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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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Spies in Time of Peace. War Secrets Never Safe From Prying Agents of Neighbours

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 3

Probably the United Status is the only civilised nation which has no laws enabling its authorities to deal with spies, says aa English paper…

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

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 8

A YEAH had passed since Countess May had gone to Ladyholme. She had bravely kept her resolution no one had ever guessed how she suffered…

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Ulster Will Fight. "War Within Three Days."

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 3

At a conference of the non-conformists' Unionist Association in London the Lord Mayor of Belfast said he did not believe that Home…

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British Naval Manoeuvres. King in a Submarine. Aeroplanes in War. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 3

During the naval manoeuvres King George made a trip in a submarine which remained below the surface for 10 minutes…

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

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 8

FIVE years had parsed since Lady Claribel Hyde had joined the noble and devoted band of women known as the Grey Sisterhood…

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The War. Turkey Expelling Italians. LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 3

The Turkish Government has decided to expel from Turkey all Italians except artisans, widows, orphans, and members of religious orders…

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Aeroplanes in War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Orombez, Ostend, aeroplaned from Dover and back to Belgiun without stopping, a distance of 150 miles, in 140 minutes. This…

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Germany and the Next War "France Must be Humbled."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 4

The gospel of "Realpolitik" as disseminated in naval and military circles and reflected in a dozen newspapers, many periodicals, and the output of scores of…

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War in 1913 An Interesting Prophecy

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 8

An interesting story is going the rounds of Johannesburg just now relative to the possible outbreak of a war in 1913 between Germany and…

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A Plucky Soldier

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 7

An ancedote illustractive of the pluck of our Goorkha soliders is recorded by one who was an eye-witness of the deed…

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Riots in Hungary. Many Killed and Wounded. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 May 1912 · page 3

A demonstration at Budapest, in favor of the extension of franchise, was broken up by the police. A riot- followed, and firearms. were…

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The War. Italians Expelled from Smyrna. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 3

A Constantinople despatch states that five thousand Italians have been expelled by the Turkish authorities from Smyrna, Asia Minor…

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Desperate Scehe. [?] Chase a Man Wounded

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 4

Excited [?] have just taken place on Hayes Common and in the us[?]ly [?] said [?] News" on March…

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The War. Both Sides Active. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1912 · page 3

Turkey is concentrating 40,000 troops at Smyrna (Asia Minor) in expectation of a joint military and naval attack on the Aegean coast…

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War Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The War Railway Council held an important conference at Melbourne. Proposals for the use of the railway systems in emergency or…

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Umbrella Soldiers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 6

As they emerged from a drill hall in Sydney on Saturday night the local driachment of senior cadets was saluted by a shower of…

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The War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1912 · page 3

[?]fighting is reported be[?] Turks and Italians on [?] Said Heights. Tripoli. The [?]arried the entrenchments…

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All Nations' Tug-of-War. SYDNEY Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 3

In the final of the All-Nations' Tug of war the Scottish team defeated the Trolly and Draymen…

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The War. Italy Warts a Settlement. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 3

The Italian Government has informed the Powers unofficially that it is ready and anxious to end the war, Italy is willing to pay a…

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Latest Cables. the War. Another Italian Victory. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 3

A dispatch from the Italian General in Tripoli says the Italian division captured Si[?]ally after a six hours' engagement with six of the…

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