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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1911

237 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 12

The German Soldier. Unpopularity of Officers

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 2

There is a good deal of smouldering discontent in German line regiments. The recruits, are much better educated on the whole than they were, say 20…

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Mutiny of Imperial Soldiers. Robbry of Banks. Default of Interest on Anglo-german Loan Feared Pekin

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 8

The Imperial soldiers are reported to I have mutinied at Tietsin and Kiangpu, and the banks have been rebbed. The estimated loss to the…

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Barrels of Money. Buried for Safety During War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 7

If a clue developed proves authentic the fortune in gold and silver buried during the American Civil War by Ben Marshall, one of the wealthiest Indians…

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Cable News The Tripoli Trouble. Italy and Turkey at War

Western Grazier · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 2

The Grand Vigier declares Turkey will fight as long as there is an Italian soldier in Tripoli. The bulk of the Turkish inhabitants…

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Born Soldiers and Born Horsemen. Canadian Opinion of Australians. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 8

Colonel Weatherby (Canadian exchange officer), speaking at Glen Innes last night, said that in Canada Australians were looked upon as born…

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Martial Rites for Prisoners of War. Who Died in Railway Disaster. American Civil War Incident Recalled

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 November 1911 · page 2

A wartime disaster, the terrible Shohola wreck in July, 1864, in which more than 100 Confederate prisoners and their Union guards were killed,…

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New Engine of War. Siege Gun From Krupp's Works. Protection to Storming Parties

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 November 1911 · page 7

Some interesting experiments have recently been carried out (says the "Sun" by the German military authorities at Doboritz with a new type…

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The Moroccan Crisis. Great Britain Nearly Involved in War. Its Naval Unpreparedness. Captain Faber's Remarkable Speech. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 November 1911 · page 4

Captain Faber, M.P., made a remarkable speech at Andover to-day, alleging that when the Moroccan crisis was acute the Cabinet was divided whether to…

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Wounded Italian?. Horribly Mutilated

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 2

Private letters received in France and Itali indicate that many wounded Italians were horribly mutilated priori to the recent massacre of the Arabs…

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Britain and Germany. Nearly Involved in War. During the Moroccan Crisis. Comments of "The Times." [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 2

"The Times" shows by facts and dates that the grave situation which arose between Great Britain and Germany a few months ago, and nearly…

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Cable News The Tripoli Trouble. Italy and Turkey at War

Western Grazier · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 3

Private letters received in France from Italy indicate that many wounded Italians were horribly mutilated by Arabs prior to the oasis…

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The Oil War. Trusts Shortag of Steamers

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 November 1911 · page 1

The war of rates between the British and the American oil companies is as keen as ever, despite reports which were circulated in England about five…

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The War Cost to Italy. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 November 1911 · page 4

"The Times" says that the war in Tripoli is costing Italy £2,500,000 monthly…

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Sleeping Sickness. War on Big Game

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 7

Colonel Sir David Bruce, the well known authority on slcetiing sickness is to head another expedition in Central Africa for rseearch purposes…

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The Commonwealth Bank. Effect on State Despositors' Security. Risk in Time of War. Adelaide Authority's Opinion, Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 5

Mr. Herbert Phillips, chairman of the South Australian Savings Bank, referring to the proposed Common wealth Bank, says that if the effect of…

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Italy and Turkey at War

Western Grazier · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 2

The Imperial troops have captured. Hanyong The casualties were heavy, but the rebels' losses were enormou-…

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Push Disturbance. Three Men Wounded

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 5

During the course of a free fight, which took piece at the intersection of George and Hay streets, Haymarket, shortly after 11 o'clock on" Saturday…

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A Chinese Wounded. Woman Committed for Trial. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 December 1911 · page 4

After having been remanded twice through the illness of informant, the charge laid against Mrs. Sing Can of having maliciously wounded Hong war,…

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Story of Brazilian Lottery Ticket. Missing Soldier's Remarkable Experience

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 December 1911 · page 6

Possessed of a ticket in a Brazilis lottery, which he believed to be worth £1700, and posted as an absentee from the Victoria Barracks at Paddington,…

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War Pictures From Tripoli

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 6

Italian Troops escorting Arab Prisoners into Tripoli…

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