A Place in the Air Italy's Bid Private 'Planes for Use in War Rome
FACED with the necessity of creating an aeroplane reserve at a time when the Budget does not permit large expenditures, the Government is…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1927
3,787 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 190
Beam Signals Like Old Soldiers Simply Fade Away New Tests Begin London
BOTH the Post Office and Marconi's are very reticent regarding the new tests of the beam wireless services. The Post Office will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Day Appeal
The thanks of the Soldiers' Day Appeal Committee are due to the Nestle and A[?]glo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co.(Austral[?]). Ltd., and James Sandy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the News To-day the Chinese Soldier
FOR less than a [?] a head more than one enterprising Chinese general bought over his enemy's army and has won [?] little without a shot being [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lasting Picture Blind Soldiers' Joy Lady Pearson's Views
"I WILL CARRY in my memory a lasting picture of the contentment and happiness of the N.S.W. blinded soldiers and their wives," said…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Returned Soldiers ' Clubs
The Association of Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Clubs has received from the Anzac Memorial trustees an answer to the association's request for the use of rooms rented by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lady Pearson. Work for Blinded Soldiers Grateful to Australians
Lady Pearson, whose chief interest in her present world tour is to get into touch with blinded soldiers who received training at St. Dunstan's, has spent the greater part of her…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Topics for Women Lady Pearson Blinded Soldiers Give Tea Party
LADY PEARSON, who taken such a devoted interest in the Hind, spent most of yesterday afternoon visiting the Sydney industrial Blind…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Blinded Soldiers Distinguished Visitor Entertained
The blinder soldiers yesterday entertained Lady Pearson, who is touring on the Franconia, at the cafe at 38A Pitt Street. Pink carnations made…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Welcome Home
Miss Enid Foley, who recently returned from a twelve months' tour abroad, was the guest of honor at an afternoon party at the Dungowan…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →War Romance
The Great War as a theme for romantic movies will never lose its wealth of adaptable incident and intrigue. The latest British attraction is a war drama based on the title of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Service Homes
The War Service Homes Commission's activities still continue, and in this issue tenders are invited for the construction of cottages at Hunter's Hill, Concord West. Hurstville, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Memorial. the Inscription. Melbourne
The Minister for Home and Territories (Sir William Glasgow), who is the chairman of the board of management of the Australian War Memorial, at the conclusion of a…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →In Peace and War—the One-man Tank
"I am now able," writes our London correspondent, "to send photographs allowing the mechanism of the One-man Tank, or, as it is picturesquely described, the modern Mounted and Armoured Knight. Over a hundred have now been manufactured at the great Morris works for the War Office. A most improtant feature of this interesting creation is that it is designed for the dual purposes of a farm tractor and a one-man battle tank, object being that large numbers of the machines could be performing valuable peace-time services under private ownership, and at the same time be ready for a very simple conversion into tanks in a war emercency."…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →No "Deadheads" On N.Z. Railways Competition War
There are no "dead- heads" on the New Zealand railways, according to New Zealand railway officials who reached Sydney yesterday, to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Liberty War Bonds. Scheme Oe Conversion. Washington, March 7
The United States Treasury announces the refunding of the second Liberty Loan, involving over 3,000,000,000 dollars worth of bonds…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Architects, Builders and Engineers The Architects Australian War Memorial The Canberra Competition
Following our reference to the above in our last issue, Architect Col. T. Pye writing from Brisbane, deplores the fact that the adjudicators, obsessed with the question of cost,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Per Capita Bill Denounced In House "War Still with Us" Melbourne
The most notable contribution to the per capita debate in the House of Representatives to-day was the speech of Mr. Gullett (Vic,)…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tales of War From the Lonely North Aboriginal Life Is Not All Fun
The attack on a mission in the Northern Territory last week by blacks recalls how little intimate knowledge we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Horrors of Future War Deadly Gas Vigorous Labor Protests Machine Slaughter London
A feature of the Army Estimates debate in the House of Commons was a picture of war in the future, painted by Mr. A…
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