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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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Troubled China Nationalist Soldiers Hinder Shanghai Police Shanghai, March 16

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 4

The present amicable relations between the foreigners and Chinese at Shanghai are likely to be disturbed. [?]I-feeling has been caused by the…

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A Soldier's Suicide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 4

Oswald Sydney James Bates (40), [?]ergeant of the 7th Light Horse died after taking a dose of poison (says a Wellington message in the "Sydney…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 1

The mouthly meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League was held at the Hostel last night, Mr. J. Fisher presiding over all attendance of 80…

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Anzac Day Celebrations

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 2

The Returned Soldiers' League has decided to hold an Anzac commemoration service on Sunday, April 22, and the Anzac smoke social on the night…

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Troubled China Soldiers Assault Postal Officials Death Penalty Imposed Shanghai, March 20

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 4

Assaulting telephone operators for not giving prompt service is punishable by death in Pekin. According to a report received here, Marshal Chang…

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Why Germany Lost the War Committee's Report (A.p.a. Message.) Berlin, March 22

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

On the tenth anniversary of the great German offensive the committee appointed in 1919 to discover why Germany lost the war submitted its…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Latest Issue. Why Germany Lost the War Committee's Report (A.p.a. Message.) Bellin, March 22

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 March 1928 · page 8

On the tenth anniversary of the great German offensive the committee appointed in 1919 to discover why Germany lost the war submitted its…

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Greek Wounds Yugo-slavs in a House at Glossop Two Seriously Wounded Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 March 1928 · page 1

About 10.30 o'clock on Sunday night George Corfias, a Greek, went to a house at Glossop on the River Murray occupied by five Yugo-Slavs. No definite…

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Bus Taxi War

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 1

From "yewitness":—The Bus Proprietors' Association is making a big noise regarding unfair competition by the tai cars, and rumors of a drastic…

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Dutch Society Found Shot in Her Home Husband Fatally Wounded (A.p.a. Message.) Amsterdam, March 26

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 1

News that Madame Van Eeghen, the niece of Sir Henri Deterding and the only woman member of the Stock Exchange, had been found at her home…

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Lightship Dispute Several Returned Soldiers Are Engaged for Duty Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 2

In Queensland several returned soldiers have been engaged for work in lighthouse services following a strike of unionists. As the result of a…

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Air Liner Rescues Wounded Man in Desert (A.p.a. Message.) Cairo, March 30

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 2

There was a dramatic rescue in mid-desert by an Imperial air liner in response to a wireless message. A plane descended and picked up and…

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Air Liner Rescues Wounded Man in Desert (A.p.a. Message.) Cario, March 30

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 1

There was a dramatic rescue in middesert by an Imperial air liner in response to a wireless message. A plane descended and picked up and…

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Anzac Day League Arrangements

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 3

A meeting of the board of management of the Returned Soldiers' League was held last night, Mr. R. B. Oliver presiding. A petition, signed,…

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Surroundings Improved of Soldiers' Memorial

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 3

The plot of ground surrounding the Soldiers' Memorial has been planted with buffalo grass, flowers, and a honeysuckle creeper will cover the…

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Robbery From Bar Safe at the Soldiers' Hostel

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 2

In his report to the board of management of the Soldiers' League last night, Mr. J. R. Charlton, the manager of the Hostel, stated: "I regre[?]…

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Trotsky Wounded Shot by Red Fanatic Condition Is Grave (A.p.a. Message.) Paris, April 4

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 1

A report has been received that M. Trotslty, a former Commissar of War in Russia, has been shot by a Red fanatic and seriously wounded…

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Unknown Soldier Positively Identified T. G. M'quay, of New Zealand Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 1

The unknown soldier in Callan Park Mental Hospital was positively identified yesterday as Thomas George M'Quay, of New Zealand, by Adjutant…

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Second War Loan Treasury Is Preparing for Conversion This Year Canberra

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 April 1928 · page 1

Commonwealth Treasury officials are preparing for the second war loan conversion this year. The amount of £21,000,000 falls due in September…

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Soldiers' League Officer States Juror's Position Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 April 1928 · page 1

Mr. W. J. Stagg, State secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League, said that the only inference to be drawn from this case was that any returned…

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