War Orphan's Romance Seeks His Father's Relatives
An Anglo-French orphan of the war is seeking relatives of his father—a British soldier, Henry Best, whose rank and regiment are unknown, who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Rivers · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1937
992 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 50
War to Death on Grasshoppers Scientists Preparing For Campaign
CANBERRA, Thursday: — War has been declared. It is to be battle to the death between scientists attached to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Young Man Wounded by Bullet New Year Revellers Responsible?
MELBOURNE, Friday:— New Year revellers are thought to be responsible for the shooting of a young man named Joseph Page at Penshurst at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dogs of War In German Army Follow a Trail Berlin
The German Army's "messenger dogs" are being made so efficient that they can carry dispatches between two points without ever having…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Act of War" "Also Flagrant Intervention"
PARIS, Sunday:--The Spanish Embassy, denying that it had appealed to France to take action, made a statement declaring that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Pensions Cost to Commonwealth SYDNEY
During 1936 there were 250,000 active war pensions in Australia and the cost to the Federal Government amounted to £7,520,228. Incapacitated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Died After Than During War Vienna
More ex-servicemen died of the effects of their wounds after the war ended than were killed in the four years of actual fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →U.S.A. Labor Troubles Marine Strike Great Industrial War Forecast
SAN FRANCISCO, Saturday:--With several of the labor leaders at loggerheads and the fear of the Western American industrialists…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldier's Enterprise Poultry Farm at Coraki
HOW applied industry and resource will establish a venture has been demonstrated by a returned soldier at Coraki. About four years ago Mr. F. A. Brooks settled on the old showground and commenced a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Observance of Anzac Day Queensland Premier's Statement
MELBOURNE, Monday:—In a special statement for Queensland, the Premier (Mr. Forgan Smith) said tonight that some confusion had arisen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rebels Bomb Malaga From Planes Women and Children Killed Intervention in War by Germany and Russia
LONDON, Sunday:—A message from Malaga says that nine three-engined rebel bombing planes swooped on the city at 1.30 p.m., and dropped bombs on the crowded districts, killing many women and children. Fourteen corpses and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Who Did Not Like Horses. Felt He Was Cheated
An officer defending an 18-years-old gunner, Thomas Patrick Mitchell, of the 17th Field Brigade Royal Artillery, Who was charged at Woolwich…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Broadcasting in Time of War Special Officer Appointed to B.B.C.
LONDON, Monday:--There has been a certain amount of mystery regarding the undefined duties of Colonel R. S. Stafford, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Germany's Demand For Colonies Lord Elibank's View "Would Be Folly to Risk War"
LONDON, Monday:--In a letter to "The Times" after his return from his mission to Australia, New Zealand and Canada, Viscount…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in the Air Testing Ground For Fighting Theories Provided by Spain Unescorted Bomber No Match For The Fighter (Written for British United Press by Vincent Doherty. Mr. Doherty is an ex-Royal Air Force pilot who has been flying for the Government in Spain and who has taken part in several air engagements)
AERIAL warfare stopped on November 11, 1918, and for 18 years the air forces of the world have carried on with camera-gun and other devices of peacetime the lessons they learned between 1914 and 1918…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane Seeks Loan Lord Mayor's Search Anzac Day Observance (From a Correspondent)
BRISBANE is back to work—or most of it, at any rate, A few of the stragglers have still to report for duty, but for the great majority the New Year has started in earnest and "business as usual" is once more the prevailing inspiration in shop,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lord Wakehurst New Governor Distinguished War Service Visited Australia in 1924
SYDNEY, Wednesday:-- The Lieut-Governor (Sir Philip Street) announced to-day he had been advised by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For Use in Event of War Russia Piling Up Huge Gold Reserve
MOSCOW, Tuesday:--Increased gold production, estimated at £80,000,000 last year, is piling up a huge reserve available for use in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →RESPONSIBILITIES ' Evaded Charge Against Commonwealth Unemployment and Soldier Settlement
MELBOURNE, Thursday:--In. a reply to the comments by the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Casey) on the Victorian protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Beery and Boles Spanish- American War Film
ADVENTURE, nights of romance in the tropics and boisterous comedy—those are the elements from which "A Message to Garcia,"…
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