It was reported late last night the Polish forces were making a desperate stand west and north of Warsaw, in the face of a withering fire that was ...
Article : 327 wordsLONDON, Sept. 6.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Simon) announced in the House of Commons this afternoon that the fiduciary issue was ...
Article : 286 wordsLONDON, Sept. 6.—Since the declaration of war on Sunday there has been an almost complete change in the whole of British life, yet the transition from ...
Article : 480 wordsThe Commonwealth Government yesterday created a Ministry of Intelligence to operate for the duration of the war. The new department's most important duty will be to deal with and answer misleading Nazi propaganda being broadcast by German short-wave ...
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Advertising : 99 wordsCANBERRA, Sept. 7.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies), moving the second reading of the National Security Bill in the House of Representatives tonight, said ...
Article : 727 wordsWith regard to the south-western front, Berlin dispatches last night said it was officially claimed the city of Krakow had fallen. The German High Command, ...
Article : 241 wordsThe military correspondent of "The Times" says: "It is impossible to judge to what extent the Poles have engaged their main forces. Their withdrawals in ...
Article : 507 wordsCANBERRA, Sept. 7.—The complete measures which have been taken by the Commonwealth Government to meet the present situation were outlined to ...
Article : 407 wordsCANBERRA, Sept. 7.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) today made an appeal to Australians to extend fair and friendly treatment to aliens who were prepared ...
Article : 145 wordsLONDON, Sept. 6.—A Ministry of Home Security has been established and Sir John Anderson will combine the post of minister for Home Security with the ...
Article : 54 wordsLONDON, Sept. 7.—The Labour Party in the House of Commons has agreed to appoint members of the Front Bench to act as liaison officers between their party ...
Article : 160 wordsLONDON, Set. 7.—London is laughing over a penny pamphlet which is being sold in the streets entitled "The Last Will and Testament of Adolph ...
Article : 88 wordsInquiries yesterday concerning the control of enemy aliens in Western Australia revealed that all necessary steps had been taken to detain for questioning ...
Article : 218 wordsLONDON, Sept. 7.—Because of a wide-spread rumour that it is compulsory to get rid of domestic animals, tens of thousands have been sent to centres ...
Article : 175 wordsLONDON, Sept. 7.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Simon) is expected to announce in the House of Commons today that he is considering ...
Article : 291 wordsCANBERRA, Sept. 7.—An unequivocal declaration was made to the House of Representatives today by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) that there would be ...
Article : 80 wordsCANBERRA, Sept. 7.—Members of the newly-created Central Wool Committee appointed to administer the scheme under which Britain will purchase the ...
Article : 242 wordsCANBERRA, Sept. 7.—The Government's appreciation of the assurances of support and co-operation given, by all parties was expressed in the Senate ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 310 wordsCANBERRA, Sept. 7.—"The Commonwealth Government intends that there shall be a minimum of interference with civil liberties, consistent with the ...
Article : 84 wordsCANBERRA, Sept. 7.—"Under the existing circumstances," stated the Minister for Supply (Mr. Casey) today in the House of Representatives, "there is no ...
Article : 66 wordsPARIS, Sept. 7.—Paris spent a restful night without air alarms and this morning the city was bright and cheerful and the business of war proceeded briskly. ...
Article : 68 wordsBERLIN, Sept. 7.—The Chief of Staff (General von Brauchitsch), in an order of the day holds Herr Hitler up as a soldier's model "Soldiers," the order ...
Article : 68 wordsMatters relating to the war were discussed last night at a meeting of the Metropolitan Council of the Australian Labour Party. The following decisions ...
Article : 180 wordsAUCKLAND, Sept. 7.—Pay and allowances for members of the Territorial Force and Class 2 of the National Military Reserve who have been mobilised ...
Article : 238 wordsCANBERRA, Sept. 7.—The Postmaster-General (Mr. Harrison) has warned broadcasting stations to refrain from broadcasting war news couched in ...
Article : 52 wordsPARIS, Sept. 7.—Three looters—one French, one Italian and one Arab—have been arrested for sacking evacuated houses at Asnieres, near Paris. They ...
Article : 59 wordsLONDON, Sept. 6.—The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Butler) said in the House of Commons today that the German bombing in Poland had been ...
Article : 63 wordsLONDON, Sept. 7.—The Wool Controller (Sir Harry Shackleton) appointed by the Ministry of Supply is permitting dealings in wool and certain ...
Article : 105 wordsCANBERRA, Sept. 7.—A Commonwealth proclamation issued shortly before midnight tonight empowers the Minister for Defence to order the closing ...
Article : 83 wordsLONDON, Sept. 6.—His Majesty the King has sent a message to the Prime Minister in recognition of the "unremitting efforts of members of the civil ...
Article : 71 wordsLONDON, Sept. 6.—The Treasury announced today that in addition to the recent credits Britain and France were granting Poland a cash loan of £8,500,000. ...
Article : 34 wordsCANBERRA, Sept. 7.—A warning against "the vast 'bootleg' traffic in enemy contraband" was issued by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Curtin), in the ...
Article : 632 wordsLONDON, Sept. 7.—Reports of dissension in Germany and the former Czech State continue to filter in from neutral countries. The Belgian ...
Article : 292 wordsROME, Sept. 7.—Signor Farinacci, the Italian Minister of State, in a speech at Cremona said: "The European situation must be judged objectively and without ...
Article : 64 wordsMembers of the Royal Australian Air Force were called up on Wednesday for duty with the R.A.A.F. Yesterday applications in writing were invited from ...
Article : 225 wordsLONDON, Sept. 7.—Political circles in England are urging the Government to issue quickly another and fuller White Paper covering the whole ground of ...
Article : 187 wordsLONDON, Sept. 6.—His Majesty's Minister at Copenhagen has been instructed to express to the Danish Government "the profound regret of His Majesty's ...
Article : 193 wordsCOPENHAGEN, Sept. 6.—The newspaper "Politiken" says that an Italian military mission is expected in Berlin today. ...
Article : 21 wordsLONDON, Sept. 7.—The correspondent of the Associated Press at Berne states that Switzerland has become a refuge for thousands of non-belligerents ...
Article : 91 words"The existing international situation has stirred up returned soldiers all over the State," said an official of the Returned Soldiers' League yesterday. ...
Article : 149 wordsThe general secretary of the Y.M.C.A (Mr. W. E. Pickering) said yesterday that, in addition to the two centres of social service which had already been ...
Article : 143 wordsOTTAWA, Sept. 6.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King) has strengthened his War Cabinet by the appointment of Lieut.-Colonel J. L. Ralston, a ...
Article : 61 wordsNEW YORK, Sept. 6.—Three financial Institutions, seeking to protect outstanding American loans to German banks, to-day attached German cash amounting to ...
Article : 39 wordsAUCKLAND, Sept. 7.—Believed to be New Zealand's first war casualty, Flying-officer Laurence Edwards, of Taranaki, has been reported missing while on Royal ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Fri 8 Sep 1939, Page 16
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