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The wars & local soldiers, 1927

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Shooting Case in South Australia Man Seriously Wounded Later Becomes Violent Assailant Surrenders Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 1

The fourth shooting case in less than three weeks in Adelaide and suburbs took place at Henley Beach on Saturday evening. Harold H. Hollard,…

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Fire Destroys 13 Shops in Soldier Settlement Man Sent to Hospital Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 1

Thirteen shops comprising practically the whole of the business centre of stanhope, a soldier settl[?]nt, about 150 miles from Melbourne, were…

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A Chinaman Wounded Assailant Arrested Rockhampton

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 4

A shooting affray was reported from Aramac yesterday afternoon when a Chinese cook. Sum Sing, employed at the Marathon Hotel, was shop with a…

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A Shooting Affray Two Men Are Wounded in a Maryborough Hotel Maryborough (Qld.)

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 1

As a result of a shooting affray in a local hotel two wen were shot) and later one of them was arrested. John Johnson, a carrier, and Robert Miles,…

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Boy Is Fatally Wounded While Assisting Mate Frenchman Is Arrested on Charge of Murder Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 1

George Dunn (15) was shot dead in Little Burton-street, Darlinghurst, yesterday afternoon, and as a result a Frenchman was arrested and…

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War Hero Without Pension. (Special to "The Miner.") London, December 31

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 3

"It seems amazing that a man with [?]ch a career has not been pensioned, [?] is forced to beg," said the Maryle[?] ma[?]trate, in referring to Henry…

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War Debts to Britain Portuguese Endeavor to Pay Off by December 31. (A.P.A. Message.) London, January 4

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 1

A Lisbon message states that the funding of the war debt to Britain has caused the greatest enthusiasm. Secondary school teachers have opened a…

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Late War in Morocco Rebel Leader Intends to Publish Memoirs (A.p.a. Message.) Paris, January 5

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 1

The Paris newspaper "Le Statin" will shortly publish Adbel Krim's memoirs dealing with the struggle between the Spanish and the Riffs…

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General Cables [?]Ips Adopted by Italy for War on Motor Bandits (Special to "The Miner.") London, January 4

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 3

Profiting by the success of the American aerial police against motor bandits, the Italian Government is organising a similar force. Traftic will be…

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Farmer Found Wounded

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

About 7 o'clock on Wednesday night a motorist who was passing alone Kellerberrin-road, a mile from Trayning, found a farmer named Malcolm Giles…

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A Burglar Wounded Explosion of Revolver in Struggle with Watchman Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 1

Two men were disturbed while ransacking a tobacconist shop at Ashfield shortly before midnight last night by James Taylor, a nightwatchman. In a…

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War in Nicaragua Mexican and Hebel Forces Advancing on Capital More U.S.A. Troops Sent (Special to "The Miner.") Washington, January 5

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 1

Fearing thu advance of the Mexican and rebel forces on Managua (the capital of Nicaragua) more United states troops have been landed, and at the…

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Johannesburg Ex-soldiers Offer for Service in China (A.p.a. Message.) Capetown, January 10

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 1

Former service men at Johannesburg are offering their services for China. They say that a battalion of trained men could be raised immediately…

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Proposed War Memorial Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 1

A design for a war memorial to cost £25.000. prepared by the Arm of Woods, Bagot. Jory, and Laybourne Smith, city architects, has been…

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The Royal Visit V.C. Guard of Honor Wanted by Soldiers' League Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 8

The Returned Soldiers' League is puzzled by the refusal of the royal reception committee to allow a guard of honor composed of Vicioria Cross…

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Adelaide War Memorial

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 1

It was submitted by Woods, Bagot. Jory, and Laybourne-Smith, who are Adelaide [?]ts. Mr. J. S. [?] [?] considers that it will be "the best, although not the most expensive, War Memorial in Australia."…

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Italian Loan Collectors Are Guarded by Soldiers Rome, January 17

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 4

Fast motor cars, equipped with orators, safes, cahsiers, and black-shirted militiamen are touring Italy to collect the final subscriptions to the National…

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War in Nicaragua Mediation Is Refused Vancouver, January 17

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 3

Senor Adolfo Diaz. President of Nicaragua, announced on Monday that the Conservatives were not able to accept the offer made by Senor…

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Civil War Continues Chiang to Begin Campaign Against Sun Chuan-fang (Special to "The Miner.") Shanghai, January 20

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 1

The struggle be[?]n M. Borodin and Marshal Chuang [?] has resuited in a victory for the military leader, the political [?] not [?]…

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[?] SOVIET [?] War Danger, Pr[?] (The "T[?]es" Messsge.) London, January 20

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 4

A message from Riga says that the Soviet is [?] its war danger campaign by announcing that Britain is forming a chain of border States f[?]…

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