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

The wars & local soldiers, 1926

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Mandated Territory Land for Ex-soldiers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 1

A statement issued by the Returned Soldiers League yesterday declares that returned soldiers have secured 75 percent. of the plantations offered for…

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Welcome Home Social to Mrs. G.lambert

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 6

A welcome home social was given by the members of the Oxide-street Junior Endeavor, Society to their superintendent, Mrs.G.Lambert, who…

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Peacemakers' Pilgrimage Law Should Replace War. (Special to "The Miner.") London, May 30

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 May 1926 · page 4

Five sections of the women's procestion which is to march in the peacemakers' pilgrimage in Hyde Park on June 19 are on the road. Coming from…

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Overseas Ex-soldiers Prime Minister's Reply to Request of League Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 June 1926 · page 1

Replyiug to the Returned Soldiers' League, which asked the Federal Government to have immigrants returned to Britain when their…

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Austrian Baron Wounded in Duel Wife Commits Suicide Vienna, June 6

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 1

Princ[?] Cyril Orlof, who was a Russian diplomatist under the Czarist regime. has been arrested in Vienna in conection with dramatic events which…

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Australian War Loans Questions in Commons (Special to "The Miner.") London, June 7

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 4

In the House of Commons in reply to a question Mr. M'Neill, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, said that Britain's war loans to Australia…

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Shark at Honolulu Kills U.S.A. SOLDIER (Special to "The Miner.") Honolulu, June 7

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 1

William Goins, an American soldier, was killed by a man-eating shark to-day. This is the first case in several years. but it cleared the beach of…

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Blind Soldiers' Children and Education Scheme Minister's Ruling Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 4

The Minister in charge of repatriation has declined to make a general ruling giving children of blind soldiers participation in benefits under…

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Fence for War Memorial

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 June 1926 · page 1

Work was started to-day with the erecting of a lenee to replace the portions taken away along Sulphide and Argent-street for the unveiling of the…

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Loss of Mosul Turks Did Not Want War (Special tn "The Miner.") Constantinople, June 7

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 June 1926 · page 1

Ismet Pasha Turkish Premier, in a statement to his followers, says that Turkey could have recovered Mosul by arms, but it was questionable whether…

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New South Wales Poster for a Picture on Soldiers' Memorial Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 June 1926 · page 2

At a meeting of the Hurstville Council Alderman Collier said that recently a poster advertising a film to be shown at a local picture show had boen…

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New South Wales Poster for a Picture on Soldiers' Memorial Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 June 1926 · page 1

At a meeting of the Hurstville Council Alderman Collier said that recently a poster advertising a film to be shown at a local picture show had been…

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Melba Sings to Soldiers. (Special to "The. Miner.") London, June 13

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 June 1926 · page 1

Dame Melbs, when the guest of General Sir Alexander Godley, who is in charge of the Southern Command. Salisbury, sang to the troops of all…

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State Compensation Act Many Returned Soldiers May Feel Effects of Act Svdney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 8

At a meeting of tho Returned Soldiers' League last night ono member said it is impossible to forecast how tho Workers' Compensation Act will…

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Artist Found Wounded on Floor of His Studio (Special to "The Miner.") London, June 21

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 4

Reginald George Jennings, an academician, who has been in ill-health, was found lying on the floor of his studio at the County Hall. Westminster,…

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Soldier Settlements Revaluation Applications Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 1

December 23 is the last day on which soldier settlers may get revaluation of their properties (apart from the price of land) under the Act…

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War Pensions

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 2

Mr. J. R. Charlton, secretary of the local branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League, has received a circular stating that claims by former…

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Post-war Materialism Anglican Bishop's Attack Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 1

At the opening of the Anglican Synod of Armidale at Tamworth Dr. Wentworth Shields, Bishop of Armidale, made an attack on post-war…

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Relic of the Great War Explosion of Buried Shell Kills 40 Polish Soldiers (Special to "The Miner.") Warsaw, June 30

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 8

Forty soldiers were killed and 32 seriously injured at Kowel (East Poland) by the explosion of a shell. While drilling they disturbed the shell…

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Aviator As Life Saver Rescues a Soldier. Stricken with Cramp New York, June 30

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 1

Swooping down off Long Island in this privately owned hydroplane, an aviator became the first flying lifefaver by rescuing a soldier who was…

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