Navy at Fremantle "Ready for Anything" Three Ships at War Strength
Since shortly after the beginning of the war, a naval force consisting of the cruiser Sydney and the destroyers Vampire and Voyager has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1939
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War Upsets Plans County Council Electricity Proposal Council Decides to Take No Further Action
Realising that the outbreak of war would add considerably to the estimates before them Gilgandra Shire Councillors on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Settlers Who Enlist Interests To Be Safeguarded By Local Men
In order to safeguard the interests of seiltlers who enlist with the Military Forces, the Government is establishing a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Light Horse Troop News From Camp Two Members Enlist in A.i.f. Division
Lieut. C. McKellar, of the Giltrandra Light Horse Troop, now in camp at Orange, writes as follows: Members of the Gilgandra Troop…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Hymn to Our Soldiers
Tune: "Onward Christian Soldiers." For our valiant soldiers Lord to Thee we pray Guard and keep them ever…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Defence Soldiers' Farms Committee
The State Government has decided to appoint a Soldiers' Farm Committee, consisting of one representative each from the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Chamberlain's Tribute To Air Force Destroyed a Quarter Of Enemy Raiders Review of War Campaign Against U-boats Successful London
Reviewing the war position in the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain said that there was nothing he could add to his statement of last week on the attitude of the British Government following…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Building Societies Finances Not Affected By War Position at Dubbo
As the result of a misapprehension, following an announcement by the Premier regarding Building Society Finance, the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Economic Planning Under War Conditions Stimulus Needled
Almost entirely lacking in peace time, there is every indication that a limited amount of economic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Time Wool Clip Average 13.4375d
It is an extraordinary fact that fears of war during the past two years have disturbed wool markets, but actual war…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Compulsory Training to Be Introduced War Cabinet's Decision
Compulsory military training is to be reintroduced into Australia. This decision was reached by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War with Germany Not Passing Moment Melbourne
The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, speakings at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, East Kew, said tiniest some miracle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Statement by Minister for War Waiting Policy Suggested Restoration of Frontiers
In an address on Saturday night the British Minister for War (Mr. Hore-Belisha) said that Germany had three courses open to her—she might try and smash the British Navy by air and sea, she might remain quiet in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Pensions Officer To Visit Dubbo
Mr. A. E. Roberts, pensions advocate of the R.S. & S.I. League of Australia, N.S.W. State Branch, will pay an official visit to Dubbo next Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russians Troops Penetrate Chinese Turkestan Soviet Guns And Planes War Supplies Promised to Kai Shek Rumoured Granting Of Economic Concessions London
The Japanese Doemi Newsagency declares that the Russians have penetrated Chinese Turkestan as far as Lanchow, the capital of the Kansu Province. "Lanchow is now a typical Red town, with an air…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two U-boats Sunk by British Planes War On The Sea Inquiry Into Sinking of Royal Oak No Confirmation Of Reported Battle London
Two attacks on U-boats, recently made by R.A.F. aircraft, are both believed to have been successful. One took place in the North Sea and the other in the Atlantic, many miles from the aircrafts'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Paying for War More Taxation
It is the intension of the Federal Government that defence expenditure will be met, as far as possible, by taxation,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Interest in War Australia's Concern
A glance at the disposition of former German colonies is the quickest method of perceiving how Australia has a direct…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gases in War Damage They Cause
An intensely interesting and instructive address on the nature and effect of war gases was given by Mr. Neil Madsen, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Day by Day Topical Items
A review of public utterances throughout the Commonwealth over the last fortnight discloses complete agreement on the point that…
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