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

The wars & local soldiers, 1954

272 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 13 of 14

War Service Blocks

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 October 1954 · page 2

Applications for seventeen war service land settlement grazing blocks in the Western Division…

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Symbolic Declaration Tribesmen Will Wage War on Maumauterror

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 October 1954 · page 3

Nairobi, Sunday: Three thousand Wakamba tribesmen roared approval in Nairobi today when a tribal elder raised an arrow in a symbolic declaration of…

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Welcome Back Home, Boys

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 October 1954 · page 1

Welcome home! Australia's top sportsmen, from left, miler John Marshall, and golfer Doug Bachli wars given a welcome home by Cr. Sallock, Lord Mayor (right), at the Town Hall…

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Soldier is Found Dead

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 October 1954 · page 2

Sydney: Police believe that a soldier, Walter Perrin (18), of Bondi, accidentally shot. himself when he…

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War of the Magpies

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 8

Because of two vicious attacks by t. magpie, a 10-year-old boy is m Perth hospital and may lose an…

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Man Found Wounded

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

A man who was found in a room at 238 Buck Street, North Broken Hill, last night with a bullet wound…

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Wounded Man Satisfactory

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 11

The condition of Herbert John Slater, who was admitted to Hospital on Thursday with a bullet wound in the chest,…

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Silverton War Memorial Youth Camp

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 7

The president's report for the year ended June 30 Indicated that the sixth year in the history of the…

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War Widows Used as "Guinea Pigs"

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 7

Canberra: War widows were being used as "guinea pigs" in repatriation hospitals, Mr. W. Yeo (N.S.W. president) said at the R.S.L. federal congress. He made his charge after…

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Roads "Unfit For War Strain"

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 30 October 1954 · page 3

The Better Roads Committee has recently been in communication with Senator McBride (Minister for…

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Welcome Home

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 1

The Mayor (Aid. W. F. Riddiford) said today a civic welcome would be given the B.LT. Band on Saturday…

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Doctor War Settled

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 5

Sydney: A doctor's claim for damages for alleged conspiracy and libel against 11 o her doctors was settled…

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War on Kangaroos

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 12

Shooters in the West Darling area destroyed more than 6,000 kangaroos last month and 6,372 skins were stamped at district police stations…

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War Threat Fades—monty

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 8

Field - Marshal Lord Montgomery said recently that the threat of a Third World War…

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Charity of Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 6

Bonn, Sun—Soldiers of the U.S. seventh army's second evacuation hospital are running a full-scale aid…

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Peru's "War" on Whalers

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 1

New York, Nov. 18.—Peru's "war" against multi-millionaire Greek shipowner Aristotle Socrates Onassis is still on. Reports last night from…

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War on Roos Urged

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 2

Following the recent conference of Western Division Pastures Protection Boards and Graziers at Bourke, representations were made to the Chief Secretary for the declaration of a two years open sason on kangaroos…

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War Threat Fades—monty

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 12

Field - Marshal Lord Montgomery said recently that the threat of a Third World War…

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Dr. Mannix and War

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 5

Melbourne: Girl friends were preventing young men from volunteering for the forces. Archbishop Mannix…

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Soldier acquitted of murder Sydney, Nov. 25.—

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 1

A young soldiers Donald Mothey, 23, wot acquitted by a Central Criminal…

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