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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

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France's War Debts Reassuring Statement by Finance Minister (Reuter's Message.) London, December 31

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 10

Reuter's Pairs correspondent reports:— Considerable discussion has arisen concerning France's war debts as the…

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France's War Debts Reassuring Statement by Finance Minister (Reuter's Message.) London, December 31

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports:— Considerable discussion has arisen concerning France's war debts as the…

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Spain's War in Morocco Troops Being Withdrawn in Accordance with Plan (Reuter's Message.) London, January 1

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 4

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports:— It is officially reported from Tangier that the situatio in the Spanish zone…

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Developments Are Expected Among Returned Soldiers Rights to Be Asserted Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 1

The waterside trouble is taking a sinster turn. The returned soldier members of the Shipping Labor Bureau, who resent the proposed abolition of…

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Former Soldiers' Party Disbanded by Government (Reuter's Message.) London, January 5

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Rome correspondent reports:— The Italian Government has decreed the disbandment of the Italia Libera…

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Soldier Wharf Workers Are to Carry on Bureau Men Standing Firm Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 1

The returned soldiers at the Shipping Labor Bureau are standing firm, although their bureau ceased to exist to-day. The soldier wharf workers…

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Shipping Function on the Orama State and Federal Ministers. Outspoken on Dispute Support for Soldiers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 1

In a speech aboard the Orama yesterday at an official function by the Orient Company Mr. Dunlop, president of the Chamber of Commerce,…

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Fatal Quarrel in Train There Men Are Killed. and Fourth Badly Wounded (Reuter's Message.) London, January 6

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Rome correspondent reports:— A third-class carriage on a train going to Naples was the scene of a fight…

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Spain's War in Morocco the Difficult Task[?]ahead[?] Will Not Be Abandoned (The "Times" Message.) London, January 6

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

"Difficult through her task in Morocco may be Spain will edeavor to perform it in the best possible way. She will not abandon her mission. This is…

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Soldier Waterside Union Gets Requests for Men Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

The Soldiers' Waterside Union has received requests from the Overseas Shipowners' Association and from the Newcastle and Hunter River Company…

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No Progress Has Been Made Towards a Settlement Soldiers' Bureau Men Not Wanted by Owners Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 1

Little progress has been made towards a settlement of the shipping dispute The whole issue now depends on the result of to-day' proceedings in…

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[?]Shipping an Abortive Conference About Soldiers' Bureau Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 9

Yesterday's conference regarding the Returned Soldiers[?] Bureau proved abortive. Mr. E. H. Farrar, Minister for Labor, said that the Government…

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Civil War in China Shanghai Volunteers Reported Standing By. France Lands Marines (Reuter's Message.) Shanghai, January 11

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 1

General Sun Chuan Fang is advancing towards Shanghai, apparently with the object of assisting General Chih to drive out Chang[?]Yuen Ming, who…

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Preference to Soldiers to Be Enforced in Sydney. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

From to-day preference to returned soldiers and sailors is to be enforced on the entire Sydney waterfront. In view of the Government's…

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SHIPPING (Continued from Page 3.) Support for Soldiers at Meeting in Domain. Scuffle Before Meeting. Three Arrests Made. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

It is estimated that 25,000 people gathered in the Domain on Sunday when returned soldiers, after a big procession throughout the city, held…

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Germas Verge Bequest to Returned Soldiers B.H. Sub-branch Claim. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 4

The N.S.W. executive of the Returned Soldiers' Association has been informed by the South Australian branch that it has pledged its…

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Outspoken Manifesto Issued by the Soldier Workers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 3

The executive of the Returned Soldiers Waterside Workers' Union has issued an outspoken manifesto in which it blames Mr. S. M. Bruce, the Prime…

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Latest News Issue Civil War in China Shots Injure a Marine in Foreign Settlement (Reuter's Message.) Shanghai, January 12

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 4

Yesterday's fighting came as a great surprise, as Shih Sieh Yuan had been living quietly at the Settlement since his flight from Nanking…

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Soldiers Are Grateful for Assistance by Govt. 800 Working in Sydney Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 2

Altogether 800 men from the Returned Soldiers' State Labor Bureau were working, the vessels in port yesterday. Owing to the seamen's…

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Broken Hill War Memorial

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 2

Mr. J. Cole, hon. secretary of the War Memorial Committee, reports having received advice that the bronze figure of "The Digger" will be shipped…

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