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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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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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She Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Rand Labor War. the Demonstration at the Opera House. Uproar and Free Fights. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 4

At a conference between members of the Labor Party to-day and the deported South African Labor leaders it was decided to obtain the highest legal…

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Rand Labor War. the Hyde Park Demonstration. Speeches by Deported Leaders. Rebellion in the Air. "Learn to Vote Straight and Shoot Straight." a Serious Industrial Problem. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 2

Mr. H. J. Poutsma (secretary of the South African Railwaymen's. Union), and one of the deportees, speaking at the Hyde Park meeting on Sunday,…

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The Meat War. Master Butchers Adamant. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 2

Regarding the meat strike, the employers have reaffirmed their decision that the men must return to work unconditionally…

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The Meat War. Progress Op Peace Efforts. a Shortage of Stock. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 2

Certain now proposals were made yesterday by the Premier to a deputation from the union regarding the meat strike, but no conclusion was…

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Rumor of War in 1917. Russia Said to Be Preparing. (Reuter's Message.) Berlin

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 2

Official circles disavow any connection with the alarmist article which recently appeared in the "Cologne Gazotte," and supplied by its St…

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The Meat War. Butchers Offer Terms. Which May Be Accepted. End of Trouble-possibly in Sight. Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 4

A new development has occurred in the meat trouble, and there is every iudication that to-morrow afternoon work will be resigned by the men…

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The Meat War. Further Proposals. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 2

Hopes are entertained of an early, settlement in connection with the meat strike. The union officials interviewed the Premier last night, and the…

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Records of Salvation Army War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 4

A pictorial review of the work of the Salvation Army in Australia from 1881 to 1913 is a publication of credit to the army and an eye-opener to those…

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The Meat War. Sydney Strike Declared Off. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 4

The strike in the meat trade was declared off last night by the butchers' shopmen, when a mass meeting accepted the Government's proposals. These…

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The Meat War. Practically at an End. Industrial Court Application Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 8

The meat trouble may now be described as practically over. At least this is the opinion generally expressed in uion circles, where; it is stated, a…

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Avalanche Kills Soldiers. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 8

While a regiment of soldiers were manoeuvring at Artler an avalanche overwhelmed them, killin 16…

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The Meat War. Agreement of Settlement Ratffied. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 4

There appears to be no doubt now about the settlement of the meat strike being completed and the work will be resumed to-day. The agreement) of…

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The Meat War. One Trouble Settled. and Another Crops Up. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 4

The men are asserted to have last £37,000 in wages during the meat strike. The trouble by the way, is not yet…

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Russia and Germany. Rumor of War Denied. Czar Writes to the Kaiser. (Reuter's Message. Berlin

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 2

The Czar of Russia in a letter to the German Kaiser denies that Russia is arming with the view of going to war against Germany, and expresses a desire…

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The Meat War. the Trouble with the Slaughtermen. Settled Pending a Legal Decision. Shopmen's Hours of Labor. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 2

Though the public had been assured that the meat strike had been completely settled yesterday, the beef slaughtermen on Glebe Island did not…

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The Meat War. Various Little Hitches. an Interstate Conference. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 2

The beef slaughtermen all started work yesterday at Glebe Island, without Waiting for the employers to select the limited number required. On being…

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Industrial Matters. the Meat War. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 2

The casing cleaners at Glebe Island yesterday decided to resume work this morning. Their claim for a week's wages is to be referred to the Wages…

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The Meat War. Slaughtermen at Work. Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 1

As many beef and mutton slaughtermen as were required started work at the Glebe Island abattoirs this morning, but sufficient stock has not yet…

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Russian War Scare. Stock Exchange Panic Stopped. (Reuter's Message.) Berlin

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 2

The rumors which have so persistently been spread that Russia is preparing to wage war against Germany early next year have during the past day or…

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