War Sales of Stock in U.K.
AFTER January 15 the Ministry of Food will completely control Britain's meat and livestock. United Kingdom producers may…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
13,407 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250
Readers' Views On War Issues Soviet Freedom
Sir.--Assertions are being made in letters to the Daily News denying the existence of free speech in the Soviet Union…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brokers' Views War and Wool: Possible Trade Changes
WINCHCOMBE, CARSON LTD. report: War-time conditions produce trading problems in all countries, but particularly for those nations engaged in hostilities who…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Latest Cables China's War Losses New York
Approximately 7,500,000 are dead, and 40,000,000 homeless, as a result of the Sino-Japanese war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Money for War. Estimate Will Be Exceeded. Australia's Liability
The Acting Federal Treasurer, Mr. Spender, said yesterday that the expenditure on war and defence this financial year would exceed by some…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farmer's Job is as Responsible As Anyone's in Time of War
"THE farmer's job is equally as responsible as anyone's, and there must be a sterner effort in 1940-41 if the war continues," declared the British Minister for Agriculture (Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith). Agriculture would have to depend…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japan Unlikely to Back Down Populace Weary Of War In China
"The Japanese have no dream of conquest of Australia. They are happy so long as they can buy our wool," said Mr. George Caiger,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Costs Exceed Estimates 70 Million to Be Spent Here This Year
Revised estimates indicate that Commonwealth defence and war expenditure will amount to £70,000,000 in 1939-40 alone. This is an increase of about £8,000,000 compared with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War, Day by Day. Changing Balkan Strategy. Important Italian Decisions. by Our Military Correspondent
Although there is no official confirmation of reports that Italy has given military pledges to Hungary, the tone of the Italian Press and the despatch of Italian aeroplanes to Budapest make clear the lines upon which the agreement has been developing. The most…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Barbarity of War. Big Russian Losses. Fear of Capture. From Our Own Correspondent. London, Jan. 11
The barbarity of the war between Russia and Finland is undiminished and is causing experts, who are amazed at the Russian casualties, to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →War's Fiercest Air Fights 50 Machines in North Sea Battle Nazi Losses London, Thursday. Our Own Cable Service
TWO of the fiercest air battles of the war took place yesterday, one over the North Sea, the other over the German seaplane base, the Island of Sylt, near Denmark…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Committees To Protect Interests of Soldier-Farmers Lightening Military Service
To protect the interests of farmers who have enlisted, or who are compelled to spend long periods away from their farms owing to attendance at militia training camps, local committees of practical men are being appointed throughout the country…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.Z. Cricketer Enlists. Auckland
Tom Lowry, former New Zealand cricket captain and now sole selector of New Zealand teams, has enlisted in the second Echelon of the New Zealand forces…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Strawberry Jam for the Soldiers
A SUGGESTION that strawberry jam, instead of the traditional plum and apple, might be sent to the soldiers overseas was made by Colonel J. Travers, at a meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldiers Join C.P. SYDNEY, Jan. 11
Rising enthusiasm for the Communist Party, shown at the Domain last Sunday when 10 new members joined and at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Not Hostile Adelaide, Jan. 6
Contrasting with supposed indignation of members of the 2nd A.I.F. and the general public towards statements made by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tried to Rob Soldiers Bootmaker Posed A Policeman
Norman Shepherd, 28, bootmaker appeared at Central Police Court yesterday on a charge of having December 24 assumed the design…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Penny Post for Soldiers
The P.H.G.'s Department yesterday announced the introduction of penny postage for letters addressed to members of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To Unite Producers on Commonwealth Basis Federation Plan Is Held Up By Outbreak of War Closing Farm Ranks Is Now Even More Pressing Need
WHILE it is understood that no further action will be taken at present, owing to the outbreak of the war, to proceed with the establishment of the Australian Producers' Federation there is a strong opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →B.e.f. Wounded Return Home
LONDON, Friday.--The first British troops wounded in France have reached military hospitals in England. They had been actively engaged in…
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