Middle East New Zealanders on Parade "War Less Probable" Cairo
The New Zealanders in their first ceremonial parade and without rehearsal, marched past General Wavell. Commander in Chief of British land…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
4,075 stories in Riverina's papers · page 28 of 204
THE 1940 Show Entire Profits to War Fund Committee’s Decision Earns Applause
The decision of the committee controlling the Gundagai P. & A. Society in allocating the entire profits of the 1940 show to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Papers of Robert Lansing U.S.A.'s Attitude in Last War "Must Crush Prussianism" Washington
The second volume of the papers of Robert Tensing, U.S.A. Secretary of State in the Great War (which are releasable on Monday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest (Second Edition) Soviet Frontier Incident Red Soldiers Were Deserters Telephone Breakdown London
Week-end rumors of Turkish action, following the Soviet frontier incident, arose from an extemporary breakdown in telephonic communication with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leading Financier Killed Struck by Car Soldier and Inventor Melbourne
A leading figure in financial circles. Richard S. Abbott, aged 60 years, of Bendigo, was killed instantly when struck by a car at an intersection at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Chamberlain on War Aims Speech at Birmingham Fighting to Right the Wrongs that Germany Inflicted Polish and Czech Restoration World Disarmament Essential to d Lasting Peace Welcome to Australian and New Zealand Contingents LONDON
"Britain's first war aim is the restoration of the independence of the Poles and the Czechs," declared Prime Minister Chamberlain in the course of an important speech at Birmingham. He described the Nazi war aims in two phases,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier's Death Accidentally Wounded by Bayonet Sydney
The City Coroner to-day inquired into the death of Sapper William David Cairncross, known as David Kirk Campbell, following a wound in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Anzac Breed Convoy Sketches
Khaki is a great leveller. It eliminates the artificial differences which distinguish man from man in peacetime. It establishes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Accidentally Wounded by Bayonet" Sydney
The City Coroner, inquiring into the death of Sapper William David Cairncross, known as David Kirk Campbell, following a wound in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor's War Policy Melbourne
The leader of the Labor Party (Mr. Curtin) explained last night that the Labor Party held the view that Australia could not send such a large…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labor's War Policy Mr. Curtin's Statement Circumstances Different to Last War Melbourne
The leader of the Labor Party (Mr. Curtin) explained to-night that, while the Labor Party held the view that Australia could not send such a large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Short-wave Talks Australia's Voice
The principal work or the Broadcast Division of the Department of Information is the conduct of the shortwave broadcasts. Already the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Comforts Fund Patriotic Committee Meets To-morrow Night
MEMBERS of the executive and delegates to the Willimbong Shire Patriotic and War Fund will meet at the C.W.A. Rooms,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Whitton Returned Soldiers' League
There was a large attendance of ex-servicemen at the annual meeting of the Whitton sub-branch of the Re-turned Soldiers' League…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local & General Soldiers Appreciation
"On behalf or us all," Corporal Harold Conkey, of the Second A.I.F., on active service, writes to the Secretary, Miss M. Scott, of the Women's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clothing Issue To Rejected Soldiers SYDNEY
An investigation today revealed that of several hundred men who had been passed out since the first contingent went to Ingleburn many have set out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Preference to Returned Soldiers Act (To The Editor)
Sir.—It surprises me to know that one of our good and placid citizens should be so perturbed over that unchristian, Preference to Returned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in Australia £18,000,000 Loan Defence Purposes and Works Two Interest Rates Not Free of Federal Income Tax Canberra
The first Commonwealth loan will be open for subscription next Friday and the terms and conditions of the loan will be announced by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scandinavia Remains Neutral Denmark, Norway and Sweden Conference Concluded "Will Maintain Inviolability of Neutral Territory" Hopes for End of Finnish War Copenhagen
Completing their negotiations, despite delays due to bad weather, the Danish, Norwegian. and Swedish Foreign Ministers to-day issued the following statement, reaffirmine their neutrality:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool's Part in War Effort Australian Merino London
Australian wool is going to play a larger part than ever in assisting the Allies win the war. The British Government is…
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