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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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Abdication of Constantine Being Worked for in Greece War Failure Disappoints

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 4

According to a cable message from London the Athens correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that King Constantine, whose return to the…

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Slump in London Meat Prices to Below Pre-war Standards General Trend Is to Decline (Reuter's Message.) London, October 17

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 4

The wholesale prices of best chilled beef in London slumped to below the pre-war standards this morning, but recovered somewhat later in the day…

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Deputations to Sir J. Cook Meat Stocks in London. Cause Traders Anxiety Ex-soldiers Want Work Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 October 1921 · page 1

A deputation of returned soliders waited on the Federal Treasurer (Sir Joseph Cook) in Sydney yesterday regarding employment…

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Ulster Volunteers Have Strength of 100,000 25 Per Cent. Are Ex-soldiers (United Service Message.) London, October 18

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 1

The Belfast correspondent of the "Evening News," describing the mobilisation of the Ulster volunteers, says: "The strength of the volunteers…

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Alleged Theft in Adelaide From Soldier Settlement Fund a Put-up Story (United Service Message.) London, October 20

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 October 1921 · page 4

John Richard Westley, charged with theft and remanded last week, was discharged. The police gave evidence that Westley's confession of stealing…

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State Parliament Soldiers' Preference Act May Be Repealed by Govt. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 October 1921 · page 3

The chief business in the Legislative Assembly yesterday related to the Motherhood Endowment Bill, the second reading of which was moved by…

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Alleged Theft in Adelaide From Soldier Settlement Fund a Put-up Story (United Service Message.) London, October 20

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 4

John Richard Westley, charged with [?] and remanded last week, was discharged. The police gave evidence that Westley's confession of stealing…

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Repatriation of Soldiers Departmental Report Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 October 1921 · page 1

The Repatriation Department claims to have handed to date 221,055 separate a pl[?]ons. Of these 127,641 are new or first applications, while 93.414…

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Escapees From Yatala Arrested at Bowma[?]s an Exciting Chase Digby Is Wounded Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 4

The escaped prisoners, William Digby (24) and William Augustine M'Entee (28) were captured early this morning near Bowmans a[?]ter an…

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Spain's War in Morocco Evidence of a Massacre Found at Mt. Arruit (Reuter's Message.) London, October 25

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 4

Reuter's Madrid correspondent reports a gruesome episode of the Spanish reoccupation of territory in Morocco abandoned to the rebels last…

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Ex-soldiers on the Land 2566 Settled in S.A. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 4

The number of ex-soldiers settled on the land in South Australia to date total 2566, and 4300 applications remain to be dealt with…

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Ex-soldiers Retrenched Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 1

The Premier, Mr. H. N. Barwell, states that 88 married and 25 single returned soldiers have been retrenched from State employment…

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National Debts £1,000,000,000 War Debt Owed by Britain to U.S.A. Covered by German Debt (Reuter's Message.) Chicago, October 26

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 1

Mr. Reginald M'Kenna, a former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary in British Governments, addressed a public dinner on Tuesday…

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Spain's War in Morocco Heavy Fighting Reported ("The Times" Message.) London, October 27

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 4

The Tangiers correspondent of the London "Times" reports that heavy fighting is taking place between the Spaniards and tribesmen 30 miles…

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Spain's War in Morocco Heavy Fighting Reported ("The Times" Message.) London, October 27

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 4

The Tangiers correspondent of the London "Times" reports that heavy fighting is taking place between the Spaniards and tribesmen 30 miles…

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Cancillation of War Debts Mr. R. M'kenna's Speech Gains Favorable Notice (United Service Message.) London, October 28

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 1

The London "Daily Mail" states that the references by Mr. R. M'Kenna (a former British Minister), when making a public speech at Chicago, to the…

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Tubercular Ex-soldiers Seek Permanent Pension Deputation to Mr. Hughes Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 1

A deputation from the conference of ex-soldiers who are suffering from tuberculosis, which has been sitting in Melbourne, has received a promise from…

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Tubercular Ex-soldiers Seek Permanent Pension Deputation to Mr. Hughes Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 1

A deputation from the conference of ex-solders who are suffering from tuberculosis, which has been sitting in Melbourne, has received a promise from…

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Old Soldiers! Lend Your Ears! Corns Lift Right Out

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 October 1921 · page 1

You brave, returned soldiers who are hop-dooed with corns and who have at least each week-end tempted a terrible death from lockjaw or blood poison…

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Spain's War in Morocco Large Moorish Forces Put Up Stiff Resistance (Reuter's Message.) Madrid, October 29

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 October 1921 · page 4

In the Chamber of Deputies the Minister for War announced that the Moroccan advance is encountering stiff resistance from large Moorish forces,…

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