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

The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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The War. Decisive Batile Imminent. Confederate Successes. Servians Active. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 2

The Servian army has crossed the frontier at Vrania, and has occupied Buzhonovatz. Another force of 25,000 Servians…

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Daring Motor Dash. War Correspondent's Exploit. Tells of Bulgarian Successes. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 2

Mr. Beaumont, the Sofia correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," made a daring dash in a motorcar across three mountain ranges, and reached Phillip…

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Racial War Feared. Chicago

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 4

Some uneasiness is felt by the authorities as to the probable outcome of the Jack Johnson scandal. The unusual demonstrations against…

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The Balkan War. SALONIKA

Leader · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 2

The Greeks and Turks are fighting hard. 7000 Ottomans, with two batteries of artillery, were attacked by the first and second divisions of the…

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Airships in War. Defence Department Interested. Melbourne. Tuesday

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 2

The Defence Department is awaiting with interest the decision of the British War Office in the matter of the use of monoplanes which were recently…

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Deprecatory Opinion in Turkey. "War Political, Not Religious." Constantinople

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 2

Turkish opinion deprecates the proclamations of the Kings of Servia ad i Bulgaria, emphasising that the struggle is the Cross against the Crescent…

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The War. Turkish Defeats. Naval Activity. Great Britain's Neutrality. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 2

The Greeks and Turks are fighting hard. At Ellasona on Saturday 7000 Ottoman troops with two batteries of…

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War in the Balkans. Armies Advancing to Battle. Turkey's Fears. London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 3

The Grand Vizier, in an interview, stated that Turkey fears the intervention of a certain great Power in her unprotected provinces…

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Nine Hundred Killed. Moslem—albanian Losses at Plava. Warning to War Correspondents. Sofia

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 2

Mr. Beaumont, local correspondent of the London. "Daily Telegraph," states that 10,000 Bulgarians attacked the fortress at Cherin, ten miles south…

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Nearly Lynched Jack Johnson's Narrow Escape. From Infuriated Mobs. Race War Feared. Chicago

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 2

Jack Johnson narrowly escaped being lynched by infuriated mobs, when it was known that he was charged with abducting a white girl…

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Severe Losses 1500 Greeks Killed 900 Arnauts Wiped Out. Two Grave Manifestoes. Is the War Religious or Political?

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 2

Bloody fighting is taking place in the Balkans. In the battle of Elassona, 1500 Crooks were killed. At Plava, 900 Arnauts (Moslem…

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The Balkan War. ATHENS

Leader · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 2

The Turks are fleeing in panic from Diskata. When Turks abandoned Elassona they left the staff maps, a million cartridges and a number of…

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Bulgarian's Heavy Loss. 2000 DEAD, 4000 Wounded. Fighting at Kirk-kilisse. Constantinople

National Advocate · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 2

It is officially stated that the Bulgarians were defeated with heavy loss at Kirk-Kilisse. A Sofia newspaper states that a…

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The War. Adrianople in Danger. Seice Expected. Bulgarian Successes. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 2

A semi-official statement has been made at Athens declaring ,that the Turks arc fleeing in a panic from Biskata, a point in the mountains. 25 miles west…

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War. Troops Concentrating. Big Military Operations Heavy Fighting in Progress LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 20

A London newspaper correspondent estimates that Turkey has 160,000 men and 412 guns between Adrianople and Kirk-Kilisse…

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The Daily Leader and Stock and Station News. Thursday, October 24, 1912. Does War Pay?

Leader · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 2

THE present struggle in the Balkans, which is engaging the attention of the whole of the civilised world, must necessarily have a tightening effect on…

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Shooting Case Near Gosford. Selector Wounded. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 4

Tumbaumba, hear Gosford, was the scene of a shooting affray, and the result was that Albert Edward Chaffer, aged 45, was taken to the Royal Prince…

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The War. Wholesale Losses. Constantinople

Molong Argus · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 5

The latest news from the Balkans is a story of slaughter. Both sides are credited with victories, but the losses are enormous, the Bulgarians in the…

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The War. Greeks Victorious. Servians Advance. Bulgarian Repulse. Adrianople's Danger. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 2

Contradictory reports have been received with regard to the fighting round Kirk Kilisse and Adrianople, and it is difficult to discover which side has…

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War in the Balkans. Vigorous Movements by the Allies. Servians' Continued Success. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 4

Desperate fighting is reported from the vicinity of Kirk Kilsse, and Turkish accounts indicate a severe Bulgarian defeat. The main Servian army, which is…

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