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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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Returned Soldiers' League Ballot to Be Taken for Several Offices

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 November 1928 · page 2

Nominations closed last night for the position of president and five vice-presidents, of the Returned Soldiers' League to form the executive…

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Mad Negro at Large Three Dead in Omaha and Two Fatally Wounded (A.p.a. Message.) Omaha (Nebraska), November 20

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 November 1928 · page 1

Omaha is panic stricken because of a maniac negro who has within three days killed two women and one man and fatally injured another woman and…

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Troubled China Pekin Tram Conductors Terrorised by Soldiers Populace Joyriding (A.p.a. Massage.) Shanghai, November 23

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 November 1928 · page 2

Residence of Pekin are enjoying free tram rides as a result of the conductors refusing to collect fares until the company assures protection to the…

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French Ex-soldiers Proposal to Abolish Preference of Employment

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 November 1928 · page 3

French business men have begun a campaign to abolish the provisions of the law compelling employers in certain cases, under penalty of a heavy…

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Bomb Explodes Too Soon Two Officers Killed and Four Wounded (A.p.a. Message.) Rio de Janeiro, November 27

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 November 1928 · page 1

Two Brazilian officers were killed and three Brazilian and one United States officer wounded by the premature explosion of an aerial bomb…

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Banishment of War Urged in Peage Manifesto N.z. Presbyterians Reject It

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 November 1928 · page 4

Wellington (N.Z.), November 29. Bitter feeling was displayed at the New Zealand Presbyterian Assembly during a discussion on a peace…

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Non-british Migrants Discussion at Conference of Returned Soldiers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 4

The Returned Soldiers' Federal Conference has adopted a resolution calling upon the Commonwealth Government to inquire into the failure of…

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Returned Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 3

From D. Creadon:— It is rather significant that not one returned soldier has been nominated for aluctman by the Labor party,…

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Shooting at Trial of Albanian Student Witness Fatally Wounded (A.p.a. Message.) London, November 30

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 December 1928 · page 1

Eight revolver shots just as the court was adjourning for lunch abruptly ended the trial of the Albanian student Tlikebiad Bedi on a…

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Shooting at Trial of Albanian Student Witness Fatally Wounded (A.p.a. Message.) London, November 30

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 December 1928 · page 2

Eight revolver shots just as the court was adjourning for lunch abruptly ended the trial of the Albanian student Tlikebiad Bedi on a…

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Non-british Migrants Discussion at Conference of Returned Soldiers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 December 1928 · page 6

The Returned Soldiers' Federal Conference has adopted a resolution calling upon the Commonwealth Government to inquire into the failure of…

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Man Found Wounded Dies Later in Hospital Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 1

Bernard Leslie White, pantryman on the Katoomba, was found lying near M'Laren Parade, Port Adelaide, last night suffering from a ballet wound…

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Man Found Wounded Dies Later in Hospital Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 2

Bernard Leslie White, pantryman on the Katoomba, was found lving near M'Laren Parade. Port Adelaide, last night suffering from a bullet wound…

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War Service Homes Members of Staff Charged with Breach of Regulations Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 December 1928 · page 1

Certain members of the War Service Homes staff have been charged by the Commission with a breach of the Public Service…

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Returned Soldier Drowned Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 December 1928 · page 1

Richard Douglas, a returned soldier, was drowned in a billabong near Fulsham on Saturday. He had driven a horse, to which a drag was attached,…

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Bolivians Want War La Paz, December 10

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 December 1928 · page 1

Bolivia is in a bellicose mood over that narrow niece of disputed land between the Pilcomayo and Paraguay Rivers. To-day Bolivia…

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Strikers in Columbia Killed in Disturbances 100 Dead and 238 WOUNDED Vancouver, December 14

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 December 1928 · page 1

A message from Bogota, Republic of Colombia, says that 100 are dead, 238 wounded and damage exceeding a million and a quarter dollars was caused…

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Strikers in Columbia Killed in Bisturbanges 100 Dead and 238 WOUNDED Vancouver, December 14

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 December 1928 · page 2

A message from Bogota, Republic of Colombia, says that 100 are dead, 238 wounded and damage exceeding a million and a quarter dollars was caused…

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Returned Soldiers' Ballot

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 December 1928 · page 1

Ballot papers in connection with the election of five vice-presidents of the local branch of the Returned Soldiers' League and one State councillor are…

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Returned Soldiers' Ballot

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 December 1928 · page 4

Ballot papers in connection with the election of five vice-presidents of the local branch of the Returned Soldiers' League and one State councillor are…

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