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

The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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Suspense Probable Extension of War

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 14

It is stated semi-officially in Cetinje that Austria has presented an ultimatum to Montenegro;, threatening resort to arms for the release of…

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Enlistment

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 17

An enrollment of soldiers will take place at the Salvation Army Barracks on Sunday night next. Adjutant Annette will conduct the…

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Darlinghurst Shooting a Man Wounded. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

Frederick Collins (36), living at Bay-street. Double Bay, was admitted to Sydney Hospital at about 11 o'clock to-night, with a bullet wound in his…

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"This Terrible War Must Cease."

The Bathurst Times · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

Speaking in the House of Commons the Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) said that further continuance of the Balkan war was purposeless, and nothing was…

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Cables. Tht Balkan War. London

Leader · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

Adrianople has fallen. Desperate fighting for 48 hours preceded the capitulation of the garrison, and when the Turks became convinced…

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On a War Footing. Defence Office Ridicule Scare. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

The Defence Office is amused at the scare raised over that part of the military scheme by which the forces are to be placed on a war footing…

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War Aeroplane Fund. Calgary.s Gift to Britain. Vancouver

The Bathurst Times · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 1

A war aeroplane fund has been opened in Calgary, the chief town in the Alberta district district. The idea is to have a flying machine…

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Great Soldier Gone. Lord Wolseley. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

The remains of the late Field-Marshal Lord Wolseley, whose death is reported from Mentone, on the Riviera, are to be buried in St. Paul's Cathedral…

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To-day's Cables. How Adrianople Was Taken. Mail-clad Soldiers with Bucklers. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 4

Mail-clad soldiers, provided with bucklers, cut the wire entanglements surrounding the forts defending Adrianople. The forts were then carried by storm at the…

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Real Doge of War. Many in the Balkan War

Leader · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 3

The fact that the Gordon Highlanders and the Yorkshire-Light Infantry have ordered some of Major E. H. Richardson's sentry dogs is welcome…

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War Must End. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 1

The "Times," in a leading article on the fall of Adrianople, says that the resoluteness of the Turks shows that, under conditions suited to their special…

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Germany's War Tax. an Enormous Levy. Berlin

National Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 5

The "Germania" states that the new Army and Taxation Bills will include a war levy of a million marks, and will make the Empire heir to…

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Serious Allegations Soldiers Refuse to Eat Food. Threatened with Arrest. Adelaide

National Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 7

In spite of what has been said in contradiction of the assertions of the men in camp at Gawler, with respect to the unsatisfactory nature of the…

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Ball Melee; Twenty Wounded, Two Killed. Rome

The Bathurst Times · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 1

Milan has been the scene of an extraordinary occurrence, with a tragic ending. A free fight took, place at the…

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Cunner Wounded. Serious Wind-up to Camp Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 2

A proposed mock court martial which formed part of the humorous wind-up ceremonies at the garrison artillery camp at Middle Head late on Friday…

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The Balkan War. London

Leader · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 2

The Bulgarians are at the gate of Constantinople, and the boom of their guns is audible in the city. The inhabitants are in a state of panic, and…

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The Apple of Discord. Melee with Knives. Twenty Wounded, Two Killed. Rome, Friday evening

National Advocate · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 3

Milan has been the scene of an extraordinary occurrence, with a tragic ending. A free fight took place at the…

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The War. the Story of Adrianople. London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 2

The Bulgarian advance guard has occupied Chatalja Village Heights. The Turks have been driven back from the principal line of defence of Chatalja…

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War-like Germany. Enormous Expenditure Proposed. Big Aerial Fleet. Berlin

National Advocate · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 2

A milliard marks is to be raised in Germany tor defence purposes. Seventy-nine millions will be expended on airships and aeroplanes, in…

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A Gunner Wounded Serious Wind-up to Camp. Mock Court Martial's Tragic Ending. Injured Man's Condition Critical. a Comrade Arrested. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 4

A proposed mock court martial, which formed part of the humorous winding-up ceremonies at the garrison artillery camp at Middle Head…

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