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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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The War. Turkish Force Disorganised. Fighting at Tripoli. Rome, October 11

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 2

THE public services in Tripoli are being resumed. Deserters report that the Turkish troops are without leaders, and are completely…

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The War Matters at Tripoli. Turkey Desires Intervention. Tripoli, Oct. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 5

The recent night attack was merely a small skirmish. The Turks crept up to the Italian outposts, apparently with the idea of cutting off the water supply of the town…

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The War

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

London, Friday.—The Great Powers, besdes endeavoring to mediate between Italy and Turkey, are also intervening to remove the tension between Turkey…

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Holy War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 5

The Imam Syyed Yahya of Yeman, has proclaimed a holy war, and the Yamen tribes are flocking to the coast. Italy's command of the Red Sea, however,…

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General War News. Constantinople, Oct. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 5

The Government has declared cereals and preserved foodstuffs contraband. Flour is not mentioned. Although the Porte did not adhere to the Declaration of London,…

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General War News. Rome. Oct. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 3

The popular enthusiasm, which has been Increasing dally, reached its apex yesterday when the King bade farewell to the troops at Naples…

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The War Conditions in Tripoli. Rome, Oct. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 5

A total of 23,000 troops has already been landed in Tripoli. A proclamation has been issued conferring freedom upon the population of Tripoli,…

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The War Turkish Force Disorganised. Fighting at Tripoli

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 3

Rome, Wednesday.—The public services in Tripoli are being resumed. Deserters report that the Turkish troops are without leaders, and are…

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Cadets Home Again. They Want to Go to War

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 7

The steamer Demosthenes, which arrived ut Melbourne on Tuesday from London, has on board the New South Wales Cadets, returning from their visit to England. They were a…

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The War Havoc of Italian Shells. Rome, Oct. 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 3

The battleship Benedetto Brin. Flying Admiral Faravelli's flag, and the battleships Roma. Napoli, Scicilia, and Sardegna, the armeured cruisers Francesco, Ferruccio,…

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War News. Italy and Turkey

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 2

The cable news of the war between Italy and Turkey is very meagre, but it is everywhere recognised that the situation is full of…

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The War Mediation Impossible. Stamboul Inflamed. Constantinople

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 2

The reply of the powers to the porti's latest Note has been received. They state generally that in view of Turkey's in sistence on. sovereignty and italy's…

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A Holy War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 2

One of the most alarming of the contingencies connected with the war between Italy and Turkey, is the possibility of the declaration of a "Holy…

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No More Soldier-servants. Federal Minister's Fiat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 2

The Minister of Defence (Senator Pearce) said on Tuesday that he had issued an order that the practice of detailing solidiers to act as officers' servants and orderlies in…

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The War Brush with Turks

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 October 1911 · page 2

Tripoli, Monday.—Twenty Italian transports, bringing 15,000 men, are expected to-day. The Italians stopped a caravan of…

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Franco-german War. Stopped by Britain and Russia. London, Oct. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1911 · page 5

The "Express" publishes a remarkable article alleging that a few weeks ago Germany's attitude on the Moroccan question was so insistent that it was expected she would declare…

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No More Soldier Servants. Federal Minister's Flat

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 October 1911 · page 3

The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) said on Tuesday that he had issued an order that the practice of detailing soldiers to act as officers' servants…

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The Blind Man and the Tug-of-war

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 5

Blind Emmott, the newspaper man had last dropped into a quiet little be house in Bradford, to have his usual penny gill of beer and hear all about the news he had…

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Civil War in China. the First Clash of Arms. Rebels Driven Back. Hankow

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 2

The rebel forces were driven back in a battle at Wuchang, and scores were killed. There was desperate valor on both…

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