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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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Woos and Wins. War Time Love

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 4

Mrs Anna M'Kee, a resident nurse, and Wesley Grant a retired farmer of Randolph County, Ill., sweethearts more than half a century ago (wired…

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Imperialists Defeated. Their War-Chest Captured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 6

Pekin Thursday.—It is reported that the rebels have outflanked the Imperial troops 180 miles north of Hankow, and captured the war chest containing money…

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Italian and Turkish War. Another Ultimatum. Vienna, Oct. 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 3

It is reported that when Tripoli and Cyrenaica are occupied by Italy in November, Italy will deliver in ultimatum to the Porte, asking it to accept, the situation,…

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Censored War News. Rome, Oct. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 5

The newspapers express discontent, over the Government ceusorship depriving the public of war news…

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Chinese Civil War a Republic Proclaimed. Rebel Progress

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 2

Pekin, Saturday.-Persistent rumors that Yin-Chang is dead have thrown the officials into a panic, and there is a regular exodus of Manchu families from…

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Chinese Civil War. a Republic Proclaimed. Pekin

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 2

Persistent rumours that Yin-Chang in dead have thrown the officials into a panic, and there is a regular exodus of Manchu families from the city…

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General War Items. Rome, Oct. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 5

A loading newspaper announces that, more reservists have been summon order to make the army of occupation up to 100,000…

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Latest Cables. London, Tuesday. the War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 2

Reports from Multa state that the Italian forces suppressed a rising of Arabs with the utmost severity. They utterly wiped out an oasis, which they looked on…

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Aeronautics. War Office Activity. London Oct. ill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 5

Colonel .J. B. Seely, Parliamentary secretary to the War Office, has outlined a scheme for bringing Britain up to a high standard in regard to aviation…

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Pessimistic Prophecy, No Provision for Drought or War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 2

Speaking at the half-yearly meting of the Colonial Bank in Melbourne on Tuesday, Mr. Agar Wynne, M.P., the chairman, said that early in the year it looked as if they were…

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Naval War Staff. Mr. Churchill's Innovation London, Oct. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraph", reports that Mr, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, is creating a War Staff at the Admiralty, in order to study the needs of the…

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British Railway Men Aggressive. Grave Threats of War

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 4

London, Monday.—The railwaymen at Leeds, Chester Northampton, Burton-on-Trent, Cardiff, and Swansea, repudiating the findings of the Railway Disputes…

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Imperial Co-operation. Dominions in War Time. London, Nov. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 5

The Earl of Selbourne, in addressing an Imperial mission meeting at the Queen's Hall said that each Parliament of the oversea Dominions would decide for itself in war time…

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Chinese Civil War Pressure on Chinese Throne. Political Change Demanded

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 4

London, Monday.—The Peking correspondent of the "Times" states that the disquieting news has just been received that the 40th brigade of the 20th…

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The Chinese Civil War. Rebels Recapture Hankow. Heavy Imperial Losses. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 2

Reports from Shanghai state that the rebels, after stubborn fighting, lasting. 24 hours, have recaptured Hankow. The Imperial forces retrested along the…

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Worse Than War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 4

The numbers of these slain in the pre[?] South Africa war are insignificant [?] compared with the numbers of those who, since the war began, have died in Great…

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Chinese Civil War

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 4

London, Friday.-There has been [?] guinary street to street fighting at Hankow, several portions of the city are on fire, and the situation is desperate.A…

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Liner and War-ship Colltde

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 13

A serious collision occurred in the Solent, of Cows, on Wednesday afternoon, between the White Star Olympic, 43.000 tons, and the cruiser Hawke, 7000 tons. The Olympic had…

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A Model War. Rome, Nov. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 5

As Turkey reiterates the charges of systematic slaughter against the Italians. [?] Giolitti, the Premier, has indignantly denied that the Arab women and children…

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Aeronautics. War Office Activity. London, Oct. 31

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 2

Colonel J. B. Seely, Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office, has outlined a scheme for bringing Britain up to a high standard in regard to aviation…

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