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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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In Great Britain. Recruiting on a Pre-war Basis

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

The London "Star" states, according to a cable message dated January 10, that recruiting for the regular army on the pre-war basis will be…

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Civil War in Germany. Herr Liebknecht Reported Killed. in Berlin Street Fighting. (United Service Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

The London "Evening News" correspondent, in a report dated January ll, states that Herr Liebknecht leader of the Spartacus Group, was killed in…

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Raids on Britain. by Air and Sea. Total Casualties During War. 1570 Killed and 4042 INJURED. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

Official returns show that during the war period there were 50 enemy airship raids over Great Britain. The civilians killed numbered 498 and the…

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Civil War in Germany. Ebert Government's Position. Reported Becoming Stronger Hourly. Hundreds of Spartacus Troops Killed. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 4

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports:— "Latest telegrams from Berlin claim that the Ebert Government's position…

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End of the War. The Armistice. Concludes on January 17. Germany's Failure to Carry Out Terms. (Reuter's Agency.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 1

Reuter's Agency states:— "In connection with the demobilisation problems, and the fact that the second armistice per[?]od will conclude…

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In Australia. Returned Soldiers and the "Red Raggers." Talk by a Sydney Deputa Tion

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 1

The Sydney correspondent of "The Register" reports:— "More than 200 members of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Union…

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In Australia. Preference to Returned Soldiers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

The question of preference to returned soldiers on the wharves was considered by the State Cabinet yesterday. It was stated afterwards that…

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Returned Soldier Shot Dead. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

Quartermaster Herbert Francis Cheater (29). a returned soldier, with four years service, was accidentally shot dead while out shooting near…

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Influenza Epidemic. a Returned Soldier Isolated. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 4

Private Allen, one of the soldiers who was on the Boonah, and who was quarantned in West Australia, has returned to Adelaide. He has…

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End of the War. The Peace Conference. Reported British Proposal. to Invite Russian Representation. French Minister's Reply. (Reuter's Message.) Paris

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 4

The newspaper "Humanite" states that the British Government has proposed that the Allies should in ite all the Russian Governments, including…

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End of the War, In Germany. Support for Ebert Government Increasing. Bolshevism Said to Be the Principal Danger. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 4

A German wireless message states that the Ebert Government is receiving increasing army and civil support. Herr Scheidemann, in an interview,…

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End of the War. Peace Conference. Sir Newton Moore's Views of Germany. Given Prominence in United States. (Reuter's Message.) New York

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

The newspapers here give prominence to Sir Newton J. Moore's luncheon speech, on the eve of Mr. W. M. Hughes's departure to the Peace…

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Civil War in Germany. Capture of Spartaous Leaders

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 4

A London message, dated January 13, states that M. Radek (Russian Bolshevik Emissary to Berlin) was arrested when the police headquarters…

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In Australia. Distribution of War Decorations. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 4

The Governor, Sir Henry Galway, at Keswick Barracks to-day, distributed medals and decorations to a number of soldiers, including the D.S.O. to…

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Barrier Miner. Wednesday, January 15, 1919. the Class War

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

CIVILISED "society has been likened to a coach loaded with passengers travelling along a road; instead ot horses drawing the coach and its human…

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War Items. (Reuter's Messages.) London, Sunday. Fighting in the Caucasus

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 1

The only war theatres, apart from Russia, where active operations are still going on are the Caucasus and Transcaspia…

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Civil War in Germany. Government Victory Reported. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

According to reports from Berlin, the Ebert Government has apparently completely defeated the Spartacus party's revolt in Berlin. The…

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The Delegates From Each Power. Consideration by War Council. (Reuter's Message.) Paris

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 4

The Supreme War Council to-day discussed the question of the, numbers of delegates each Powar should send to the Peace Conference. The French…

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A Message From Munich. "Murderous Civil War Must End." (Reuter's Message.) Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

Munich officials telegraphed to the Government in Berlin:—"The murderous civil war in Berlin must end; otherwise all Germany will slowly…

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End of the War. The Peace Conference Preliminary Meetings in Paris. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 1

A Press Bureau o[?]cial communique from Paris states:— "The British Imperial delegation, consisting of British and Dominions…

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