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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Hold-ups in Sydney Three Cases Last Night a Constable Wounded Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 September 1929 · page 1

There were three masked hold-ups in Sydney last nignt. The first occurred at Ryde, where two masked and armed men held up an assistant at the…

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Returned Soldiers? League

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 September 1929 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League was held at the Hostel last night, Mr. R. N. J. Fletcher presiding…

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An Appeal by Mr. Hughes at Soldiers' Social Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 September 1929 · page 1

Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.H.R., at the conclusion of a returned soldiers' social evening at Chatswood appealed for the support of his candidature for North…

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Man Wounded in Sydney Refuses Information "Don't Want You Butting In" Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 1

John McPherson (29), a laborer, was found staggering about the footpath in Cathedral-street, Woolloomooloo, last night with blood streaming from a…

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Rhine Evacuation Unemployed Soldiers London, September 17

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 4

Lieutenant-General Sir William Thwaites, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine, to-day visited the War Office and had a…

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Prisoner Wounded Was Attempting Escape Auckland (N.Z.), September 21

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 September 1929 · page 1

John Leslie Buckley (27), an habitual criminal, was shot while attempting to escape from the Mount Eden prison yesterday. His condition is…

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Prisoner Wounded Was Attempting Escape Auckland (N.Z.), September 21

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 September 1929 · page 1

John Leslie Buckley (27), an habitual criminal, was shot while attempting to escape from the Mount Eden prison yesterday. His condition is…

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Man Pound Wounded Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 September 1929 · page 1

D. Mullamphy, a journalist, and a well-known tennis player, was admitted to the Adelaide Hospital this morning with a bullet wound in his…

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Escapee Fatally Wounded in Fight with Constable Was Found at Rooty Hill in House of a Relative Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 September 1929 · page 3

Thomas Charles Aiken, aged 19 years, one of two youths, who broke out of the Lithgow lockup last Thursday, was found early this morning in the…

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Returned Soldiers and Hospital Treatment Not to Be Given Free Under All Circumstances Canberra

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 September 1929 · page 1

The Federal Government has declined to adopt the American system of free hospital treatment for all returned soldiers, irrespective of whether their…

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Murder and Suicide Man Murders Woman Then Ends His Own Life a Policeman Wounded Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 September 1929 · page 1

Jealousy is believed to have been the motiva for a double shooting tragedy which occurred in a house at Rose Bay on Saturday night. Angus Horton,…

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Woman Is Wounded with Pea Rifle Bullet Child Playing with Rifle Responsible for Accident Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 October 1929 · page 1

While Mrs. H. Fitz, a resident of Hartley Vale, was standing on the verandah of her home with her little son the latter picked up a pear[?]e,…

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Notes and Comments Anti-war Books

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 October 1929 · page 2

Ant-war books are very good things. But until someone writes a book that will stop the people who start-wars— especially the class war—it is idle to…

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Anzac Day General Hamilton Wanted to Lead Sydney Procession Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 October 1929 · page 4

The New South Wales branch of the Returned Soldiers' League intends to place before the Prime Minister the desirability of having an invitation given…

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Mr. an Mrs. C. E. Moore Return to Broken Hill After Tour of the World Welcome Home To-night by Staff of Pellew & Moore

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 October 1929 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Moore, who have just returned from a trip around the world, had a character[?] welcome to the district on t[?] first visit to…

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Sydney Shooting Cuse Death of Wounded Man Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 1

Leslie Whatley (30), of Alexandria, who was shot by a thief he was pursuing in Elizabeth-street on Monday night died in hospital yesterday. A…

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Returned Soldiers' League a Sub-branch President to Tender Resignation Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 4

At the annual reunion of the Plympton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers League last night Mr. R. P. M'Ghee, president, stated that he is…

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Unrest in China Talk of Civil War As Result of Dissension (Special to "The Miner.") Shanghai, October ll

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 2

There is dissension the China which is likely to lead to civil war. Canton ia threatened, and if the Government at Nanking collapses, as is possible, it…

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Unrest in China Talk of Civil War As Result of Dissension (Special to "The Miner.") Shanghai, October 11

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 1

There is dissension in China which is likely to lead to civil war. Canton is threatened, and if the Government at Nanking collapses, as is possible,…

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Returned Soldiers'league a Sub-branch President to Tender Resignation Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 6

At the annual re-union of the Plympton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' Leaeue last night Mr. R. P. M'Ghee. president, stated that he is…

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