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The wars & local soldiers, 1939

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Sudetenland Gives Germany Greater Resources for War

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 7

A Berlin message says a remarkable increases in Germany's potential war resources following the annexation of Sudetenland is…

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Japanese Ambitions "A Century's War"

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 5

TOKIO, Saturday:—The Japanese people have been strangely stirred by Lieutenant-General Tatsuhiko Takashima, of the army…

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"Japan To Enter On 100 Years War" TOKYO

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 7

The Japanese, people have been strangely stirred by LieutenantGeneral Tatsuhiko Takashima, of the army general staff, who has…

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French High War Council to Meet Importance in View of Chamberlain's Visit

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 5

PABIS, Saturday:—A meeting of the Higher War Council which will follow M. Daladier's return from Africa is regarded as most…

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29 Months of War in Spain

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 4

The civil war in Spain is still the nerve centre of international politics, as Mr. Eden was wont to describe it when he was Foreign Secretary…

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Biggest Military Parade Since War: Recruits Sought Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 6

The biggest military parade seen in Sydney at night since the Great War will be held on Friday, February 10, as part of the recruiting campaign…

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Fears of War in Central Europe Allayed London

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 1

According to the "Daily Telegraph's" Rome correspondent. the newspapers declare that the situation in eastern Europe has changed…

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Canada and Empire War

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 8

OTTAWA, Monday:—Mr. J. S. Woodsworth, leader of the Commonwealth Federation Party, announced in the House of…

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War in Spain. Loyalist Front Collapses on Segre London

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 7

Though General Franco's offensive seems to have slackened, it is incontestable that the loyalist front on the Segre river has collapsed,…

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War in Spain Most Vital Objectives Not Reached In Rival Offensives

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday:—The two major offensives in Spain, in Catalonia and Estremadura, are at present see-sawing…

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Arabs Are Bandits, Not Soldiers Cause of Terrorism in Palestine London

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 7

Although there is, at the present time, an armed rebellion in progress in Palestine, the War Office strongly emphasises that there is no organised rebel army in the accepted sense, against…

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War in Spain. Republicans' Claim Hendaye

Northern Star · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1

The Spanish republicans claimthat, continuing their advance from Tremadura, they captured a number of heights, but are still a considerable…

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"Germany Wants Iceland" As Air Base in War Time

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 10

"Germany has its eve on Iceland owing to its possibilities as an air base in the event of war." This is the view of a leading…

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U.S. Legislators Told Major War Likely Before Middle of Year Impressions of Ambassadors

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 8

NEW YORK, Tuesday:—"The New York Times" Washington correspondent says that he understands that Messrs. Bullitt and Kennedy, U.S. Ambassadors to France and Britain respectively, in…

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Courts Verdict on British Soldiers in Palestine Jerusalem

Northern Star · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 12

A special court has announced its decision in the case in which four British soldiers were charged with unjustifiably killing an Arab allegedly…

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N.S.W. Soldier on Theft Charge in London London (By Air Mail)

Northern Star · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 10

Arthur Edward Gill, aged 21, who ran away to sea from his college in New South Wales, this week admitted in Marylebone…

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Economic War on Japan?

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday:—The Australian Associated Press diplomatic correspondent says that rumors,…

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Japanese People Willing to Continue War

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday:—Passing through Brisbane by the Atsuta Maru to-day after a holiday in Japan. Dr. T. A. Wright, a Melbourne…

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"A Grave Shout" War Veteran's Request

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 3

A veteran of the South African War, and a member of the 11th Battalion in the Great War, Mr. E. H. Coleman, formerly of the Lands Department, who…

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9,000 New War Planes for U.s.?

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 2

NEW YORK, Thursday:—The "New York Tribune's" Washington correspondent says:—President Roosevelt, in his pending…

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