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

The wars & local soldiers, 1930

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Affahs in Russia Peasants and Government in Virtual State of War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 3

Evidence that a virtual state of war at present exists between the Bolshevik Government and the Kunian peaants continues to accumalate, says…

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Returned Soldiers' League Asked to Take Some Action Outside Constitution Says the State Council Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 1

According to a letter read at the State council meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League from Mr. D. Rees, president of the Miners' Federation,…

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Unemployed Returned Men Fraternal Greetings Sent to Men on Coalfields League Officials' Regret Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 1

A number of unemployed returned soldiers in the League's Employment Burean carried a motion yesterday sending fighting and fraternal…

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Man Murders His Wife Then Commits Suicide Child Also Wounded Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 3

A tragedy occurred at Summer Hill yesterday afternoon resulting in the death of William Cecil Plumb (40). and his wife, Beatrice Plumb (26),…

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Class War Aid Society Wtll Stand by Militants Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 1

A report has been circulated on the coalfields that the International [?] War Prisoners' Aid Society is prepared to stand by any man who…

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Port Pirie Shooting Case Recovery Is Expected of Wounded Woman and Boy Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 1

Mrs. Phoebe Warwick (27) and Walter Edward Argent (16), who were the principals in a shooting affray at Port Pirie yesterday morning, are…

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Mock Suicide One of Two Rescuers Is Fatally Wounded (Special to "The Miner") Seattle, January 14

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 4

Miss Marie Winner[?]and was entertaining two boy friends She sought to make them jealous, and dramaticallv pointed at her breast a revolver…

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Gelignite Bomb Exploded in a Perth Girl's Home Man's Tragic Suicide a Girl Is Wounded Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 4

Further details of the explosion of a gelignite bomb last night at the residence of Mr. Weir, a leading Perth accountant (as briefly reported in the…

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Man Lights Gelignite Bomb While in Fit of Jealousy He Is Fatally Injured and Girl Is Wounded Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 1

Believed to be the outcome of a fit of jealousy, a gelignite bomb was exploded in the home of Mr. Weir a leading Perth accountant, last…

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Mr. Bavin Is Credited with Stopping Civil War Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

Mr. B. H. Corser, M.H.R., declares that but for the action of Mr. Bavin, Premier of New South Wales, Anstralia would have been practically in…

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Class War Prisoners' Aid Procession Tn Sydney Abandoned on Sunday Promoters Heard Rumors of Likely Baton Charges Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

A large crowd of peuple assembled in Eddy-avenue yesterday afternoon to take part in a march under the banner of the International Class War…

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War on Imported Rabbits Bathurst

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 1

The question of the importation of Angora and Chinchilla rabbits was again brought before the Bathurst Pastares Protection Board by the…

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Grim Story of the War Three Skeletons Found in a Cellar at Warsaw Believed to Be Britons (Special to "The Miner.") Berlin, January 20

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 3

A grim story of the war is reported from Warsaw. According to newspapers, three skeletons recently discovered in a…

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The Coal Crisis Prime Minister's Reply to A.L.P. Conference Motions Use of the Military Not to Be Considered Would Cause Civil War Canberra

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

Mr. J. H. Scullin, the Prime Minister, replying to attacks made upon the Federal Government at the A.L.P. conference in Sydney, said: "I am…

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War Pensions Appeal Tribunal's Report

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 1

The report of the War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal for the financial year 1928-29 atates that the first sitting of the tribunal took…

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Thursday Island Fight a Constable Wounded Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 1

A Thursday Island message states that in a fight on Saturday night Constable Stevens was wounded. Three half-castes were arrested. The…

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Man Is Fatally Wounded at a Shooting Gallery Charge of Manslaughter Against the Proprietor Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 3

David Hamilton (42) was fatally wounded in a shooting gallery at the Haymarket last night. Alfred James Mackay, proprietor of the…

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Industrial Post Office Workers Thirty Returned Soldiers Cet Notice of Dismissal Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 4

Thirty returned soldiers employed by the Postal Department at the Central[?]sequare office Sydney, have been served with dismissal notices to…

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Maori War Veteran Death at Age of 105 YEARS Christchurch

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 1

Thomas Mitton, a Maori war vetaran, died at New Plymouth, aged 105. He could write his name without glasses right to the last…

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Postal Dismissals Only Ten Ex-soldiers Says Minister Concerned Canberra

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 2

Mr.J.A. Lyons, the PostmasterGeneral, says that only ten returned soldiers employed by the Postal Department in Sydney have been served…

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