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The wars & local soldiers, 1907

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As in Real War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 6

There was a certain man who was a peace faddisit. He liked to get hold of stories that reflected upon militarism. Such stories, he declared,, were…

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Trouble in Roumania. People Killed and Wounded. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 4

A village schoolmaster, who insulted some Roumanian officers, was arrested by the military. The villagers attacked the inn, where the officers were…

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Hague Peace Conference. Initiation for War. London, Aug. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 5

Committee of the international 0 of the Hague, d [?] with warfare unanimously [?] the proposals for regulating the lopted the proposals…

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Late News by Cable. London, Sept. 3. Civil War in Morocco

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1907 · page 5

The sultan of Morocco, Abd-ul-Aziz, has submitted to the Ulema (religious leaders) at Fez letter from Mulai-el-Hafid, his brother, proclaimed Sultan at Marakesh, in the south,…

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Up-to-date Methods in War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 4

The advances which have been made in recent years in electricity and mechanics are being made full use of in the equipment of all the armies of the Great…

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The Hague Conference. Initiation of War. London Aug. 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 2

The Committees of the International Conference of the Hague, dealing with warfare on land, unanimously adopted the proposals Franco for regulating the opening of…

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Neutrals in War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 September 1907 · page 4

The second committee of the International Conference at the Hague has rejected most of the articles relating to the position of neutrals and has adopted in their stead…

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War Office Meat Contracts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 September 1907 · page 6

A communication has been received by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce from the Director of Agriculture, enclosing copy of correspondence from the Agent-General of this…

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Wounded with a Revolver. Injured Victim Awarded Damages

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 2

In the Sydney District Court on Wednesday, before Judge, Backhouse, Wm. O'Connor, a clerk employed at the N.S.W. Bookstall Company, claimed…

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War Office Meat Contracts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 10

A communication has boon received by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce from the Director of Agriculture, enclosing copy of correspondence from, the Agent—General of this…

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Bombarding War Kites. Shrapnel Firing Fails

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 7

Howitzer practice with shrapnel shell at man-bearing kites took place on 26th June at Lydd. Three kites of the approved military pattern…

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The Russian Soldier

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 3

The rank and file of the Russian army are illiterate. Not 10 per cent of thorn can rend ami write. It was the greaglandfather of the present Czar who issued…

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The War in Morocco. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 2

The commander of the Franco-Spanish forces in Morocco has broken oil the negotiations for peace. The French Premier says that "the hostile tribe…

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Railway Men's War Chest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1907 · page 5

The war chest of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants amounts to nearly £400,660…

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The Oriental Problem. Japanese Expelled from Yukon. Does Japan Want War? London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 September 1907 · page 4

Seventy-seven almost destitute Japanese miners have arrived at Atlin,on the Yukon border. Three hundred whites drove the Japanese aboard the…

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Contraband of War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 5

The Hague correspondent of the "Times" telegraphs that the sub-committee of the fourth committee of the International Conference at the [?] has arrived at the conclusion that it is…

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France's War Airships. Plans for a Great Fleet

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 3

I hear (writes the Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" on 9th July) from a reliable source that the first five airships to be built on the lines…

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New German War Air-ships. Hague Prohibition a Dead Letter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1907 · page 8

All the latest information goes to prove that Great Britain will have to devote the keenest attention in future to the question of airships. Reliable advices from Berlin attach much importance to the…

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France's War Airships. Plans for a Great Fleet

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 4 October 1907 · page 5

I hear (writes the Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" on 9th July) from a reliable source that the first five airships to be built on the lines…

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A Wounded Titan. an Appreciation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 3

To a large number of the new generation which reads with intelligence, or reads anything at all, the name of W. E. Henley conveys a somewhat…

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