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

The wars & local soldiers, 1910

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Terrible Tragedy in Victoria. Mother's Dreadful Act. Shouts Two Children Dead. Two Others Wounded

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 6

Ascot Tank, a settlement one miles from Onsgrove and live miles from Dookie, Vic, was the scene of a terrible domestic tragedy on Thursday…

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Pressman Wounded at Camp. Shot with a Colt Gun

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 6

Liverpool, Jan. 6.—This afternoon in camp Mr. William Somerville, one of the representatives of the Daily Telegraph at the Liverpool camp, was standing in the Army…

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War Rations. a Peace Test

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

The entire camp at Tidworth is lost in admiration of the pluck and doggedness of the little band of "hunger-marchers" drawn from the 1st Loyal…

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The New War Party. "Dangerous Proposals"

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

"These are days of political topsyturvydom, in which former classifications have little meaning," writes the "Spectator" in an article called "The…

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War Rations. a Peace Test

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 7

The entire camp at Tldworth Is lost in admiration of the pluck and doggedness of the little band of “ hunger-marchers” drawn from the 1st Loyal…

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The New War Party. “Dangerous Proposals”

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 7

“These are days of political topsyturvydom, In which former classal[?]tions have little meaning,” writes the “Spectator” In an article called “ The…

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War Risks

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 8

Than there was the “Claverdalc,” a well-found, now steamer of four thousand tone, and at the time of her loss on her maiden voyage. During the Russo Japanese…

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In Love and War. Chapter I.

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 6

It was Sunday night. The service over, the congregation was slowly dispersing, and the last notes of the organ were still reverberating on the air. The…

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Old Soldiers. Great Number Unemployed

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 4

Four ex-soldiers, three of them unemployed, had (says "Lloyd's News") a most remarkable interview with Mr Haldane at the War Office on Saturday,…

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Old, Soldiers. Great Number Unemployed

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

Four ex-soldiers, three of them unemployed. had (says “Lloyd’s News”) a most remarkable Interview with Mr Haldane at the War Office on Saturday…

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Germany's Peaceful Aims. Conquest by Commerce, Not War. London, Jan. 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 2

Count Wolff-Metternich, German Ambassador at London, in the course of a speech at a banquet in London on the occasion of the German Emperor's birthday, said:—…

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Daring Soldier of Fortune Death of [?]An Adventurer. Woman’s Loyalty

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 6

ONE of the most daring and accomplished adventurers in the world has just died in Nevada, America. Convict, soldier of fortune,…

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A Desperado Wounded

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 2

Desperadoes entered Woodville railway station S.A., yesterday, and a constable in hiding fired at and wounded one…

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An Oil War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 4

The "Standard" reports that there is fierce ratecutting in the oil industry between [?]man Pearson's syndicate and the Standard Oil Company. The latter company is attempting to squeeze…

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America and Japan. War Inconceivable. London, March 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 4

Count Komura, Japanese, Minister of Foregn Affairs, in a message to-the New York World; says:—"I am convinced that there is nothing in the relations between…

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Magic Lanterns. a War Office Experiment

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 5

The War Office has found that the magic-lantern plays so large a part in procuring recruits that a circular memorandum has been issued to officers…

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British Commerce in War. Results of Manoeuvres

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 6

The Report on the Naval Manoeuvres of 1906, which were of exceptional interest from the fact that in them a hostile fleet, of weak force (Blue) attacked…

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The French Manoeuvres. Mimic War. Disregard of Safety

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 6

The Japanese (wrote the special correspondent of the "Daily Mail" on 4th September) set the fashion of Homeric combats prolonged over…

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Awful Railway Smash. Forty-five Killed, Twenty-one Wounded. London, March 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 4

While a train at Marshalltown, Iowa (U.S A.), was taking e curve at high speed it became derailed. When the train left the rails the sleeping carriage and the smoking car, and the day coach,…

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Tale of the Crimean War

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

In Sir Evelyn Wood's, "Reminiscences" a touching instance of coinage and self-sacrifice is given. One June day in 1885 a detachment of English marines were…

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