Critics Impressed "Finest Pair Since War" BOSTON, August 18
The form of Quist and Bromwich against Make and Tidball was so devastating that most tennis writers believe that Australia will win the Davis Cup…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1939
2,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 129
War Camp Mates' Meeting, After 21 Years SYDNEY
In 1917 the turmoil of a world at war threw two Britons and a Frenchman together in a German prison camp. This week, peaceful occupations brought them together once more, for the first time since the war, on the deck of the liner…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Styles in Entertainment Films Contrast Crooner With Pre-war Stars
The styles of Bing Crosby and the Castles, popular entertainers of to-day and the pre-war years, are contrasted in this week's films. Other attractions also appeal. Bing Crosby Coons…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gift Evening Hamilton Returned Soldiers
The funds for the annual bazaar will benefit from a gift evening held in the Mechanics' Institute, Hamilton, last night, by the Women's Auxiliary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Peace or War Decision Likely in Few Weeks Facing Critical Days Sir Henry Gullett's Warning MELBOURNE
"Australia must now recognise that we are face to face with very critical days. The peace of Europe is, and will be for a few weeks, in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →U.S. and War "Will Be Drawn In" What Public Believes (Australian Associated Press.) New York, August 20
Seventy-six per cent, of Americans now believe that the United States will be drawn into war against Germany and Italy,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Kurri Returned Soldiers' Cabaret Night
Members of Kurri Returned Soldiers staged a novel entertainment on Saturday night in the Memorial Hall, when a cabaret was conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Soldier Wanted to Go Home to Mother London. July 28
Before the Highgate magistrates, England, was a driver, aged 19, of the Royal Engineers, Chatham. He was accused of desertion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welcome Home for Hector Scott Entertained by Association
Mr. Hector Scott, the only Northern member of the Australian surf team, which returned recently from Honolulu, where it competed in the Pacific Games…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Onion War in Sussex Street Sydney
Sussex Street, Sydney, is at conflict on the onion issue, namely, the merits of Japanese or Egyptian, or New Zealand. One "camp" of five firms is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Militia Chief Prepares Study Of Britain's War Strategy MELBOURNE
Major-General J. D. Lavarack, who has been reappointed Chief of the General Staff, A.M.F., is scheduled to return to Australia from England in February, after…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Moral Equivalent of War Australia Has Need of Civilian Anzacs
In this article Rev. T. E. Ruth deals trenchantly with social conditions within the Commonwealth. A successful dictatorship uniting a nation is not as bad as a democracy undisciplined and disloyal to itself, he insists…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Nerves on Wall Street Slide In Values New York
Stocks to-day tumbled as much as three points in a nervous "war scare," the market continuing the decline which started early last week when…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Britain's Position Is Quite Plain "Demands Which Mean War" Reminder of Halifax Pledge London
"Demands which the whole world knows will mean war if they are persisted in." THIS warning phrase is contained in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Germans Think They Have Won "War" Assume Britain Will Give in Claim Mastery of Europe London, Tuesday morning
The Berlin correspondent of "The Times" writes: "Well informed Germans regard the development as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Petrol Will Be Rationed If War Comes CANBERRA
THE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMIENT was keeping secret its plans for the storage and distribution of petrol in the event of an…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Prices Tumble in U.S. War Scare Affects Markets New York, August 22
Stocks tumbled up to three points in a nervous war scare yesterday. The market continued the decline which started early last week, when the Danzig…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →German War Machine Will Be Ready To-day "Force Issue" Troop Concentrations in Berlin (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, August 22
The final military preparations which will be necessary, if a decision in the Polish dispute is to be forced, are now progressing in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hongkong Blockade Complete Colony on War Basis London
The British Colony, says a despatch from Hongkong, is virtually on a war-footing in face of the complete Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"Must Keep Calm" War Not Inevitable, Says Premier SYDNEY
Despite the acute tension, war was not inevitable, said the Premier (Mr. A. Mair) to-day. "The immense strength of Britain and…
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