If All Nations Were as Casual as Us the Next War Would Never be Fought An Epistle of Peter Snodgrass
HERE is a true story. Last Monday, as I write, I had lunch with two university professors. It was a lemon squash…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1939
6,728 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250
South African Soldiers
The annual "smoke" of the South African Soldiers' Association of New South Wales will be held at Menzies Private Hotel to-morrow, at [?] p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Recruiting Rally. Sportsmen's Meeting. 152 Enlistments
One hundred and fifty-two recruits for the militia were passed by doctors and drafted to units last night after an enthusiastic recruiting rally by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Still Has to Fight Raw Deal For Soldier
A pitiful story of a returned soldier's fierce battle to gain a livelihood was told last night. He is Mr. Jack Chignail, a builder's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Shot Dead, Wife Wounded
MELBOURNE, Friday.--"Billy shot me," a woman, as she staggered from a barber's shop in North Fitzroy to-day. This led to the discovery of her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anti-war Plays
The New Theatre League will again present the play, Bury the Dead, at 36 Pitt Street on Sunday at 8 p.m. On Wednesday they will present the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Halt War Fear, Bruce Hopes
"If we can get a halt in this mad race for armaments, then we will be able to get a readjustment in the economic and social…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Declared on Late Hour Chemists
INSPECTORS of the Department of Labor and Industry are waging war on Darlinghurst chemists for breaches of the trading hours regulations. Shops which should be closed at 7.30 p.m. have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Veterans' Home. Contribution by Lord Nuffield
Lord Nuffield has contributed £250 to the appeal for funds to assist in the building of the War Veterans Home at Narrabeen…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Japan To-day. People Resigned. Load of Poverty and War
The Far Eastern War stands out against gloomy background of poverty and despair. Every new victory brings Japan closer to the totalitarian…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →"At War" Since 1866. Tiny Principality. Will Make Peace Now. From Our Own Correspondent. London, Feb. 24
Liechtenstein, which has been technically at war with Prussia since 1866, has decided to sign a treaty of peace. This small independent German…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →German Resentment Rising As Britain Speaks Out Roosevelt Viewed As Villain "Pressing Britain, France To War" LONDON
OFFICIAL Germany is intensely displeased at speeches made by Mr. Chamberlain and the Foreign Minister (Lord Halifax) in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Threat To U.S.A. Attack Suspected From Island War Bases Washington, Friday. Our Own Cable Service
UNITED STATES military intelligence officers have unearthed an alleged Nazi plan to raid America from the Cape Verde Islands. A fleet of 1700 exceptionally light and powerful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldiers' League
At the annual meeting or the Beecroft-Pennant Hills sub-brach of the Returned Soldiers' League, the following officers were elected:—Patron, Mr. W. J. Douglas;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Camp for Soldiers' Sons
Sons of returned sailors and soldiers, numbering 150, will be given a holiday at Furlough House, Narrabeen, from April 6 to 21…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Cannot Enlist London
Forty thousand unemployed Welsh miners are not eligible to join the Territorials because they are classified as belonging to a reserved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier's Snow Camouflage
WHITE CLOAKS and cowls make Germany's mountain corps almost undiscernible in the snow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Night Tattoo
The annual Anzac Tattoo will be held at the Royal Agricultural Society's Showground, commencing at 7.45 p.m. The tattoo this year will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Service As Anzac Day Dawns
The State Governor, Lord Wakehurst, will again lead the march down Martin Place for the Anzac Dawn service, and offer the Anzac…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roosevelt's Trade Lead to World "No War," He Declares; "Put Your Funds In Industry" Big Drive To Foster Confidence Better Signs In Europe; Wall-street Shares Move Smartly VANCOUVER
Giving a cheering lead to a harried world, President Roosevelt has launched a national campaign to spread confidence in…
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