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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1906

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Doctor Killed for Attending Wounded

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 3

Soldiers at Moscow on Sunday killed a doctor at his residence for refusing to cease from tending the wounded…

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A White Woman. a Sequel to the African War

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 3

THE following appears in the BULLETIN of last week, and it retakes such startling disclosures that it might well be asked, “Can this be true,”:—…

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Striking Romance of A Great European War

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 4

The latest literary political sensation is a book, entitlted "The Collapse of the Old "World," by an anonymous author, who writes under the…

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The Next Great War. Franco German Outlook. Troops on the Frontier

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 2

London, Thursday Afternoon.—Some of the Berlin newspapers are attacking M. [?] the [?] A[?] Berlin in a similar manner to that in…

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Japanese & German Soldiers

Goulburn Herald · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 4

An affray has taken place at Peking between Japanese and German soldiers. Eight Germans and twelve Japanese were severely wounded…

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What War-money Might Do

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 4

THE South African war cost the British Government £250,000,000. and an ingenious gentleman with a torn for figures—Mr. F. W. Hirst, of London—gives some telling…

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Russia. London, January 15. a Governor Wounded

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 4

REUTER'S correspondent reports that the explosion of two bombs seriously wounded M. Kunostoff, the Governor of Chernigoff. Little Russia, and slightly wounded his wife. At…

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Stones As Weapons of War

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 4

It has been reported that on more than one occasion the Russians and Japanese have actually polled each other with stones. The "Regiment" points…

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Science and Invention. Japan's War on Disease. What Sanitary Precautions Have Done For Her Armies

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 4

"Typhoid, that dread scourge of soldiers,has been almost eliminated from the Japanese army in the present war," writes Anita Newcomb McGee in the…

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War Office Reorganisation

Goulburn Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 3

The War Office has decided to rearm the whole of the coast defence forts from the Thames to Plymouth with 6 and 9 inch guns. In the reorganisation the medical…

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The Continental War Scare. (Block per favor of the Literary Digest, N.y.)

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 6

During the past few mouths the Continental papers have bee trying to promote a war scare between Germany and France which might involve England. The erman " Wahre Jacob " (Stuttgart) aptly portrays the situation, thus :…

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Pay in the South African War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

The report of Judge Murray, who in March last was appointed a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the claims of members of the New South Wales contingents to further payments…

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Returned Soldiers’ Pay. a Favorable Report

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 29 January 1906 · page 2

The report of the Royal Commission bas been presented, concerning the inquiry whether certain members of Now South Wales contingents who served in South…

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Russo-japanese War

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent at Tokio says that the actual outlay by Japan on the war with Russia was, for the army £66,000,000. and for the navy £18,000,000. while a further…

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Customs War in the Balkans

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 4

Survia and Bulgaris have formed a cus[?] under, and in consequence Austria has closed her frontier against the importation of Survian [?]le. In replying to the protests of…

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Back from Orange. a Welcome Home

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 3

By the mixed train from Harden on Tuesday morning, the members of Elliotts’ band returned home, reaching Yass shortly after 10 a.m., back from their trip…

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Customs War in the Balkans. London, Jan. 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 4

Servia and Bulgaria have formed a customs union, and in consequence Austria has closed her frontier against the importation of Servian cattle. In replying to the protests of Austria and Turkey against…

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South African Soldiers' Pay

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 4

The Government has decided to carry out the recommendation of Judge Murray in regard to the claims of the men forming certain contingents that were despatched by this State…

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South African Soldiers' Pay

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 2

The Government has decided to carry out the recommendation of Judge Murray in regard to the claims of the men forming certain…

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War Stores Inquiry. Documents Cause Delay

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 4

So many fresh documents have arrived from Pretoria which require examination that the Royal Commission on the waste of war stores only…

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