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

The wars & local soldiers, 1927

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Paderewski's Gifts Fallen Soldiers' Children Benefit From Concerts Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 3

I. Paderewski, the Polish pianist, has announced that the proceeds of his final concert last Thursday are to be given to the orphan children of fallen…

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Sydney Liquor Case Anzac Day Closing Held to Be Ultra Vires a Successful Appeal Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 1

Before the Full Court yesterday an application was mada on behalf of John Grant, licensee of the Brooklyn Hotel, George-street, city, for a rule…

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Latest News Issue. Confidence Tricksters Old Comrades Plea for Former Orderly Both Served in War (A.a.p. Message.) London, June 2

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 4

A sense of comradeship in arms prompted Commander Locker Lampion, to plead at the Marlborough-street Police Court for leniency for…

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Mun Wounded in Head Found in Adelaide Park Succumbs in Hospital Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 June 1927 · page 1

H. Bowering (27), of Marion-street, Prospect, employed as a claims adjuster by the Co-operative Insurance Company, was found on Saturday night…

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Sex War Predicted Britain's Surplus Women (Special to "The Miner.") London, June 2

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 June 1927 · page 3

Mr. Gilbert [?] the well-known novelist, in an article published in the "Evening News" headed "The Maidens Over," predicts a sex war as…

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Policeman Wounded While Making an Arrest Prisoner in Custody Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 1

Constable Larsson was shot on Monday morning while arresting Donald M'Donald, alias Bassett, in the bush near Pinnelly. M'Donald was wanted…

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Suspected Thief Wounded Another Man Arrested Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 1

A man suspected of being one of three men who broke into a shop at Rose Bay late last night was shot in the right thigh by a civilian. The…

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Man Rings for Ambulance and Later Found Wounded Death in Hospital Toowoomba

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 4

W. Bain, a well-known commercial traveller, rang the Toowoomba ambulance last night and asked that the ambulance be sent tn his house at…

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War Hero in Poverty Z0rmer Russian General Dies in Paris Almshouse Paris, June 7

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 4

The death has occurred of General Peter Kalitine, the Russian conqueror of Erzerum (capital of the Turkish province of Armenia)…

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Returned Soldiers and Old-age Pension Request to Minister Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 3

Replying to a request by the Rebarned Soldiers' League that a war tension should be left intact while at the same time qualifying a returned…

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Soldier Setters Official Report Awaited

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 2

Impatience was shown at the concluding meeting at Redcliffs (eight miles from Mildura) on Friday of the conference of interstate aoldier settlers,…

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Soldier Settlers OFflCIAL Report Awaited

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 5

Impatience was shown at the concluding meeting at Redcliffs (eight miles from MSdnra) on Friday of the conference of interstate soldier settlers,…

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A Missionary Wounded Tabee Natives Gaoled Darwin

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 1

The trial of three natives for the wounding of a Methodist missionary was concluded on Saturday. The accused were all found guilty and…

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Barrier Miner Monday, June 13, 1927. War on the Profiteer

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 2

FOLLOWING the lead recently given by France in introducing legislation for universal conscription in the event of war, a proposal on the same lines was…

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A Former Soldier Charged with Theft Brilliant War Record

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 4

A pitiful story of a war hero who had fallen on evil days was told in the Supreme Court at Christchurch when a former. service man, with 11 years'…

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General Cables Brazilian Soldiers Fire Upon Dancers (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver. June 13

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 June 1927 · page 1

A message from Porto Alegro says that 11 merrymakers mostly women and children, were killed, and 37 injured, when a detachment of soldiers…

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French Regiments Mutiny 700 Soldiers Sent to Penal Battalion (A.p.a. Message.) Paris, June 19

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 1

The 95th and 105th French regiments mutinied at Bourges on Thursday, singing revolutionary songs and trying to rescue some of their…

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Soldiers'pehsiohs Decision of Minister in Reply to League Request Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 4

The Acting Minister, in charge of Repatriation has rejected the proposal of the Returned Soldiers' League that in cases where a soldier deserts his wife…

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War Service Homes £24,000,000 Spent to Date Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 1

According to the War Service Homes Commission to date approximately £24,O00;000 has been spent on 31,000 war service homes…

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Pantic in Russia People Believe War Is Ahead (Special to "The Miner.) Riga, June 21

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 June 1927 · page 3

The Soviet has dispatched great numbers of workmen to all parts of the country to allay the panic of the peasantry and to convince them that…

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