from Australia regarding the Tokio Olympic Games of 1940 was given officially here to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Help for Soldiers Adamstown Auxiliary Plans
The Adamstown Ladies' Auxiliary of the Returned Soldiers' League met on Monday to make plans for a musicale to be held on Thursday afternoon, March…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mission Women Bombed on Yellow River One Wounded By Japanese LONDON
Several Australian and American women belong to the Independent Gospel Boat Mission narrowly escaped injury when Japanese 'planes attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Nazis' Threat Press War Against France Resent French Exhibition Berlin, February 15
An obviously inspired article in the "Nacht Ausgabe" threatens an unrestrained Press campaign against France unless the anti-Nazi exhibition in Paris…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Pictures of War in Spain Display by Relief Committee
The horrors of modem civil warfare are portrayed in two sound pictures, "They Shall Not Pass," and "News From Spain." which the Spanish…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"No Menace of War" Lord Halifax's Optimism London
"I do not believe, and have lever believed in the imminence of war. I believe time is on the side of peace."…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dismay in Japan at Cost of China War London
The cost to Japan of the adventure in China is beginning to cause alarm and misgiving. WITH the addition of the supplementary Budget, says the Tokio…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aid Soviet in War U.S. Labour Rejects Appeal New York, February 16
The American Federation of Labour to-day rejected Stalin's appeal to the organised labour of the world to aid the Soviet in the event of war…
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