The Word War. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—A correspondent in to-day's "Herald" condemns a word used in connection with the Empire Games. It is a pity he did not also condemn the word "Britisher," which is…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1938
3,524 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 177
The War That Bismarck Could Have Won in 1870
WAR fears over Europe . . . memories of a casualty roll of ten million 20 years ago...and a generation which, born after the Armistice, regards the Great War more as a legend than a reality. Contemplation of this gloomy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shot Down by Gunmen Man Badly Wounded at Surry Hills Bullet Was Fired From Taxi Cab Window Driver Threatened
Outside his front door in Lansdowne-street, Surry Hills, Henry George Baker, 45, was shot in the stomach early to-day by one of four men who drove up in a taxi-cab…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Debts. President's Settlement Plan. Chilly Reception. New York, Feb. 18
The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that President Roosevelt has secretly conferred with the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, the Vice-President,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →More Troops for China. Japan Prepares for Long War. Mobilisation Bill. LONDON, Feb. 18
The Imperial Headquarters at Tokyo announces the replacement and reorganisation of the forces in China to cope with long-term…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Under-tones of War. The Slaves Of Shanghai. Misery and Loot. Shanghai, Jan. 7
THE whole world realises than Japanese aggression in China threatens to cast this distressed country into the arms of the Soviet Republic. But…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Enlist Our Business Men Australia's First Line Is Industry
IN the next tear Australia's capacity for defence will rest on…
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MR. R.R. AGNEW, lean-faced and figured, major in the world war, promises to be an acquisition to Sydney racing in his new…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Welcome Home
TO welcome home Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Doyle, who have been abroad for some months, and who will return by the Monterey…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Threat of World War Is No Blacker Today than 100 Years Ago
IF Armistice Day addresses this year be full of hope and good cheer about the future,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →If War Breaks Out Commitments Limited And Not Absolute Germany, Italy And Japan Well Occupied While England Goes On Arming LONDON
Apart from the defence of any part of the Empire against direct attack, Britain's commitments are confined to France, Belgium, Egypt and Iraq. But it has just been made clear that even these commitments…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Patch N.S.W. Labor Split Queensland Pressed To Intervene BRISBANE, Saturday. Queensland, Citadel of Labor in State Politics for an Almost Unbroken 23 Years, Is Being Asked to Mediate in the Party War in New South Wales
That was one of the chief missions of the secretary of the A.C.T.U., Mr. C. Crofts, who was in Brisbane this week. He flew up from Melbourne and addressed, a mass meeting on the 40-hour week…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Barker College Honour Roll
A fire at Barker College, Hornsby, some time ago destroyed the honour roll, containing the names of ex-pupils who served in the Great War. On Saturday afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anzac Day Bands
The State secretary of the Returned Soldiers' Association, Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney, is seeking adult male bands prepared to take part in the Anzac Day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bands for Anzac Day
Bandmasters of bands prepared to take part in the Anzac Day march are asked to get in touch with the State secretary of the R.S.S.I.L.A. (Mr. J. Black), at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bands Wanted for Anzac Day
The State Secretary of the R.S.S.I.L.A., Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, is desirous of hearing from adult male bonds which are prepared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rifle Shooting. Club Matches at Anzac
The N.R.A. prize meeting having concluded, riflemen at the Anzac Range, Liverpool, on Saturday made preparations for the City and Southern and M.D.R.C.U. grade matches early next month…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Marksmen in Good Form at Anzac Range
Excellent scores were registered over 500, 600, and 700 yards at Anzac Range on Saturday. Concord was the only club to use the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →War Memorial
New War Memorial pylons at Barker College, Hornsby, were dedicated on Saturday by Archbishop Mowil. The pylons are the gift of the Old Boys' Union, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →British Doctor Killed. Palestine Crime. Two Women Wounded. Jerusalem, Feb. 20
Squadron-leader R. E. Alderson, a medical officer of the Royal Air Force, was killed when a volley was fired into a Jewish-owned taxi cab in which he…
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