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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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The War Scare. Its Inner History

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 5

"The Journal" (London) publishes what purports to be the inside history of the latest German war scare. As late as September…

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"Holy War" Riots in Egypt. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 5

The Holy War which the Moslems are said to have declared at Tr[?]poli may rapidly spread and cause grave trouble in Egypt and other Moslem…

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Turko-Italian War. Australian Volunteers. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 5

A number of Australians, who are anxious to take pari in the Turko-Italian war, have offered their services to the Italian Consul for Italy. The…

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Wounded Negro Roasted Alive. Dragged From Hospital to His Funeral Pyre. Vain Plea for Mercy

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 2

A bloodcurdling story of white men's savagery comes from Pennsylvania. On Sunday, August 13, the so-called peaceable inhabitants of…

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Latest Cables the War. Italian General Captured. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 5

An official announcement has been made at Constantinople that the Italian General Caneva had been captured by the Moslems at Tripoli, and…

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Our Serial Story. A Soldier's Daughter. Chapter Xlv

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 9

Still listening— trying, her best to understand— nothing could shake her faith in her lover. She was gri[?] to hear that there were wicked men…

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A Holy War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—Anti-European riots broke out at Alexandria, resulting in many Christians being wounded. Four Italians and two natives are reported…

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The War. Allegations of Italian Butchery. Women's Bodies Mutilated. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 November 1911 · page 3

An Italian press correspondent, who witnessed several exerutions in Tripoli, tells a gruesome story. He says a man and his wife were…

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Latest Cables the War. Italian Atrocities Substantiated. Shocking Inhumanity Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 3

Francis McCullock, the war correspondent of the "New York World," sends a signed cable regarding the alleged atrocities. He…

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The War. Another Turkish Victory. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 5

A desperate battle was fought at Tobruk, when the Turks defeated the Italians. Four hundred of the latter wese killed, and scores wounded…

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Filling the Cemetery Arabs on the War-path. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 5

A serious disturbance occurred at Tunis, by Arabs, in connection with the fixing of boundaries of the Arab cemetery by the municipality…

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Our Serial Story. A Soldier's Daughter. Chapter Xvi

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 8

HE uttered the fatal word aloud and firmly He had expected a scene, a cry, tears but Claribel Lea stood like a state white and cold He…

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The Cost of War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 November 1911 · page 8

In view of the unsettled state of European affairs at the present moment, an article in the "Eye Witness," giving fiures as to the cost of the…

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The War. England Aroused. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1911 · page 3

The Turks and Arabs have been repulsed at Tripoli. They made a brilliant charge, but were moved down by the Italian artillery…

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Turko-italian War

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 5

Tripolitan refugees on arriving at were terrified at the horrors of war, and the ravages made by cholers They report that the fighting on…

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Our Serial Story. A Soldier's Daughter. Chapter Xvii

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 8

'I will forgive you,' she said, wearily,' when my pain, grows less. It is but few weeks out of your life— it is , all mine; I do not see any…

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Brave Soldiers!

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—A. number of French, gunners and infantrymen have been sentencedi to three weeks' imprisonment for cowardice in abandoning their arms at…

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Our Serial Story. A Soldier's Daughter. Chapter Xix

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 8

"I DON'T like the look of you my girl said a loud kindly voice "You are making for the river and it will not do you know."…

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Latest Cables The War. Heavy Sunday Fighting. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 November 1911 · page 3

The London "Times" states that the war with Turkey is costing Italy two and a half millions sterling per in[?]n…

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The Tripolitan War

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 4

Several items of news that have filtered through the cable services lately regarding the Italian-Turkish War seem to point to the beginning…

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