Spanish War Men Feted
Hundreds of members of the Labor Movement took part in a Show Boat harbor excursion on Saturday night, to meet the six Australians who reached Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1939
6,728 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250
15-Stoners for Tug-o'-war
Members of the Kogarah police tug-o'-war team attribute the uneven ground on which they have been training as the cause of their previous defeats at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia's 'War Book' Self-Sufficiency Plans MELBOURNE
Completion of the Commonwealth War Book--an index of national measures to meet an emergency--will be brought closer by a conference…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spain After the War. Severe Tests for Franco. a Strong Italo-german Grip
The capture of Barcelona sealed the fate of the Spanish Government, but the future of Spain is far from settled Although a large area remains to be conquered by General Franco, his eventual victory seems only a question of time. Completely surrounded as it now is, the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →There's a War Wherever She Goes But She Won't Be Staying Here Long
"FOR the last few years I've been running in and out of wars," said Miss Helen Perrell, of Philadelphia, who arrived in Sydney this…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Spanish War May Be Over This Week--London View Intensified Efforts for Peace Britain Expected To Convey Terms LONDON
THE Spanish war may end this week, states the political correspondent of the Sunday Express…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cronulla Returned Soldiers
At the annual meeting of the cronulla subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League the following oflicers were elected:—President Mr. E. Dewe: vice-president, Messrs, R.R. King…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldiers Dismissed. Gosford
Twenty returned soldiers have been dismissed from road construction work by the Public Works Department. The men allege that the Erina Shire Council notified the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Record Week in Enlistments
Enlistments in the militia in New South Wales last week were 1561--a record high figure for any one week in any State since the opening of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Do Job of Strikers
DARWIN, Sunday.--Soldiers have been called out to unload trucks following a strike of employees in the railway sorting shed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bands for Anzac Day
Bandmasters willing to take part in the Anzac Day march are asked to communicate with the State secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. Black)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anzac Day March Bands
The State secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League, Ansac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney, desires to hear from adult bandsmen who are prepared to take part in the Anzac…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Self Sufficiency In War MELBOURNE
Representatives of expert committees which have been investigating a wide field of industrial, commercial and primary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commonwealth "War Book." Plans Taking Shape. MELBOURNE
The Commonwealth War Book, embodying complete defence measuies to be taken in time of national emergeney, and their economic implications, is rapidly taking form…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Returned Soldier Linesmen. Complaint Against P.M.G.'s Department. WINGHAM
The Ministei for Commerce, Sir Earle Page, expressed astonishment when a deputation of returned soldiers told him thal the Postmaster General's Department turned off…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Recruiting Plans in Country Enlistment Facilities
Six towns in N.S.W, lack proper facilities to cope with militia recruits, Mr. W. M. Hughes has told the Minister for Defence, Mr. Street. They are Tamworth, Armidale, Moree, Inverell, Warialda and Narrabri…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Welcome Home Party
To welcome Dr. Kathleen Winning home from abroad, Dr. and Mrs. J. Steigrad entertained at a late-afternoon party at their home in Rose Bay yesterday. Their guests included…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anzac Night Tattoo
Major-General J. L. Hardle advises that the organisation of the annual Anzac Night tattoo is proceeding and that, as in previous years, the tattoo will be held at the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Veterans' Appeal
The secretary of the War Veterans' Appeal states that, owing to a mistake in the list supplied to the "Herald," an amount of £100 attributed to the "Dixon Trust Pty., Ltd.,[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oil Supplies for War
It is satisfactory, and entirely proper, that the leading oil companies should have agreed with the Federal Government to bear the major burden of the…
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