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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1903

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Sir Hector Macdonald Sympathy of the War Office. London, Sunday Afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 3

Lady Macdonald and her family have written to the War Office authorities thanking them for the sympathy shown both on the occasion of Sir…

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Tng-of-War

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1903 · page 4

We understand that a very strong combination of [?] intend competing in the Tug-of-War to be decided at the Sport on Easter Monday We…

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The Russian Minister for War. London, April 11

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 2

General Kuropatkia, Russian Minister for War, is starting on a tour to Port Arthur…

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Latest Cables. China. Riots in Pekin. German and Austrian Soldiers Fight. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1903 · page 3

A hundred German and Austrian soldiers fought a battle with bricks, clubs, and knivesin the streets of Pekin in the presence of crowds of Chinese…

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Soldiers at Play

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 April 1903 · page 10

There is a peculiarly senseless proceeding known at "blanketing" which is held in high favor in military circles. It consists in putting some…

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Soldiers’ Memorial

Leader · Thursday 16 April 1903 · page 4

The hon. sec. to the above, movement informs us that a public meeting will shortly be called to make arrangements for a memorial to the…

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Daring Escape. Thieves Fired At. One Man Supposed to Be Wounded. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 2

About 2 o'clock this morning, Constable Cooper of No. 3 Station while on duty in Surry Hills saw four men driving in a sulky along Riley-street…

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England’s Food Supply in War. London

Leader · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 3

A Royal Commission with Lord Fal[?]four of Burleigh as chairman, end including the Prince of Vales and prominent members on both sides of…

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The Absorption of Manchuria. Russian Demands Returned War Improbable. London

Leader · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 2

Delare Ching has returned the Russian demands, immediately refusing to consider them. Although the Japanese newspapers unanimously…

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The Gods at War

Leader · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 2

Messrs. Reid and Barton are putting in the closing days of the Federal Parliament recess by firing off at each other from their respective public…

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Latest Cables. Somali Campaign Colonel Gough Wounded

National Advocate · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon. Colonel Gough, who recently had a severe engagement, is wounded, but is now progressing satisfactorily at…

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Savage War Dance. London

Leader · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 3

Colonel Gough is progressing. The Somalis at Berbera had a great war dance in celebration of the British checks…

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Cable News. Britain’s New War Loan. 85 Millions Subscribed 30 Times. London

Leader · Monday 11 May 1903 · page 2

The new loan has been covered 30 times, Sufficient tenders were received from F[?] to cover the loan, and applications from, British…

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Civil War

Molong Argus · Friday 15 May 1903 · page 8

THE Victorian, railway strike overshadows all other issues at the present moment. It is highly desirable that all public speakers and writers shall…

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On a War Footing. LONDON. Sunday Afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1903 · page 3

Fifty thousand Russian troops in the Odessa district have been placed on a war footing…

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German High and Mightiness. Minister for War Resigns. London, Monday Afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1903 · page 3

General von Goffler, German Minister for War, has resigned. The "Tageblatt," of Berlin, says that the General's resignation was due to the…

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Admission of Russian War Ships to Colombo. Earl Selborne’s Reply to Earl Crewe’s Comments. London

Leader · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 2

Replying in the House of Lords to Earl Crewe’s a comments on the unrestricted admission recently of eleven Russian warships into Colombo, Earl…

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Returned Soldier's Pay. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 3

The matter of John Howarth, v Critchett Walker, in regard to the pay of returned soldiers, was before the Full Court today on an application…

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Biots in Austria-hungary. the Language Question. Many Peasants Wounded. London

Leader · Monday 25 May 1903 · page 2

Fierce riots, arising over the language question, are spreading through Croatia and Dalmatia, two provinces in the south of the Austin-Hungarian…

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Latest Cables. Typhoid in Blankets War Office Charged with Negligence. London

National Advocate · Monday 25 May 1903 · page 3

The "Daily Mail" states that the sale of blankets infected with typhoid was due to a Home War Office official who was sent to Capetown…

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