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

The wars & local soldiers, 1909

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The Coming War. That Mysterious Balloon. London

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 22 May 1909 · page 5

Policemen and sailors confirm the reports of a balloon having been seen at night time on the sea coast of England. The balloon is supposed to be a…

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Empire Day. Laying the Foundation Of the Soldiers' Memorial

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Tuesday 25 May 1909 · page 2

Empire Day dawned gloomy and slightly threatening in Bathurst, but nothing happened to mar the enjoyment of the day. The sun did not appear,…

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Empire Day the Bathurst Celebration a Big Gathering the Soldiers' Memorial

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1909 · page 2

Yesterday Bathurst celebrated Empire Day under the auspices of the local branch of the British Empire League of Australia. The proceedings…

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The Soldiers' Memorial. a Bathurst Voice

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1909 · page 2

"Tis well that ye honour your men, Who answered the bugle's call; Who bravely answered the call To battle for home and for right…

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A Soldiers Suicide LONDON, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 3

Captain Herbert Duckworth, who was wounded at Spion Kop, committed suicide at a Hotel in London. Deceased was a nephew of Canon…

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A Soldier’s Suicide. London

Leader · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 2

Captain H. Duckworth, an English army officer, committed suicide yesterday, in a London hotel. He was a nephew of Canon…

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War. What Australians Did in Africa. Written for "The Call" by Chaplain Green. Eland's River

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 3

On August 3rd of each year my mind goes back to Eland's River camp and our fight there. During the successive thirteen days of the siege I go over the…

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The Coming War

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Monday 7 June 1909 · page 2

Whilst the world looks on and wonders at the millions spent in naval armament, some people wonder why the masses who have to pay the bill do not…

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The War Office Again

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 2

The War Office fund of humour is never-failing. The 2nd Grenadier Guards has arranged to meet the champion regimental football team of…

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The Final War

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 2

If the battle of Armageddon has to be fought again said the leader of His Majesty's Opposition in the English House of Commons, it will be fought…

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War Against the House Fay. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 2

Sir,—Your paragraph concerning the house fly and its connection with the typhoid epidemic at Waaga, deserves careful consideration. The first…

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War Motors

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 2

The War Office seems now to have accepted the inevitable—that the motor vehicle will be an indispensable adjunct to the defence scheme of the Em…

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Man Wounded at Redfern Blacksmith Before the Court Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 2

At the Redfern police court to-day James Charles, a blacksmith, of Redforn, was remanded till Thursday next on a charge of having wounded Joseph Frank Ashton,…

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Broken Hill. Workers' War Declared

Leader · Thursday 24 June 1909 · page 2

Mr. Rowe president of the Federated Enginedrivers' Association issued, a strongly worded manif[?]to at Broken Hill, to the workers of Australia…

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Memorable Manifesto a Worker's War Declared. Sydney

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 24 June 1909 · page 3

Mr. Rowe, President of the Federated Engine Drivers' Association at Broken Hill, has issued a manifesto to the workers of Australia, in which…

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A Worker's War a Strong Appeal the Struggle That Is Coming Broken Hill

National Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1909 · page 2

Mr W. F. Rowe, organiser of the Federated Engine drivers and Firemen's Association, has issued a long appeal of a militant character to the workers of…

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Will the Aeroplane End War?

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 4

It is probable that the trade of the armourer was never more brisk than in the decade immediately before the use of gunpowder rendered armour a cumbrous and…

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Germany. Not War But Power Wanted. London

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 3

The Bishop of Salisbury who accompanied the clergymen and pastors on their visit to Germany informed a church meeting held in London that he could not…

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Sensational Affair. Husband Wounded—wife Arrested. Melbourne

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 14 July 1909 · page 3

Edward Boothby Cox, aged 51, a resident of Horsham, was murdered at his house last night. Mrs. Cox states thai, a man came into the shop and…

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Notes and Comments. War to the Knife

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 2

The caucus is not the only body which is out for "war to the knife." The City Council is on the warpath against the Stockowners' Association,…

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