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

The wars & local soldiers, 1914

2,965 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 16 of 149

Soldiers As Beetle Killers. Berlin

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1914 · page 3

Two hundred soldiers have been sent in deal with Colorado beetles, which are ravaging several potato farms westward of Hamburg…

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City Sensatiom. Young Woman Wounded. Man Commits Suicide. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 22 July 1914 · page 4

A sensational shooting incident took place at Alexandria last night, and as the result Annie Ginman (28), a widow, now lies in the Royal Prince Alfred…

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Cables. Turbulent Strikers Women and Children Wounded. St. Petersburg

Leader · Thursday 23 July 1914 · page 3

The strikers at St. Petersburg rioted all night, and the police and Cossacks had to use their firearms to quell the trouble. Several women and…

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Serial Story. The Fortune of War. a Romance of the French Revolution

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 July 1914 · page 35

The amazement in Brieut's face changed to a look of fierce suspicion. "Well, will you give them to me,…

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Homerule Conference Opens and Adjourns. Cheering Crowds at Palace. King's Address to the Delegates. Civil War Unthinkable. London

National Advocate · Thursday 23 July 1914 · page 2

Dense crowds cheered the members of the Conference on their way to Buckingnam Palace. They were received by his Majesty who also…

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Sensations of the Week. Soldiers Fight Beetles

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 July 1914 · page 25

Two hundred German soldiers have been sent to combat a plague of beetles, which is ravaging potato farms to the west of Hamburg…

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Not to Associate with Volunteers. War Office Instructs Soldiers. London

National Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1914 · page 4

The War Office has issued an order prohibiting soldiers from associating wiht Ulster and Nationalist Volunteers…

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Readiness for War. British Admiralty's Action. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 25 July 1914 · page 6

The commission of the First and the Second Fleet is being extended for two or three years, with a view to ensuring their instantaneous readiness for war…

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Boer War Memorial. Took Two Years to Write. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 25 July 1914 · page 6

A hand-written memorial scroll con-taining the names of British and overseas heroes who perished in the South African war is being sent out to the…

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"Let Civil War Come." Dublin's Lord Mayor Out-spoken. London

National Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1914 · page 4

A Volunteer Association has been inaugurate at Dublin. At its inaugurative meeting, the Lord Mayor said that the people recognised the…

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Khedive Wounded. Assailant Shot Dead. Cairo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 2

An Egyptian student at Constantinople shot the Khedive in the arm and cheek slightly wounding him. His son-in-law was also wounded in…

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Preparations for War. Vienna, July 24

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 2

Several army corps are getting ready for mobilisation, and warships are proceeding by river to Semlin, a froute town at the junction of the…

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Austria Declares War. London, Monday. Austria has declared war against Servia. Demonstration in the Capitals. War Fever Rising. the British Attitude. London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 2

Martial law has been proclaimed through out Austro-Hungary and includes the suppression of juries, the liberty of the press, and the partial prohibition of the importation and…

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Refused. Austria's Demand. War Inevitable. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 2

Servia has refused Austria's demands, War is inevitable. There is great excitement…

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On Brink of War. Paris, Sunday. I

The Bathurst Times · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 2

That Europe trembles on the brink of war is the unanimous opinion of the French press. The papers declare that Servia will…

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The Latest. Servian Reply Unsatisfactory. War Clouds Darken. Vienna

The Bathurst Times · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 2

The Austrian Minister at Belgrade has presented a Note that the Serviant reply is unsatisfactory. He then vacated Belgrade, accompanied by his Lega…

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War Declared. Formal Declaration. Austria Takes the Initiative. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 2

Austria has declared war against Servia…

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Excited Austria. War Very Popular. Hostilities Expected Last Night. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 2

"The Austrian Minister with the legation has left Belgrade, and the Servian Minister has left Vienna. The situation is regarded more…

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War. Servia and Austria. Will It Mean Armageddon? BELGRADE, July 24

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 2

An Austrian Note has been received, couched in sharp terms, and confirming the forecast that appeared in the "Neue Freie Presses" on…

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Soldiers and Politics

The Bathurst Times · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 2

The Irish Guards, a number of whom cheered the Nationalist representatives as they were going to the conference on Wednesday, were paraded at Wellington…

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