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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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Late Wires. Home Rule. MR. W. Redmond's Views. Riots, But No War. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 3

Interviewed at. Bathurst last night, Mr. William Redmond, M.P., brother of Mr. John Redmond, M.P., said he did not believe there would ever be…

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Welcome Home to Riflemen. Woolgoolga Men Feted

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 2

A welcome home was given to the Woolgoolga riflemen, who did so well at the recent Richmond River meeting, at the School of…

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£ s. d. of "War Pens."

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 7

The pens with which Peace Treaties are signed invariably fetch high prices, if they happen to find their way unto the market, and there…

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General Strike Declared. Four to One Majority. No Bread for Soldiers or Police. Capetown

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 5

A general strike was declared by the Trades Federation at Johannesburg late, last night as a result of the miners'' ballots and the ballots…

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The Railway War. Collapse of the Strikers. Drastic Measures to Be Adopted

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 9

CAPETOWN, Thursday.—The railway strike is collapsing. There are more applications for re-employment than vacancies…

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Soldier Shot

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 5

JOHANNESBURG, Saturday.—Ernest prescher, a private in the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, has died in the hospital, and it is understood that he was…

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Late Cables. Home Rule. Ulster's Preparations for War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 5

The leaders of the Ulster Unionists assert that they have enrolled over 100,000 volunteers in the fight against Home Rule. The signalling…

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London Goal Strike. Carters Join Porters. Soldiers Arrive

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday. — Five thousand, carters yesterday joined the coal porters on strike, making, a total of 13,000 men who are now idle…

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Romance of Balkan War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 3

A romance of the battlefield will be followed by the wedding of Lieutenant Sofoclle Pantcheff, of the Bulgarian army, and Miss Elliot Tamsbotham, who was the woman…

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A Brilliant Soldier

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 6

General Sir Ian Hamilton is a soldier with a fine record, both as a commanding officer and us a departmental organiser, and he brings to his task as Inspector-General of…

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Home Rule Question. Unparalleled Gravity of Situation. Nothing Easier Than War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—Sir Edward Carson said he doubted whether the House realised the unparalleled gravity of the King's speech. It was hardly, likely that…

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The Butchers' Strike. Still Waging War. Minister Advises a Return to Work

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—One butener in North Sydney was able to supply meat to a few customers yesterday. With this exception the whole of the metropolitan…

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Civil War Predicted. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 5

Mr. Balfour, speaking, at the Unionists' anti-Home Rule rally, yesterday, warned the Government that the most fatal measure it could…

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Late Cables. a Train Blown Up. Fifty-five Soldiers Killed, London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 3

A Government troop train, carrying soldiers from Mexico city, was blown up by rebels near Lima. The whole train was demolished and…

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War Between Cruisers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—Admiral von Koester, speaking at Oldenburg, said he believed Germany would prove successful in a war against cruisers, especially if the…

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Russia Preparing for War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The St Petersburg correspondent of the "Cologne Gazette" declares that Russia has been rapidly and secretly preparing to make war on…

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Losses in the War. Heavy Cost of Big Battles

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 7

The Bulgarians are said to have lost 11,000 men killed and wounded on Adrianople. This was the extent of General Nogi's losses in his…

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German New War Tax

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday. — The German-American Commercial Union has protested to the German Government against the imposition of the German…

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War Outbreak. London

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 2

Lieut. Colonel Frobenins, the well-known writer on militaty and International subjects, alleges Britain is crouching for an attack on…

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War and Peace

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 4

Professor Starr Jordan, of Leland-Stanford University, California, is a many-sided man. Just at present he has been stirring up Australians on,the mifstion of peace as…

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