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The wars & local soldiers, 1936

239 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 12

Wounded Man with Knife 18 Months' Gaol For Italian

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday. — Salvatore Calabro (29), an Italian, who yesterday was convicted for having wounded Allan hewitt with intent to…

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Wounded Man with Knifen 18 Months' Gaol For Italian

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 7

SYDNEY, Saturday,—Salvatore Catabro (29), an Italian, V.ho yesterday was convicted for having wounded Allan Hewitt with intent to…

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W.e.a. Lecture on First World War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 1

Instead of the usual lecture to-night the W.E.A., lecture at the Technical College will take the form of an address on "The First World War" by…

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W.e.a. Lecture on First World War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 7

Instead of the usual lecture to-night the W.E.A. lecture at the Technical College will take the form of an address on "The First World War" by…

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Warning by Mr. Hughes 'Defence Against War' ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 6

Speaking with all the virility and fire that characterised his utterances as wartime Prime Minister, the Minister of Repatriation and Health (Mr…

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Warning by Mr. Hughes 'Defence Against War' ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 6

Speaking with all the virility and Are that characterised his utterances as wartime Prime Minister, the Minister of Repatriation and Health (Mr…

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Soldiers' Children's Dancing Class

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 2

The dancing class for returned soldiers' children which is being conducted by Mr. Andy Hulbert, will be resumed at the Druids' Hall on…

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Soldiers' Children's Dancing Class

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 2

The dancing class for returned soldiers' children which is being conducted by Mr. Andy Hulbert, will be resumed at the Druids' Hall on…

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Girls Assist Men In Spanish Civil War

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 September 1936 · page 4

YOUNG MEN AND GIRLS firing from the roof of a building in Madrid during the actual fighting in the Spanish civil war…

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Rebels May Capture Town on Irun Desperate Fighting Has Lasted Six Days 80,000 Killed in War to Date (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, September 2

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 September 1936 · page 3

Eighty thousand people have already been killed in the Spanish civil war, according to unofficial estimates made in Lisbon. Of these, the Government side has lost 34,000,…

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German War Lord Says Breed, And Be Bred For War LONDON, September 2

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 1

"War will no longer be waged between, armed forces, but by nations against nations," declares Field-Marshal Ludendortff, German wartime leader, in his book, "The Nation at War," the English translation of which has just been published…

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Arabs Fire on Britons Many Reported Wounded (Special to "The Miner.") JERUSALEM, September 7

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 4

A lorry load of British troops was attacked by Arab rifle fire three miles from Nablus. Several are reported wounded. Three R.A.F. machines,…

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Women Will Not Leave Toledo Fortress Preferred Spanish Civil War Incident London, September 14

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 September 1936 · page 3

The besieged rebels in the Alcagar at Toledo refuse to allow their women and children to leave the fortress. Chile's…

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War Pilot Found Shot Near Fence

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 September 1936 · page 3

SEYMOUR (Vic.), Thursday.— with a gunshot wound just below the heart, Arthur Don Cherry (37). of Chomley-street, Prahran, was found…

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German And Australian Soldiers Toast Kine And Hitler

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 September 1936 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Australian and German, ex-servicemen met at a social gathering at the German Club and toasted King Edward and Hitler…

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Home for War Veterans Soldiers' Council Advocates

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 September 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The meeting of the State Council of the Returned Soldiers' League, which preceded the annual conference of the League, was…

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Returned Soldiers' Monthly Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 1

Mr. M. Austen Brown was elected a vice-president at the monthly general meeting of the members of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers'…

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Work for 11,000 Preference Act Applied Benefits for Soldiers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 September 1936 · page 5

In opening the annual State Congress of the Returned Soldiers' League to-day the Acting Premier (Mr. Bruxner) said in 16 months…

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Preferenceto Returned Men Act Criticised By Aldermen

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 1

Trenchant criticism of the regulatlons of the Returned Soldiers' Preference Act, which demands that new council officials be…

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Only "Returned" Men for Soldiers' League

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 September 1936 · page 7

SYDNEY, Saturday. — A proposal was submitted to the Returned Soldiers' League Congress that men who were in camp at Armistice…

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