Returned Men to Visit N.z
An appeal from the State secretary of the R.S.S.I.L.A. to all sub-branches to supply without delay an estimate of the number of men likely to join the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1939
2,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 129
Be with Britain in Any War Declaration By De Valera LONDON
Eire could not remain neutral in the event of War between Britain and another country, said Mr. De Valera in the Dail…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Peace Outlook Is Brighter British Views Powerful Factors Against War London
Hopeful pronouncements by two British Cabinet Ministers have been made in the past 24 hours. "There is an increasing feeling throughout the country that the prospects of peace are more secure,"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman's Realm in Grip of War Spanish Women Fight for National Ideal
THE SANDNESS and futility of war has always been known to women. Always it has touched them—robbed them of the husbands, sons, and sweethearts. But…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Moral Losses of War "Greater Than Material Destruction" Lord Halifax's Appeal London, February 16
A tablet to the memory of Hugo Grotius, the 17th century international jurist, was unveiled by the Earl of Athlone in the Dutch Church at Austin Friars in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Enlist Foreigners Germany's New Decree If Labour Shortage Hits National Works Berlin, February 16
Field-Marshal Goering has issued a decree empowering Germany to call on the services of foreigners for work of national importance if this work is endangered…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Anzac Day Plans for Newcastle
Arrangements are now well in hand for the Anzac Day programme in Newcastle on April 25, and returned soldier…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Botanist and War Veteran London, February 4
The death took place recently at his home in Chelsea of Major Henry Alfred Cummins. C.M.G., R.A.M.C. (retired) and a distinguished botanist…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Maximum Output Reached German War Plane Manufacture LONDON
Germany has practically reached her maximum warplane output, whereas Britain can quadruple her's, says "The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Weston Returned Soldiers' League
The annual report of the Weston sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League reviews a very successful year. At the beginning the membership was 54, and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →American War-planes Big Orders From Australia and Britain Sale of Bombers to France President Roosevelt Over-rode Chief-of-Staff (Australian Associated Press.) New York, February 17
The Lockheed Aircraft Corporation to-day disclosed that it is under contract to build 50 Model 14 planes, converted for military purposes, for Australia by the end of 1939, and has orders for 175 similar machines for…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Move for National Security Effort to Enlist the States Canberra
Towards the end of next month the Commonwealth Government will make a further attempt to secure the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WANT 1000 War Planes Superior to German French Vainly Ask U.S. to Hustle Demand Cannot be Met in Time (Australian Associated Press.) New York, February 19
The French air mission found only two types of American military planes that they considered superior to the German…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wounded by Arabs Fine Horsemanship
WOUNDED BY ARABS in an encounter near Jerusalem, a British sergeant of police, wearing the beret of the Paleiline "Flying Squad," it aim led by a fellow policeman…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Pensions of £40,000,000 LONDON, February 4
Nineteen years after the Armistice, war pensions were still costing England over £40,000,000 in a year. From 1914 until the end of lost March the cost was £1. 275,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Soldier's Family
Rearing a family in the army! Sergeant-Major A. V. Goodger with his wife and nine children, photographed at Southampton on arrival from India by the troopship, Lancashire. He is holding his youngest daughter, aged one year, who was born at Rawalpindi, India…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Long Trip to See War Mates London, February 4
After travelling 8000 miles from India, Captain Hadley, of the 8th Loyal North Loncashire Regiment, met many of his war-comrndes at Bolton, for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Strong Protest to Japan British Territory Bombed Border Air Raid 98 Killed: 100 Wounded (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 21
The British Government has instructed the British Ambassador in Tokio (Sir Robert Cragie) to protest against the bombing of British…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →U.S. War Aircraft Move to Restrict Export Senator Introduces Measure Washington, February 20
Senator Gerald P. Nye, a Republican of North Dakota, has introduced a measure granting the Army and Navy Departments authority to restrict the release…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →There's a War Wherever She Goes But She Won't Be Staying Here Long Sydney
FOR the last few years I've been running in and out of wars," said Miss Helen Perrell, of Philadelphia, who arrived in Sydney in the Esqullino,…
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