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The wars & local soldiers, 1903

265 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 14

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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The Infected Blankets. Breach of Regulations, Jewish Commercial Agent. Purchased in Ordinary Course. War Office Negligence. London

Leader · Monday 25 May 1903 · page 2

The “Mail” says the sale of infected blankets was due to a Home War Office official committing a twofold breach of the regulations—the one prescribing…

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The Croatia Riots. Soldiers Stoned. London

National Advocate · Monday 25 May 1903 · page 3

Riots are spreading in Croatia and Dalmatian In the latter place thousands of peasants tried to destroy the railways…

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Japanese War Preparations London

Leader · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 3

The Japanese Government has arranged to induce the opposition to support its naval programme, owing to the threatening outlook in the far…

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American Law. Two Families at War. Cannon and Militia Called In. London

Leader · Wednesday 27 May 1903 · page 2

The Governor of Kentucky has sent two companies-of militia and two cannons to protect the grand jury in the town of Jackson, which is to…

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Our Bush Soldiers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 May 1903 · page 11

On Saturday last Hargraves and Grattai reservists met in a shooting competition at the Hargraves ranges. The day was windy and bleak—not all…

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Brunswick War Memorial. Melbourne

National Advocate · Monday 1 June 1903 · page 2

Major-General Sir. Edmund Hutton to day in the presence of a large assemblage, unveiled the memorial erected at Brunswick to members of…

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A Sacred War. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 3

A great gathering of Moroccan tribesmen has been hold at Webber. The proposal was made to have a sacred war on Franco…

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South African War Gratuities

Molong Argus · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 8

A CONSIDERABLE number of men who served in the Boer war, and who are entitled to the Imperial gratuity of £5, have not yet made application for…

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Latest Cables. The Morocco Trouble. a Sacred War. London, Wednesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 3

The efforts of the French to punish the Moore who raided Algeria are to be strenuously resisted. A great meeting of tribesmen held at Webbar…

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Soldiers' Pay. Action by an Artilleryman. Plaintiff Non-suited. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 2

An action was commenced this afternoon before Mr. Justice Pring in which John Ryan, of the Royal Australian Artillery, sought to recover…

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Due Fallen Soldiers

Leader · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 2

We have waited a long time for the civi[?] authorities to take up the matter of perpetuating the memory of those natives of Orange who sacrificed…

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Servian Revolution. the Army Conspiracy. the Queen's Unpopularity. Civil War Not Probable. London, Thursday, Afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 2

Fuller particulars relating to the murders at Belgrade are now available. It transpires that the conspiracy in the army against the King and Queen was…

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War on Cigarettes

Molong Argus · Friday 19 June 1903 · page 15

THE anti-cigarette war in Canada has received a great impetus by the adoption in the Dominion Mouse of Mr. Bickerdike's motion in favor of…

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South African War Medals

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 2

Some time ago the Minister for Defence suggested to the War Office that the war medals should be issued to the later. Commonwealth Horse…

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Cost of the S.a. War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 22 June 1903 · page 2

A Parliamentary paper issued on May 7 showed that the estimated amount of war charges in South Africa and China, incurred up to March 31…

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The War Contributions. Suggestion of Ear Marking. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1903 · page 3

Mr C T Ritchie, replying to Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman in the House of commons last night said that only the first £10,000,000 of the…

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Cable News. (By Reuter.) Rioters in Richmond Fired on and Wounded London

Leader · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

The militia has been called out in consequence of the height to which riot in connection with tramway strikes in Richmond, United States,…

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A Citizen Soldiery

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 3

Arms and the mira I sing— From whom the lino of Alban fathers come, And the long glories of majestic Borne. —Dryden's Virgils "ENEID."…

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Lecture on the Boer War

National Advocate · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 2

At St. Barnabas Schoolroom last evening the Ven. Archdeacon Oakes gave a lecture on the Boer war. Several interesting details of South Africa and its…

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