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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

2,213 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 111

Returned Soldiers Picnic

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

The Barrier Returned Soldiers' Association will hold a sports picnic at Silverton to-morrow. The train will leave Sulphide-street at 2.30 p.m., returning…

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In Australia. Returned Soldiers in Adelaide. Proposal for Formation of Political Organisation Rejected. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

A meeting of returned soldiers was le[?]d in Adelide last night to consider proposal to form a political organisation distinct from the South…

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Messages to England From Returned Men. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

The Soldiers' Shipping and Wharf Laborers' Union is sending, a delegate to London to address the troops there. The delegate will carry a message…

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Messages to Fngland From Returned Men. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 12

The Soldiers' Shipping and Wharf Laborers' Union is sending a delegate to London to address the troops there. The delegate will carry a message…

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An Australian in a War Venture

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 8

Amongst the small band of office, and non-commissioned officers picked for the British expedition to Baku, says a writer, which counts as perhaps…

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An Australian War Nu[?]se. Matron Alice Cashin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 10

Nurse Alice E. Cashin, now matron of the [?]tary hospital at Whittington Barracks, Lichfield (England), is an Australian, and was in London in the…

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Procession Fired On. War Minister's Announcement. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports:— "Messages from Berlin, dated January 13, state that a procession of…

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Procession Fired On. War Minister's Announcement. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 12

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports:— "Messages from Berlin, dated January 13, state that a procession of…

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Labor and Capital. Mr. J. R. [?]Lynes on Cooperation After the War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

Speaking at the National Liberal Club on Labor after the war, Mr. J. R. Clynes, M.P., said that the Government must honor its pledge to…

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Civil War in Germany. Fighting at Dusseldorf. Spartacus Terrorism. (Reuter's Message.) Brussels

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 9

A message from Dusse[?]dorf, dated January 12, states that sharp fighting occurred at big demonstrations which were held as a protest against the…

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Civil War in Germany. Renewed Spartacus Riots. Death of Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg Confirmed. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

A Zurich report states that there were renewed Spartacus disorders in Berlin fellowing "upon the shooting of Dr. Carl Liebknecht and Rosa…

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Civil War in Germany. Renewed Spartacus Riots. Death of Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg Confirmed. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 12

A Zurich report states that there were renewed Spartacus disorders in Berlin following upon the snooting of Dr. Carl Liehknecht and Rosa…

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End of the War. Peace Conference. the Conference and the Press. Exchange of Views' Regarding Russia. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 8

The Press Bureau announces:— "News from Paris states that President Wilson and the Prime Ministers and Foreign Secretaries of the Allies…

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Soldiers From the Boonah. Released From Quarantine To-morrow. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 8

Soldiers from the transport Boonah are being released from the quarantine station at Torrens Island to-morrow (Saturday) morning…

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Senator Pearce's Trip to England. Protests by Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 8

At a meeting of the Beechworth (Victoria) sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, held on January 10 (says…

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Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 12

A general meeting of the Broken Hill branch of the Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League of Australia will be held at the Returned Soldiers' Club…

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Disabled Soldiers. Restoring Power to Paralysed Limbs. Remedial Treatment and Training

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 11

Facts of interest in connection with the remediat treatment of disabled sol[?]rs, were discussed by Colone H. A. [?]well, of the Australian Army…

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Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

A general meeting of the Broken Hill branch of the Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League of Australia will be held at the Returned Soldiers' Club…

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Unity of Returned Soldier[?]. Captain Blackburn's Views. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

Captain Blackburn, V.C., president of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League, states that the failure of the attempt to form a political…

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The Federal Arena. (From "The Miner's" Melbourne Correspondent.) Returned Soldiers and the Public Service. Melbourne, January ll

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 6

The troubles of the Government are beginning. On Tuesday about 200 returned soldiers paraded the streets of Melbourne and insisted on…

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