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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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The Meat War. Sydney Still in Difficulties. No Sign of Settlement. Cabinet to Deal with the Matter Sydney,Saturday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 4

All the indications yesterday were that the struggle between the master butchers and their omployees was likely to be severe and protracted. Nothing…

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The Australian Soldier. Described by General Lan Hamilton. Brisbane,Saturday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 4

Speaking at Brisbane yesterday, Genoral Sir Ian H'amilton said that he considered than Australia might compare metaphorically to an 18-year-old trainee…

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Soldiers in Melbourne Taken by Surprise. Sir Lan Hamilton's Comment

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 5

Whatever opinion General Sir Ian Hamilton may have formed of the men on parade on Saturday at Royal Park, Melbourne (says the "Age"), he was…

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The Meat War. Semi-starved Sydney. No Advance Towards Peace. the Cabinet to Meet To-day. Struggle to Secure Provisions. Women and Children Injured. Hatpins Used As Protectors in the Crush. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 4

No new development has taken place in the mear war. As was expected, the emphatic manifesto of the Muster Butchers' Association has…

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The Meat War. No Further Debelopment. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 2

There was no fresh development in the butchers' strike yesterday. The parties still appear to be waiting for the Premier (Mr. Holman). During the…

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The Meat War. Possible Legal Action. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 4

It is reported that the Government has made up its mind to take a serious stop in order to bring the meat trouble to a close. Its project, it is said,…

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Rand Labor War. the Umgeni in British Waters. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 2

A message received from Cape Finisterre, a promontory at the north-western extremity of Spain, announces that the steamer Umgeni, with the…

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The Meat War. Special Meeting of the Cabinet. Premier Holman Present. Minister for Labor and Detectives. Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 6

The Premier (Mr. Holman) returned by steamer from New Zealand this morning and attended a special Cabinet meeting which was regarded as of the…

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The Meat War. No Sign of Settlement. Special Meeting of the Cabinet. the Premier Present. Result of Deliberations a Secret. Wharf Laborers Refuse to Handle Frozen Meat. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 4

After a sitting extending over several hours, during which the whole incidence of the burchers' strike was reviewed and discussed, the State…

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The Meat War. No Change in the Position. Lengthy Meetings of Bothparties. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 2

So far as the butchers' strike is concerned, there is no direct change to report. Ail the parties directly interested in the dispute spent a very…

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The Meat War. No Fresh Developments. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 2

There were no fresh developments in the meat dispute in Sydney yesterday. No definite advances towards a settlement were made, though during the…

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The Meat War. Nothing Done To-day. Another Deadlock. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 4

The Cabinet Committee, consisting of Messrs. Holman, Flowers, and Estell, did not have any interviews with the representatives of either side in the…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Rand Labor War. the Burning of Official Documents. Who Told Mr. Creswell? (Reuter's Message.) Capetown

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 4

The Legislative Assembly, by an overwhelming majority, decided to appoint a committee to inquire into the source of the information supplied to Mr…

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The Meat War. Position Unaltered. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 8

There is no alteration in the position of the ment strike, and it seems, that in spite of the efforts of the Premier (Mr. Holman) to settle the…

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The Meat War. Still Continues in Sydney. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 4

The secretary of the Meat Employees' Union says that negotiations are pending with the Government, and some definite pronouncement may be…

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The Meat War. Progress of Negotiations. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 5

The position in connection with the meat strike took a more satisfactory turn on Saturday, when the union members expressed the opinion that an…

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Saturday's Third Edition Rand Labor War. Reader of the Deporteds. Libel Actions Against Newspapers. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 8

The "Daily Citizen" states that Mr. Bain, the leader of the Labor men who were deported from South Africa, has instituted proceedings against several…

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The Meat War. Further Negotiations. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 2

All parties directly interested in the meat dispute spent yesterday negotiating. The employers' answere to the suggested conditions of settlement…

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The Meat War. Conference So Far Futile. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 4

No settlement has yet been effected of the meat employees' strike The employers to-day declined to accept the terms of peace offered by…

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Rand Labor War. British Labor Organisers for the Cape. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 1

Mr. G. Lansburg ex-member of Parliament for the Bow and Bromley division of Tower Hamlet, a socialist and suffragette supporter states that…

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