"The country is faced with the imminent peril of war, and it has been necessary to summon Parliament to take such new and drastic steps as the gravity of the Situation requires," said Mr. Chamberlain to the House of Commons this ...
Article : 145 wordsA slow, but steady, rise occurred in the Murrumbidgee at Wagga yesterday, and at midnight last night it had reached a height of 27ft. 6in. ...
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Article : 71 wordsThe official German Newsagency states that the Polish forces are at war strength, and have encircled Darning, and that the danger of an imminent coup de'tat is great. There is every indication that the next 48 hours may be ...
Article : 96 wordsIn view of the international situation, the railway strike planned for Saturday has been cancelled. ...
Article : 22 wordsLieutenant Colonel K. W. McKenzie, employment officer of the Returned Soldiers' League, recommends a month of intense military training ...
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Article : 38 wordsThe New York "Times," in a leader, "If all appeals, to Reason fall, and it war comes, it will now be clear to every nation that, with Russia out, and the ...
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Advertising : 190 wordsPresident Roosevelt appealed to King Victor Emmanuel, of Italy, to use his good offices to avert war. It is understood that King Victor Emmanuel promised to consider the appeal. ...
Article : 75 wordsHis Holiness the Pope broadcast to-day declaring that Jesus wanted all men to be brothers. He earnestly appealed to ...
Article : 75 wordsHerr Foerster, leader of the Danzig Nazis, is expected at any moment to announce the return of Danzig to the Reich; and it is stated that all military preparations are complete should Poland resist. ...
Article : 104 wordsA deputation introduced by Mr. Clynne, M.L.A., to the Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr. Gollan, which asked that domestic workers ...
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Advertising : 95 wordsThe British and French Ambassadors to Warsaw called on the Polish Foreign Minister, Colonel Beck; and it is semi-officially denied that he is contemplating a visit to Berlin to urge that Poland be placed under. Germany's protection. ...
Article : 44 wordsThe imminence of war has created anxiety among members of the public, but there is no excitement. It is understood that German troops concentrated on the frontiers are not likely to be fully in position for an ...
Article : 86 wordsAccording to Mr C. E. Massey, New Zealand business man, who arrived in Sydney today from the East, only a comparatively small section of the ...
Article : 98 wordsLondon is calm, despite ominous reports flooding in from the Continent. All air raid precautions have been completed. ROME, Thursday. ...
Article : 53 wordsIt is believed that the chances of war far outweigh the chances of peace. All the French frontier defences have been heavily reinforced. ...
Article : 130 wordsThe city remains calm, but, says the Associated Press, France has awakened believing that second world war is almost certain before the week-end. ...
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Cootamundra Herald (NSW : 1877 - 1954), Fri 25 Aug 1939, Page 1
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