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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1925

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Two Boys Wounded Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 November 1925 · page 4

A peculiar shooting accident occurred at Gunnamatta Bay, near Cronulla yesterday. Mrs. Payne was sharing a cottage with another family named…

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City's War Loan Flag Was Flown Yesterday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 November 1925 · page 1

Memories of the war are fading, and this was demonstrated yesterday when constant inquiries were made at the Town Hall concerning the flag which…

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Land Settlement of Former Soldiers (Reuter's Message.) London,November ll

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 4

The Ministry of Agriculture reports the settlement of former service men on 16,000 small holdings in England and Wales from 1919 to 1925. Probably…

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Land Settlement of Former Soldiers (Reuter's Message.) London, November ll

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 November 1925 · page 8

The Ministry of Agriculture reports the settlement of former service men on 16,000 small holdings in England and Wales from 1919 to 1925. Probably…

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Donald Grant & the Soldiers Refutation of Old Charge

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 November 1925 · page 4

Mr.Donald Grant, Labor candidate for the Senate, writes as follows:— "I wish to correct through your valuable columns, a deliberately malicious,…

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Attempt to Blow Up Cork War Memorial (Reuter's Message.) London, November 14

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 November 1925 · page 1

At attempt was made last night to blow up the South African War Memorial at Cork. The raiders first burnt the wreaths around the memorial and…

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[?] Raiders Wreck Kinema Hall Object to War Film London, November 20

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 November 1925 · page 2

Reuter's Dublin correapondent reports:— At 7 o'clock this morning a bomb [?] wrecked the Masterpiece…

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Two Sisters Wounded Brother Before Court Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 November 1925 · page 4

Robert Thompson Donaldson (20) was charged in the Adelaide Police to-day with unlawfully and maliciously wounding his two sisters, Marion and…

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Soldiers Take Exception to Remarks of Alderman

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 4

Exception was taken at a meeting of the State executive of the Returnee Soldiers' League on Saturday night to a statement by Alderman Green, of…

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Limbless Soldiers Art Union

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 2

The full prize money, £5555, in the Limbless Soldiers' Great Austral No. 2 Art Union is to be giren, and there will be no postponement of the…

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Canadian War Veterans To-form National Body (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, November 25

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 4

A Winnipeg message states that representatives of the various war veterans organisation in Canada voted for unification into a national body, and…

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Canadian War Veterans to Form-national Body (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, November 25

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 November 1925 · page 8

A Winnipeg message states that representatives of the various war veterans' organisation in canada voted for unification into a national body, and…

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800 British Soldiers Marry German Girls (Renter's Message.) London, November 29

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 4

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that during the British occupation of Cologne 800 British, soldiers married German girls…

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Belgian Govt. to Drop War Criminals' Trials (Reuter's Message.) London, December 1

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 December 1925 · page 4

Reuter's Berlin coriospondcnt reports:— The Belgian Legation has announced that the Belgian Government has…

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Pitched Battle Fought in Gaol in India 9 Killed and 24 WOUNDED. (Reuter's Message.) Calcutta, December 2

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 December 1925 · page 4

Reuter's Rangoon correspondent reports that news comes from Pyapon of a serious mutiny in the gaol on December 1 led by a prisoner who on…

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Chinese and Kanakas Clash at Ocean Island 10 Kanakas Wounded Auckland (N.Z.), December 5

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 2

There has been a clash at Ocean Island between Chinese and Kanakas. It is alleged that the Chines smuggled a quantity of firearms ashore and…

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Blinded Soldiers an English Home

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 6

"Th Miner"has received a copy of the tenth annual report, of St. Dunstall's, a British organisation for assisting Winded soldiers, sailors, and…

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U.S.A. Congress Meets Important Proposals Are to Be Discussed World Court and War[?]debts (Reuter's Message.) New York, December 6

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 December 1925 · page 1

A Washington message says:— The Congress opening to-morrow is expected to be one-of the most important legislative sessions in the nation's…

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Federal Elections Soldiers' Resentment of Circular in Hume Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 4

At a meeting of the State Executive of the Returned Soldiers' League, the "Lest we forget" circular issued in the Hume electorate on the eve of the…

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Retrospective Pension Granted to Ex-soldier Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 1

During the past three years a member of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' T.B. Association has made repealed claims on the Repatriation…

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