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The wars & local soldiers, 1936

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Peace Has Casualties No Less Than War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 3

LONDON, March 6.—The Minister of Transport (Mr. HoreBelisha) startled the House of Commons when he stated that road…

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An Alleged German Spy Tells Of His Activities During The War LONDON, March 6

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 7

Dr. Hermann Goertz, the alleged German spy, told the court how he had obtained information from Allied airmen in wartime…

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An Alleged German Spy Tells Of His Activities During The War LONDON, March 6

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 3

Dr. Hermann Goertz, the alleged German spy, told the court how he had obtained information from Allied airmen in wartime…

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Claim From Boer War £27,000 Fund In Dispute Veterans in Need Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 1

An amount of £27,000 is being claimed by the South African Soldiers' Association of New South Wales from the Government of…

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War Attitude Deplored Ministerial Assn. Protest

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 2

At a meeting of the Ministerial Association held on Monday the following motion was carried:- "The Broken Hill Ministerial…

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Mysterious Thefts Of War 'Planes In Europe

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

The disappearance of valuable new and sceret types of aeroplanes from European aerodrome was puzzling the police of various countries. Their…

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Man's War with Spiders 1936 Hailed As Year Of Advancement

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 3

Australian scientists are working with every prospect of success upon the development of a serum against the bite of the deadly funnel-web spider, which, within the past few weeks, has caused three…

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Not Thinking of War Visitor Returns From Germany SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 4

Mr. J. L. Van Whys, assistant manager of the Royal Packet Navigation Company, who returned to Sydney yesterday from a trip…

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Is War Inevitable?

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 2

To the Editor, Sir.— War is inevitable for the very good reason that it is primarily a definite law of the universe, of nature or of…

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Returned Soldiers' Monthly Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 3

Messrs. W. Clarke and C. Adams were appointed Hospital visitors at the monthly meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League held last night…

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Returned Soldiers Make Presentation

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 2

In recogniti[?] of the splendid work he has done for returned soldiers, the superintendent of the Zinc Corporation (Mr. C. C. Freeman) at a…

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War Talk Leads to Suicide of Veteran

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 6

LONDON, March 18.—A pathetic result of the prevalent war talk has been the suicide of a Mons veteran named Charles Pearce, whose leg…

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Ex-soldiers for Anzac Day in Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 3

Arrangements are well in hand for the despatching of returned soldiers to Adelaide for Anzac services and celebrations on April 25…

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Ex-soldiers for Anzac Day in Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 3

Arrangements are well in hand for the despatching of returned soldiers to Adelaide for Anzac services and celebrations on April 25…

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"Welcome Home" At Lenard's

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 2

E[?]acting a flippant, bantering role Jamas Dunn heads the cast in "Walcome Home," which is to be shown at Lenard's Picturoland to-night for the…

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Policy of Voluntary Enlistment

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1936 · page 1

CANBERRA, Saturday.—In the House of Representatives to-day, the Minister for Defence (Mr. Parkhill) said that special efforts by the…

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Policy of Voluntary Enlistment

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1936 · page 7

CANBERRA, Saturday.—In the House of Representatives to-day, the Minister for Defence (Mr. Parkhill) said that special efforts by the…

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Revising of Returned Men's Preference Act

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. —The Local Government Association intends to urge amendments to the Returned Soldiers' Preference Act, including…

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200 Claim Unknown Living Soldier

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 4

LONDON, March 30.—Paris judicial authorities have sworn in three experts in a last effort to solve the problem of France's living, unknown…

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Woman Wounded in Perth Milk Bar Aged Assailant's Revenge With Hammer After Dismissal Attacker Then Commits Suicide Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1936 · page 6

Having attacked and wounded with a claw hammer his former employer—a woman—in a milk bar, late last night, a man cut his throat with a carving knife…

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