News In Brief New War Service Homes
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Federal-Ministry has removed the ban on the financing of new war service homes which was imposed some years…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1938
227 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 12
War Rumor Stirs N.z. Township
AUCKLAND, Thursday.—A rumor that Great Britain had declared war created wild excitement at Whan garei, in the North Auckland district,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Husband Dead; Wife Wounded Shooting FOIIOWS Street Quarrel SYDNEY
MRS. Rita Clara Hall (39), of Belmore, was critically wounded, and her husband, Walter Ernest Hall (44), painter, of Kempsey, was shot dead early to-day after they had an argument in a Belmore street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disability of China Cannot Obtain War Supplies (Special to "The Miner.'') LONDON, February 9
Chinese leaders, are very concerned at the problem of obtaining war material for a lone conflict, writes Mr. Ronald Monson, the "Daily…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War on Big Scale Sydney
Dr. Hugh Dalton, former Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, and member of the British Labor Party in the House of Commons, in a lecture…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tubercular Soldiers' Aid Society
March 25 has been chosen as the day of Adelaide and surburban street sales of 6d. tokens to assist T.B. exsoldiers. In spite of the fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Undertones of War Menaces To The Youth Of Europe
THE youth of Europe was marching forward toward new standards of health and physical fitness, but the undertones of war sounded more menacingly than ever before…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Exodus Of "Diggers" For Anzac Functions
SPECIAL concessions available both on the South Australian and Sydney railways will enable a record number of returned soldiers to attend Anzac celebrations and services in both Adelaide and Sydney. So far 122 names of ex-servicemen have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mexican Soldier's Execution
MEXICO CITY, February 18.— Mexico's dreaded "Ley de la Fuga" was used in the execution of Juan Morales, a soldier, to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Free Transport For Ex-Soldiers
Application forms for free transport must be lodged by returned soldiers by next Monday, according to a circular recieved by the president of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News In Brief "Australian War History"
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The last of 12 volumes of "Australian War History" edited by Dr. Bean will be published this year. The cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sea Devil Wants To Renew War Friendships Auckland (N.z.), Feb. 23
COUNT Felix von Luckner (the Sea Devil), who reached New Zealand this week on a world cruise, wants to resume every friendship he made…
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LONDON, February 25.—The gallant action of Pte. J. E. Mott, of the 1st Battalion of the Essex Regiment, in picking up a live bomb which had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Spanish War Attack On European Democracies (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, February 27
IN a broadcast message from Barcelona to-day Senor Negrin declared that war continued in Spain because the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japanese Soldiers Attacks Briton Badly Slashed by Dagger (Special to "The Miner") SHANGHAI, February 27
DR. BIRT, a prominent British resident in the International Settlement, was slashed on the head and face with a dagger by a Japanese soldier to-day. Shouting "English pig," the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Barrier Miner Wednesday, March 12, 1938. Disastrous Results of a War
WE have had an almost unbroken succession of wars since peace was signed at Versailles. Some of them have been serious; many have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Supplies Short Chinese Fears
TOKIO, March 1.—The Chinese leader, Marshal Chiang Kal Shek, may succeed in enlisting the necessary recruits to oppose Japan, but he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Policemen Shot Two Soldiers Charged LONDON, March 2
TWO soldiers, alleged to have been deserters, were charged at Stratford Police Court with having attempted to murder…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Policeman Wounded Escaped Blacks Responsible PERTH
TWO aborigines who escaped from the Moore River lockup recently are alleged to have shot and critically, injured Constable Victor Waltham,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poet, Prophet, Soldier Of Fortune Romantic Career of D'annunzio
The death of Gabricle D'Annunzio, announced in cable messages early this week, has removed one of the most picturesque figures from the European scene. Though born in the middle of Victoria's reign, D'Annunzio was…
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