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The wars & local soldiers, 1903

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Britain's Food Supply. Security in Time of War. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 4

A [?] meeting in London, presided [?] of the Lucks of Satherland, appointed a deputation to wait on The Government, to urge that an inquiry…

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A Maitland Editor and War Correspondent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 4

There is an old and well established illustrated service paper in London named The Regiment, and it may interest readers to know that Maitland has turned out a real military editor and war…

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The War Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 3

In giving evidence before the Royal Commission on the war in South Africa, Lieutenant-General Sir Ian Hamilton, military secretary to Lord Roberts, (the Commander-in-Chief), stated that the Army in…

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The Shadow of War. Macedonia Trouble. Russia Again. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 4

It is understood in official circles at Constantinople that the proposals made jointly by Austria-Hungary and Russia for mantaning and reforming…

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Real Soldiers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 1

A provincial theatrical manager, during the [?]earsal of n military drama, entered the theatre one day and saw his stage-manager directing the "supers"…

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The War Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 3

General Sir George White, who commanded the forces in Natal at the outbreak of the South African war, gave evidence to-day before the Royal Commission on the war. Sir George White said that prior…

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The War Commission. Evidence by Sir Redvers Buller. the Preparations for Hostilities. Want of Sufficient Information. London. Feb. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 3

At the sitting of the Royal Commission on the War in South Africa, General Sir Revers Buller, who was Commander-in-Chief during the first period of the war, was examined…

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The War Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 3

Sir Redvers Buller, continuing his evidence before the War Commission to-day, said that his telegram of December 15, 1901, addressed to Lord Lansdownoe then Secretary of State for War, in which he…

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The War Commission. London, Fe[?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

General Sir George White, who command forces in Natal at the outbreak of the South African war, gave evidence on Tuesday before the Royal Commission on the war. Sir George White said that prior…

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The War Commission. General Buller's Evidence. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 4

GENERAL SIR REDVERS BULLER, V.C., gave evidence yesterday before the Royal Commission into the conduct of the late war. presided over by Lord…

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The Cape War Contribution

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 4

The Afrikander Bond suggests that Cape Colony should contribute £5,000,000 towards the expenses of the late war, on condition of an…

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Dutch Railway Strike. Ball Cartridge Issued to Soldiers. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 5

THE Dutch railway [?]rike threatens to awesome serious propor[?]ns. The railway stations in Holand are now occupied with soldiers, who are…

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Food Supply in War Time

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 3

An influential mooting was hold at the Mansion House yesterday to consider the subject of the supply of food for Great Britain in war-time. The meeting passed a resolution recommending the…

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[?] and Beers Compared Allies in the Next War. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 3

[?] Hamilton Smith, [?] before the Royal Commissnor on the conduct of the war said the be did not think that the British…

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Australian Soldiers. Remarks by Judge Docker, Indignation at Orange

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 2

ORANGE, Friday.—When sentencing a prisoner named Hobert Nolan at the quarter sessions yesterday for receiving cattle knowing them to have…

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Some Great Men's Defects. Poets, Soldiers, and Scientists Alike Afflicted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 3

Homor, tradition tells us, was blind, though it is unlikely that he nan born so, since his fine appreciation of colour as shown in such expressions as "rosy-fingered dawn," "the…

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The Defence of the Empire. Permanent Committee Appointed. Comprehensive View of Its Needs Food Supply in War Time. Naval Base on the North Sea. Army Estimates. London, March 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 3

(Mr. A. J. Balfour, the Premier, moved in the House of Commons last night a resolution that the growing needs of the Empire require that the Committee of Defence be placed on a permanent footing,…

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Food in War Time

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 3

Mr. A. J. Balfour, the Premier, has promised to appoint a Royal Commission to go into the question of the food supply for Great Britain in war time…

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Mr Chamberlain's Tour. a Hearty Welcome Home. Great Reception. A Note of Warning. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 2

THE Norman arrived in Southampton yesterday morning, and was boarded at 7 o'clock by Lord Selborne (First Lord of the Admiralty), and a…

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Another Domestic Tragedy. a Woman Badly Wounded. Her Husband Commits Suicide. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 3

Thomas John Grimes, aged 52, a labourer residing at Brunswick, attacked his wife with a tomahawk this morning, wounding her about the head. The woman screamed for assistance and Constable Berriff…

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