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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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War Risks. Shipping Companies' Pool. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 3

The chairman of the Cunard Steam ship Co. is endeavoring to form a pool for covering the war risks of mail and passenger liners…

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Earlier Cables Causes Working for Peace. Greater Than Those for War

National Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 4

Mr. J. A. Pease, President of the Board of Education, speaking at a meeting of the Peace Society, at Mansion House, said: "We are now, as…

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The Cost of War. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 2

The Austrian Minister for Defence announces that the extraordinary military measures which have been taken since November have cost £6955…

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If War Should Come. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 5

Discussing the Californian land legislation the "Pall Mall Gazette" points out that in the event of war japan would have much the better of the…

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"Not Flag-flapping Jingoes" Stirring Address by Bishop Long. Celebration of Peace—not War "The Petty Fault-finders."

National Advocate · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 2

In the course of his address at the Empire service at All Saints' Cathedral yesterday, his Lordship Bishop Long made an able and forcible…

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Soldiers Revolt. Outbreak in French Barracks. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 3

The present agitation by French Socialist soldiers against the Three Years Service Bill culminated yesterday in a sensational outbreak at Rodez…

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Another Balkan War. Serb-bulgarian Deadlock. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 3

A correspondent of the "Times" at Sofia states that if the Powers wish to avert another Balkan war they must assert their authority instantly…

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To Checkmate Labor Employers Roused. "Class War Must Cease." Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 4

The employers of New South Wales are propounding a scheme with a view to enlarging and extending the scope of their federation…

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Earlier Cables Dancer of Civil War. Revolt Against New Military Law. Leaders in Frank Conference. Paris

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 4

President Poincare, after a visit to M. Clemencoau, declared that they had been consulting frankly on the present grave anti-military plot. Only…

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Servia and Austria. Sofia Packed with Soldiers. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

The streets of Sofia are crowded w[?] soldiers. There are 45,000 in the town itself, and 35,000 in the villages that mark strategic positions on the Servian…

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Law or War

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 2

Speaking at the Centenary Committee's meeting last night, the Rev. Father Mullins, C.M., remarked that one of the speakers had said peace…

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Push the Water Out From the Wounded Chamber

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 32

and then to keep it out by a sufficiency of compressed air. In other words. each compartment becomes like an inverted tumbler in a bucket…

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Chapter Vi. The Tug of War

Leader · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 1

The change from the luxurious elegance of the 'Chase" to Madame Debrisay's London lodgings, was about as great as can be imagined…

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Unprepared for War. Mr. Taft on America. New York

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 2

Ex-President Taft, in a speech at the Yale University, said that the United Sates was unprepared for war. "The luck which our country has…

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Routed by Bedouins Italians' Heavy Losses. Wounded Men Abandoned. Heart-breaking Scenes. Rome

National Advocate · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 2

Details of the fighting at Derna, on May 16, are slowly becoming public, despite efforts at depression. The news has aroused a sense of deep…

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Few Recruits. War Office Dismayed. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 3

Captain Faber, M.P., speaking at Dursley, said he knew positively that the authorities looked with dismay upon the decline of recruiting…

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"Mona." Chapter Vi. The Tug of War

Leader · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 1

To Mona, the notion of temperate liking, instead of devotion to an ideal hero, and the importunate adoration of a man whom she considered…

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"Mona." Chapter Vi. The Tug of War

Leader · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 1

"Then's it's all over between us!" he said passionately. "All quite over! Perhaps it is better so. It would have broken my heart to try…

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Shot at Midnight Young Woman and Chauffeur Wounded. Assailant Alleged to Be a Japanese. Brisbane

National Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 4

Pearl Leichrost, a young woman, believed to be married, was shot in the mouth while entering a motor car, at midnight last night. Patrick Burk,…

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War Scare Telegrams. Japanese Paper's Report. Washington

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 2

The State Department has authorised the American Embassy in Tokio to deny a San Francisco telegram which appears in one of the Japanese papers to the…

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