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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1907

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Central American War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 5

The Nicaraguans have captured the capital of Honduras, Central America…

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We Must Be Prepared for War. the Menace of China

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 April 1907 · page 7

Allowing that European affairs have at present the aspect of tramquillity, allowing that the Hague Conference is preparing for the millennium, allowing that peaceful relations with Japan are likely to be…

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Myers Crossing and War-rell Creek

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 4

MR BRINER, M.L.A., has asked the Minster for Works to hand over to the Shire Councils all moneys granted for works which have not been carried out…

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Soldier's Adventure in India

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 2

Once during my service in India, I had the advantages of being stationed close to the sea. One evening, after a roasting hot day, a party of us…

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Villages at War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

A quarrel between two milkmen about the quality of the milk they sold led to a deadly hand to hand fight between the villagers of Callg and Cervera, in Spain…

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An Irish Soldier. Who Opposed the Boer War

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 2

General Sir Wm. Francis Butler is a big, burly Irishman. He was educated at the Jesuits' College, Tullabeg, and is still a fervent…

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Story of the Boar War

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 8

In the course of a speech which he delivered at Pretoria Sir Percy Fitzpatrick stated that Mr. J. B. Robinson, the mine millionaire,…

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Music Hall War and Poverty

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 2

Some striking pronouncements on the rausic hall war and poverty were made by ather Bernard Vaughan at a concert held last month in Lamhech Baths (Eng.), in…

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Premier and Soldier

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 3

It is not generally known, remarks a Kalgoorlie paper, that the Premier of West Australia (Mr. Moore) is also an officer, in the volunteers. In his…

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Returned Soldiers Pay

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 4

On Monday, the P.M. conducted an inquiry at the Court House, into the claim of Thos. M. Gillard, of Nana Glen, for £68 4s 8d, alleged to be due to him as a member of…

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Shot at a Wedding Feast. a Young Bride Wounded

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 8

An extraordinary occurence took place in the quiet New England village of Ira. It was on the evening of the wedding of Miss…

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Premier and Soldier

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 2

It is not generally known, says a Kalgoorlie paper, that the Premier of West Australia (Mr. Moore) is also an officer in the…

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The Opening of a War. President Roosevelt V. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER. (Perceval Gibbon in "The Evening Standard.")

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 4

America to-day is eagerly awaiting the opening of the war which President Roosevelt has engaged to undertake against the Standard Oil…

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Terrible War Coming

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 4

Russia is getting seriously alarmed about the threatened renewal of hostilities in the Far East. Not only is Japan making…

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A Real Soldier of Fortune

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 6

"A fair, square and honorable soldier of fortune—only that, and nothing more." That's General, Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal and…

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Returned Soldiers' Pay. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 4

The Royal Commissioner on the question of the returned soldiers' pay has recommended that the majority of the claims should be paid…

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German Sea Soldiers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 2

With us the army and navy are two totally different things, and no Englishman would nowadays use such an expression as Our Army upon the Sea." "Sea generals" died out with…

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Premier and Soldier

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 2

It is not generally known (says a Kalgoorlie paper) that the Premier of West Australia (Mr. Moore) is also an officer in the volunteers. In his…

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Peasant War in Roumania

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1907 · page 4

Details reaching Sofia of the encounter between the peasant army and the troops fit Galatz (says a Renter message in a London contemporary), shows that…

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America and Japan. Will There Be War?

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.—Much uneasiness prevails in Washington at the disquieting tenor of recent despatches from Tokio. There are indications that Mr. W. H…

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