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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1910

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Sympathy for Wounded Constable. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 2

The members of the Woodville District Council yesterday called upon Constable Bond, the officer in charge of the Kilkenny Police Station, who…

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South African Soldiers' Association. Care of Soldiers' Graves. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the South African Soldiers' Association last night it was resolved that it be a recommendation to the committee to make…

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War on Wigs and Gowns

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 August 1910 · page 8

Now that the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate have declared war on wigs and gowns, it is proposed (says…

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War of Vengeance. Mexican Indians' Reprisals. for Ten Years' Persecution

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 August 1910 · page 3

The most serious rising that has taken place in Mexico for years. That (says 'Lloyd's") is how the revolt of the Yucatan Indians is described…

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Thrashed a Soldier. an Angry Geelong Husband

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 August 1910 · page 1

Police-superintendent Charles, of Geelong, received a report from Constable Aldridge on Friday to the effect that on the previous night a quarrel…

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The Spanish Pretender. Will Not Promote Civil War. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 August 1910 · page 8

Several Spanish deputies have written a congratulatory letter to Don Jnimc, the Carlist Pretender to the Spanish throne, on the prospects of…

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War Office Supplies. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 August 1910 · page 4

The War Office is inviting tenders, returnable on the 9th of November, for 412,500 12oz. tins of mea and 68,750 24oz. tins, for delivery during…

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Charge of Embezzlement. Soldier Accused. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 August 1910 · page 2

Raymond O'Farrell, a corporal in the Royal Australian Artlllery, was charged at the Fremantle Police Court yesterday, with having between July 23…

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Temperance Soldiers. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 4

The report of the Royal Army Temperance Association states that 42 per cent, of the white soldiers in India have taken the pledge…

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The Peage Conference. Expeditious Methods. a Universal War or Peace Vote. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 6

The Pence Conference, now in session at Stockholm, the Swedish capital, evidently means business. In a single day the conference…

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Florence Nichtingale. Funerail Procession in London. Witnessed by Large Crowds. Soldiers As Bearers. Queen Alexandra's Sympathy. Great Service in St. Paul's. King and Queen Represented. Australians Present. [Reuter's Massage.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 4

Large crowds witnessed the funeral procession of Miss Florence Nightingale, the great proto-nurse, from the house in South-street, London, in which…

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War Strength of the National Army. Eight Hundred Thousand. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 5

It was stated in the House of Representatives yesterday that in time of war 800,000 men would be liable to serve under the new Defence Act…

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National Defence. Choosing Uniforms for the Citizen Soldiers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 5

The Defence Department has been considering what class of uniform shall be adopted for the citizen soldiers. Several kinds of uniform, all of khaki…

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German Soldiers Assault an Officer. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 8

Eighty German soldiers who were drinking heavily at an inn at Kaltenhausen, attacked and seriously injured an officer who was restoring order. The…

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Execution Dilemma. Soldiers and Comrade

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 August 1910 · page 7

The French political and military authorities are extremely worried over the case of the soldier Gaby, of the 31st Regiment of Infantry, who (cabled…

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War Material for Near East. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 August 1910 · page 8

The underwriters, after commenting upon the quantities of war material being consigned to the Near East, end by including a big shipment of…

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International Socialist Congress. Suspected Russian Spy Expelled. Movement Against War. English Socialists Demand a General Strike. [Renter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 2

A man suspected of being a Russian spy was yesterday expelled From the seeret meeting of the Russian seetion of the international Socialist Congress,…

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Sportsman Accidentally Wounded. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 8

While the King and a party were shooting at Deeside, Scotland, one of the guns accidentally wounded Lord Kilmarnock on the car and nose and…

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A Cheshire Murder. an Ex-soldier Suspected. Police Court Evidence. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 September 1910 · page 2

The police court evidence in the charge against an ex-soldier named Wilde, suspected of the murder of a wealthy contractor named Storr at…

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Aboriginals at War. a Westralian Raid. Nine Natives Killed and 27 Wounded. Infant Found on Dead Mother's Breast. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 September 1910 · page 2

During Friday night or early on Saturday morning a number of natives from the Darlot tribe made a murderous attack on the native camps at…

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