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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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Turko-italian War. Lord Roberts on Cruelties. London, Wednesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1911 · page 5

Lord Roberts, in answer to a correspondent, said that it would be totally unfair to criticise the Italian Commander-in-Chief without adequate information…

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Cost of War

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 2

M. A. Gervais, French Senator, has complied statistics on the cost of late wars, and an estimate of the money required to carry on a big war…

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Breeder of War. United States Senate Committee

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 6

A report to the Senate by the Foreign Relations Committee characterises the British and French arbitration treaties as "breeders of war, not peace" (says…

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Italy's War Bill. "London, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 2

The "Times" states that the war is costing Italy £2,500,000 per month…

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Italo—turkish War. Perim. Nov. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 5

The Italians bombarded the town of Mokha in Yemen, on the Red Son. 52 miles north of the Strait of Bab—el—mandeb, and the fort of Sheik Said, Arabia…

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Breeder of War. United States Senate Committee

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 6

A report to the Senate by the Foreign Relations Committee characterises the British and French arbitration treaties as "breeders of war, not peace" (says…

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Chinese Civil War Women and Children Murdered

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 7

London, Thursday.—A Reuter's message from Pekin states that 200 German troops at Kiaochan have been ordered to Tientsin…

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Comedy of War. Exploits of an Italian Captain Kettle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 11

An Italian Captain Kettle brought off a coup for his country at the moment when war broke ent by capturing 4500 tons of Turkish coal in the labors of Khaifa under the very eyes of the Government…

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A Soldier's Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 7

Major Admit Brack Boyd-Wilson, a giant and a soldier, 6ft 7½ in high, died at the Waikato district the other day, at the age of 48 (writes our Now Zealand…

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Push Disturbance in Sydney. Three Men Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 December 1911 · page 2

During the course of a free light, which took place at the intersection of George and Haymarket, Sydney, shortly after 11 o'clock on Saturday night, a…

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War in Tripoli. Journalist Murdered. Tripoli, Dec. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 December 1911 · page 5

An alleged emissary of the Young Turks stabbed M. Jean Carrer, the correspondent of "Le Temps," supposing him to be an Italian, who recently reported that the…

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Chinese Civil War. Nanking Captured. Rebels Hold Wuchang

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 2

Pekin, Saturday.—The revolutionaries captured Purple Mountain, east of Nanking, by a brilliant combined attack. Three infantry columns now hold all…

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The War in Tripoli. Another Bombardment. Tripoli, Dec. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 5

The Italian ship Umberto has bombarded Todjurah…

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The Peaceful Kaiser. War Lord Fallacy. New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 5

Mr. Andrew Carnegie, in the course of an Interview, stated that the Emperor of Germany is all for peace, and the title of "War Lord" ascribed to him is a slander, as…

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War Risks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 December 1911 · page 5

There have been disquicting inquires in London for insurance rates to cover the rick of war between Britain and Germany. IT appears that they emanated from Germany…

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Airship War Transport. Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 December 1911 · page 5

The German War Office is testing the possibility of a fleet of airships carrying 300 men, moving at the rate of 25 yards a second. on the Zeppelin system…

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The Italo—turkish War Heavy Fighting. ROME,Dec.5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 December 1911 · page 5

The italian troops captured Amzara, Tripoli after heavy fighting which lasted several hours, Eight thousand Turks and Arubs fled,…

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Aeroplanes in War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 December 1911 · page 2

Aeroplanes having now proved their value in actual war, in Tripoli, where they enabled the Italians to locate the Turks, and pitch bombs into the Turkish camus. Colonel…

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Britain and Germany. Insurances for War Bisks

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 December 1911 · page 3

London, Tuesday.—There are disquieting inquiries in London for insurance rates to cover the risk of war between Britain and Germany. Those…

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Italo-turkish War. Heavy Fighting. Rome, Dec. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 December 1911 · page 5

The Italian troops captured Ainzara, Tri-poli, after heavy lighting, which lasted several hours. Eight thousand Turks and Arabs fled,…

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