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

The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Soldier Settlements Cost to the State Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 1

Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Lands, stated last night that soldier settlements had cost the State of New South Wales the enormous sum of…

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War Disability Pension Appeal Board Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 June 1929 · page 6

The newly appointed assessment tribunal for war pension appeals under the presidency of Mr. Norman Michell, a Brisbane solicitor, assisted by two…

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Woman Wounded Husband Is Arrested Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 June 1929 · page 1

Rushing into a garage near her home at Old South Head. Double Bay, last night Mrs. Lillian Moon shouted that she had been stabbed. The woman was…

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Soldiers' League New Federal Secretary Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 June 1929 · page 4

Mr. John Webster, of Launceston, who has been appointed Federal secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League, will begin his duties next month…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League was held last night, Mr. R. N. J. Fletcher presiding. It was decided to alter the day…

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Police Party Attacked by Hostile Aboriginals Native Policeman Wounded Darwin

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 1

Word has been received here of an attack by a large number of wild aborigines on a police party led by Mounted-Coustable T. K. Hemmings at…

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Great War Anniversary Verdun Memorial Unveiled (Special to "The Miner.") Paris, June 23

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 1

To-day at the 13th anniversary of the breaking of the German advance. M. Doumergue, the French President, unveiled the great memorial to the…

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Aust, Naval Station Not Merely for War Says Rear-admiral Evans Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 8

Speaking at a function on board H.M.A.S. Australia Rear-Admiral Evans said there was a great deal more in Australian naval training than…

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Returned Soldiers' League Opposition to Foreigners Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 1

A motion will be submitted at the annual conference of the Returned Soldiers' League on July 17 to debar all foreigners from membership…

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Returned Soldiers Alarmed at Govt. Retrenchment Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 2

Officials of the Returned Soldiers' League said to-day that they were concerned at the widespread effect of the Government retrenchment policy…

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Taxi Driver Wounded at Sydney Fruit Stall Shooting Followed Robbery Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 4

Albert Slater (35), a taxi driver, was shot while standing at a fruit stall in Central-square, Sydney, early this morning. It appears that a…

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Experience During the War

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 July 1929 · page 1

During the search last night the question of an optical illusion was mentioned, and this caused a visiting detective to speak of an experience…

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Returned Soldiers' League Objection to Proposal Regarding Railway Fares Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 July 1929 · page 4

The executive of the Returned Soldiers' League takes strong exception to the suggestion of the Federal Government that the Commonwealth…

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Young Man Wounded by Revolver Bullet Struggle with a Woman in Railway Station Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1929 · page 4

A shooting case occurred at the Fairfield railway station this afternoon when a yoong woman walked into a room where a number of painters were…

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Shooting Affrays One at East Sydney and the Other at Maroubra One Killed & Two Wounded an Underworld Feud Is Belief of Police Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 1

One man was killed and two others wounded in shooting affrays in East Sydney and Maroubra late last night and early this morning. The two…

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Defence Department Preference in Employment to All Returned Soldiers Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 1

Captain Dyett, president of the Returned Soldiers' Association, addressing the Victorian conference, stated that the Prime Minister assured him…

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Russia and China Exchange of Shots on Manchurian Frontier War Clouds Disappearing Martial Law at Harbin (Special to "The Miner.") Shanghai, July 21

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 1

Although there has been an exchange of shots on the Manchurian frontier between Russian and Chinese forces, the tension between…

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The Coal Industry in New South Wales the Return of Mr. Bavin the Miners "Welcome Home" May Not Be Proceeded with Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 1

There is a possibility that the proposed march of miners from Newcastle to Sydney to "welcome" Mr. T. R. Bavin, the Premier, on his return from…

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The Timber Dispute Former Soldiers Wanted to Defeat the Pickets Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 1

Mr. O'Brien, secretary of the Timber Workers' Union, has received a letter from a correspondent in a country town suggesting that a…

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Barrier Miner Tuesday, July 30, 1929. Production and War

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 2

The members of the Perth Women's Service Guild were recently treated to an interesting address on the evil effects of over-production. The…

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