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

The wars & local soldiers, 1938

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

M.L.A. Enlists As Private

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — Mr. Henry Turner, M.L.A. for Gordon, who is a barrister by profession,' passed a. medical test yesterday and became…

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Another M.p. to Enlist As Private

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 7

SYDNEY, Saturday.— Mr. Solomon, M.L.A., is thelatcst member of the Assembly to announce his intention of joining the militia. He will enlist…

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Total Enlistment In Militia Reaches 41,211

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 December 1938 · page 1

MELBOURNE,. Tuesday.- The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons), addressing an enthusiastic meeting in the Town Hall in an appeal for recruits…

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Christmas Cheer for Children of Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 December 1938 · page 5

More than 60 children shared m the Christmas cheer distribution of the local branch of the Returned Soldiers League which was made at the…

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War Against Jews Many Professors Suspended (Special to "The Miner.") BERLIN, December 22

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 3

THIRTY Jewish professors and teachers of German at technical schools and universities are being suspended indefinitely…

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Fostering Drug Traffic Charges Against Japan Pestilence Payings for War (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, December 22

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 1

JAPAN by fostering the drug vice was reaping enormous profits in China, where it was making pestilenee pay for the war, said Lieutenant-Commander Fletcher in the House of Commons today…

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General Franco Wounded (Special to "The Miner")

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 December 1938 · page 7

LONDON, December 23.—A Catalan (Spanish Loyalist) radio station states that General Franco, the Rebel leader, was recently wounded in the…

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