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The wars & local soldiers, 1924

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General Cable News Convicts Are Recaptured When Wounded by Police (Reuter's Message.) Delhi,February 29

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 1

News has been received from Nowgong that 17 convicts broke out of gaol on February 26, after overpowering the gaol guard, and…

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Russia. Soviet War on Religion Takes a New Form (Published in the "Times"). London. February 28

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 1

According to the Riga correspondent of the "Times" the Soviet war on religion has taken a new form. Bolsheviks, realising the futility of…

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Schoolboy Is Wounded at Hurstville School Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

The Hurstville school, was the scene of a shooting accident at 1 p.m. yesterday. It is stated that a boy aged about 13 years was in the playground, when…

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U.S.A. Oil Scandals. Republicans and Democrats in a War to the Limit Both Parties Involved (Reuter's Message.) New York, March 5

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent at Washington reports:— "President Coolidge's name was again mentioned in the oil investigation…

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The Wounded Schoolboy Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 2

James Aldridge, the lad who was shot with a revolver at the Hurstville School on Thursday, was still in a critical condition to-day…

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The Wounded Schoolboy Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 4

James Aldridge, the lad who was shot with a revolver at the Hurstville School on Thursday, was still in a critical condition to-day…

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Anzac Day. Proclaimed a Bank Holiday Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 2

Anzac Day (April 25) is to be a bank holiday. Officials of the Chief Secretary's Department have notified the Returned Soldiers' League to this…

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Anzac Day. Proclaimed a Bank Holiday Others Please Themselves Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 4

Anzac Dav (April 25) is to be a bank holiday. Officials of the Chief Secretary's Department have notified the Returned Soldiers' League to this…

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Constable Fatally Shot. Man While Under Arrest Shoots Him in Stomach Another Man Wounded Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 1

Constable James Flynn arrested a man named Simpson, a motor driver, at Cordeaux Lam yesterday afternoon, and the pair were being driven to…

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Rioting at Ludwigshafen 3 Killed and 53 Wounded When Fired on by Police (Reuter's Message.) London, March 7

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 1

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports:— "From a French source at Dusseldorf it is learned that following the…

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Rival Seamen Fight. Argument Over the War Ends in Serious Brawl Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 4

A fierce fight, in which bottles and knives were used, occurred at Bunbury between seamen from the Australian coastal steamer Barunga and seamen…

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Unrest in Spain. Open Talk of Revolution Because of Moroccan War (Reuter's Message.) London, March 9

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 1

The "Daily Express" Paris corres pondent reports:— "Travellers from Spain state that the unpopularity of the Moroccan war is…

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Victoria. Man with Rifle and Gun Wounded by Policeman Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 1

A man who was carrying a rins and a gun near the Exhibition Gardens to-day, [?] questioned by a plain clothes policeman, dropped his weapons and ran…

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The Streets of Dublin Patrolled by Soldiers (Reuter's Message.) London, March 10

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 4

The military authorities at Dublin state that the search for Major-General Tobin and Colonel Dalton has been resultless.Lorries full of soldiers have…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 2

The annual report of the Broken Hill sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League which has just been issued states that on December 31, 1923, there…

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First German Consul Since the Days of War. Arrival in Brisbane Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 1

The first German consul to set foot in Australia since 1914. Dr. H. C. Busing, arrived yesterday by the Marella. He stated: "I hope to do…

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"The Problems of Europe May Yet Lead to War" (Reuter's Message.) Now York. March 15

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 1

Mr W. M. Hughes, in an address at Pasadena, California, said that United States and Australia may ignore the problems of Europe, but they…

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United States Navy. Proposed Expenditure Smallest Since World War (Reuter's Message). New York, March 15

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 1

Reuter's Washington correspondent reports:— "Because all the nations who were a party to the naval limitations treaty…

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First German Consul Since the Days of War Arrival in Sydney To-day Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

Herr Busing, the first German Consul to land in Australia since 1914, arrived in Sydney to-day by the Marella. When interviewed he said: "Mine will be a…

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U.S.A. Soldiers Bonus Bill (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver. March 18

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 1

Reuter's Washington correspondent reports:— "The House of Representatives has passed the Soldiers Bonus Bill by 355…

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