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The wars & local soldiers, 1909

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When War Shall Cease Carnegie's Suggestion London, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 4

In a pamphlet published by the Peace Society, Mr Andrew Carnegie suggests that the eight chief naval powers have only to decree…

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Securing the World's Peace. Defence Conference's Argument. Speech by the Secretary for War. London, Saturday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 23 August 1909 · page 3

The admiralty has lent Canada a number of officers to advance the Dominion regarding the organisation of the navy…

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Strike in America. 20,000 Men Wounded. London

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 3

Five persons including the Deputy-Sheriff, have been killed at Pittsburg, were rioting is great in connection with a strike on the Steel Car Works…

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The Riots at Pittsburg. Several Killed and Wounded. London, Monday aft

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 3

Riots continue to occur at Pitsburg, Pennsylvania, in connection with the strike at the steel car works. Five persons, including the Deputy…

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Racial Troubles in Louisiana. Two Negroes Lynched. 23 Whites Wounded. London, Wednesday aft

National Advocate · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 3

American troopers are hurrying to Monro, Lousiana, where serious racial troubles have occurred. A number of whites lynched two…

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The Soldiers' Memorial

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 2

Mr. John Miller has received the following letter from the Department of Defence for the Commonwealth:—Dear Sir,—I am directed to…

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Welcome Home to Mr. G. Collyer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 11

On Monday night, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Carmichael, Church-street, Mudgee, Mr. Geo. Collyer was tendered an…

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War. Germany's Dreadnought. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 3

The "Westphalen," Germany's first Dreadnought, is completed, and is lying in the River Weser…

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Dutch Soldiers Ambushed. Fighting in the East Indies. London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 3

A Party of Dutch soldiers and native police were ambushed at Mangarai, Flores Island, in the East Indies, and 15 were killed…

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Anti-war Meeting. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 6 September 1909 · page 3

An anti-war meeting held in Paris in connection with the International Trade Union Conference culminated in a free fight…

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Anti-war Meeting. London, Friday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 6 September 1909 · page 3

An anti-war meeting held in Paris in connection with the International Trade Union Conference culminated in a free fight…

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Bomb in a Train. Turkish Soldiers Killed London, Friday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 6 September 1909 · page 3

[?]n explosion on a Turkish troop train between Uskub and Mitrovitza, due to a dynamite bomb, killed a number of soldiers…

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Polar War Supreme. Cook Versus Peary. Bitter Vituperation. London

National Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 4

The Polar war is eclipsing all other topics in America, where particans of Peary and Cook are engaging in a campaign of fitter vituperation…

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Dr. Cook Honored. Peary Says "I Have Him Nailed" Vituperative War. Later

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 2

The Copenhagen University (Denmark), has conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Science on Dr. Frederick A. Cook, for his work in…

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The Polar War. Peary v. Cook. London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 September 1909 · page 2

The Polar war is eclipsing all other topics America, where the partisans of Peary and Cook are engaging in a campaign of vituperation…

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The Boy Scouts. War Office Experience. London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 3

The War-Office are experimenting with Boy Scouts in connection with the regular army manoeuvres…

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"Welcome Home" Social

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 6

About forty couples assembled in the Town Hall on Wednesday night, for the purpose of tendering a welcome home to Mr. Arthur Chapman and his wife (nee…

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The Channel Flight Comments on M. Bleriot's Victory. Not Only for War

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 21 September 1909 · page 4

We tear the nations of the world will not give up building dreadnoughts because one or two men can fly through the air. For the present, we may…

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Holy Russia. Jews Murdered, Wounded and Burnt. Police Indifferent. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 3

Reactionaries and Houligans pillaged the Jewish quarter at Kieff, Russia. They killed 29 Jews, and wounded 180 seriously and 1000 slightly…

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Fight with Wounded Lion. Hunter's Close Call

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 3

Few hunters have undergone such a terrible experience as that which befell Mr Harry Williams, the African explorer, near Nairobi in June last (says…

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