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The wars & local soldiers, 1935

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Abyssinia May Escape War League To Meet At Geneva (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, July 23

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 6

War between Italy and Abyssinia may yet be averted by the League of Nations Council, which will meet…

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Reaction To War Threat Many Italians Naturalised WELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 July 1935 · page 6

Reacting to the threat of war in Europe 60 aliens in the last 25 days have applied to the Commonwealth Investigation Branch to become…

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Demonstration Against War Address by Mrs Moroney

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 3

About 200 people marched in last night's torchlight procession and demonstration against war. Led by the City and Citizens bands, the…

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Anti War Meeting in Central Reserve

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 August 1935 · page 1

Continuing her campaign on behalf of the Movement Against War and Fascism, Mrs. W. Moroney addressed an open-air meeting in the Central…

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No Passports for British Soldiers (Special to "The Miner.")

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 August 1935 · page 6

LONDON, August 5.—More than 1000 former British soldiers, Including many war-time officers have offered their services to the…

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Australian Ring History Pre-War Boom Brought Many Famous Fighters

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 5

THE years immediately before the war saw a great boom is boxing is Australia, and many famous fighters visited these shores, including the a egro heavyweights, Sam Langford and Sam M'Vea, and that good American lightweight,…

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Sight Returns After Taxicab Smash War Hero, 20 Years Blind

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 4

Blinded in the war, a once-famous French artist, known as "the painter of light," has had his sight restored after 35 operations—by a taxi…

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Italy Buys Ships Other Warlike Preparations Coal and War Huts From Germany (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, August 8

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 August 1935 · page 6

In spite of the negotiations to preserve peace, which the League of Nations Council arranged last week, Italy is…

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Italy Buys Ships Other Warlike Preparations Coal and War Huts From Germany (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, August 8

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 August 1935 · page 6

In spite of the negotiations to preserve peace, which the League of Nations Council arranged last week,Italy is…

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Welcome Home to Mr. Lyons Says Australia Is Best Country SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 August 1935 · page 4

The Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons). who with Mrs. Lyons returned to Sydney to-day after attending the Jubilee…

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Nearly Sank Submarine War-time Inciden

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 August 1935 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.— The story of how an American destroyer, mistaking an English submarine off the Irish Coast, for an enemy craft,…

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What Abyssinian War Would Mean to Britain Her African Peoples Would Become Aroused General Smuttpomts to Dangers (Special to "The Miner.") CAPETOWN, August 12

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 August 1935 · page 1

Britain any possibly keep out of an Italian-Ethiopian conflist so far as Europe is concerned but a great Africas war bordering on British territory must affect other British territories is Africa as well as Egypt and the Sudan,"…

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Viscount Snowden Gives Waining Dangers of Abyssinian Situation "All Elements Of New World War" (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, August 13

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 August 1935 · page 1

"Abyssinia is to be left practically defenceless to make a Roman holiday," declaras Viscount Snowdea in a letter to die "Times." He continus:— "The international confiscations…

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Aerial Duels In Great war Ex-r.a.f. Officer Reminiscent Met Richtofen's "Flying Circus"

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 1

Vivid, accounts- of encounters, with the legendary "Red.Baron," Public Enemy No. 1 of British airmen.during: the war, and with Eschwager,another…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 3

Members of the Returned Soldiers' League held their monthly meeting at tho Hostel last night. Mr. T. Clark presided. Messrs. T. Rowe and…

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Italy's War Threat. Against Abyssinia Tension Exists In British Cabinet Circles Dominions Are Being Consulted (Special to "The Miner"): LONDON. August 21

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 August 1935 · page 1

Tension' ia Cabinet circles continuas over Italy's threat of war against Abyssinia. Tba Prime Minster (Mr. Baldwin) re turnad to London to-day and immediately bad a long consultation with the Foreign…

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Employment of Returned Soldiers

Western Grazier · Saturday 24 August 1935 · page 2

Mr M. A. Davidson, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Promisers Department:— "In reply to your letter of the 9th…

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Parents'Dash To Wounded Son SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 August 1935 · page 3

The parents of Trevor B. Kilvm prton, lecturer in physiology at the Melboume University, Dr. and Mrs. Basil Kilvington, of Melbourne, are…

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Ex-soldiers League Congress Meets Next Month SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 August 1935 · page 2

A large number of resolutions dealing with the defence of Australia are included in the agenda for the annual congress of the Returned Soldiers'…

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Wounded Man Improving 'Plane Flight From Interior MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 5

Medical treatment secured for Mr. Trevor B. Kilvington, lecturer in physiology at Melbourne University, who was accidentally shot in the chest…

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