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

The wars & local soldiers, 1906

106 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 6

Payment for Returned Soldiers

Leader · Friday 31 August 1906 · page 3

The following letter should be welcome news to some:-“Intelligence Department, corner of Phillip and Bridge streets, Sydney, 17th…

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Heavy Sentences Mutineer Soldiers. London

Leader · Monday 3 September 1906 · page 3

Further advices about the S[?]veaborg mutiny state that 19 soldiers and three, civilians were shot, and [?]3 soldiers were sentenced to penal servitude for terms…

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Latest Cables the Russian Upheaval. Soldiers Incensed to Massacre. Landlords Relenting. London

Leader · Tuesday 11 September 1906 · page 3

The terrorists at Siedlic. Poland, on Saturday night killed several police and soldiers. The latter, re[?]ting destroyed the Jewish carter and…

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German Soldier's Terrible Story

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 25 September 1906 · page 1

The Berlin "Rheinische Zeitung". publishes the following extract from a letter went home by a German soldier in South Africa :--"During one of our scouting…

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Irish Clebgy Ox Their Dig- Nity. Refused to Honor .Soldiers. London

Leader · Monday 1 October 1906 · page 3

The Irish Clergy at Killarney declined the Irish Clergy at Killarney declined to attend the ceremony of unveiling a monument to the men of the…

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England's War Office a Vast Chaos London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1906 · page 2

Mr Haldane (Minister for War), speaking at Haddington, stated that the chaos at the War Office was so vast that it would take generations to…

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Chaos at the War Office. “Will Take a Generation to Remedy.” London

Leader · Tuesday 2 October 1906 · page 3

Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, says the chaos at the War Office was so vast, that it would take a generation to get at the heart…

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Welcome Home to Mr. J. Ryan Conversazione in the Oddfellows'-hall

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 6

There was a large and representative gathering of citizens at the Oddfellows'- hall on Monday night when a conversazione was tendered to Mr. J. Ryan, on his…

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A Great Motor Race List of Killed and Wounded London

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 3

There were 200,000 spectators at the Vanderbilt Cup motor race at Long Island, near New York. M Wagner, France, who drove a 200…

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A Life for a Life. Indian Soldier Hero. London

Leader · Thursday 11 October 1906 · page 2

Captain Elles, son of Major Elles, a member of the council of the Governor General of India, has been drowned at Roorkee, India, in attempting to…

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Cable News Duma’s Limitation. Must Be Subservient. War Against the Jews. London

Leader · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 4

M. Stolypin, Premier of Russia, in the course of an interview, stated that even if a Duma host[?] to the Government was returned it would be…

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The Sultan’s Troubles. Holy War Against France. London

Leader · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 2

There are very ominous reports to the effect that Moors are mobilising at Tasilet, Morocco, against the French posts, south of Bechar…

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War Stokes Scandals. a Sequel at Aldershot. London

Leader · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 2

The warrant and non-commissioned, officers who were concerned in the War Stores scandals were yesterday paraded at Aldershot, reduced to the…

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Anarchist Robbers Soldiers Open Fire London, Thursday

National Advocate · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 3

(REUTER'S SPECIAL CABLE TO N A) Seven anarchists publicly robbed the tramway cashier at Warsaw by 2000 roubles and then fled. A regiment of infantry witnessing the assault fired,…

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Supposed Attempted Suicide Old Woman Found Wounded Melbourne

National Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 2

Mrs Margaret Harrison (76), was found lying on the floor of her bedroom at Wreckyn Street, North Melbourne this morning, with a very deep wound in her…

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"All Berlin Laughing." at the Kopenick Coup. Soldiers Who Must Not Think. London

Leader · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 5

All Berlin is laughing at the Kopenick coup, as a result of which a thief dressed in an army captain's uniform, and in possession of a forged…

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Russia's War Debt LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 3

The Novoe Vreniya, the official daily of the Russian Government, states that the Treasury hrs disbursed £157,000,000 sterling out of the total…

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The World Outrage By Terrorists a Train Wrecked Many Killed and Wounded London, Friday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 12 November 1906 · page 3

A band of Terrorists with bombs, wrecked a train outside Rogoff, killing and wounding many people, and decamped with 1,000,000 roubles…

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Idle Soldiers. a Suggested Reform

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 6

In the August number of "Broad views," Mr J. W. Petavel, late captain in the Royal Engineers, broaches a proposal that would, if we were wise, lead…

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A Soldier Rage. the House of Gough

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 16

General Sir Hugh Henry Gough, V.C., Keeper of his Majesty's Regalia in the Tower, has, writes the "Westminster. Gazette," suffered a sad bereavement by…

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