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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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Offer From Russian Soviet to Recognise War Debts Not Considered Good Enough (United Service Message.) London, October 31

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 1

The Russian Soviet Government has offered to recognise Russia's pre-war State loans on condition that the Powers conclude a definite peace; but…

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Revolt in Ireland Critical Stage Reached in Peace Negotiations Will There Be War? (United Service Message.) London, November 1

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 1

Pessimism is all the rage concerning Ireland. The prevailing tendency is to emphasise the horrors of a resumption of hostilities, and the public is…

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5000 British Ex-soldiers Are Asked for by Victoria Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 1

In giving his Budget speech last night the Victorian Treasurer (Mr. W. M. M'Pherson) said that the Cabinet had decided to authorise the…

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Pt. Piree Soldiers' Memorial

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 4

A meeting of returned soldiers was held on Tuesday night to discuss proposals for a soldiers' memorial in Pirie. After some deb[?] a member moved…

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Bush Fires in the West with a Sixty Miles Front Immense Damage Done Ex-soldiers Burnt Out Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 1

For several days bush fires have been raging in the country extending from Wilcannia to north of Brewarrina. Millions of acres of grass have been…

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Soldiers' Unfaithful Wives Mother Commits Suicide After Death of Daughter (United Service Message.) London, November 5

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 November 1921 · page 1

At the Nottingham Assizes yesterday the hearing was adjourned of the case in which Lance-Corporal Johnson, of the Sherwood Foresters, is on trial on…

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Samuel M'gaughey Bequest Education Is Provided for Soldiers' Children

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 November 1921 · page 3

Under the will of the late Sir Samuel M'Caughey the A.I.F. Canteens Funds Trust has been given £250,000 for the education of soldiers' children. The…

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American Mail Train Looted by Six Bandits Five Passengers Wounded (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, November 8

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 4

Operating in true "Jessie James" style, six bandits lcoted a mail car and wounded five passengers on the Chicago-New Orleans train on Monday…

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War Service Eviction Commission Obtains Order

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 November 1921 · page 4

An order to eject a returned soldier named Edward Jackson from a war service home at Newmarket, Brisbane, was asked, for by James Loynes,…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, November 17, 1921. Displaced War Workers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 November 1921 · page 2

THE United States Secretary of State sprang a surprise upon the delegates at the great Washington conference now in progress when he put his…

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Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918

Western Grazier · Saturday 19 November 1921 · page 2

The Official History of the Australian Imperial Force, the Royal Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Forts in the war…

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Australia in the Great War the Story of Army and Navy

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 November 1921 · page 2

The first volume has been issued of the official history of the part taken by the Australian Imperial force and the Royal Australian Navy in the…

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[?]Pain's War in Morocco Moors Give No Quarter

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 November 1921 · page 4

A cable message states that the London "Daily News" special correspondent, who aeroplaned to Morocco, writes:—…

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Spain's War in Morocco Soldiers in Foreign Legion Complain of Ill-treatment ("The Times" Message.) London, November 21

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 November 1921 · page 1

The London "Times" Madrid correspondent reports.—'Fifty-three British members of the Foreign Legion, many of them ex-officers, have come from…

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Spain's War in Morocco Spaniards Storm Stronghold (Reuter's Message.) London, November 21

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 November 1921 · page 4

Reuter's Madrid correspondent cables that it is officially reported from Morocco that the Spanish troops have stormed and captured the Moorish…

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War Criminal Escapes Hospital Ship Sinker Well Treated in Prison (United Service Message.) London, November 21

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 November 1921 · page 1

The London "Daily Mail's" Berlin correspondent reports that the war criminal. Lieutenant Boldt, who was sentenced to four years' imprisonment…

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Marked Woman Committed for Shooting at Half-caste Wounded Man's Story Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 2

Harriet Bayliss, wife of a station hand, at Yatheroo, was committed for trial at Moora yesterday on a charge of maliciously wounding Thomas…

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State Parliament Preference to Soldiers Act Repeal Bill Introduced Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday when Mr. G. Cann, Minister for Mines, moved the expediency of bringing in a bill to repeal the Preference…

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18 Killed and 80 Wounded Ulster Cabinet Announces It Will Use Its Full Powers (Reuter's Message.) London, November 24

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 1

Eighteen persons have been killed and 18 wounded in Belfast since Monday. The Ulster Cabinet, after conferring…

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Spain's War in Morocco Experiences of Australians While with Foreign Legion (United Service Message.) London, November 24

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 1

The London "Daily Mail's" Paris correspondent reports that 56 British soldiers have returned, from service in the Spanish foreign legion in Morocco,…

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