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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

2,965 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 149

Wounded Woman's Journey. Melbourne

Leader · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 2

Wounded in the knee by a pea rifle bullet, Mrs. Stout, wife of a settler, was carried many miles on a stretcher along a rough bush track, then…

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Industrial War in Colorado

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 2

There has been a renewal of the fight at Trinidad, Colorado, between the miners and the troops. Scenes of violence are enacted daily, and the non-strikers are in imminent…

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The Mexican War. Heavy Fighting on the Borders. London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 2

General Huerta has not yet formally accepted the offer of the South American Governments. He is believed to be gaining time to place the country on a better war footing…

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More War Threats

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 26

Owing to the treatment of Greeks in Thrace the relations between Greece and Turkey have suddenly assumed a threatening phase…

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War. British Course Preferable

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 22

Many American Congressmen hold that the course which great Britain took in recognising in General Huerta as de facto President of Mexico…

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The War Imprisoned Americans Lives Threatened by Drunken Caolers. Vera Cruz

National Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 2

General Maas promises to release the Americans and British held at Cordova. Several women and children prisoners and a Canadian, who were…

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Shadow of Civil War Hanging Over Ulster. Nationalist Volunteer Movement. London

National Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 2

Some surprise has been caused that Mr. Asquith did not make a statement of the Government's policy with regard to the Ulster developments. A…

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Huge War Tax. German Minister's Guile. Berlin

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 2

The Imperial Exchequer is benefiting enormously by the clever ruse of the Finance Secretary. Herr Kuhn has promised that he will…

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More Unionist Talk. How Civil War Was Averted. What Scheme Is Desired. London

National Advocate · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 2

At a meeting of the Primrose League, held in the Albert Hall, Lord Curzon, who presided, said that for weeks England had been trembling on…

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lrish Crisis Verge of Civil War. Federal Proposition. the Latest Rumors. London, Friday night

National Advocate · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 4

There is much speculation as to what the Government's action on the Irish situation is now going to be. It is rumored that a Commission will…

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The Mexican War Americans in Danger. Stars and Stripes Insulted. Wholesale Assassination Threatened. Washington

National Advocate · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 2

Anti-American feeling throughout Mexico is reported by refugees to be highly inflamed. Refugees arriving from Guadalajaraa and Colimo report…

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Press Agents at War. Fight in Moore-street. "Dalley" and the Cattle Dog. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 3

At 11 o'clock yesterday morning, a crowd collected suddenly in Moore-street, just outside the doors of the Commercial Travellers' Club. The…

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Beautiful Countess Shot a Soldier Lover.extraordinary Evidence. Hypnotism and Tragedy. Rome

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 2

Tremendous interest is being displayed in the trial of the beautiful Countess Tiepolo, a member of a noble Venetian family, and wife of Captain…

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Beautiful Countess Shot a Soldier Lover. Extraordinary Evidence. Strange Influence Alleged Hypnotism and Tragedy. Rome, Friday night

National Advocate · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 4

Tremendous interest is being displayed in the trial of the beautiful Countess Tiepolo, a member of a noble Venetian family, and wife of Captain…

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Mr. Balfour's [?]rifice Cause for Sudden Ch[?] of Opinion. Ex-war Minister's Eulo[?] London, Sund[?]

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 3

Colonel Seely, ex-Minister for speaking at Birmingham, att[?] the sudden change of feeling [?]ing Home Rule in the House [?]…

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Tug of War

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 2

A tug of war competition has been promoted at the Zig-zag Hotel, Vale of Clwydd, the committee in charge being Messrs. Tom Mackie, Jim Derrick and Jack Delaney. The…

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Civil War What It Means. an Imminent Peril

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 4

The Government is drifting, with no better aim than to make its autocratic will prevail, into the worst disaster which can overtake a country-civil war…

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Civil War

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 May 1914 · page 30

The United States Cabinet has ordered the despatch of troops to suppress the Colorado disorders. Acts of violence are increasing…

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Mexican Trouble What Will Happen If War Comes. Impatient American General Vera Cruz

National Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1914 · page 2

The Mexican railway is undermined in the district around Mexico Cty. A special detachment of Mexican soldiers has been told off to destroy…

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Tragedy in Earnest. Actor Dies on the Stage. While Acting the Soldier. Fremantle

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 7 May 1914 · page 2

During the second act of the melodrama, "The Soldier's Wedding," in the King's Theatre last night Walter Dagleish, who took the part of the…

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