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The wars & local soldiers, 1932

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Far East Trouble Japanese and Chinese Clash at Shanghai Two Dead Five Wounded Situation Serious (Special to "The Miner.") Shanghai, January 20

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 1

A serious situation has arisen in the International settlement as the result of an armed clash between a mob of Japanese civilians and Chinese…

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Dartmoor Convicts Riot Terrible Hand-to-hand Battle with Soldiers, Police & Guards Seventy Convicts Wounded (Special to "The Miner.") London January 24

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 1

Four hundred riocing convicts armed with picks, hummers, knives and shovels made a desperate bid for liberty at Dartmoor, England's…

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Thhee Men Are Wounded by One Pea Rifle Bullet Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 1

A message from Ipswich states that three men were wounded by one bullet when a pea rifle prematurely exploded among a party of holidaymakers last…

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Returned Soldiers Want Preference of Employment Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 1

Preference of employment on the waterfront for returned soldiers, frrespective of whether they are members of the Waterside Workers' Federation…

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2876 Returned Soldiers Suffering From T.B. 1219 in New South Wales Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 3

Of 2876 returned soldiers suffering from tuberculosis in Australia, 1219 are resident in Now South Wales…

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Returned German Soldier Murdered by His Mother Returned to Native Village After Being Interned Berlin, January 24

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 1

A German soldier captured by the Russians and interned in Siberia recently returned to his native village to meet his death at the hands of his…

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Boys at Renmark Make War on Sparrows Anxious to Win Reward of Irrigation Trust Renmark

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 2

Sneaking along under hedges an army of small boys armed with slings and catapults move round the Renmark settlement. They are head hunters…

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Alleged Forded Passes for Returned Soldiers Early Arrest Expected Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 4

Detectives have secured a number of rail and tram passes issued to returned soldiers and alleged to be forgeries. An early arrest is expected…

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Auarrel in Melbourne Man Wounded in Thigh Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 8

Jack Williams (42), of no fixed abode, was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital this morning suffering from a bullet wound in his thigh. He refused…

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Quarrel in Melbourne Man Wounded in Thigh Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 1

Jack Williams (42), of no fixed abode, was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital this morning suffering from a bullet wound in his thigh. He refused…

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Perth Bread War Brice Down to 3½d. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 1

The bread war in Perth is raging more fiercely than ever, a new party now having entered the lists. This is known as the Co-operative Bakery,…

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Perth Bread War Price Down to 3½d/ Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 8

The bread war in Perth is raging more fiercely than ever, a new party now having entered the lists. This is known as the Co-operative Bakery,…

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Hay War Memorial Hall Senator Cox Lays Foundation Stone Hay

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 1

Senator Cox yesterday laid the foundation stone of the Hay War Memorial in the presence of a large number of returned soldiers, nursing sisters, and…

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Hay War Memorial Hall Senator Cox Lays Foundation Stone Hay

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 8

Senator Cox yesterday laid the foundation stone of the Hay War Memorial in the presence of a large number of returned soldiers, nursing sisters, and…

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Latest News From Shanghai Thousands Were Killed bY Japanese Bombardment No Hospital Accommodation for Wounded and Homeless (Special to "The Miner.") Shanghai, January 29

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 7

"Six square miles of buildings in the Chinese district have been destroyed by shells, bombs and fires. Chapel was bombed for 14 hours…

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Soldiers' Forged Passes Man Committed for Trial Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 6

Reuben Edward Taylor (34), piano tuner was committed for trial in the Burwood Police Court to-day for having allegedly forged and uttered a…

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No title Thousands Were Killed by Japanese Bombardment No Hospital Accommodation for Wounded and Homeless (Special to "The Miner.") Shanghai, January 29

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 4

LATEST NEWS FROM SHANGHAI Six square 'miles of buildings in the Chinese district have been…

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Sydney Born Chinese Is Killed in Action Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 1

Cable advice has been received of the death at Shanghai of a young Sydney born Chinese Leung Chang, who was killed yesterday in the fighting with…

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China Not Preparing to Declare War on Japan (Special to "The Miner.") London, February 1

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 1

Dr. Yen, the Chinese representative, has delivered a Note to the secretarygeneral of the League of Nations signed by the Chinese Foreign Minister…

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War Between U.S.A. & Japan Is Considered Inevitable (Special to "The Miner") Washington. February 1

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 1

The United States residents as a whole are convinced that Japan hates the United States and there seems a widely held belief that war between the…

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