Shooting Charge Woman and Child Wounded Melbourne, Friday night
After Mrs. Myrtle Southan and her two-yeavs-old son had been admitted to hospital, following a shooting incident at East Carlton, a man was…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1939
540 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 9 of 27
If War Comes Press Must Continue To Give the News
In wartime nothing would be more alarming to the people than lack of news. For that reason the British Government…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Avoid "Jitters" and Development of War Complex—mr. Menzies' Advice Melbourne
The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies), addressing the Victorian Chamber of Commerce, appealed to members to avoid "jitters" and the development of a war complex. He added that the right way to produce depression was to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Effort To Secure Settlement Of Tientsin Trouble Foreign Secretary Receives The Japanese Ambassador British Warships Forcibly Land Goods At Wuhu Machine Guns Trained on Soldiers Englishmen Subjected to Indignities London
The Foreign Secretary (Lord Halifax) received the Japanese Ambassador at the Foreign Office to-day, and discussed the questions at issue in Tientsin. The interview was referred to by the Prime Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War on Rabbits and Weeds P.p. Board Inspector Urges Prompt Action Galvanised Burr Spreading
Inspector C. W. Antaw told the C[?]onabarabran Pastures Protection Board at last meeting that on some reserves, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers Entertained at Mendooran Ball
The Menctooran C.W.A. 1939 ball was a huge social and financial success and declared to be the most enjoyable ball icf the season. Flags…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stimulus to Industry Britain's Soldier Sons
How the new armies are being, put into uniform. July 1st, the dale when the first of Britain's 200,000 militiamen are to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Preference To Returned Soldiers Hospital Board Fined Witnesses Cross-examined
At the Coonabambran Police Court, on Tuesday, the Retraced Soldiers and Sailors’ Employment Board proceeded agenise the Coonabambran District Hospital Board for failing to give preference to returned soldier and, on a further…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Returned Soldiers Carnival and Rodeo
Great preparations are being made for the Returned Soldiers Carnival and Rodeo which will take place on the Bourke…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clothing Britain's Soldier Sons How New Armies Are Being Put into Uniform
July 1, when the first of Britain's 20,000 militiamen are to be called up for Army service, will mark a milestone in British…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Position At Tientsin Is Still Very Serious Britishers Subjected to Further Indignities by Japanese Soldiers Japanese Ultimatum Defied at Swatow London
The position at Tientsin is no better; in fact it has been aggravated by further indignities which Britishers have been subjected to at the searching posts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.A.A.F. Put On Strong War Footing: Giant Boats As Coast Patrol
Short Sunderland "flying fortress" in the air. Arrows indicate gun turrets in the nose and tail of the machine, which weighs 20 tons fully loaded. The Commonwealth Government has ordered from Britain an unspecified number of Short Sunderland Flying Fortresses for long-range reconnaissance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Malnutrition Victim War "Fat As Butter"
Because a child is fat it does not necessarily follow that it is not suffering from malnutrition. This was made evident by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Evils of War Medical Men Get Together
An extraordinary meeting was held recently in, the United States—The International Congress of Military Medicine. This…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Britain Must Declare War If Poland Is Attacked Says Winston Churchill Living in Period of Danger July, August and September Are the Vital Months German Preparations London
"We must all consider July, August and September as the months in which the tension in Europe will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Not Inevitable. Sydney
Prime Minister Menzies, speaking at Brisbane, declared that war was not inevitable. Although the international situation was grave,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Travelling Returned Soldiers
At a conference of south-western returned soldiers held at Young, some of the delegates confessed that their sub-branches had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Will Hitler Start World War at Danzig ?
IN view of the Frank statements b Britain's Foreign Secretary (Lord Halifax) in his declaration of British foreign policy last week. Hitler can no longer believe that the demodtracies will remain inactive if he makes the threatened step against Danzig. For the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Camouflage in London
A new art has sprung up in war-preparing countries . . . a new painting art which demands the services of hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Propaganda War Germany and Britain Rival Broadcasts
Germany's propaganda officials have been having a vexing time trying to counteract the broadcasts from Britain in German…
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