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

The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Soldier's Record Cards for England. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 12

Over 180,000 soldier's record cards. weighing two tons, will be taken to England by staff pay clerks, under Majcr Polglaise, for demobilisation…

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Quarantined Soldiers. Work of the Red Cross Society

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 8

From a pier near the quarantine station the Red Cross flag floats out on the breeze, plainly discernible by soldiers on ships at anchor, who,…

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Soldiers' Dep[?]ents' Christmas Cheer

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 12

The hon, secretary of the Soldiers Dependents Christmas Cheer Fund (Miss Nance O'Neil) acknowledges the fellowing additional donations:—South…

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Returned Soldiers on Courthouse Staff

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 12

Three of the members of the present staff at the Broken Hill Courthouse have seen active service in the recent war. Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M. who is…

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Soldiers' Dependents' Christmas Cheer

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 4

The hon. secretary of the Soldiers Dependents Christmas Cheer Fund (Miss Nance O'Neil) acknowledges the fo[?]wing additional donations:—South…

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Returned Soldiers on Courthouse Staff

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 4

Three of the members of the present staff at the Broken Hill Courthouse have seen active service in the recent war. Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M., who is…

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Soldier's "Record Cards for England. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 4

Over 180,000 soldier's record cards, weighing two tons, will be taken to England by staff pay clerks, under Major Polgla[?]se, for demobilisation…

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Returned Soldiers' Preference in Wharf Work. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 4

About 200 members of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Wharf Workers' Union waited on the Chief Secretary yesterday. The object of the…

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Demobilisation Demonstration. Soldiers Demand to See Prime Minister. Grievances Listened to by William Robertson. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 12

There was another demonstration by the army services, but mostly by exinfantrymen. to-day [?]000 marching in [?]rderly fashion to No. 10…

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In Australia. Senator Pearce's Trip to England. Proposed Action by Returned Soldiers. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 4

The Returned Soldiers' Association at Brisbane intends to ask the Seamen's Union to refuse to take Senator Pearce. Minister for Defence, to…

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Demobilisation Demonstration. Soldiers Demand to See Prime Minister. Grievances Listened to by William Robertson, (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 4

There was another demonstration by the army services, but mostly by exinfantrymen, to-day, 4000 marching in orderly fashion to No. 10…

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Weaving For. Returned Soldiers. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 5

Two plants of the Lloyd-Reed loom weaving process have been ordered from America by the Minister for Repatriation and are on their way out…

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In Broken [?]Ill. a Soldier's Letter. Written After Armistice Was Signed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 9

Mrs. E Tonkin of 428 Lane-street, has received a Jetter from her son, Private W. L. Trembath, which was written "in the field" on November 16,…

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Soldiers' Wives. 135 Arrive From England

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 10

On Tuesday moring 135 Englsh women who have married Australian soldiers, and 87 children, disembarked afc the Victoria Dock from the steamer…

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End of the War. The Armistice. Why Germany Sued for It. Allies' Plan for a Lorraine Offensive. (Renter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 8

Reuters Paris correspondent states that the "Excel or" publishes details of a new Allies' offeasive on the Lorraine frant, which, according to programme,…

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Special Saturday Issue. End the War. The Peace Conference. British Indemnities Policy. Mr. Hughes and Sir Newton Moore State Their Views. Mr. Lloyd George's Journey to Paris Dekayed. Civil War in Germany. Ebert Government Said to be Masters of the Situation. Spartacus Party Forms a New Government. Military Forces Marching to Berlin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 9

[The cable messages in this issue headed "The Times' Message." are published in "The (London) Time" no [?]aper, and cabled to Australis by soecial permission, It should be under [?]ood that the opinions are not those of "The Times" unless expressly stat ed to be so. The cables h[?]ded…

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Death of Returned Anzac. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

William Campbell Connolly (27) took a fit in the Black Swan Hotel on Saturday night and died. He was a returned Anzac, and had been gassed…

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The War Indemnity of 1871

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

The war indemnity exacted by Germany from France in 1871 was 200.0CO,U00, and the last instalment of it. £10.000,COO, was paid on September…

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War Items. New Russian Flag

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

A new flag has been adopted in Russia, a white-and-green flag, that of the Provisional Government of Siberia, established at Vladivostock. Wh[?]te and…

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Paderewski Shot At. Slightly Wounded. Bolshevik Plot Alleged. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

M. Paderewski (President of the Republic of Poland) has been shot, but not seriously. A Copenhagen message states that a…

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