War Clouds Gather in Far East Preparatory Race
The Daily Herald notes Britain’s Far East defence may be reshaped by the Singapore naval officers conference with Australia and New Zealand. Moscow cites Lavrentieff on Japan’s rail and road build up and Soviet countermeasures including the Baikal Amur line and Siberian track expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
London
The
Daily Herald
Britain
Singapore
Fante Ehich
Moscow
Daily Telegraph
Japan
M. Lavrentieff
Kharbarovsk
Red Army
Baikal-Amur
Pacific
Siberian
Irkutsko
Death of Australian historian A W Jose in Brisbane
Mr A W Jose renowned Australian historian and editor in chief of the Australian Encyclopaedia died today in Brisbane at 71. Born in Bristol England he studied at Clifton Balliol and Oxford before moving to Australia in 1862.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
A. W. Jose
University Extension Board
India
Jose
M.ald. College
Aligarh
Jose Ed
Australia
Royal Australian Navy
Histoire d' Australie
Byrd Expedition Struggles Landing Supplies on Ice
Rear-Admiral Byrd’s party braces for rough conditions as tractors break and ice cracks threaten a ship near the camp. Despite mishaps in unloading and power issues, the camp structures remain intact and lights and telephones function, lifting morale at the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
France's Fears for World Peace Warned by Herriot
Paris readers heard a solemn warning from former French Premier M. Herriot about the danger to world peace. He cited tensions between Russia and Japan and the naval rivalry of Japan and the United States as key factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Herriot
France
Russia
Japan
Prince George W Seeks Sunshine After Bay Turbulence
From Car arvon Castle a wirerous message reports Prince George W approaching calm seas after Bay of Bla turbulence. He attended Divine service aboard the ship and dined quietly with his staff on deck and in the cabin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cararvon Castle
Prince George W
Bay of Blamy
Ewercan
Mloon
Lovers Pact Ends In Double Suicide Near Paris
In Paris on Sunday a 24 year old woman named Rachel Mery killed herself after her lover placed a revolver to her temple and then shot himself. The pair, who had just begun a new romance after her release from prison, left five letters explaining their death pact beside a cart on the sand dunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rachel Mery
Heurteur
Avenue de l'Opera
Mary
Georges Veron
Vereelf
Veron
Change in Japanese War Ministry
The War Minister General Ariki resigns due to illness preventing Diet attendance. The Emperor accepts the resignation and announces General Senjuro Hayashi, Commander-in-Chief at Korea, as successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAR Ministry
Tokio
General Ariki
Senjuro Hayashi
Korea
Miners Clash in Alice Springs Fracas at Mine Ferry
In Alice Springs a clash erupted between dismissed mica mine workers and new Melbourne arrivals. As the men attempted to depart for the mica fields, striking blows damaged a lorry and a general fracas followed. Tensions rise after a Saturday store fire labeled by unionists as black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Springs
Melbourne
Nears
Englishmen Fined under French Banking Law in 1919
The French Court fined Englishmen Edward Bryce and Major Langton a total of 475 pounds for alleged banking of fences against French law in 1919. They sold foreign securities in Paris and received payment by cheque, with the court ruling it illegal to export capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Edward Bryce
Major Langton
Paria
Senate Silver Remonetization Plan Introduced as Amendment
Senate advocates of remonetizing silver unveiled a compromise to be offered as an amendment to the Dollar Devaluation Bill. The plan, presented for presidential review, centers on a purchase proposition to stabilize silver and keep it fixed relative to gold with no fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Whaeler
Fall of income survey shows 1929 to 1980 figure trends
Washington reports the Department of Commerce survey on national income for 1929 to 1980 calling it the most complete. It places total personal income at about 81 billion in 1990 and 40 billion in 1982, with wages hit hardest by the decline while dividends and interest fell to deeper depths after 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce Today
Torgler Visited in Gaol After Reichstag Fire Acquittal
Berlin reports say foreign journalists allowed to see Torgler in gaol found him in good health with increased weight. He does not complain of treatment but fears for the future and does not want continued protective custody despite death threats after release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Torgler
Reichstag
Coal Strike Hits Three Pits Idle Markets in Newcastle
The John Darling and Burwood collieries, owned by Broken Hill Proprietary Co Ltd, went on strike today, idling about 700 workers and bringing total idle miners to nearly 1,000 after Elrington coal mine stopped two weeks earlier. The dispute centered on horses used in the pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Mondar
