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

The wars & local soldiers, 1932

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Piece of Shell in Stomach Expeiu Ences of Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 1

A returned soldier who suffered a permanent disability at the war recently felt ill and for several days could not account for his sickness. He was…

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Soldiers Club Burnt Rescue Work by Firemen Wellington (N-Z.) May 11

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 8

The Returned [?] tinee-storied woodem club was destroved stroved by a spectacular fire last night Twelve members who were in a desper…

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Japanese Bomb Outraces Prime Minister Shot and Oritically Wounded Alleged Revolutionary Plot (Special to "The Miner."). Tokio, May 15

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 May 1932 · page 1

Baron Inukai. the Prime Minister of Japan, was critically wounded in the heud by a revolver bullet on Sunday afternoon during one of five bomb at…

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Shooter Fatally Injured Wounded Cockatoo Presses Gun Trigger Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 2

Phillp Horton (26). a native of New South Wales, after wounding a, cockatoo was fatally injured through the bird's claws pressing the trigger of his…

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Returned Soldiers League Latern Lectutre Given

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Returned Soldiers League was held at the soldiers" Hostel lastnight. Mr. J. fisher presided over agood attendance…

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Employment at Polls Preference to Soldiers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 1

Instructions have been issued by the Electoral Commissioner to returning officers to give employment where possible to unemployed persons competent…

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Ex-soldier Unionists to Defend Labor Speakers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 1

Newcastle unionists who are returned soldiers are being invited to defend Labor speakers during the election campaign…

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Road Transport War All Vehicle's Stop in Spain Protest Against Taxes Madrid, May 19

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 8

There is a transport war between the Minister of Finance (Don Priato) and the road transport companies, who are protesting against the new…

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Road Transport War All Vehicles Stop in Spain Protest Against Taxes Madrid, May 19

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 1

There is a transport war between the Minister of Finance. (Don Priato) and the road transport companies, who are protesting against the new…

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Soldier of Fortune Arrest in New York War Charges Revived (Special to "The Miner.") New York, May 23

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 1

The police criminal alien squad has arrested a man whom they described as Frederick Duquesne (52), an anti-British adventurer and soldier of…

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Small Girl Wounded Stray Bullets Responsible Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 May 1932 · page 1

While Nollie Skiorys (13) was standing in the backyard of the next door house to her own at Arncliffe, two bullets struck her. One pierced her…

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Japan and Russia No War at Present Views of Ambassador (Special to "The Miner.") Geneva, May 20

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 May 1932 · page 1

Tsueno Matsudaira; the Japanese Ambassador in London, who is visiting Geneva for the Disarmament Conference, said to-day that there was…

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Robbery From Laundry. at the Soldiers Hostel

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 4

The laundry of the Soldiers'. Hostel at the rear of the main bnilding was entered by thieves between 6 o'clock last night and 7.15 o'clock this morning…

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Child Killed in War [?]Aiser Sued for Damages (Special to "The Miner.") London, June 2

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 June 1932 · page 6

A Frenchman named Linden, who lived in a small village on the Somme during the war is suing the former Kaiser of Germany, as commander…

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General Strike in Lisbon Rioter. Killed' Manx Wounder Soldiers Clear the Streets Lisbon, 'June G.

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 June 1932 · page 4

Workmen' called a general strike yesterday when the Government put on a 2 per cent, tax on wages and salarlos, to relieve1 unemPloyment…

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U.S.A. Ex-soldiers Demonstrate Want Bonus Certificates Cashed Immediately Authorities Alarmed (special to "the miner") Washington June 7

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 June 1932 · page 1

Demonstrations; by former soldiers. who have'come to Washington from ail parta of the country are causing the authorities grave concern They,…

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War Service Homes Evidence at Inquiry Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 June 1932 · page 1

Although he earned only about £1 a week, he preferred to keep a wife and two young children on it ruthe than take rations, a returned soldier…

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Clean Sweep of War Debts British Brime Minister to Make Proposal Talk with French Premier (Special to "The Miner.") London, June 12

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 June 1932 · page 2

"I am going to ask the nations at the reparations conference at Lausanne to make a clean sweep of all war debts," said Mr. Ramsay…

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Barrier Miner Thursday, Juke 16, 1932. Stopping War

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 June 1932 · page 2

In a case now before an Adelaide court a man is charged with obtaining money from persons for shares in an invention which, he is said to have…

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Returned Soldiers to Meet

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 June 1932 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the local branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will be held in the Soldiers Hostel on Monday night next…

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