Barroer Miner. Friday, August 15, 1924. Another Side of War
THE human race has become so accustomed to looking upon war as a destroying agent only that it comes as a shock to find that many essentials of modern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1924
435 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 22
Soldiers' Deputation. Dr. Page Makes Statement About Old Age Pensions Melbourne
A deputation of returned. soldiers who interviewed Dr. Earle Page, Federal Treasurer, yesterday asked among other things for a reduction of the age…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Baldwin and Class War The Meaning of Socialism
Mr. Baldwin (says a report in "The Times") addressed a Conference of the Essex Women's Parliamentary committee of the National Unionist…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fight with Burglars. Caretaker Wounded on Arm After Exchange of Shots Melbourne
Bullets flew freely in an encounter between William Grover, caretaker of George Russell Limited, hardware merchants, of Flinders-street, and two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Memorial Request. Refusal Given Deputation by Victorian Premier Melbourne
Mr. G. M. Prendergast, the Premier, of Victoria, yesterday declined the request of a deputation to grant £50,000 for a national war memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attacked by Aboriginal. Station Man Wounded Perth
The police headquarters have received a telegram stating that Robert Beattie, of Adavale Station, in the far north, had been attacked by a black named…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disputes in China. Another War Likely (Reuter's Message.) Shanghai, August 26
Reuter's Pekin correspondent reports:— Rumors of the imminence of war between the provinces of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New War Inventions. Descritpion Is Given at Labor's Summer School (Reuter's Message.) London, August 27
Mr. Phillip Baker secretary to Lord Parmoor Lord President of the Council lecturing at Labor's Summer School, described a number of new war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disputes in China. (Continued from Page 1.) War May Be Avoided Many Chinese Refugees Have Entered Shanghai (Reuter's Message.) Shanghai, August 27
There is no train communication between Shanghai and Pekin except for for military purposes the local Chinese Defence Commissioner, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mirror Week by Week by N.P.W. War Fruit
There is still a lot of bi[?] crime about. It started with the great war, and somehow it seems impossible to stop it. We have had a touch of it in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Egypt During the War Happenings are Related in Colonel Elgood's Book (From the "Times.")
Zag[?]l Pasha, whom we have twice deported from Egypt as a misc[?]vous agitator carrying no real weight with his fellow-countrymen, is now Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Germany's War Guilt Repudiated by Cabinet Withdrawal Is Urged of Treaty Accusation (Reuter's Message.) London, August 29
Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports:— The German Government has issued a proclamation repudiating Germany's…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Germany.s War Guilt Repudiated Hy Cabinet Withdrawal Is Urged of Treaty Accusation (Reuter's Message.) London, August 29
Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports:— The German Government has issued a proclamation repudiating Germany's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War on Motor 'Buses
The Commonwealth Motor 'Bus Company has been notified by the South Melbourne Council that after October 12 the company will not be allowed to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disputes in China. Wholesale Conscription Reported in War Area No Fighting to Date (Reuter's Message.) Shanghai, September 2
Reuter's special correspondent at Shanghai reports:— There is merciless and wholesale conscription everwhere in the war area…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Soldier's Grave. Search So Far Futile in Case of Pte. J. C. Murphy
About eight days ago Mr, M. Murphy, of 500 Wolfram-street, wrote to the Officer in Charge of Base Records, Adelaide, in an endeavor to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shooting of Detective. Wounded Man Identifies His Alleged Assailant Brisbane
Regarding the shooting of Detective M'Lean at Cooparoo Railway Station last week by burglars, two men, who were arrested on Tuesday were brought…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Civil War in China. No Heavy Fighting Yet Precautions in Shanghai (Reuter's Message.) Shanghai, September 3
Reuter's special correspondent, reports:— Fighting has not yet been heavy. Every precaution is being taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Civil War in China. Indecisive Fighting Reported From Shanghai (Reuter's Message.) Shanghai, September 4
The fighting yesterday was indecisive. General Le Yung-Hteiaug claims that General Chih Siek-Yuan's troops (Kiangsuites) were driven-back a mile,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Civil War in China. [?]Nsanitary Arrangements to Deal with Wounded Press Gangs to Work (Reuter's Message.) Shanghai, September 5
Foreign observers from the front state that the most noticeable features of the fighting are the primitive and utterly unsanitary arrangements to…
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