John Darling
Burwood
Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd
Broken Hill Proprietary
Elrington
P and O Leader Seeks Australian Action on Pacific Fleet
The chairman of the P and O Line Alexander Shaw arrived in Melbourne to press the Commonwealth Government for proposals regarding British ships in the Pacific. He noted English public opinion views heavy subsidized foreign competition as unfair and hinted at possible inquiries into coal tonnage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
P. & O. Bloam Navigation Company
Alexander Shaw
England
Shaw
Australia
Commonwealth
Pacifc
Loss of Memory: Man Found After Two Years
Laurence Laurie Rhodes a 26 year old from Baumania vanished after a storm sank his motor boat near Seaford on April 17 1932. He was located in Brunswick days later but failed to recognise his wife child or parents. He had run a garage in Baumania before disappearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Laurie-Rhodesa
Baumania
Brunewick
Laurie Rhodes
Baumaria
Seaford
Laurie-Rhodes
Wheat acreage restriction plan studied by Ottawa
The Dominion Government evaluates a plan to reduce wheat sowings by nearly four million acres from 1924 levels. Legal and constitutional issues arise since no bonus is paid to farmers, complicating the proposed reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Textile strike eases as workers return to mills
Workers resume at Albury Woollen Mills and in Sydney mills with many re employed. Fourteen of 135 at Bradfordville mills resumed. The Labour Council to oversee strike from tomorrow. NSW Textile Manufacturers urge Federal Government invoke Crimes Act to curb union incitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Albury Woollen Mills
Sydney Mills
Goulburn
Fourte
Bradfordville Mills
Amalgamated Textiles
Labour Council
Bond's Industries
New South , Wales Textile Manufacturers Association
Peld
Amalgamated Textiles manager signals mill action
The general manager stated one shift started at Orange Mills this morning and that discussions with Goul burn had informed locals the factory might move to the Victorian border. A deputation urged resuming old pay rates, which were refused. Trades and Labour Council urged unity as J B Sutcliffe Jr said the mill may close for now due to poor response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Textiles Ltd
Orange Mills
Goulburn
Trades and Labour Councl
J. B. Sutcliffe, Jun
Nazi Rift Divides Hitler Ministers Over Unification Plan
The Daily Herald reports a widening rift in Nazi leadership over plans to abolish Prussia and unify Germany. Radical Nazis led by Goebbels clash with rivals including Goering, whose power rests on the Prussian premiership, amid fears of a Reichwehr coup.
Blue Shirt Campaign Sparks Athlone Disturbances
General O Duffy told blue shirt wearers in Athlone that the blue shirt cottage industry thrives and urged all to wear blue, offering a shirt and tie design. Republican interruptions sparked clashes as police waded into the crowd with batons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Athlone
O'Duffy
Bread War at Bondi Continues with Two Loaves Deal
The bread war persisted at Bondi today with two loaves selling for £ jd. Local buyers chased bargain pricing as vendors compete in the crowded market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bondi
Sydney
Alpine Chase: Six Die in Basle Bank Robbery Pursuit
In Basle a bank robbery on January 1 left two employees dead and cash taken. German desperadoes fled to a boarding house where they killed a policeman and wounded another, then killed two more during the pursuit. Suspects reportedly hid in a Laufén village quarry as authorities flood the Jura mountains. A pursuing policeman shot a motorcyclist by mistake and later went mad in an asylum. French guards man passes toward Alsace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basle
Jura
Laufén
Atricken
Alsace
Wage Restoration Hearing Set For February 9
The secretary of the A.C.T.U. Mr. Crofts announced that the Federal Arbitration Court will hear the union's general application to restore the 10 percent wage cut on February 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
A.C.T.U
Mr. Crofts
Federal Arbitration Court
Ill Omen Seen in Death of Architect Trost
In Munich on Sunday superstitious observers claim the death of Professor Trost, the architect of the House of German Art, mirrors the omen tied to the broken hammer in Hitler’s hand during the foundation ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Professor Trost
House of
Hitler'shand
Also Mentioned on This Page
Soviet
Fas
Alr
Allenby
Byrd Expedition
Thrills
Old Base Camp
Montreal
Jacob Ruppert
America
Prince George
STORE
Roosevelt
American Survey
P.& O. Line
Mr. Alexander Shaw
Alexander Bhaw
P. and O. P.N. Company
Ottawa
Robert Vicara
Sydney Woollen
Parramatta
John Vicars and Co. Ltd
Bond's Industries Ltd
Target Mills
Mascot
F. W. Hughes Proprietary Ltd
Challenge Mills
Liverpool
Hitler
Germany
Dr. Goebbels
Ireland
Alpine
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!