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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Anzac Day Speech by Mr. Hughes at Soldiers' Club Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 6

Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.H.R., in an address to the Lane Cove Returned Soldiers' Club, said: "On every side we see nations armed to the teeth and…

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Anzac Day Story of the Evacuation Commander Goes Back for Important Documents Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 7

How Sir John Monash disobeyed orders and later had a lonely hairraising run of three miles towards the Turkish army was related to-day…

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Anzac Day in the South Australian Capital S.A. Governor Takes Salute As Troops Go Past

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 1

Left to Right:—Colonel T. Brinkworth, Captain G. H. Verney (aide-de-camp to the Governor), Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. A. Durrant. Brigadier-Generals R. L. Leane (Commissioner of Police), and O. F. Phillips. (Military Commandant). Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, the Governor. Partly-hidden by Brigradier-General Phillips is LieutenantColonel W. F. J. M'Cann (president of the South Australian branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers'…

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Anzac Smoke Social a Large Attendance at the Soldiers' Hostel

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 3

The large dining-room of the Soldiers' Hostel was tilled by a merry throng on Saturday night when the Returned Soldiers' League conducted…

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Pastures Protection Boards Delegates Placed a Wreath on Bourke War Memorial

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 1

The conference of the Pastures Protection Boards held at Bourke on April 24 and 25 adjourned at 10.30 o'clock on Anzac Day, and all the…

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Story of Great War Australians Chosen To-hold Vital Position Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 April 1929 · page 4

Speaking at the opening of the Rockdale Memorial Hall Mr. Arkins M.L.A., siad that on one occasion during the war the best troops were…

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The Anzac Day "Miner"

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 2

From "An Anzac's Sister":— The Rev. Eric Tregilgas has expressed the feelings of many thousands in his letter appreciating the Anzac…

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German War Payments Schacht Returns to Berlin Paris, April 28

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 1

The visit of Dr. Schacht, German delegate on the Expert Committee on Reparations, to Berlin followed a succession of interviews with Mr. Owen…

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Indian Bandit Gang Kills Wounded Comrades Leader's Caught (Special to "The Miner") Calcutta, May 1

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 4

A grim story of a band of Dacoits having murdered two of their wounded comrades to leave no trail after a fight with villagers was narrated…

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Country Women's Assn. Members to Salute All War Memorials

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 2

Speaking of the conference of the Country Women's Association held in Sydney last month, Mrs. H. A. Woolcock, the secretary of the local…

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Returned Soldiers' League N.S.W. League Criticises the Federal Executive Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 4

At a meeting of the State executive of the Returned Soldiers' League last night speakers protested against the affronts New South Wales had suffered…

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Returned Soldiers' League N.S.W. League Criticises the Federal Executive Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 6

At a meeting of the State executive of the Returned Soldiers' League last night speakers protested against the affronts New South Wales had suffered…

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Darlinghurst Shooting Man Badly Wounded Refuses Information About the Occurrence Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 1

Philip Jeffs (32), known as "Phil the Jew," was shot in the chest and stomach at his home at South Kensington at 6 o'clock this morning. Only…

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Berlin May Day Riots One Constable Wounded by His Own Revolver Comment in Parliament (Special to "The Miner.") Berlin, May 7

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 1

Post-mortem examinations of 16 of the 24 victims of the May Day rioting disclosed that police had killed all of them. The only constable wounded by…

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Lithuanian Bomb Outrage Premier Also Wounded (Special to "The Miner.") Kovno, May 8

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 May 1929 · page 1

It now transpires that Professor Voldemara, the Premier of Lithuania, was shot in the arm during the bombing outrage outside the opera house on…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 May 1929 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the executive of the Returned Soldiers' League was held last night when relief was granted to nine members in distress…

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Lightning Flash Explodes Double-barrelled Gun Maori Woman Wounded Wellington, (N.Z.), May 11

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 1

An extraordinary incident is reported from Okato, near New Plymouth. It appears that a flash of lightning strack a double barrelled gun…

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The Great War Remains Discovered of Missing Company (Special to "The Miner.") London, May 10

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 1

Light has been thrown upon the mysterious disappearance of a company of the 24th battalion of the A.I.F. after it had moved off to attack the enemy…

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Mystery Cleared Up Soldier Who Disappeared Returns to His Home (Special to "The Miner") London, May 12

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 1

Private Sievwright, of the Scots guards, by soddenly appearing at his home in Aberdeen to-day and dropping exhausted in a chair, cleared up a…

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Former Soldiers' Medals Are Awaiting Claimants

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 2

The attention of former soldiers or their relatives is drawn to an advertisement in to-day's "Miner," which gives the number and description of…

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