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The wars & local soldiers, 1932

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Anzac Memorial in Sydney "No Travesty," Says Sculptor Defends Work Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 3

"This is a bolt from the blue," said Mr. Raynor.Hoff, the sculptor of the Anzac Memorial, to-day, when referring to objections raised by the…

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Safe Blowers Surprised One Fell Wounded by Shotgun Arrest Made Mount Gambier

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 3

As the result of a daring attempt to rob the Yahl Co-operative Cheese and Butter Co.'s factory here last night, a man is in the local hospital…

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More Killings in Germany Casualties Growing Alarmingly Like Civil War (Special to "The Miner.") BERLIN, July 15

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 1

The tragic trail of political murder was continued to-day by the shooting of two Communist workers who were returning from an…

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Returned Men Ignored Want to Give Lang an Address Where Is He? Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 July 1932 · page 3

The Newcastle division of the Trades Union Ex-Service Men's Movement, which wants to present Mr.Lang, the former Premier, with…

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Nude Woman on Cross Anzac Memorial In Hyde Park, More Protests Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 July 1932 · page 1

The Rev. Arnold Connolly, preaching at St. John's Church of England, Gordon, yesterday strongly condemned the Anzac Memorial in…

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Returned Soldier Killed by Falling Tree

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 July 1932 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Samuel Fitzpatrick (64),a returned soldier, was killed near Moruya yesterday when he was struck by a falling tree. He…

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Sydney Anzac Memorial Controversy

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 1

Dr. Sheehan, the Coadjutor-Arc hbishop of Sydney, has declined to attend the laying of foundat ion stones of the Sydney Anzac Memorial Buildings to-day. His secretary said he objected to "the figure of a nude woman on the cross, which was…

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Forest Ranger. Shot Dead Bride of 2 Months Wounded Might Recover Winnipeg, July 16

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 1

Aeroplanes are being used by the police in searching the wild area of a northern Manitoba game preserve for two cold-blooded murderers who…

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Preference to Ex-soldiers Stevens Government Order Local Members

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 July 1932 · page 3

The preference to unionists instruction of the Lang Government in the engagement of men through the Labor Exchange has been cancelled, and a…

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Anzac Memorial in Sydney Foundation Stones Laid SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 3

With a simple and impressive ceremony, the foundation stones of the Anzac Memorial building in Hyde Park were laid this afternoon, one by…

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Victorian Soldier Settlers Plan For Temporary Relief MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 3

A plan to give temporary relief to soldier settlers in Victoria has been outlined by the Minister for Lands, who proposes the suspension for five…

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Missing Soldier Woman Neither Wife Nor Widow

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 4

The British Legion Conference at Portsmouth recently decided to try to solve a sixteen-years-old mystery of the war by taking legal action seeking…

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Sydney Anzac Memorial Leading Churchman Approves SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 4

After viewing the statuary groups of the Anzac Memorial to which objection has been raised by certain churchmen, Archdeacon Davis,…

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First War Crosses

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 4

War grave crosses of the A.I.F. from France which have arrived in Melbourne. They will be placed in the Australian Museum…

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Notes and Comments Another Economic War.—

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 2

A cable message from Rome says that an economic war has broken out between Italy and France following French restrictions on the import of…

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Republics at War Paraguayans Defeat Bolivians (Special to "The Miner") Buenos Aires. July 21

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 1

Fierce fighting has occurred between troops of Paraguay and Bolivia, South America's two inland republics, the Paraguayan Government claims…

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Realistic Stage Duel Actor Wounded In Wrist SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 July 1932 · page 8

It transpires that during the duel scene in "Bitter Sweet"at Her Majesty's Theatre on Tuesday ohe of the players, Sydney Burchell, who is…

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Realistic Stage Duel Actor Wounded In Wrist SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 July 1932 · page 1

It transpires that during the duel scene in "Bitter Sweet" at Her Majesty's Theatre on Tuesday one of the players, Sydney Burchall, who is…

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Revision of War Debts Change in Attitude of U.S.A. Will Confer (Special to "The Miner") WASHINGTON, July 24

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 July 1932 · page 1

A significant, if not sensational change in the attitude of the United States towards war debts revision was marked to-night when Senator…

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Revision of War Debts U.S. Gives Opening to Europe (Special to "The Miner" New York, July 25

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 July 1932 · page 1

The Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" says that Senator Borah's proposals that an international conference should be…

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