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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Woodville Shooting Case Wounded Man Is Charged with Attempted Stealing Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 4

The West Maitland police, after farther inquiries concerning the shooting of Leslie Read, of Woodville, arrested Read on a charge of…

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Row Outside Dance Hall Dance Attendant Wounded by a Man Who Escaped Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 4

Joseph Bragg (24), a dance attendant, was shot in the head following a quarrel outside a dance hall in the city in the early hours of this…

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Man and Woman Wounded in North Melbourne House Woman Hit with Bootlast Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 1

Mrs. Ada Condon (45) was found yesterday in a house in Lothian-street. North Melbourne, with her face badly battered, while a man named Robert…

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Anzac Highway Smash Three Persons Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 1

A motor car crashed into the railway near Grassmere on Sunday morning and three occupants were injured. They were taken to the Adelaide…

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Faked Robbery Story Max Admits to Police That He Wounded Himself Townsville, Tuesduy

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 1

A sensation was caused here yesterday afternoon by the report that a man had entered Woolrych's office and shut John Stein, a clerk, in the arm…

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Soviet War on Religion Carried Into the Schools Must Train Communists (Special to "The Miner.") Riga, January 10

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

"School children must be taught to wage active war against all forms of religious influence," states the official foreword of the new education…

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Tubercular Soldiers State Governor's Appeal for Relief of Sufferers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

More than £4000 has been raised in connection with an appeal by Sir Dudley de Chair, the State Governor, for £25,000 for the relief of acute…

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Theft From Soldiers' Hostel

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Norman Lock has reported that while he was absent at work yesterday between 7.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. his room at the Soldiers'…

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£675 Damages for V.c. an Australian Soldier

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

Damages amounting to £675 were awarded to Mr. Leonard Keysor, of 21 King's Gardens, West End-lane, N.W., in an action in which he claimed…

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Crash of Army[?]plane Five Soldiers Are Killed and Three Are Injured Middletown (Pennsylvania) Jan. 11

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

Five soldiers were killed and three were seriously injured when an army transport aeroplane crashed to-day…

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£675 Damages for V.c. an Australian Soldier

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 2

Damages amounting to £675 were awarded to Mr. Leonard Keysor, of 21 King's Gardens, West Ead-mne, N.W., in an action in which he claimed…

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Level Crossing Accident Woman Severely Wounded Cairns

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 1

Mrs. Crimlisk (48) stepped directly in front of an approaching engine at a level crossing near Malanda station. Instinctively she clutched the bars of…

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Quarrel It Yerranderie Wounded Man's Wife Is Arrested by the Police Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 1

A quarrel which occurred at Yerranderie on Sunday, during which Albert Ernest Hewitt (39) is alleged to have been shot in the right leg, has been…

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War Service Commission Soldiers League Secretary on Recent Dismissals an Inquiry Wanted Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Stagg, State secretary of the Soldiers' League, said to-day that the War Service Homes Commission is working at high speed to…

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Middle-aged Man Wounded on West Australian Train His Assailant Escapes Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 2

When the Geraldton train to Perth reached Mingenew on the Midland railway at 11.15 p.m. on Friday, the police were called to investigate a…

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Soldiers Fathers' Assn

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 2

The usual quarterly meeting of the Sailors and Soldiers Fathers' Association was held in the Soldiers' Hostel on Tuesday last, when Mr. R. T…

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Ex-soldiers Are Retrenched in the Telephone Service Soldiers' League Protest Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 1

After having heard the protest of a deputation representing former soldier telephone mechanics on the temporary staff against the retrenchment policy…

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Returned Soldiers' League the Annual Meeting

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League was held last night Mr. R. B. Oliver having charge of the meeting of. 90 members until the…

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Latest News Issue Russian Affairs Soviet's War to the Death Against Trotsky Followers (Special to "The Miner.") Riga, January 23

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 4

War to the death against the followers of Trotsky has been proclaimed by the newspapers throughout Russia. The Soviet authorities have ordered…

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The Wine Industry Licensing of Grocers Wanted by Ex-soldiers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 3

The Renmark cub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League is asking other leagues for support of the following resolution which was carried by…

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