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

The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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"A Ring of Armed Men." Australia the Centre of Interest. Famous Soldier in Sydney. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 2

General Sir Ian Hamilton arrived to-day, and left later for Armidale. Speaking at the welcome by the Lord Mayor, he remarked that there…

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The Meat War

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 20

THE decision of the Minister for Labor and Industry to insist upon the butchers' shop employees resuming work, under penalty of the…

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War an the Red Cross

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 26

Miss Mary Durham, the well-known war correspondent, in a lecture in Essex Hall, London, said that she was convinced that Red Cross aid…

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The Meat War. Employers Reject Compromise

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 4

There are now no hopes of an early settlement of the meat strike. The Minister's proposal for a settlement of the strike was placed before a mass…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. the Meat War. a Fight to a Finish

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 4

The master butchers are now determined to resist the demands of the men, and preparations have been made for a long struggle. They state that from this out…

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To a Finish. the Meat War. Employers Reject Ministers' Terms. Grave Stage Reached

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 2

Much disappointment is expressed today at the non-settlement of the meat strike. A long and bitter struggle is now expected…

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The Meat War. Drastic Action Contemplated. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 3

The meat employees suggest that the Government should step in and control the situation. They consend hat such action would…

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Industrial War. Sydney Practically Without Meat. Four Thousand Boilermakers Idle. Sydney

Leader · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 2

The meat strike continues. Everything so far as the men are concerned, hangs on the result of the Cabinet meeting to deal with the trouble. Mr…

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The Meat War. Men Will Not Submit. Government Action on Employers Pending. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 2

No fresh developments occurred to-day in connection with the [?] strike. The men are determined not to submit to the terms of the employers to…

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No Settlement. the Meat War. Preparing Prosecutions. the Cabinet Deliberates. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 2

The Premier returned here this morning. During the voyage from N.Z. he daily received a budget of strike news…

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The Meat War

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 4

It is understood that an important meeting of the master butchers will be held during the day at which it is believed a certan course of action will be decided upon…

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Against War. Professor Jordan Speaks. Lessons From Bulgaria. Fremantle

The Bathurst Times · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 2

Before Professor David Starr Jordan left by mailboat he made the following stirring, indictment of war: "What shall we say of using wrong…

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The Meat War. Prospects of Settlement

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 2

Proposals by the Government for a settlement of the meat strike have been placed before the employers and the employees. The employees, it is said, are…

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The Meat War. Master Butchers Confer with Ministers. Resumption Insisted On

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 2

There are no fresh developments this morning in respect to the meat trouble. The master butchers were in conference with the Premier, Attorney-General, and…

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Heroic Pioneers. Far North. Saving a Wounded Man. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 4

A thrilling story of what men will do to save the life of n fellow sculer in the sparsely-inhabited stretches of the Northern Territory is hidden behind the…

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Frenchmen Fight Duel. Wounded in the Arm. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 4

A dispute in a cardroom in Paris led to a duel between Baron Vavasseur and Comte Seurseel. They met yesterday with swords. The…

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The Meat War. Shops to Re-open To-morrow. Protection Guaranteed by Premier

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 2

The master butchers formally told the Premier yesterday that the Government's terms of settlement were not acceptable, and that all negotiations were off for the…

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War. a Grave Rumor. Berlin

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 22

Official circles in Berlin disavow any knowledge of the report that Russia, is preparing to undertake war in 1917…

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The Meat War. Situation Easier. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 22

At a mass meeting of the butchers' shopmen to-day it is expected that a proposal will be made for an immediate resumption of work…

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Spy in England What Could's Letters Disclosed. Agent for German Government. Franco-german War Veteran. London

National Advocate · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 4

Gould, who was recently arrested on a charge of espionage, has been remanded until March 11. Mr. Matthias Bodkin, K.C[?], stated that a…

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