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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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War in Asia Minor Kemalists Claim Success After Two Days' Fighting Greek Flank Threatened (Reuters' Message.) Constantinople, August 30

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 1

The Kemalists claim a success after a fierce two days' battle north-west of the Salt Desert. A Greek attempt to pierce the Kemalist front broke…

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War in Asia Minor (Continued from Page 1.) Battle in Progress Greek Naval Bombardment Stops Turks' Persecution (Reuter's Message.) Athens, August 30

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 4

A Greek official communique, dated August 28, states that the battle of the Sakaria River continues most violently. A naval communique states that the…

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Rioting in Belfast 11 KILLED. 74 WOUNDED (Reuter's Message.) London, August 3

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 September 1921 · page 4

The battle at Belfast, which has been proceeding at brief intervals since Monday, culminated to-day, when the Sinn Fein gunmen held the centre of the…

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War in Asia Minor Greeks Claim Victory After Week of Fighting Turks Reported in Retreat (Reuter's Message.) London, August 31

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 1

Reports of the fighting in Anato[?]ia (Asia Minor) continue to be conflicting. After the reports announcing the…

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War in Asia Minor (Continued from Page 1.) Greeks Advance Five Miles Kurds Reported Hostile (Reuter's Message.) Athens, September 1

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 4

The Greek advance has penetrated five miles eastwards of the River Sakaria. It is believed that later attacks largely dislodged the Turks…

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Suicide at Hospital Ex-soldier Jumps Balcony

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 4

A case of suicide of a patient at the Hobart General Hospital occurred on Tuesday, when a returned soldier, Henry Day (29), threw himself from…

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Gray Hair From War-time Worries

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 4

How to Make an Inexpensive Mixture to Darken Streaked or Faded Grey Hair. Grey streaked or faded hair can be…

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War in Asia Minor Greeks Advance Five Miles Kurds Reported Hostile. (Reuter's Message.) Athens, September 1

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 4

The Greek advance has penetrated five miles castwards of the River Sakaria. It is believed that later attacks largely dislodged the Turks…

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Spain's War in Morocco Spanish Provision Convoy Ambushed by Moor Rebels (United Service Message.) London, September 3

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 1

The rebel Moors are at the very gates of Melilla, according to unofficial reports received in Madrid. A convoy of armored cars quitted the town to…

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Australian Soldiers' Graves on European Battlefields Exhumation Ceasing (United Service Message.) London, September 3

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 4

The utmost secrecy enshrouds the decision of the authorities to cease the exhumation of British and Dominion soldiers on the European battlefields…

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Spain's War in Morocco Constant Moorish Attacks Made on Spanish Convoys ("The Times" Message.) Tangiers, September 5

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 4

An official communique from Melilla, confirming recent dispatches, now admits that the disturbances in the western Spanish zone are no mere local…

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War in Asia Minor Turks Stiffly Resisting the Advance of the Greeks Fighting Now in Progress Reuter's Message.) London, September 5

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 1

The Greek advance in Anatolia appears to be somewhat arrested. The Turks are now stiffly resisting. Very heavy fighting is in progress in the…

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Latest News Issue War in Asia Minor (Continued from Page 1.) Turks Are Hard Pressed Greeks Nearing Angora (Reuter's Message.) Smyrna, September 5

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 September 1921 · page 4

Though the reteating Kemalists continue to fight in the hope of saving their heavy artillery, they are hard pressed on all sides, and their losses…

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Sailors and Soldiers' Fathers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 2

The Council of the Sailors and Soldiers Fathers' Association held a meeting last night, which was followed by the quarterly meeting of members, at…

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American Relief Shipment Seized by Soviet Soldiery (Reuter's Message.) London, September 6

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 4

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that the Chicago "Tribune Narva correspondent states that according to Esthonian railwaymen the Soviet…

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War in Asia Minor Angora's' Reported Fall. Is Not Yet Confirmed Railwaystation Bombed (Reuter's Message.) London, September 8

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 1

The Smyrna report of the capture of Angora is still without confirmation. The latest Greek communique says that the left wing of the Greek army is…

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War in Asia Minor Withdrawal of Greeks Is Considered Likely ("The Times" Message.) London, September 11

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 September 1921 · page 4

The London "Times" Constantinople correspondent reports: "The battle of Sakaria is apparently a stalemate, judging by the latest reports from the…

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Spain's War in Morocco Success Against Tribesmen (Reuter's Message.) Madrid September 13

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 4

The Spanish offensive against the Riffs started from Melilla. A strict censorship is being enforced. An official communique says that the…

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War in Asia Minor Contradictory Reports of Greek Movements (Reuter's Message.) London, September 13

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 4

The London "Times" Constantinople correspondent reports that as a result of the battic for Angora the Greeks are withdrawing westward. It is…

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War in Asia Minor Unexpected Resistance Encountered by the Greeks Both Sides Worn Out ("The Times" Message.) London, September 14

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 September 1921 · page 1

The London "Times" Smyrna correspondent reports that the Greeks are encountering unexpected resistance around Angora…

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