Danger of Civil War Eire Politicians Warned Offences Against State Bill Resented London, March 3
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 12
"There is sufficient evidence to prove that Ireland's internal peace swill not last unless armed force is put down," declared the Minister of Justice (Mr. P…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →U.S. DEMOCRACY "Britain and France First Defence Line" War by Dictators Senator Advocates Full Cooperation (Australian Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 3
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 11
Senator M. M. Logan, a Democrat of Kentucky, advocated a policy of extreme cooperation with Great Britain and France in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"Democracies" Heading for War"-gayda Rome
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 9
Everything proves that the democracies are heading more rapidly to war and that their armaments are losing a defensive character and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Arab Claims Not Admitted by Britain War-time Bargain Explained London, March 4
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 7
Britain's war-time bargain with the Arabs did not include Palestine, according to the British Government's reading of the famous "'McMahon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Making War Planes in Australia Shadow Factories to Produce Parts
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 7
Orders for a large number of military aeroplanes, to be manufactured in Australia, are expected to be placed by the British Government, as the result…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Assistance to France in War Ministry Is To Be Pressed For Details LONDON
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 7
The Government will be pressed, when the Army Estimates are debated to-morrow, to outline its policy of assistance for France in the event of war on the Continent. IT Is understood that the Govern-…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →This Invader Beat Militia Woonona Soldiers Retreat Before The Heavy Rain WOLLONGONG
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 7
AUSTRALIAN MILITIA troops have demonstrated several times lately that any invader could expect a hot reception. At Woonona a few days ago…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Near Quota Militia Recruiting 2122 Enlist in Week Sydney
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 9
"It is now certain that the 70,000 figure originally demanded by the military advisers to the Government will be passed within a few days," the Minister in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Negrin Ministry Replaced in Spain Replaced by Defence Council "Because of Incapacity" Peace with Honour or War Is Council's Policy Order in Republican Zone: Revolt at Cartagena Quickly Suppressed (Australian Associated Press.) MADRID, March 6
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 7
The Spanish Republican Government headed by Dr. Juan Negrin has been replaced by a National Defence Council, which has assumed full responsibility for the administration of Republican Spain and is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Civilian in War
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 4
The altered status of the civilian in wartime is one of the most striking changes wrought by the development of armaments to their present pitch of destructive efficiency. Evidence of what would be required of the man—and woman—in civil…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Open War on N.Z. Drivers Who Drink" Auckland
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 4
Despite the road safety campaign, the toll of the road is increasing. Twenty-three were killed last month, the highest total since July…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roster System "Ideal," Say Coal-Trimmers War Expedient That Stayed
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 6
Officials of Newcastle Coaltrimmers' Union claim that if their roster system at Carrington were adopted elsewhere in Australia, much dissatisfaction and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Word-war Against Britain German Propaganda Insidious Campaign In Scandinavia LONDON
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 9
German propaganda in Scandinavia, according to a special article in "The Times," assiduously fosters stories of British decadence and German dynamism…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Soldiers' Day New Holiday in Italy London
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 9
Soldiers' Day, May 9, has been added to the lone list of Fascist holidays, says the Rome correspondent of "The Times."…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Britain Backs China In Japan's Money War LONDON
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 13
Two days before the launching of a Japanese offensive against the Chinese dollar, the British Government announces that it will back the dollar. On Friday. Japan will establish its,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Naval Optimist Fears of War in Pacific London
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 13
"The maintenance of the Singapore base, thus cutting Japanese communications with the west, would be sufficient to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Red Revolt in Madrid Is Ended War Veterans on Guard London
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 13
Troops from the front are being posted to keep ord[?] Madrid since the attempted Communist coup against the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"Open War on Driver's Who Drink" New Zealand Safety Drive Wellington (N.z.)
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 7
Although a safety first campaign was instituted recently in New Zealand, the number of fatal road accidents continues to increase. The number of people killed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ex-soldiers in Mental Homes
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 20
From each mental hospital in New South Wales, the Returned Soldiers' League has obtained a list of ex-soldiers who are patients, with a view…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Marooned in Alps Swiss Soldiers Running Short of Supplies Rescue Column Engulfed Berne, March 9
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 7
Seventy-six Swiss soldiers are snowed in at Wildhorn Hut in the Bernese Alps at an altitude of 7600 feet. An infantry column of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →