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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1910

122 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 7

Stage Singer and Soldier

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 3

"It seems strange that just now, on the eve of a great soldier's entry, into this country of sunshine, I should think of the most thrilling experience I ever had. If…

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"K. of K." the Man As He Is. a Difference in Peace and War

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 6

The military representative of the Sydney "Daily Telegraph," wiring from Brisbane on Sunday, gives the following account of Viscount…

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A Pressman Wounded

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 9

At the Liverpool camp, Mr. William Somerville, a member of the "Daily Telegraph" staff, was standing talking to a group. A gun was being cleaned…

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French Soldier Criminals

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A recent Apache murder in Paris has directed attention to the fact that 11,000 men in the French army have undergone sentences…

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War with Germany

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 9

Sir F. W. Borden, leader of the Opposition, in a remarkable speech, twitted Sir Wilfrid Laurier with still holding views in favour of Canadian…

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Return of our Soldiers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 3

The officers and troopers of the Grafton Squadron of Light Horse reached Grafton yesterday evening, via Casino, from their recent…

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The War Game in the Choir

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 8

The high soprano started out With naught her rush to stem. And with a battle-cry advanced Upon Jerusalem…

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War in the Air. a Vigorous Warning

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 11

A stirring appeal to the nation to "wake up" to the possibilities of aerial warfare was made recently by Lord Roberts in the Royal United Services Institute, London…

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The Church and War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 7

That the Church still tolerates man-killing and trusts in brute force to win moral victories almost as much as the world, is an indictment uttered by the…

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A Freight War Threatened

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday. — Four German steamship lines are offering to take cargo to British South Africa from Southampton, Liverpool, London and Glasgow at…

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Australia's First War Vessel. LONDON, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 5

The Parramatta, the first of the Australian destroyers, was launched on the Clyde on Wednesday, Mrs. Asquith (wife of the Imperial Prime…

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Burglars Wounded

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Desperadoes entered the Woodville (S.A.) railway station, where Constable Bond was in hiding inside the premises. One of the intruders…

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Balloon Destroyed by Aerial War Gun

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 5

The first actual demonstration of the effectiveness of the new guns evolved by the German army as means with which to fight aerial craft was given during the…

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Mutiny of Chinese Soldiers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Reports from the Canton State Viceroys show that the Japanese drilled troops in the Tung Shan district recently mutinied…

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American War Predictions

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Tokio newspapers are making a feature of the speech of Mr. Leslie Shaw, a former Secretary of the United States Treasury, on which he is…

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Australia's Naval Scheme. The World's War Bill

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 6

The Minister for Defence (Mr. Joseph Cook) delivered an address on "Defence" at the Epping School of Arts. "We ought," Mr. Cook said, "to defend this…

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Women In War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 6

Nurse Gould, formerly matron of the Sydney Hospital, who served with the nursing staff in South Africa, and is now superintendent of the Army Nursing…

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A War Inevitable

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Speaking at a lunch at the Republican Club, New York, Mr. Jacob Schiff, as one who'helped Japan to finance the war with Russia, said…

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War and Peace

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 6

Nations drift into war, which sometimes comes slowly and sometimes fast. Wars are the result of either of two things—the rich nation's opportunity to crush the…

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War Inevitable

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—Another war scare has arisen regarding the departure of the German squadron from the North Sea. This is looked upon as another step in…

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