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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

275 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 14 of 14

Indians in South Africa. Riots in Ladysmith. Twenty Persons Wounded. [Reuter's Message.] Durban

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 2

Thousands of Indians marched to Ladysmith and demanded the release of a number of their compatriots who had been arrested earlier in the day. The…

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Flying Machines in War. Successful Spanish Airmen. Shot at by the Moors. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 4

Four spanish aeroplanes made a reconnaissance over Mount Conico yesterday. The Moors fired a heavy volley. The bullets penetrated a biplane,…

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Airships in War. Value in Naval Scouting

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 6

In an article in the semi-official "Marine Rundschau," Naval Constructor Pietzker prophesies a great future of steady development for the airship…

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War Office Scandal. London, Thursday Night

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 8

The War Office is inquiring into serious scandals in which certain noncommissioned Guards are charged with accepting presents in connection with…

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Sunday Shooting in Sydney. Two Young People Wounded. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 December 1913 · page 4

Sydney's latest terror is the person who fills in his Sundays shooting sparrows in the parks Two shooting accidents were the result of the activity of…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's [?] Edition. Citizens Versus Soldiers Disturbances in Germany. [Reuter's Message.] Berlin

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 December 1913 · page 4

There have been renewed disturbances at Sea[?] The citizens hustled the officers who called out the guard. The front rank of the guard knelt and…

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A Manager and an Employee. Shooting Near Perth. Former Dangerously Wounded. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 4

A shooting case occurred yesterday morning at the Subiaco foundry of Messrs. Metters and Co. The shooter was an employee, William Stannard…

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Chased with a Hayfork. A.W.U. Organiser Wounded. Farmer Committed for Trial. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 5

At the Wagga police court, yesterday, before Mr. Helm, P.M., Wilham Fetita Woods, A.W.U. organiser,' proceeded against a farmer named George…

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The Balkan War. King Ferdinand Blamed. [Reuter's Message.] London, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 4

A suppressed article circumstantially blames King Ferdinand of Bulgaria for direct responsibility for the war against Servia and Greece. The King…

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German Militarism. Insulting French Soldiers. Speech by German Chancellor. [Reuter's Message.] Berlin

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 2

The Chancellor of the Empire, Dr. Von Hollwegg, in the Reichstag, in replying to interpellations, said that Captain Von Fo[?]rstner had been punished…

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Home Rule. Caring for the Children. in the Event of Civil War. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 8

Mr. Oliver Stillingfleet Locker-Lampson, Conservative M.P. for North Huntingdonshire, has arranged with families in 60 parishes throughout his…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Boer War Monument. to the Women and Children. [Reuter's Message.] [?]fontein

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 December 1913 · page 4

The monument in memory of the women and children who died in the concentration camps during the Boer war was unveiled at Bloe[?]fontein to-day…

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Canadian Oil Leases. Oil for the British Navy. Exclusive in War Time. [Reuter's Message.] Ottawa

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 December 1913 · page 2

The Dominion Government has altered the Cuundian oil leases by inserting clauses reserving the oil wells for the exclusive use of the British Admiralty…

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Soldiers' Social. Convivial Gathering at the Drill Hall

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 December 1913 · page 3

The local units of the 24th Light Horse, Commonwealth Military Forces, held an informal smoke social in the Drill Hall last night. The object of…

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The Rights of Soldiers. Berlin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 December 1913 · page 4

Col[?] Von Jagow's. remarks about the rights of military, officers against civilians is causing comment throughout Germany. The Prussian Government…

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Mexican Crisis. President Huerta Resigns. Will Personally Conduct the War. [Reuter's Message.] Mexico City, Sunday. [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 December 1913 · page 4

General Victoriano Huerta, the provisional President, has arranged to retire from the Presidency early in January, in order to conduct the military…

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Circus-theatre Burned. Danger to Soldiers' Barracks, [Reuter's Message.] Madrid

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 2

A circus theatre at San Sebastian, a fortress and seaport in the north of Spain, was burned to the ground this morning…

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