Soldiers' Queen Appeal for Fruit
The Soldiers Queen, Miss Betty Dooley appeals. to all growers to donate one case of fruit for her candidture. When delivering fruit at…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1939
1,785 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 90
Stir Follows Japanese Landing on Island "Most Important Event in War" Says Chiang Kai-Shek "Turning Point in History of Pacific" Tokio Newspaper's Challenge LONDON
General Chiang Kai-Shek declares that the Japanese landing on Hainan Island is the most important event in the war and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Chief Thought Is to End War" London
"The Times" diplomatic correspondent is of the opinion that Britain and France will recognise General Franco simultaneously, but the time…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →53,500 Republican Soldiers Enter Franco's Territory London
A total of 53,500 Republican militiamen, deciding to so to General Franco's territory. have left Toulouse for Spain in the past fortnight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hainan Occupation Japan's Objective To End War With China LONDON
The statement of the Japanese Foreign Minister (Mr. Arita) to the British Ambassador (Sir Robert Cralgie) that Japan has no territorial…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Recruiting Campaign at Wagga Stirring Address by Mr. Hughes Huge Crowd Displays Great Enthusiasm 81 Young Men Enlist
It is estimated that between 4000 and 5000 people were at the New Moon Gardens. Wagga, last night to listen to a recruiting address by the Minister for Recruiting and war-time Prime Minister (Mr. William Morris Hughes)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Man and Woman Wounded at Albury
In the early hours of yesterday morning the Albury police were called to the Happy Valley settlement on the Albury common, where they found a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gymkhana and Sports for Anzac Day Jubilee Week Day and Night Programme Drawn Up
MEETING last week, the Sports Committee of the Leeton Silver Jubilee week drew up an excellent programme of events…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ireland with Britain in Event of War Dublin
If is impossible for Eire to remain neutral in the event of war between Britain and another country, said Mr. De Valera, during the debate on the defence estimates in the Dail. He said that any enemy of Britain would attack Irish ports so…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Far East War Japanese in Hainan Chinese to Continue Resistance CHUNGKING
The Chinese Generalissimo (Marshal Chiang Kai Shek) has ordered General Wang, garrison commander on Hainan Island, to continue his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spanish War Britain Desires Termination Without More Bloodshed Statement in Commons LONDON
Asked in the House of Commons whether the British Government was willing to take active steps to secure a settlement of the Spanish war, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Returned Soldiers' Auxiliary Annual Meeting
The first annual meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of the Narandera Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held in the League's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tube in Lung Returned Soldiers' Case Discussed By Willimbong Council LEETON
The case of Mr. S. R. Kercher, of Leeton, who, as reported i The Dally Advertiser," was removed from the Randwick Military Hospital with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Leeton Still Leads State in Enlistments
TWENTY-TWO enlisted last Monday night, moving Leeton's volunteer force to well up over the 200 mark, and nearing 250…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Diggers' Re-union War Sisters Entertained
In their annual re-union, held at the Elizabeth Cafe on Saturday night last, the members of Wagga Returned Soldiers' League welcomed the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Air Said on Madrid 60 KILLED; 200 Wounded Alicante
Sixty were killed and 200 wounded in a bombing raid on Madrid. One bomb fell at the entrance to the underground station, where many…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Pension Stir Case of Corporal's Widow "Astounding." Says Clergyman Sydney
"Astounding and perplexing," said the Rev. C. E. Riley, of Randwick, to—day, commenting on the decision of the Federal Cabinet not to pay Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spanish War Peace Efforts by Britain and France Honorable Terms Urged LONDON
This week-end sees the scene or attempts to secure peace in Spain shifted to Burgos. There Sir Robert Hodgson. British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's War Pensions Total Forty Million Pounds LONDON, (By Air Mail)
Mr. Ramsbotham, Minister of Pensions, in his annual report, stated that the pension bill from the great war still costs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Forgotten After War 81 Tons of Shells Under Cambrai Houses Paris
A street of houses was being built at Cambral over a dump of 81 tons of shells, the existence of which bad been forgotton…
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