Help for Soldiers. (To the Editor)
Sir,—Thousands of men are being called up for military service or training in the Defence Forces. A considerable number of these men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1939
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War Cabinet Secretary
Mr. F. G. Shedden, secretary of the Defence Department, who has been appointed secretory of the War Cabinet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Real War to Begin London
The British United Press Berlin correspondent says that it is officially stated that the time for negotiation had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eggs for England Big War-time Contract
An announcement was made by the Minister for Commerce. (Senator McLeay) this week that the Commonwealth Government has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Historian Will Address District Diggers At a Social To-night
Mr. C. E. W. Bean, by invitation of the president of the R.S. & S.I.L.A. (Mr. K. J. Irvine) attended last night's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A.I.F. ENLISTMENTS Untrained Men Predominate Sydney, Friday night
Untrained men are enlisting in far greater numbers than militia men in the second A.I.F. When the N.S.W. quota of 6,050 was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Relief Fund For Polish War Victims
Appalled by the sufferings of the people of Poland following the invasion by Germany, a committee of leading citizens of New South…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Has Brought Changes to England Precautionary Measures
A glimpse of the changed conditions which the war has necessitated in England is given in a letter which Mr. T. S. Nairns has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Side of Great War Address by Dr. Bean Hitler's Rise to Power
Hitler hail climbed to power over the backs of young officers who were anxious for war, said Dr. C. E. W. Bean, Official War…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War News Scotland Raided. German Planes Beaten Off. Four Brought Down. (Australian United Press). LONDON
The Air Ministry states that German planes attempted to stack Scotish objectives, but the Royal Air Force Inflicted heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →1500 Miles to Enlist. Young Man's Travels. Western Recruits at Narromine
Anxious to join the second A.I.F., one young man travelled from Bourke to Sydney, and was sent home until recruiting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Men Debarred From Enlisting. Reserved Industries. Farms and Stations
A provisional list of reserved Industries has been published by Minister of Defence. Action is placed, at present, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Girl Abroad London Fates The War. Colour Scheme in Sand Bag Barricades. Women Hay Their Part. LONDON, Sept. 24, 1939
London is full of uniforms—and packed tight with sandbags. Cars have streaks of whitewash on them, to be picked out in a black' out, and all factories are camouflaged. The newspapers are down to four single sheets—and the only…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Turkey Refuses The Soviet Demands Deadlock Occurs Partition Of Rumania Will Join Allies If Italy Supports Germany in War London
A deadlock is reported to have occurred in the negotiations between Turkey and Russia owing to the refusal of the Turkish Foreign Minister (M. Sarajoglu) to concede the Russian demands for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gilgandra's Great War Record
The local Honor Roll discloses that a total of 389 men enlisted from Gilgandra and district, during the World War, of which 78 were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Memories of Last War Australian Statistics
The enlistment of a force of 20,000 men in Australia for service at home or abroad has brought back memories of the early days of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Time Wool Clip Average 13.4375d
Winchocombe Carson Ltd. report. It is an extraordinary fact that Tears of war during the past two vears have disturbed wool markets,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →America and the War Opinion of Rotarian
If the war lasts long, mid the Allies need their help, America will join in much more quickly than she did in the Great War,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mobilising War Finances Use of Commonwealth Bank Urged
At a meeting at Cowra last week, Mr. John Hogan, young inter-State lecturer, and who is known in Coonabarabran, declared that a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Free Postages to A.i.f. and Prisoners of War
The Postmaster General (Mr. Harrison) announced on Thursday that Australia had ratified the international convention by which mail…
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