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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

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The Whispering Gallery" Outspoken Pi3n Pictures of World War Heroes an Anonymous Writer (A.p.a. Message.) London, November 18

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 November 1926 · page 2

Amazingly outspoken pen pictures of the pollttcnl heroes ot the World War are drawn in a book entitled "The Whispering Gallery," by an…

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Meat War Settlement Vesteys in Australia Will Go on As Usual London, December 2

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 1

Sir James Proctor says that the Chicago report that under the terms of the meat war settlement Vesteys Limited are going out of the…

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League of Nations International War Chest Is Proposed by Finland (A.p.a. Message.) London. December 4

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 December 1926 · page 1

Among the foremost questions to be submitted to the League of Nations Council next week will be a Finnish proposal for an international war chest,…

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Limbless Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 4

The announcement of the approach of the drawing date for the Limbless Soldiers' Great Austral No. 3 Art Union, should be regarded by those…

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Troubled China No French Troops Sent Says French War Minister (A.p.a. Message.) Paris, December 7

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 December 1926 · page 1

No French troops are leaving for China, according to a statement made by M. Pamleve, the French Minister for War…

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Soldier Settlers Suffer As Result of Bush Fire Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 2

As a result of a bush fire yesterday afternoon at Meningee soldier settlers at Campbell Park, on the Coorong, have been burnt out. The damage is…

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Woman Found Wounded on Footpath in Sydney Police Make Arrest Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 December 1926 · page 1

Hilda Ryan (24), of Lower Campbell-street, City, was found lying on a footpath near her home on Saturday night suffering from extensive wounds…

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Woman Found Wounded on Footpath in Sydney (Continutd from Page 1.) Accused Is Remanded Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 December 1926 · page 4

In the Central Police Court to-day FlonencD O'Neill (31) wins charged with having wounded Hilda Ryan. Sergeant Napper said it waa alleged…

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General Cables Husband Shot Dead and Wife Wounded (A.p.a. Message.) London, December 13

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 December 1926 · page 4

A message from Nice states that a "customer entered a grocer's shop and enthralled tho shopkeeper by recounting the marvels of magnetism. He…

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New Guinea Plantations for Ex-australian Soldiers Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 December 1926 · page 4

A decision reached yesterday by the Federal Cabinet, it is anticipated, will result in the disposal, mainly to Australian soldiers, of those 32 New…

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British War, Graves in France and Belgium (A.p.a. Message.) London, December 14

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 December 1926 · page 2

Up to the present 543,588 British war graves have been registered in France and Belgium, and 620 out of 959 war cemeteries have been completed: also…

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Sensation To-day at Adelaide G.P.O. (Continued from Page 1.) the Wounded Deputy P.M.G. Is in Serious Condition Story of the Shooting. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 4

At the Adelaide Post Office, just before 1 o'clock to-day (as reported in the First Edition), James hannigan, a former postal derk, shot Mr. J…

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Sensation To-day at Adelaide G.P.O. the Wounded Deputy P.M.G. Is in Serious Condition Story of Tue Shooting. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 8

At the Adelaide Post Oflice, just before 1 o'clock to-day (as reported in the First Edition), James Hannigan, a former postal clerk, shot Air. J…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 2

The result of the ballot taken by the Returned Soldiers' League for the selection of officers for next year was announced at a largely attended…

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Comrades in Arms Returned Soldiers' League Makes Request to Minister Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 December 1926 · page 4

The Returned Soldiers' League recently requested the Federal Government to allow Frenchmen, Italians, and other men of allied armies who fought…

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South Australia Man Wounded in Chest Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 1

Reuben Jolly (33), of Stanley-street King's Park, a barman, was admitted to the Adelaide Hospital last night suffering from a bullet wound in the…

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Three Lads in a Boat Fired on at Yeronga One of Them Wounded Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 December 1926 · page 4

Homer Cox (17) and two other lads were in a boat on the river near Yero[?] when some person fired at the craft. Cox received the greater past of…

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