A shell, fired from a fort battery, hit and s[?]k the trawler Dolphin, a 40-foot craft, when it was entering Lyttelton Harbour this afternoon. ...
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Article : 795 wordsThe Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, in the House of Commons to-day, made it clear that Britain could not accept the proposals for peace and security which Herr Hitler put forward in his speech to the Reichstag last week. ...
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Article : 125 wordsThe review of the Army's activities, which the Secretary for War, Mr. HoreBelisha, gave in the House of Commons yesterday, gives particular ...
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Article : 522 wordsExpressing approval of the [?]cision of the Commonwealth Government to [?]-operate with Great Britain, Canada, and N[?] Zealand in creating an immense Empire [?]ir force, the ...
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Article : 73 wordsSignor Bastlanini, the New Italian Ambassador to Britain, left Rome this morning for London. Before his departure, he saw Signor ...
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Article : 176 wordsSixty bombers made by the Lockheed, Corporation are being flown [?]ss the continent to be stored in New Jersey, for speedy shipment to England [?] ...
Article : 37 wordsA formal notice in the Commonwealth Gazette to-day confirms the title of the new A.I.F. as "The Second Australian Imperial Force, Sixth Division, and Ancillary Troops." ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 13 Oct 1939, Page 9
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