"Forgotten Soldiers" Plea For Miners LONDON, November 23
"MINERS have become the forgotten soldiers of peace," declared Mr. Arthur Greenwood (Labor) in a speech in the House of Commons…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1937
235 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 12
Petrol Vital in War Japan's Shipment
Although Japan, at the beginning of her military operations in China, had enormous reserve stocks of petrol on hand, the consumption of this now…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Assistant Minister For War Service Homes Resigns
CANBERRA, Saturday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) announced the resignation from the Cabinet of the Assistant Minister for War Service…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Women Protest In Sydney Spanish War Echo Sydney
CARRYING a banner "we mourn for the Spanish children killed by Italian Fascist bombs" four women dressed in black and veiled and a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →First Two Heroes of War Die the Same Day
COINCIDENCE has played a strange part in the final drama of two men who became heroes in the world war, for on the same day death came to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Planes Raid Barcelona 50 Killed And 100 Wounded Much Activity by Rebels (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, December 7
FIFTY people were killed and 100 wounded when rebel 'planes to-day raided Barcelona, the seat of the Spanish Loyalist Government. It was the first raid for a month…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Look Like Monsters" War-Time Dress Of People (Special to "The Minier") LONDON, December 8
PEOPLE would look like monsters from the dark ages in gas masks and gas-proof suits, said the Home Secretary (Sir Samuel Hoare) in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Tanks In China
ONWARD INTO CHINA to convince the Chinese of Japan's desire to co-operate in furthering the peace of the world and Asia—as Tokio authorities explain—these tanks of Japan's highly mechanised military machine are steadily moving…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fortunes Fluctuate in Spain's War (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, December 19
THE Spanish rebels claim a victory on the Teruel front in Aragon, where they have been hard pressed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Teruel Battle May Decide Spain's War LONDON, DKimUr 20
TERUEL may be the decisive battle of the spanish eivil war, reports Mr. Ernest Hemingway, the noted American correspondent. who is now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Far East War Discussed The King and Mr. Eden Meet Tokio Replies Awaited (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, December 20
IT is understood that Mr. Eden to-day discussed the Far East crisis with the King. Replies from Tokio are still awaited to the British and American Notes protesting against the attacks on their gun boats in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Far East War
A WOUNDED CHINESE SOLDIER being carried to transports which evacuated 500 wounded from the Chungshan Hospital, in Nantao. The last man was taken away only half an hour before the advancing Japanese tropps occupied the building…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Barrier Miner Thursday, December 23, 1937. the Far East War; Britain's Position
WHEN the British Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) said yesterday that the Far East conflict was becoming a major war in everything but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.z. Returned Soldiers for Sydney
AUCKLAND. (N.Z.), December 23. —It has been arranged to charter the liner Monowai to carry 650 New Zealand returned soldiers to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Preference For Soldiers Urged
SYDNEY, Friday.— The Teachers' Federation conference by 77 votes to 60 declared against giving any advantage in the classification of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldiers League Active
SYDNEY, Friday.—The N.S.W. branch of the Returned Soldiers League now has a membership of 25,000 members, with 412…
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