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The wars & local soldiers, 1931

394 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 19 of 20

Returned Soldiers Meeting of League

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 November 1931 · page 4

Mr. J. Fisher presided at the monthly meeting of the Returned Soldiers' league held last night at the Hostel. Members stood in silence out of respect…

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The Great War Britain Nearly Left France After Retreat From Mons General Seely's War Book (Special to "The Miner.") London, November 17

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 November 1931 · page 1

How Britain nearly decided to evacuate France after the retreat from Mons in August and September, 1914, is revealed in General Seely's war book…

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Irish Free State Republicans' Manifesto Discovered by the Police Must Avoid Civil War" Dublin, November 17

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 November 1931 · page 1

While unlawful organisations has been badly hit by the Constitution Amendment Act, which gave the Government drastic powers to crush…

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SYDNEY U.W.M. Proposal to Get Rifles From Soldiers Inquiry to Be Made Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 November 1931 · page 4

It is likely that an official investigation will follow an allegation that the Unemployed Workers Movement at a recent meeting decided to seek The…

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Melbourne Hold-up Policeman Badly Wounded Robbers Get £944 Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 November 1931 · page 1

Amazing, daring was displayed by three gunmen who after shooting a policeman snatched a bag containing £944 and escaped in a car. The…

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Three Men Arrested the Wounded Constable Reported to Be Improving Melbourne, Later

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 November 1931 · page 8

Swift wort by the police resulted in three men being arrested early this morning on charges arising out of the sensational armed robbery In the city…

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Three Men Arrested the Wounded Constable Reported to Be Improving Melbourne, Later

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 November 1931 · page 1

Swift work by the police resulted in three men being arrested early this morning on charges arising out of the sensational armed robbery in the city…

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Granting of War Pensions Commenit by Federal Auditor General Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 November 1931 · page 6

Declaring that he had "no axe to grind," Mr.C. J. Cerutty, the Federal Auditor-General replied to-day to statements made about his last annual…

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Two Bandits Wounded Fired on by Policemen After Hold-up at Party (Special to "The Miner") Chicago, November 23

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 November 1931 · page 4

Four bandits last night just failed to pet away with a fortune in cash and jewels when they held up a score of guests at the home of a milliemaire…

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Far East Trouble China May Declare War on Japanese in Manchuria (Special to "The Miner.") Shanghai, November 24

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 November 1931 · page 1

China's military machine has began to function in an ominous manner, presging imminent warfare. Japanese even express the opinion that China is…

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Loss of British War Vessel Off Coast of China Officers Reprimanded (Special to "The Miner.") Hongkong, November 20

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 December 1931 · page 4

Commander D. O. Lang, captain of H.M.s., Petersfield, a mine-sweeper which went aground on November 13 near Fooohow and was abandoned, has…

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Incident of the Boer War Boy Has Been Discovered Whom Gen. Beely Threatened (Special lo "The Miner") Capetown, December 1

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 December 1931 · page 1

The Boer boy who Major.J. E. B. Scoly threatened to shoot during tho South African war has been found in Orange Free State…

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Christmas War Cry

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 December 1931 · page 3

The Salvation Army Christmas War Cry is on sale, and as usual, is a most attractive publication. It is nicely in a lustrated and on the almanac there is a…

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Powerful Searchlight Successful Test by British War Office (Special to "The Miner.") London, December 3

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 December 1931 · page 6

The British War Ollice has successfully tested the world's most powerful searchlight. It will throw a 8,000.000,000 candle power boam in…

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Returned Soldier Replies to Seditious Remarks Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 3

Mr. Austin Edwards; a returned soldier, referring to the seditious utteances of Mr. T. M'Cristal in the Domain yesterday, said that he was…

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Father and Son Wounded Alleged Family Quarrel Lobart

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 December 1931 · page 4

Harold Keats (44) was shot in the chest at his home at M'Robie's Gully on Saturday evening. His father, Peter Keats (67), who lived with him,…

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Sydney Shooting Case Wounded Man, Says Bullet Just Christmas Box Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 December 1931 · page 1

A woman is believed to be responsible for the shooting of Joseph M'Namara in Liverpool-stret, city, late last night. M'Namara who is pro…

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Traders Wage War Adelaide the Battlefront Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 4

Adelaide is a huge battlefront at present, with retailers waging an unceasing fight against each other. Butchers, bakers, milkmen, grocer,…

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Returned Soldiers' League Reaffirms Its Loyalty League Stands Behind Constituted Authority Sydney, Fiiday

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 1

At a meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League which discussed Communist activities the following resolution was adopted; "That it the de…

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Sydney Harbor Bridge Soldiers Talk of Inviting Germany's Graf Zeppelin Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 3

The New South Wales branch of the Returned Soldiers' League proposes to invite Germany to send the Graf Zeppelin to take part in the opening of…

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