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The wars & local soldiers, 1906

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Mr Reid's Policy Speech War Against Socialism

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 2

Mr G. H. Reid, M.H.R., delivered his policy speech at a meeting of the members and supporters of the Australian Democratic Union, Sydney, on…

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War That Has Lasted Over Thirty Years

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 4

It may not be generally known [?]ut the little kingdom of Holland Is still engaged in a war which was begun 32 years ago. In 1873…

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Mr. Reid's Policy Speech. War Against Socialism

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 4

MR. G. H. REID; M.H.R., delivered his policy speech at a meeting of the members and supporters of the Australian Democratic Union, Sydney,…

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Defending a Cathedral. French Soldiers Routed by Three Hungry Hears

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 4

Of all the strange stories that have come from France in connection with the taking of official inventories by order of the Government in the…

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Coming Commercial War. Fight for the Pacific

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 3

Mr F. A. Mackenzie writes from Kobe to the London "Daily Mail":— Yesterday Japan was the world's fairyland; to-day Japan would fain…

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[?] French War Office

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 5

[?] French Minister for [?] 50 officers who held sine [?] in the war office to return to [?]…

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A Governor Wounded Russian Outrages [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 November 1906 · page 2

There 'have boon sorious diaturbances at Erzroum, Turkish Armonia where the Governor of the place was wounded and 'his house pillaged. The…

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A Governor Wounded. Russian Outrages. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 November 1906 · page 4

There have been serious disturbances at Erzroum, Turkish Armenia, where the Governor of the place was wounded and his house pillaged…

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The French Army. Trades for Soldiers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 3

On 5th August the the Paris correspondent for the "Express" wrote:— The Minister of War issued a circular to the commanders of all army corps…

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The Russo-japanese War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1906 · page 3

The "Novoe Vremya" says that the Russian Treasury disbursed £157,000,000 in the war in the Far East, towards which £17[?]518,000 is still unpaid…

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[?] for Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 November 1906 · page 5

[?] proposes to enable, soldiers [?] to learn a trade while in [?] view of facilitating their [?] discharged…

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A Soldier Who Was Down on His Luck

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 16 November 1906 · page 3

The following story was told of General Wade, the maker of the famous military roads through the Highlands which opened up Scotland…

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The Very Latest. London, Friday afternoon. War Office Contracts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 5

The Right Rev. Hon. R. Haldane, states that all restrictions of a preferential protective character are being removed from War Office contracts in accordance with the…

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The War of the Future. Interesting Forecast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 November 1906 · page 7

Captain Clyde S. Ford, U. S. Army, writes in the "New York World Magaxine":— It may be believed that the wars of the future will be determined by the…

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News in War Time. "An Expensive Nuisance."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 5

At the concluding sitting of the Journalists' Conference in Dublin on 5th September, a resolution was ad[?]ted agreeing with the necessity for presenting in…

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A War Invention. Melbourne Men Go to London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 November 1906 · page 7

Within the last few weeks three Melbourne man have left for London, in order that a very important Invention may be tested by the Imperial defence authorities. It is an…

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A War Invention

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1906 · page 6

The new war invention, to which reference has been made [?]r the "Argus" columns, will shortly be submitted to the Imperial authorities for acceptance or rejection. The…

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A War Invention. Melbourne Men Go to London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 3

Within the last few weeks three Melbourne men have left for London, in order that a very important invention may be tested by the Imperial defence authorities. It is an…

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War Pinnace Cut in Two. Sailor Killed by Steamer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred during the visit of the Med way Reserve Fleet to Margate on 12th Saptembor. The pleasure steamer Conqueror,…

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[?] News by Cable. an Echo of the War. London, Nov. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 5

[?] Court at Libau has given its de[?] the case of the British steamer Old[?] on a voyage from New York [?] with a cargo of petroleum by…

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