Markets recover from war panic
LONDON, Saturday. -- The New Year opened well in the markets, and the general tone since has remained satisfactory. This is regarded as an…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
13,407 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250
Tug-Of-War After Crash
A motor car and a tram were looked together after a collision in Redfern-street, Redfern, opposite the Post Office, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Malta When War Broke Out
Thirty-six hours after the outbreak of war, Mrs. Plunkett-Cole, formerly Miss Betty Minnett, of Double Bay, was…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →WAR: 25 Years Ago To-day
ON January 7, 1915, the Germans made an unsuccessful aerial attack on Dunkirk. On the battle front, all was quiet, except for artillery…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Finnish War Leader Battle for "waistline"
LONDON, Saturday. -- Finnish and Russian troops are locked in fierce conflict on the Salla-Kemi River sector…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aim to keep out of war
ROME, Saturday. -- Hungary's new frontier with Russia, at what was formerly eastern Poland, is the most important…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Policy Test in Corio Vote
The by-election in Corio (Victoria) consequent upon the resignation of the Minister for Supply, Mr. Casey, will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Military Hospital Proposal State Asset After War
Though no decision has yet been announced, it is expected that the Federal Government will erect a big new…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Diggers in "War" for £50 TUMUT
You can't scare Tumut cricketing Diggers. Accepting what they thought was a challenge with a stake of 50 pints for a match against Tumut…
Continued on Trove, page 51 →Cavalry That Rides To War By Motor
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, December 10. A squadron of a famous cavalry regiment has suddenly found itself astride horse-power instead of horses. Still known as divisional cavalry,…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →It Happened This Week War What Next?
There are five schools of tacticians among the British political and military experts this week…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Australian convoy passes through the Heads during the Great War. How the Convoy System Ensures Security for the Empire's Soldiers and Life-lines
I should like to express my delight at the success of Captain Bell, who commanded the Exeter in the Admiral Graf…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cartoons of the Week—DIFFERENT Angles on the War
THE CULPRITS as London "Daily Herald" sees them, and, like many malefactors, each blames the other. "Caught you red-handed, you old rascal," says Joe to Adolf and Adolf to Joe; John Bull and La Belle France are still old friends, as "Le Petit Parisien" points out. "The Devil," says Hitler, "I've only united them to better advantage."…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →"Roll Out The No. 1 War Hit LONDON
No. 1 song hit of the war is the "Beer Barrel Polka" (roll out the barrel), which is most popular with German as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War's busiest action still in manoeuvres off the stage
LONDON, Saturday. -- Despite heroic work at sea and in the air, the war is still being fought mainly in the Chancelleries -- not only of Europe, but the world…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Modernising Constitution War Powers May Be Permanent MELBOURNE
National security legislation gives the Federal Government wartime powers covering practically the whole field of marketing and production. Some Ministers believe that the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Turth's Weekly Financial Review War's Effect Our Bonds Are Attractive
THAT Australia as a primary producer stands to benefit from war conditions in Europe, and that her economic…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Belisha Beacon Goes Out at Britain's War Office Personality Man
Hore-Belisha's rise to political fame was meteoric -- and unexpected. He rose to prominence almost like…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →£40,000,000 War Loan Plan Propitious Time For Borrowing
Proposals for raising defence and other loans totalling about £40,000,000, are expected to be placed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Chief 'Belisha Was Sacked' Army Chiefs Blamed London
"Belisha Sacked" is a seven-column heading in the "Daily Herald." THE paper declares that…
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