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

The wars & local soldiers, 1912

699 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 35

Manilaman Runs Amok Two White Men Killed. Three Others Wounded. Fremantle

National Advocate · Monday 5 August 1912 · page 3

Concerning the sensational episode at Sharks Bay on July 17, when Manilaman named Seman ran amok, the police have just received, the…

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Rather Than Civil War. the Turkish Crisis. Constantinople

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1912 · page 5

Although the majority of members of the Senate are supporters of the Committee of Union, they have sacrificed party rather than risk civil war…

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Wealth, Death, or Captivity the Risks of Blockade-running. Echo of Russo-jap. War. a Scheme That Was Abandoned. (All Rights Reserved.)

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1912 · page 3

In the early part of 1905, when war broke out between Russia and Japan, I was in the employ of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. at Singapore as chief…

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War Feared. a Small Brawl. Montenegro Gains a Victory

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 20

Further engagements have occurred on the Turko-Montenegro frontier. Montenegro captured three ports…

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Turkish Crisis. War Clouds. Ultimatum to Montenegko. Constantinople

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 3

The Porte has given Montenegro 24 hours to explain its military activity on the Turkish frontier. Unless a satisfactory explanation is…

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"Onward, Christian Soldiers" Mr. Roosevelt at Progressive Convention. Not Socialism or Anarchy. But a Corrective and an Antidote. Chicago

National Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 5

Mr. Roosevelt addressed the Progressive Convention to-day. The so-called confession of faith was precluded by a demonstration, which…

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Risk of War. Australia's Interests. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 4

In the House of Representatives tonight, Dr. Maloncy (Victoria) asked the Prime Minister if the attention of the Government had been drawn to the…

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The Tripolitan War. Arabs Lose Heavily, Rome

The Bathurst Times · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 2

News has been received here of ther fighting in Tripoli. The Arab forces attempted an [?] on Flangue, but were repulsed with…

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War in Tripoli. Reported Peace Negotiations. Paris

National Advocate · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 5

Several Continental papers report that peace negotiations are taking place at Zurich, between Turkish and Italian diplomatists…

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Will There Be War? Turkey and Montenegro. Cettinge

National Advocate · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 3

Monternegro has replied stiffly to the Turkish complaints. In some quarters war is feared…

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Penalty of Revolutionary Sympathies. Soldiers and Seamen Sentenced. St. Petersburg

National Advocate · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 3

Nine soldiers and eleven seamen have been sentenced to long terms for belonging to revolutionary organisations…

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The Balkans. War Inevitable. Turkish Atrocities. Christian's Massacred London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 2

With international revolt threatening the breaking up of the Ottoman Empire and the relations between Turkey and Greece strained to breaking point,…

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War the final Arbiter If Diplomacy Fails. Panama Canal Tolls. Coasting Vessels Exempted. London, Thursday evening

National Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent at Washington states that the Senate, by 44 votes to 11, exempted coasting vessels from the tolls of the Panama Canal…

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Never Nearer. Prospect of War. Ottawa

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 August 1912 · page 2

Mr. M'Kean, a member of the Dominion Parliament, states that war between Britain and Germany was never nearer than at present…

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Will There Be War ? Montenegro and Turkey. Renewal of Frontier Fighting. Cettinge

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 2

Fighting on the frontier has recom­menced. The Turkish forts have been reinforced. The greatest excitement prevails throughout Montenegro. The…

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Killed a British Subject. Turkish Soldier Arrested. Constantinople

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 5

Montagu, a fighter on the Turkish side, at Tripoli, was arrested for kil­ling at a Constantinople Hotel, a man named Bogan, a British subject, born…

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Fiendish Rebels Train Attacked. Passengers Massacred, Soldiers Shot. Dead Mutilated. Mexico City

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 5

The rebels attacked a passenger train from ambush in a canyon near Ticuman. The rebels shot down 36 soldiers aboard, and, in cold-blood,…

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Might Cause a War. Thief's Story of Stolen Documents. Heavy Sentence

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 August 1912 · page 36

Remarkable statements dealing with the possibility of a European war if certain documents which had been stolen from the British War…

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Tug of War at Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 4

The final of the tug of war competition, promoted by the manager of the Australian Amusements Syndicate, took place on, Wednesday night before a, big attendance…

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Bulgarians and Italians. War Demanded. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 3

A declaration of war against Turkey was unanimously demanded by a mass meeting of 20,000 people that Was held in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia…

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