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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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The Peace Obstacle. Turco-italian War. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 2

The Times correspondent in Switzerland has been authorised by the Turco-Italian peace negotiators to say that there has never been a deadlock…

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Devastating Typhoon. Japanese War Vessels Driven Ashore. Tokio

National Advocate · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 5

Torpedo boats were sunk with all hands on Sunday. Tokio has. been telegraphically isolated since the 22nd inst. The typhoon caused…

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A Relic of War

Leader · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 3

An interesting ceremony took place at Archangel a few weeks ago, when the church bell, taken from the famous Solovetski monastry during the…

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Love's Tragedy Two Girls Wounded. Melbourne

National Advocate · Monday 30 September 1912 · page 4

Obsessed by jealousy, a young man on Friday night fired at a young woman, and wounded her and a young girl, who happened to be standing by…

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Desperate Lover. Attempts Murder, Then Suicides. Two Girls Wounded. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Monday 30 September 1912 · page 2

Obsessed by jealousy, a young man last night fired at a young woman, and wounded her and a young girl, who happened to be standing by. Placing the…

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Is an Anglo-german War Inevitable?

National Advocate · Monday 30 September 1912 · page 2

That the horrible spectre of a war between England and Germany is not confined to the range of vision of Eng­lishmen is evidenced by the expression…

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International Tug-of-war. Sydney

Leader · Monday 30 September 1912 · page 2

In the presence of 8000 spectators, the tug-of-war carnival way opened at the Stadium last night, when some magnificent struggles were witnessed…

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Talk of Civil War. the Merest Bosh. New York

National Advocate · Monday 30 September 1912 · page 2

Mr. William Redmond states that it is absurd to think that the Ulster trouble is likely to affect the passage of the Home Rule Bill. The talk of…

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Soldiers and Strikers. Strikers Riddled with Bullets

National Advocate · Monday 30 September 1912 · page 5

AUGUSTA (Georgia), Saturday. After serious rioting, wherein two were killed, martial law was proclaimed…

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Brigand's Ruse. Turkish Soldiers Killed. Constantinople, Friday night

National Advocate · Monday 30 September 1912 · page 3

The Kurdish brigands at a spot near Van laid an ambush for Turkish soldiers. Their plans succeeded, and Lieutenant Kazin and ten soldiers were…

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Tug-o'-war Carnival. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 2

The results of the tug-o'-war events at the Stadium to-night were as fellow:— INTERNATIONAL EVENTS…

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Rumored Ulimatum to Turkey. Preparing for War. Salem (Belgrade)

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 2

It. is rumored in well-informed cir-cles that a joint Bulgarian—Servian note has been sent to Turkey, demanding autonomy in Macedonia,…

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The Balkans Trouble Outlook Again Black. War Probable. Vienna

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 2

Count Leopold Berchtold, Minister for Foreign Affairs, delivered an optimistic speech to the Austrian delegation, concerning the outlook in the…

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Trouble Before Long. War in the Air. Professor Stuart's Impressions. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 3

Interviewed on his return from England, Professor Anderson Stuart stated "I found that the people in the old country were taking a very great…

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Railway Strike in America. Importation of Strikebreakers. Business Man Shot by Soldiers. Augusta (Georgia)

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 5

The arrival of 35 strike-breakers from New York, and the death of Mr. Ben Baker, a business man, who wag shot by soldiers, thus making three…

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War Preparations Progressing Feverishly. Belgrade

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 3

Military information has been censored, and it is expected that mobilisation will begin within twenty-four hours. War preparations are…

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Tug-o'-war Carnival. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 2

The results of the tug-o'-war events at the Stadium to-night were as follow:— INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS…

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"Just Beginning." the Tripolitan War. Rome

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 3

Italy has called out 40,000 more men for service in Tripoli. One of the Government newspapers asserts that the war is only just…

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Trouble in the Balkans. on the Verge of War

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday. The Servian Minister to Turkey has requested the Porte to decide with a 48 hours whether, it will sanction the passage…

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Preparing for War Balkans Situation Serious. London, Monday evening

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 3

Reuter's Belgrade correspondent states that orders have been signed for a general mobilisation, and that the Skupstina has been summoned to an…

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