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The wars & local soldiers, 1907

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New German War Airships. Hague Prohibition a Dead Letter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 6

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 importation to the…

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Wounded by a Pea Rifle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1907 · page 5

A serious accident took place at the Golden Gate shooting saloon, George-street, this morning. A man was shooting at a target with a pea rifle, and the bullet…

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The Deeper Cause of War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 4

Those who write history are went to ascribe wars to the joalousy of rulers, the rivalries of states, and national love of aggrandizement. They forget usually to seek the deeper cause—that…

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The News by Cable. London, Oct. 7. in Case of War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 3

[?]tly semi-officially inspired article in [?] Gazette" strenuously protests against [?] of French newspapers to show that [?] in view of the present unfavourable…

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America and Japan. Improbability of War. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 October 1907 · page 4

Mr G. W. Smalley, New York correspondent of the "Times," declares that the majority of sober-minded Americans do not believe in the…

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Airships in War. England's Position

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 6

"If a war were to occur in the near future between Britain and another Power, should we be found wanting, and consequently handicapped, in the…

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America and Japan. Improbability of War. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 3

Mr. G. W. Smalley, New York correspondent of the "Times," declares that the majority of sober-minded…

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Airships in War. Englands Position

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 4

"If a war were to occur in the near future between Britain and another Power, should we be found wanting, and consequently handicapped, in the…

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The Kaiser's Mimic War. Balloons, Dogs, Bicycles, Etc

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 5

According to the Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Mail," who wrote on 25th july, great interest attaches to the, detailed announcement just made…

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The Little Red Soldier

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 12

The little red soldier stood up so straight, and the expression of his face was so fierce and warlike, that you would hardly believe he was only nine inches tall. You could see at once that he…

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Revolver Shots in Sydney. a Man Wounded

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 October 1907 · page 3

Considerable excitement was caused a few minutes after 12' o'clock on Sunday morning by the loud reports of two revolver shots issuing from a coffee stall…

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Airships in War. England's Position

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 6

"If a war were to occur In the near future between Britain and another Power, should we bo found wanting, and consequently handicapped, in the…

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The Kaiser's Mimic War. Balloons, Dogs, Bicycles, Etc

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 3

According to the Berlin correspondent of the "Dally Moil, "who wrote on 25th July, great interest attaches to the de­tailed announcement just made…

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Citizen Soldiery, Major-general Hoad's Opinion

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1907 · page 4

Major-General Hoad during his visit to Lithgow said:—"I am making a point of going into country districts, in fact, wherever a unit of…

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Trial of a British War Balloon. Remarkable Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 October 1907 · page 2

The first British Army airship, the "Null Secundus," was launched from her building shed at Farnborough last month, and made two successful trial trips, sailing against the…

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Use of the Revolver. a Policeman Wounded

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 October 1907 · page 2

Considerable excitement was caused in the vicinity of the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Tuesday afternoon, when a constuble was shot in the right…

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Russian Officer Wounded. A Desperate Woman. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 October 1907 · page 2

The woman who was arrested as the murderess of the Chief Comptroller of Prisons, in St. Petersburg, was earefully searched, when an informal machine was…

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Trial of a British War Balloon. Remarkable Success

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 13

The first British Army airship, the "Null Secumdus," was launched from her building shed at Farnborough last month, and made two successful trial trips, sailing against the…

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A Pitiful War Episode

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 4

Not all the sad stories of war-time come from the battlefield. Many a heart-break is not recorded on the list of the killed and wounded. The American Civil War knew no…

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The Berkshire Ride. Sport of the War

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 3

Six regiments of cavalry enjoyed a few glorious moments on Saturday, somewhere on the Berkshire Downs. Boot to boot they charged each…

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