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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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Turko-italian War. Torpedo Boats Repulsed. [Reuter's Message.] Constantinople

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 8

The guns on Fort Kurnalob repulsed several Ttalian torpedo boats which were attempting to enter the Dardanelles. It is said to be only a small affair…

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Turko-italian War. the Dardanelles Episode. [Reuter's Message.] Rome

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 July 1912 · page 4

It is semi-officially announced that owing to a report that the Turks intended a surprise attack in the Aegean Sea, the Italian torpedo boats were…

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Turko-italian War. the Dardannelles Exploit. Italian Newspapers Jubilant. [Reuter's Message.] Home

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 July 1912 · page 2

The Italian newspapers are exultant over the brilliant exploit in the Dardanelles. The strait, according to the "Tribuna, is protected by 800 guns…

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Dr. Peasohe in British Columbia. Says War Between Germany and England Unthinkable. Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 4

Dr. Peasche, Vice-President of the German Reichstag, speaking at a banquet last night, said that war between Germany and Britain was unthinkable…

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In Sweet Virginia. the Class War. Pitched Battles Between Strikers and Pinkertons. [Reuter's Message.]

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 July 1912 · page 4

Charleston (Virginia), Saturday. The fatal battle between the detectives and the striking miners at Paint Creek was followed by continuous…

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"The Next War." British and German Policy

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 7

Professor Spenser Wilkinson delivered on June 15 at Oxford the second of two public lectures on "The Next War," as [?]hichele Professor of Military History…

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Airships for War. Result of Practical Experience. Dropping Bombs in a Camp

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 7

The reconnaissance work in the TurcoItalian war is evidently having a strong influence on the unsettled minds of the European aviators. A short time ago,…

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Chinaman Uses Revolver. Desperate Encounter on a Steamer. Donkeymax Badly Wounded. Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 2

At Newcastle, yesterday the steamer Frankby was the scene of an exciting fracas. It appears that on Saturday a big fireman named Wong Yow was…

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Industrial War. the London Dockers. Fight When Find Themselves Displaced. Violent Scenes on the Water Front. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 2

The lightermen at the London docks have been ussurod of work, but large numbers of the dockers and stevedores have lost their posts,the employers…

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If Great Britain Were at War. Precautions in Australian Waters. Elaborate Instructions to Mariners

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 2

A notice to mariners issued by direction of the Naval Board, appeared in last night's "Gazette," in substitution for a previous notice in connection with…

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Federal Parliament. Contract Versus Day Labor. Protecting Trade Routes in Case of War. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 3

Further, reference was made to the day labor system during the debate on the Works Estimates in the Federal House yesterday. Colonel Ryrie said…

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Yesterday's Third Edition. "War Is the Arbiter!" Panama Canal in U.S. Senate. Question of Coastal Vessels [Reuter's Message.] Washington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 8

Senator Cummins, speaking in the U.S. Senate on the vote given by the American Legislature on the Panama Canal Bill, declared that should…

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"Good Samaritans." Help a Wounded Man and Go Through Has Pockets. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 August 1912 · page 4

About 12.40 a.m. yesterday, Charles Wilson, 49, a seaman residing at Pyrmont, was found lying in Toxtith-road, Glebe, in a semi-conscious condition. He…

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Time-expired Soldiers. for South Australia

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 August 1912 · page 1

The South Australian Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration (Hon. F. W. Young) stated on Wednesday:—"The Government has arranged…

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Turkey and the Balkans. Will Their Be War? Sofia

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 2

The massacre at Kotcha[?]greatly excited the Bulgarians. The national press urges the declaration of war against Turkey. The Ministerial…

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Massacre in Mexico. Attack on Passenger Train. Passengers and Soldiers Slaughtered. [Reuter's Message.] Mexico City

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 4

The rebels attacked a passenger, train yesterday which they ambushed in a canyon near Ticuman. The rebels shot down 36 soldiers who…

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Marquess Katsura. a Famous Japanese Soldier and Statesman. [Reuter's Message.] Tokio

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 August 1912 · page 2

The Marquess Katsura has been appointed Grand Chamberlain and Keeper of the Great Seal, the highest position of the Court, implying his absolute…

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The Horrors of War. Sufferings of Tripoli Arabs

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 7

Mr. G. F. Abbott, who has spent several months in Tripoli as correspondent to various journals, writes, to "The Times'' in connection with the appeal…

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On a Modern Battleship. a Tasts of War Conditions. Impressions of a Landsman

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 7

I have been gathering impressions and wet paint and powder stains on this mighty battleship throughout an exciting day (wrote a special…

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Civil War Among Dock Workers. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 8

A crowd of 240 dockers attacked 60 non-unionists at Tilbury this morning, injuring many, and two seriously…

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