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

The wars & local soldiers, 1909

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Fanatics Fight. Seven Killed and Wounded

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 5

A fight with revolvers between religious fanatics and police in Kansas City, on December 8, resulted in a child evangelist and a policeman being killed,…

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Shot Dead in the Street Soldiers and Civilians Fight

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 6

III-feeling which has existed between the soldiers and civilians at Waterford for some time past culminated on Saturday, September 10th,…

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[Reuter's.] the Balkans. War Fever in Servia. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 2

Russia remonstrances have caused a fresh outburst of war fever in Servia. The Porte has informed Servia that the transport of explosives through Turkish…

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The Sinews of War. What Japan Has Done

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 4

Some interesting facts as to the number in which Japan has been supplying the fleet and army with shells etc. were recently supplied by Lieutenant-General…

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Cable News. Austria's Policy. Apprehensions of War. London, March 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 4

Austria-Hungary is dissatisfied with the determination of Servia to throw the onus of defending her interests upon the Powers. The German-inspired press describes the…

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Woman of the Crimea. Sufferings of a Soldier's Wife

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 6

Mrs. Elizabeth Evans is the only woman living who saw the battle at Alma and went through the trying experiences of the Crimean War. Up to…

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[Reuter's.] London, Thursday. the Motor in War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 6

In order to test by actual practice the utility of motor cars in warfare the Automobile Association conveyed a battalion of Guards of full strength, with baggage, from London to…

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Woman of the Crimea. Sufferings of a Soldier's Wife

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

Mrs Elizabeth Evans is the only woman living who saw the battle at Alma and went through the trying experiences of the Crimean War. Up to…

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Libelling a Colonel. Echo of the South African War

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 4

Colonel Hill Godfrey Morgan D.S.O., who served under Lord Kitchener in the Nile campaign, and who subsequently became Director of…

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The War Scare. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 6

Dear Sir,—The insane war scare that has laid hold on some of our people is a cause for amusement to those who have sense to soberly consider the position. The report…

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Balkan War Cloud. Austria's Ultimatum Withheld. London, March 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 6

The "Fremdenblatt" of Vienna writes: "The Powers wish the threatening conflict between Austria-Hungary and Servia to be momentarily averted. We wish it to be permanently…

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Unsocial Customs. War Against Them

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 6

Th subject of the Herbert Spencer lecture delivered in the Sheldonian Theatre at Oxford last week, was "Probability, the Foundation of Eugenics."…

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The War Scare. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 6

Sir,—Carlyle in his fearless, forceful way wrote that "Patriotism is the last resource of a scoundrel." Although we may not agree entirely wits such a sweeping statement, yet we can…

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Mrs Jelland. Her Welcome Home. the "Lady Bountiful."

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 4

In the picturesque little Bedfordshire village of Potton, a lady with trembling hands and tearful eyes sat [?]oking yesterday, March 2[?]th, from the windows of…

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Contraband of War. London, April 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 2

Several important discussions took place in the House of Commons before the adjournment. regarding the International Naval Conference, and the definitions of…

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Side-lights on the Russo-jap War

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 4

Those desiring an inside view at the Russo-Jap war from the Russian standpoint will be interested in a little book which has been sent to us by the author. We have found it…

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Cyclists in War

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 3

The military despatch from the South Australian Commandant to the officer in charge of the N.S.W. forces was delivered to Colonel Ranclaud’s…

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Lost Army Mules. a Boer War Mystery

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 5

One of the darkest mysteries of the Roer war is partly cleared up by the first report of the Public Accounts Committee issued on June 1…

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The Wheat War. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 2

Owing to reports of declining markets in Liverpool, and also of favourable new crop prospects, there was a fresh "break" on the Chicago wheat market) yesterday…

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Persia's Civil War. London, April 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 4

After an excited discussion on Saturday the Persian Nationalists, who have been holding out against the Royalist troops at Tabriz, decided that it would be preferable…

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