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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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From Hospital to Gaol Wounded Prisoner Moved Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 August 1928 · page 1

Ernest Coffey, who was shot by the police on Friday while being pursued in a motor car at Mascot, has been removed from the Royal South Sydney…

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South Australia Private Inquiry Agent Wounded at Norwood Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 August 1928 · page 1

About 8.30 p.m. on Sunday a number of residents on the Parade, Norwood, were startled by an explosion in a house. As a result William Kerr, of…

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Italian Cane Farmer Is Fatally Wounded Police Are Inquiring Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 August 1928 · page 1

A message from Cairas states that an Italian cane farmer named Alfio Patania was shot at Boogan on Saturday night and taken to the Innisfail…

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Man and Woman Wounded in East Sydney House Police Make Arrests Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 August 1928 · page 1

Kenneth M'Quade, (32), a gardener, of Enfield, and Madame Marionette Paula (36), of the city, were stabbed in the back on Saturday night allegedly…

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Returned Soldiers Sir N. Howse's Address Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 August 1928 · page 2

Sir Neville Howse, Minister in Charge of Repatriation, addressing representatives of about 60 branches of the Returned Soldiers' League, said…

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London's Air Defence a Mining War (A.p.a. Message.) London, August 14

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 August 1928 · page 1

Over 320 'planes took part in a mimic air war which was staged to test the defences against air attack. "Enemy" planes crossed the coast…

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South Australia Man Fatally Wounded During Killing Operations Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 1

Roy Fisher. (25), son of Mr. A. A. Fisher, of Bordertown, was accidentally shot while conducting cattle killing operations at Bordertown on…

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War Debt Waived Argentine Gift to Paraguay Buenos Aires August 15

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 August 1928 · page 1

Argentine has waived the Paraguay war debt of £80,000,000. The cancellation was voted recently by the Argentine Chamber of Deputies."…

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British Submarine Sunk During the War Raised by Russians Skeletons Found Inside (A.p.a. Message.) London, August 16

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 August 1928 · page 4

A Moscow message says that Russian salvage workers have" raised the British submarine Loo which was sunk in June, 1919. The vessel was covered…

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Lord Handane Dead Former Secretary for War (A.p.a. Message.) London, August 19

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 August 1928 · page 1

The death is reported of Viscount Haldane, P.C., LL.D., in his 73rd year. [Lord Haldane was educated at…

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Troubled China Position in Manchuria an Economic War Against the Japanese Shanghai, August 18

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 August 1928 · page 1

Economic war against japan is advocated, and is likely to eventuate, in Manchuria for the purpose of weakening Nippon's position in the province…

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War Widows' Pensions Increase Proposed Canberra

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 1

Mr. S. M. Bruce, the Prime Minister, announced after the Cabinet meeting yesterday that the Government had decided to increase the…

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City Transport Bus v. Taxi War Lean Times for Buses

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 2

Taxi car drivers the still harassing the bus proprietors on all routes, and although there was rumor going around to-day that tney had signifient…

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Australian War Widows a Uniform Pension Canberra

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 August 1928 · page 1

The Federal Cabinet has decided that widows of Australian soldiers who were killed during the Great War, or who died in fAustralia as a result…

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Soldier Settlers' Conference

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 August 1928 · page 2

The Returned Soldiers' League has arranged to hold a conference of delegates from all soldier settlements in the State in October. After…

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City Transport Bus-taxi War Continues Meetings on

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 1

Considerable interest is being taken by citizens in the bus-taxi war and the proceedings at the further meeting of the District Assembly of the…

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City Transport Bus-taxi War Continues Meetings on

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 2

Considerable interest is being taken by citizens in the bus-taxi war and the proceedings at the further meeting of the District Assembly of the…

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De Velopment in Court of the Bus-taxi War Council Takes Proceedings AGAlNSTTAX DRIVERS

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 1

There was another development, in the bus-taxi war to-day when charges were dealt with in the Police Court before Mr. K. C, Atkinson, S.M…

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Latest News Issue. the Anti War Pact Ceremony of Signing (A.p.a. Message.) Paris August 27

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 4

I am fully conscious.that silence best.befits, such a, solemn occasion, and would. thus prefer that each statesman simply rise and affix his siguature to…

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Returned Soldiers' League Meeting Last Night

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 3

The monthly general meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League was held at the Soldiers' Hostel last night. Mr. R. B. Oliver presided orer an…

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