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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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South Australia Soldiers' Widows Gaoled for Falsely Declaring Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

Two soldiers' widows were to-day sentenced to three months' imprisonment in the Criminal Court for making false declarations that they had…

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Revolt in Ireland Passengers on a Train Searched by Soldiers (United Service Message.) London, March 3

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

A military force made a raid on Mulingar railway station and searched all the passengers on a train and arrested James M'Keown, a Sinn Fein…

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Soldiers' Empire Conference in Progress in South Africa Empire League Favored

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 1

Cable messages to Australia state that at the opening of the Empire. Conference of ex-service men at Capetown, South Africa, on Monday,…

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Revolt in Ireland Passengers on a Train Searched by Soldiers (United Service Message.) London. March 3

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 4

A military force made a raid on Mulingar railway station and searched all the passengers on a train and arrested James M'Keown, a Sinn Fein…

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South Australia Soldiers' Widows Gaoled for Falsely Declaring Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 4

Two soldiers' widows were to-day sentenced to three months' imprisonment in the Criminal Court for making false declarations that they had…

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War Against Georgia, Reported That Bolsheviks Are Overrunning Country ("The Times" Message.) London, March 6

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 4

The London "Times" Constantinople correspondent reports— "The Bolshevik armies are reported to be overrunning Georgia, whose…

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Treaty of Sevres the Greek War Minister Invited to Visit London (Reuter's Message.) London, March 6

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 4

Reuter's Athens correspondent reports that in response to the request of M. Calogeropoulos (Prime Minister) the War Minister (M. Gounaris) is…

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Central American War United State Warships Sent to the Panama Coast a Coast Rican Invasinon (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver. March 6

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 4

It is announced that United States destroyers have been sent to Almirante to protect United States interests which might be endangered through the…

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Armies Advance on Germany To-day Penalties to Be Imposed Immediately United States Will Not Co-operate. German Terms Rejected War Office Issues Notices Germans Leave London (''The Times" Message.) London, March 7

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 March 1921 · page 1

The Germans offered to accept the Allies' Paris proposals for a period of five years, plus an equivalent for the proposed 12 per cent. export levy,…

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Shortage Reported of £14000 From Returned Soldiers' Fund an Arrest Hade Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 1

Vincent Hyndes was charged in the city court to-day with forging an authority for the payment of money by the National Bank from the fund to the…

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Soldiers' Houses

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 4

Sir Denison Miller, governor of the Commonwealth Bank, has furnished to the Acting Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Rodgers) a statement concerning…

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War in Gentral America President Poras of Panama Receives Note From U.S.A. Settlement by Negotiation. (Renter's Message.) Panama, March 7

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 1

President Poras says that he received a painful impression on reading a Note from the United States Secretary of State. (Mr. Hughes) demanding…

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No Holiday on Anzac Day Government Decision Stands Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 1

The Acting Premier (Mr. J. Dooley) says that the decision of the Government not to declare Anzac Day a public holiday still holds good, but the…

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War in Centrai America Costa Rica Recalls Troops Mediation Accepted

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 4

The United States caution to Costa Rica and Panama has borne fruit quickly, says a cable message from New York…

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Work for Returned Soldiers Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 1

Mr. R. P. Blundell, M.H.R., Senator Senior, and Mr. W. H. Story, M.H.R., recently brought under the notice or the Acting Minister of Repatriation…

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Soldiers' Settlements Report of Commissioner Clears Ex-lands Minister Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 1

The report of Mr. Justice Street, Royal Commissioner inquiring into the soldiers' settlements, administration, clears Mr. W. G. Ashford (ex-Minister…

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Fraud by Soldiers' Widows Action to Prevent It Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 1

Action is being taken by the Department of Repatriation in cases of fraud on the part of widows of deceased soldiers who have remarried without…

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Soldiers Interests Permanent Jobs Wanted by Repatriation Officers. Association Formed Sydney,Saturday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 1

The formation of an association in Sydney is Eannounced to advance the claims of men in the Repattiation Department for permanent employment…

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Soldiers' Memorial Statue Classified As "Tombstone" a Customs Charge

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 1

A town, in the Gladstone district has secured a beautifully sculptured figure of an Australian soldier from Italy as a memorial for the local soldiers (says…

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Assassination in Berlin of Turkish Statesman His Wife Wounded ("The Times" Message.) London, March 15

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 4

The London "Times" Berlin correspondent reports that Tallaat Pasha was yesterday assassinated and his wife wounded while they were in the…

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