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

The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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Woman Expires in Court on Hearing the Death Sentence a Betrayer of Soldiers (Reuter's Message.) London, April 19

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 1

A French woman, who was sentenced to death at Marseilles for having betrayed soldiers to the Germans, expired in court on hearing the decision of the…

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Anzac Day Services

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 2

Anzac celebrations will be observed at all services at St. Peter's on Sunday, but the special service will be the commemoration thanksgiving at ll…

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Anzac Day Post Office Arrangements

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 4

The postmaster, Mr. G. A. Gunning, ad[?]ees that on Monday next, which is a poblic holiday, the Post Office will be open only from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock…

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Anzac Day Celebration in Broken Hill Details of Arrangements

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 3

The arrangements by the Broken Hill branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia for the celebration of Anzac Day…

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War Precautions Act Statement by Mr. Hughes Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 2

The Prime Minister, Mr. W. M. Hughes, said yesterday that under the War Precautions Act the Commonwealth powers began somewhere and…

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War Gratuity Payment in Cash Rejected by the Senate Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 2

The proposal that the war gra[?]ty be paid in cash was yesterday rejected by the Senate. An amendment that 50 per cent. of the bonds be paid in cash…

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Drowned in the Murray Ex-soldier Loses His Life While Watering His Horse Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 4

Robert Lacas, a returned soldier, aged 35 years, who owned a block at Kingston on the Murray River, was accidentally drowned on Sunday…

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Anzac Day Order of Special Service to Be Held on

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 1

Following the Anzac Bay. procession, which is to march through the streets on Sunday afternoon a special commeneniaon. service will be held in the…

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Soldiers' Hostel

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 2

The alterations being made, at the Palaca Hotel, the crobhoone of the Broken Hill Branch of the Returned Sailors and Soliders' Imperial League…

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Anzac Day

Western Grazier · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 2

TO-MORROW marks the Fifth Anniversary of Australia's entry into the battlefields of Europe, when her first army of half censored soldiers were…

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Anzac Day

Western Grazier · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 2

Don't forgot, Anzac Day, Monday next, 26th inst. Celebrations of the above day in Wilcannia will be held as follows:…

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Anzac Day the Local Celebrations

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 3

Anzac Day will be celebrated to-morrow and on Monday. To-morrow's ceremonies will be in memory of the sons of Australia who [?]…

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Anzac Day the Local Celebrations

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 1

Anzac Day will be celebrated to-morrow. and on Monday. To-morrow's ceremonies will be in memory of the sons of Australia who lost their…

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Anzac Day. No Mine Staffs' Holiday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 8

An inquiry was made Friday at some of the mines as to whether Monday, declared a public holiday for the celebration of Anzac Day, would be…

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Anzac Night Celebration. "Vive La France" at Western Movies. The Greatest Thriller on Record Taken During the [?] War

Western Grazier · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 2

The following is a synopsis of the story, which is said to be better than "The Little American:— Miss Dorothy Dalron the star, takes…

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Richest Woman on Earth. Over £30,000,000 made in the War

Western Grazier · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 2

The story of Mrs Yone Sezuki, a little Japanese woman, who was [?]ght [?] to minister to her husband and to look to her household, and and who at middle age…

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The Salvation Army Appeal for £100,000. Returned Soldiers' Executive Will Support

Western Grazier · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 2

To the Editor: Sir,—In asking if you will be kind enough to insert this appeal to the people of New South Wales, for the sum of £80,000, to…

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The Soldier As Social [?] From an Address by Mr. F. G. G. Hynes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 6

Will the nation ever extricate itself from the tangle in which it has become involved? And if so, how [?] "Speaking as a theosophist," said Mr. F. G. G…

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Returning Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 4

Mrs. S. Langley, of [?] has received word that Private S. A. Langley ([?]), of the 35th Battalion, left England by the s.s. Zealand[?]…

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War [?] Information for Applicants

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 2

A r[?] of [?] has writton to "The Miner" asking where the rest of kia of decreased [?] can obtain forms in which they can make…

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