Italy Accuses France of Planning War Mutual Suspicion in North Africa Increase Of Forces LONDON
The Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 7
Italian newspaper correspondents in Tunis give impressive accounts of French military preparations, and imply that France is meditating an attack," reports the Rome correspondent of "The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Army. Mobile Force of 10,000. Cabinet Agrees. Enlistment Over Five Years
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 15
The Federal Cabinet will accept the recommendation of the Inspector-General of the Australian Military Forces that a mobile force of 10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Isolation Move Against War
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 3
WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--A group of 12 "isolationist" senators have introduced a Constitutional amendment, requiring a popular referendum before the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Missionary Victim of China War
Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 46
Haimen (Kiangsu, China).—The young Society of Mission Auxiliaries has already placed eight secular priests in China. The most recent arrival in the…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →Pigeons on War Register London
The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 5
The British Government is to introduce a, national register of pigeon's, with a list of fanciers whose birds can be assigned to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Church in China. Great Progress Despite War
The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 7
After a year aud a half of hostilities, the Sino-Japanese conflict scarcely seems to be waning. From the, missionary point of view, it is no easy matter to assess the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Use Islands to Pay Off War Debt Washington
The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 15
A novel War Debt settlement is suggested by two United States Senators. Senators' Lodge and McNary have…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Suing 'Em Penrith Rate-Owers Council on War Path
Nepean Times · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 1
A BOUT 170 cases of outstanding rates and charges were dealt with by Penrith Council on Tuesday evening, and the result is that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prickly Pear Curse. Extent in Local Districts. War on Cactus Plants
The Propeller · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 7
Along with the rabbit, the fox, the blackberry, and several other aliens, once of the greatest curses ever introduced into Australia is the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian Planes. 400 a Year, Big Production Scheme. 1,000 in War-time
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 9
Plans for a vast expansion of the Australian aircraft industry at an additional cost of several million pounds will be submitted to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hops Not for Notts Wine War After Mayoral Ban Our Own Cable Service
Daily News · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 3
LONDON. Wednesday.--A political beer-fight--a fight for beer--is raging in Nottingham over the right of the teetotal Lord Mayor to ban alcohol from mayoral…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →China War. New Japanese Attack. Women Fight With Guerillas. From Our Own Correspondent. London, March 1
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 10
The Japanese are making an attack on positions in the Lushan mountains, 150 miles south-east of Hankow, and have conscripted thousands of coolies…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gle-gle's Girl Soldiers
Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 16
THE idea of women shouldering rifles with men in the "next war" doesn't seem to shock the present-day world. Russian women did it in the Great War…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Soldiers of the Queen. Old-time Kogarah Corps of 1899
The Propeller · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 6
In view of the widespread public interest being taken in the Federal Government's campaign to build up a large volunteer citizen army to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Blow at Soldiers' Preference Act City Council Will Give Road Work to Younger Men
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 7
A blow was struck at the Returned Soldiers' Preference Act at yesterday's meeting of the City Council finance committee. A motion by Alderman Carroll…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Warning to Canadians London
The Sun · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 5
Mr. Mackenzie King, the Prime Minister, to-day warned the House of Commons that it might be called upon to decide peace or war for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"War to Gain Control of Dairy Industry"
The Land · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 3
"A WAR is being waged to take the control of the dairying industry out of the hands of producers," declared…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lull in War at Botany Factions Wait On Minister
The Sun · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 6
No further development in Botany's municipal war, which resulted in the forming of a breakaway council, is expected until next week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Japan's War Finance. Serious Drift. Desperate Situation in Prospect
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 10
Japan has undoubtedly stood the financial strain of what is still euphemistically described as the China incident" far better than many financial…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Cycling News Cyclists In "War" Help to Repulse Attack
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 11
Motor cyclists played a vital part in repulsing the "enemy attack" at Woonona Beach early this…
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