If War Had Come During September Crisis What Germany Would Have Attempted Berlin
"Had war resulted from the Czech crisis in September, Germany intended to attempt to crush her prospective opponents by a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1939
1,785 stories in Riverina's papers · page 12 of 90
Irrigation Area As War-time Commissariat Importance of Strategic Position Scheme Presented, to Minister for Commerce
AN AMBITIOUS SCHEME, WHEREBY THE MURRUMBIDGEE IRRIGATION AREA AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT WOULD BECOME AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT CENTRE IN THE NATION'S DEFENCE PLANS—A VAST…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War In China Raid on Kweiyang Shanghai
The Chinese claim to have launched an effective counter-attack at Hupeh, but the Japanese report the capture of Kiukow, also the fall of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Franco Learnt War Methods From French Ambassador Paris
It is revealed that General Franco was one of Marshal Petain's pupils at the French War College in 1926. Marshal Petain is now French Ambassador…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lesray Superior Benefit Coursing Meeting in Aid of War Veterans'home
Owing to the heavy rain the benefit meeting arranged by the Wagga Greyhound Coursing Club for Monday night could not be held. Owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. Holt. M.H.R, Enlists Melbourne
Mr. Harold Holt, M.H.R., has joined as art ordinary gunner the Fourth Artillery Brigade of the Australian militia forces. Mr. Holt attended at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers in Hospitals Alteration of Present Policy Opposed Sydney
Contending that public opinion and the returned soldier organisations would be opposed to any alteration of the present policy of segregating…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spanish War Reorganising Republican Armies Madrid
The Defence Ministry has ordered the reorganisation of the centre and south Republican armies under the supreme command of Dr. Negrin…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mussolini's Spokesman Says Democracies are Heading for War ROME
"Everything proves that the democracies are heading more rapidly towards war. Their armaments are losing their defensive character, and assuming an openly offensive one," writes Senor Gayda, who is regarded as Mussolini's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War-time Bargain with Arabs Did Not Refer to Palestine British View Stated London
Britain's war-time bargain with the Arabs did not include Palestine. This contention to still…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japs Are War Weary Chungking
The Chinese frustrated all the Japanese attempts to cross Han river. The latest estimate of the number of Chinese troops in the field is 2,000,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Citrus-potato War the New Zealand View-point
CITRUS growers on the irrigation area will be interested to read the following article which appeared in a recent issue of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Complete Agreement to End Spanish War Orderly Surrender Anticipated London
Reuter's correspondent in Madrid reports that everything points to an orderly surrender of the Republicans. It was declared that the new Defence Council was in complete agreement to end the war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Crook" Tactics in Tug-o'-war Fun at Whitton Picnic Cricket
DICKY MORRIS, complete with a nurse's outfit provided the star turn in the big challenge match at Whitton on Sunday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chinese War Japanese Budget Big Increase in Expenditure Likely Tokio
The House of Representatives is about to consider a supplementary estimate of £53,600,000, two-thirds of which will be for defence…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.S.W. Exports War Causes Slump Sydney
Exports from New South Wales to China, expressed in terms of the sterling, were in 1936-37, valued at £443,439; in 1937-38, £516,205. These…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sino-japanese War Violent Speech in Japanese Parliament Shanghai
Japan should have crushed Hong Kong with a mailed fist," declared Igo Nokano, Japanese journalist and politician and the diminutive one legged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.S.W. Exports to China War Causes Slump SYDNEY
Exports from New South Wales to China, expressed in terms of the sterling, were in 1936-37, valued at £443,439; in 1937-38, £516,205. These…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Items of News Returned Soldier Settlement Rehabilitation
We learn that inspections are now being made of returned soldiers Crown holdings to this district with a view to rehabilitation, under section 21 of…
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