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

The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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War Around Bathurst. Recimental Tour. How the Forces Moved

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 4

We announced this week the presence of strange military officers in Bathurst, and now we learn that the said officers were of a number who were…

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The Tail End. Brisbane War Fizzling Out No Procession Allowed. Police with Bullets and Bayonets. Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 2

Many of the bakers are delivering bread, and trade generally is reassuming the normal. There will be no attempt to raise the…

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Italian-turco War. Stubborn Night Attacks. Rome

National Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 2

The Italians repulsed three stubborn night attacks at Derna, on the 10th inst. The Italians lost three killed, and…

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Gamblers' Quarrell. Chinaman Badly Wounded. Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 February 1912 · page 3

During the quarrel between Chine[?] gamblers at Echuka, one drew a revolver and shot another in the stomach, badly, wounding him. The…

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Billeting Soldiers

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 5

Inquiries are progressing concerning facilities for billeting soldiers in South Wales…

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Spain's Little War. More Fighting at Melilla. Madrid

National Advocate · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 3

As the result of fighting in the vicinity of Melilla. Six Spaniards were killed and 28 wounded. The Moors suffered heavily. One hundred Moors…

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Hates War. Baden-powell and the Boy Scouts. New York

The Bathurst Times · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 2

Responding to the toast of his health at a Boy Scout dinner last night, Lieutenant-General Sir Baden-Powell had something interesting to say with regard to the object of…

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"Civil War." Approaching Coal Upheaval. "Biggest Struggle Ever Known." London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. James Haslam, a Labor member for Derbyshire, sated to-day: "We look for one of the biggest struggles we have ever known…

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Turkish Italian War. Question of Peace Overtures. Rome

The Bathurst Times · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 2

It is expected that Parliament [?] give the Cabinet complete powers with respect to the Tripolitan campaign. At present it is realised that it is…

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Latest Telegrams. the Italio-turkish War. Two Warships Sunk. and a Town Battered. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 3

Two Italian warships were sent to Beirut (Syria) to destroy two warships, on the ground that they assisted in contraband trade and…

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Police and Strikers in Conflict. Two Men Wounded. Lawrence (Mass.)

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 3

Shots fired at the police from a tenement house during a strikers' affray, led to reprisals on the policemen's behalf. The. strikers paraded the…

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To-day's Cables. London, Friday. Soldiers Run Amok

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 4

General Yuan Shi Ki's troops at Pekin have been rioting and shooting indiseriminately. They wrecked a number of houses, it and it took thousands of soldiers to…

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Comic Duel. Wounded in the Beard. Paris

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 6

All Paris is laughing over a duel which has been fought between two bellicose journalists. A quarrel occurred between M. Paul Cassagnac, editor of…

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Drifting Towards Civil War. Labor Rule. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 6

Mr. Bruce Smith, speaking at Petersham, said there never was a time when the doctrine of Liberalism or of individual liberty was more essential…

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Tripolitan War. Rome

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

The Government has made the announcement that since the outbreak of hostilities with Turkey 499 Italians have been killed in battle, whilst 323…

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The Tripolitan War. Italy's Losses to Date. Rome

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 3

Since the outbreak of hostilities in Tripoli, 37 officers and 499 men have been killed, and one officer and 323 men are missing. The bulk of the…

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"Anarchy Reigns Supreme." Rebellion of Chinese Soldiers. Murder, Loot. and Incendiarism. Pekin

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

Fighting has been going on south of the city. It was at first feared that the foreign troops from Tientsin had been attacked, but this conclusion has…

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Not for Peace. Germany's War Budget. Berlin

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 2

The new estimates for the military and navy expenditure show increases aggregating more than £6,000,000 annually. This is in addition to the…

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Chinese Troops Stop Trains. Routed by British Soldiers. Tientsin

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 5

Fifteen hundred Chinese troops stopped trains. The Second Somersetshires deployed at Feng-tai station, and ordered the Chinese to clear out…

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Goal before Soldiering Socialist's Second Sentence Wellington (N.z.)

National Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 4

The son of a prominent socialist of Christchrch has been sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment for having refused to serve in the territorial forces. |…

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