MUSSOLINI Reviews Returned Soldiers From Abyssinia ROME
Mussolini, accompanied by King Victor, reviewed 40,000 troops who participated in the Abyssinian war, and, in a speech subsequently…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1937
978 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 49
Spanish War Bilbao Defenders Stand Firm Rebels Move Up Heavy Artillery More Refugees Leave Country Bilbao
The Basque defenders of Bilbao still stand firm where they reformed behind the village of Munguia, after relinquishing Mt. Sullube,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spanish War Anarchists Crushed in Barcelona Basque Greetings to King George LONDON
The "Daily Mail" states that the position on the Basque front is relatively unchanged. General Sebastian Pozas, the new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opening Ceremony in Anzac Park
As the long procession Wended its way to Anzac Park, crowds cheered along the route, and at the gate of the park, the columns were met by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Over 2000 Take Part In Gundagai’s Coronation Celebrations Magnificent Procession Concluded with Sports Day in Anzac Park Biggest Day In Gundagai Since War Period
Gundagai made history yesterday. It was a day that will of how be forgotten, and will be handed down from generation to generation as the story of how the people of this district made the Coronation Day of King George VI. one of the outstanding occasions in its history. NOT since the War days has there been anything like that which was presented yesterday. Not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spanish War Basques Recapture Heights Rebel Plans Dislocated Bilbao Heavily Bombed BILBAO
Aware that it was overcrowded with refugees, the rebels delivered ten aerial bombing raids on Bilbao to-day, more or less ineffectively, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Preference Contractor Fined
At the North Sydney Summons Court last week, Jack Clayton, of Crow's Nest, was fined £20 for contravention of the provisions of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spanish War 1000 Basques Slain Salamanca
More than 1000 Basques were killed in the battle for the Bizcargi Range, west of Guernica, which the insurgents captured according to a rebel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At Midnight Australian Soldiers Mobbed
As midnight approached, scenes in West End developed a more boisterous tone. Many of the Australian contingent at Shaftesbury avenue were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spanish War Basque Defenders Take New Heart Planes and Arms Arrive BILBAO
Although the rebels we only eight miles away, the drums of doom are not beating so ominously at the Bilbao ramparts now that a Basque air corps…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spanish War Bombing of Guernica German Participation Basques Prearing Dossier
Further evidence that the Germans had bombed Guernica comes from captured German airman, Hans. Wandel, who, in a sworn statement, says…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spanish War Bombing of Guernica German Participation Basques Preparing Dossier LONDON
Further evidence that the Germans had bombed Guernica comes from a captured German airman, Hans Wandel, who, in a sworn statement, says that he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italy's Policy in Abyssinia Huge Cost of War Improving Air Force ROME
The Abyssinian war cost Italy £123,000,000, according to supplementary figures for the year 1935-36. This is the first indication that has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded Girl Becomes Attacker's Bride Happy End to Shattered Romance London
"May they live happily ever after" was the wedding good wish of Dartford, England, to a young couple who were married in the Parish Hall. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Of New Southwal Spanish Rebels Press Onward Two Towns Set on Fire by Aerial Desperate Defence by Basques' Mixed Result of Battle 1000 Loyalists Reported Killed and 3000 Wounded BILBAO
Set on fire by incendiary bombs from rebel aeroplanes, and then machine-gunned, the towns of Amorbieta and Lemona to-day suffered material damage comparable with that of Durango, Eibar and Guernica, but with less loss…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Contingent to Visit War Graves in Europe Sydney
The Acting Minister for Defence (Mr. Thorby) said to-day that plans had been completed for a visit of the Australian Coronation Contingent to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Doings of the Man on the Land Gundagai Board Declares War on Rabbits
Present at Tuesday's meeting of the Gundagai P.P. Board were Directors J. Graham (chairman), H. P. Carberry, S. M. Moore; J. B. Sharp and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Spanish War Surrender Terms Offered by Rebel Leader London
General Franco, in a note to the Basque Government, offered terms for the surrender of Bilbao, and the rest of Basque Province. He promises…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldiers' Lecture
Mr. A. E. Roberts, Pension Officer, Mr K. Todd, country vice-president, and W. C. C. Turner, Riverina councillor of the R.S. League…
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