War Relics Moving Into New Trenches
THE ghosts of Australia's part in the war, which came to Sydney for two years and have stayed 10, are soon to be packed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1935
4,094 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 205
Chiang Kai-Shek's War Aeroplanes Destroyed
SHANGHAI, Nov. 18.—A fire at the aerodrome in Nantshang has destroyed several aeroplane halls and some dozens of war aeroplanes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Series of Shots Fired in City Street. Man Wounded. Supposed Outbreak of Gang Warfare
What the police described as gang warfare broke out again last night after months of, ominous silence in Sydney's underworld. James Andrews. 29. a labourer, of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →First Meeting of Eastern Suburbs Anti-War Council
SYDNEY.—On December 15, 1934, in Paddington Town Hall, the Eastern Suburbs Council Against War and Fascism held its first…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For a United Front of Youth Against War and Fascism Anti-war Week-end Feb. 2 and 3
The tremendous increases that are being made in the military and naval forces of the various nations —300 fighting planes extra for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Money For War and More Men Slave Camps
Cabled announcements from Britain and U.S.A. declare the former is about to spend an additional million pounds on her air fleet,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gang War Flare-up Tipped in Underworld Shooting Sequel
"THIS is only the start of the gang war. We are going to see a lot more shooting before long in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →New Factor Enters the Bread War! Automatic Machine Company To Provide Shops With Cheap Supplies MASTERBAKERS
TO the consternation of the master bakers, a new element entered the bread war yesterday when, coincident with the likelihood of a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Underground Roadways For War and Peace. Dritish Scheme Under Review. (From Our Special Correspondent.) London, Nov 29
Two gigantic schemes, each involving the possible expenditure of hundreds of millions of pounds, are under review in Britain. The first—on a nation-wide basis—has for its…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Australia's Blind Soldiers London, The [?]ay
"I was glad to find that practically all blind soliders are occupied and cheerful," said Sir Ian Fraser, on his return from Australasia…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Increased Prize Money Anniversary Meeting at Anzac
A bumper year for riflemen is expected this year, as one of the outstanding events will be the 75th anniversary of the National Rifle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Memorial Hospital Celebrates Christmas
Once again Christmas Day is celebrated. Christmas Day, one of .War Memorial's red-letter days, was preceeded by a Christmas Eve party…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →War Time Leave Payments That Are Due
The secretary of Penrith sub-branch of the Diggers' League, Mr E. F. Rule, recently wrote, on instruction from his sub branch, to State headquarters for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Obiter Dicta Germans Dye Blonde War Tonic
GERMANS, men as well as women, are bleaching their hair with peroxide in order to appear truly Germanic…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Twenty Years Ago. Glimpse of War Horrors Battle of the the Marne Heavy Toll
TWENTY YEARS ago. . . Already, since August 4, France alone had lost 301,350 men -- an average of 60,270…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Defiant Wounded Criminal "Put on Spot" in City?
"I WON'T tell you anything. Why, if I had the Town Hall clock in me pocket I wouldn't tell you the time!"…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →War Museum Closes January 31
THE Australian War Memorial Museum in Prince Alfred Park will be closed on January 31 so that the exhibits can be dismantled and packed ready to be…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →"Green Hell" of the Gran Chaco War
(1) Paraguayan patrol in the Gran Chaco jungle, which is called there the "Green Hell." The disastrous lack of water, epidemics of fever, and the moist heat of about 112 degrees Fahrenheit all the year round explains the expressive nickname. (2) Instead of wearing the much disliked army boots, the soldiers prefer to have their bare feel torn by vicious thorns. (3) The wounded men have to be carried for many miles to reach an advanced dressing station. (4) Two generations, father and son, serve in the same regiment. (5) Also the Gran Chaco war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prizes for Your Stories of the War
There is an official history of the Great War 1914- 18, but thousands of the real stories of that anxious…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Rifle Shooting. Club Matches at Anzac
Club matches were fired at the Anzac Range on Saturday, where the attendance was affected by the rain. Single-stage possibles were recorded by S. Bower, H. V. Hart, and A. Sharp (South…
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