Late War News (Continued from Page 1) Finns Deny War Over Confusion In Helsinki Will Moscow Treaty Be Repudiated? London
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 7
Denials that the treaty has been signed have come from Helsinki, but it seems certain that whatever Helsinki's official attitude, the Finnish delegation in Moscow agreed to Russia's terms…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Lasted 104 Days History of Reds' Attack on Finns
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 1
The war in Finland lasted 104 days. Finland was invaded by the Soviet on November 30, thus the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U-boat Crews Prisoners of War in Britain London
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 1
The names of nine more prisoners of ware were issued to-night. They were members of U-boat crews. This list brings the total number…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops Train Amid Ruins of Last War Soviet Blot in Finland
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 7
There is a mixture of past and present in these four photographs. Men of the Welsh Guards train amid…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Russian Women Leaving Batum More War Omens In Middle East LONDON
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 1
Reports from the Caucasus state that the Russians are evacuating all women and children from Batum, the Russian oil centre, which is within range of Turkish artillery. "It remains to be seen whether or not the Allies and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrangling Should End, Says Organiser Reply to War Fund Criticism Salary Issue Reviewed
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 9
"Now that the Newcastle War Fund has grown into a large activity and is likely to expand further. I think that wrangling and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Forward to Play McGRATH Hamilton Exhibition for War Fund Miss Hartigan Will Also Appear
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 15
The Newcastle champion, Frank Forward, will play V. McGrath, and Miss Kennedy, Newcastle's woman champion, will oppose Miss Hartigan, at a night…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Will Not Go to War Mussolini Tells Ribbentrop Rome Mission Was Failure (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 12
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 9
If Herr von Ribbentrop's mission to Rome was an attempt to obtain greater Italian support for Germany's war effort, it undoubtedly…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Britain's Growing Army Not Yet Tested in War Confidence Expressed in Commons (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 12
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 9
In announcing the Army Estimates in the House of Commons to-day, the Secretary for War (Mr. Oliver, Stanley) said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Army Plan Stimulates A.I.F. Enlistment Melbourne
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 10
Since the announcement that Australia would furnish an army corps of approximately 48,000 men, enlistment in the Second A.I.F. has been generally…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Returned Soldiers' Younger Set
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 2
Hamilton Returned Soldiers' Younger Set met at the club rooms last night, and planned a social and dance for Tuesday, March 26. Easter novelties…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Recruits Rush to Enlist Empire Air Scheme OTTAWA, March 12
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 9
There is a surplus of recruits offering for enlistment as pilots, observers and air gunners in the Empire air training scheme it was reported at a meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hamilton Soldiers' Auxiliary Functioning
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 4
The Women's Auxillary of the Hamilton branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League. who last year raised more than £100. is again…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Money Will Be Sent to Hamilton Soldiers
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 5
A proposal that goods instead of money should be sent to those soldiers who have not yet received presentations was rejected by the Hamilton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Receipts for Soldiers' Gifts Opposed
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 5
The Hamilton Send-off and Welcome Home Committee last night, opposed any suggestion that members of the 2nd A.I.F. to whom presentations are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anzac Day Arrangements
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 12
The Newcastle District Council of sub-branches of the Returned Soldiers' League last night made the following arrangements for Anzac Day—Assembly,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hongkong's War Effort Hongkong
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 8
Legislation will be introduced tomorrow authorising the expenditure of £351,000 (Australian) for the construction at Hongkong of ships for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War 25 Years Ago
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 10
THE BRITISH victory at Neu Chapelle has aroused enthusiasm. The British fire paralysed the on-rushing Germans, most of whom…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Loan Fully Subscribed Canberra
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 4
Fully subscribed, the Commonwealth's first war loan of £18,000,000 closed to-day, with more than 14,000 individual subscriptions. The Acting Treasurer (Mr. P. C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Daily Cost of War London
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 8
Britain is spending about £6,500,000, a day, £5,000,000 of which represents war costs, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Simon) told the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →