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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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The War. Attack on Tripoli. Rome, Oct. 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 October 1911 · page 2

If is officially stated that the Italian losses at Benghazi totalled 109 killed and wounded. Malta, Oct. 25. Advices from Tripoli state that the heavy…

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[Reuter's.] the War. 400 Arabs Killed. Rome

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 October 1911 · page 4

Six hundred regulars and 4000 Arabs opposed the landing at Benghazi. Four hundred Arabs were killed and it is estimated that a thousand were wounded. Nightfall favoured a flight…

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[Reuter's.] the War. Treacherous Arabs. Scared by Aeroplanes. a Large Haul. Tripoli

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 October 1911 · page 2

Hundreds of Arabs were arrested at Monday's battle for treacherously firing on the Italians from the rear. Those seen firing were shot. A decree penalises the carrying of arms with…

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The War. Tripoli, October 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 6

The rear attack by the Arabs on Monday inflicted heavy losses upon the. Eleventh Bersagliers. The fight, which lasted eight hours, took place in broken country, which afforded the…

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The War. 1000 Killed. Battleship Sunk. Rome

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 4

A thousand Turks and Arabs were killed in Thursday's furious attack on the whole of the Italian front, wherein 7000 participated. The enemy showed great dash; advancing on tile…

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The War. Italian Companies Annihilated. Arab Ferocity. Malta, Oct. 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 4

Corroborated accounts from Tripoli state that an Italian reconnaissance from Tripoli on the 23rd instant encountered a Turkish outpost. The latter fired a few shots, and then retreated…

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[Reuter's.] the War. the Cost of the War. Rome

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 4

The "Tribune" in a Government reply to the exaggerations of the newspapers, declares that the total cost of the campaign has not exceeded CAIRO, Sunday…

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The War. Rome, Oct. 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 2

The Government are hurrying 17,500 reinforcements to Tripoli. The Duchess of Aosta, aunt of the King of Italy, is now aboard a hospital ship bound for Tripoli…

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The War. Fighting at Tripoli. Great Turkish Loss. Tripoli, Oct. 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 4

Over 12,000 Turks and Arabs attacked the Italian positions near the Boumiliana Wells on Thursday. The Italians waited in their trenches until the enemy came within 50 yards,…

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Wharf Labourers and Civil War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 4

The manual labourer is more interested in the [?]tity of the law than any other class, for it is made for the protection of the weaker. Yet the wharf-labourers have had no hesitation in…

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Dominions in War Time. London, Nov. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 2

The Earl of Selborne, in addressing an Imperial Mission meeting at the Queen's Hall last night, said that each Parliament of the oversea Dominions would decide for itself in war time…

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[Reuter's.] the War. Slaughter of Arabs. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 4

The Times' Tripoli correspondent, in describing the oasis slaughter, says that the Italians set themselves to cow the Arabs; but the men got beyond control, and the innocent…

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The War. Turkish Successes Denied. Rome, Nov. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 2

The Turkish reports as to the defeat of the Italian troops in Tripoli have been officially declared to be baseless…

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The War. Conflicting Reports. Butchery Denied. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 2

The Italian Embassy states that there has been no fighting in Tripoli since the 26th of last month. The Turkish Embassy asserts that the Turks…

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The War. a Grim Battle. Punishing the Arabs. Tripoli, October 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 4

The Turkish attack on Tripoli and the Arab uprising on the 23rd inst. were a complete surprise. The great drawback to the Italian operations…

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The War. Armies in Tripoli. Tripoli, Nov. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 6

The Turks desultorily cannonaded Tripoli yesterday. One shell exploded in a trench, wounding seven Italians. The guns of the armoured cruiser Carlo Alberto eventually scattered the…

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The War. Italian Navy to Move. Blockading the Dardanelles. Mr. Asquith and the War. Protest Against Brutality. Malta

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 6

It is reported that practically all the Italian warships have left Tripoli for Turkish waters. ROME, Thursday. Admiral Aubrey considers the fleet sufficient to…

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The War. the German Ambassador's Strange Conduct. Constantinople

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 4

Hakki Pasha, the Prime Minister, declares that if prosecuted for neglecting Tripoli he will be able to prove that the Cabinet's attitude was regulated by assurances from Baron von…

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The War. Absolute Disaster. Italians Penned in Town. Madrid, November 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 4

The "Diario Universal" declares that news from a trusted special correspondent in Tripoli states that the latest battle there has proved an absolute Italian disaster. The Turks and Arabs,…

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The War. War to a Finish. Constantinople

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 4

An Italian squadron, composed of six units, has been sighted at Chios. The Chamber has unanimously determined to despatch a protest to the Powers against the…

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