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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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Expense of the Crimean War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 5

It has been roughly estimated that the total sum expended by all the belligere is during the Orimean war cannot fall far short of 2,000,000,000 dollars—£400,000,000. If to…

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Making War Impossible

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 14

Mankind has come to the conclusion that if it must have war, it is best to have that war as effective and short as possible. Hence the new guns which send cyclones of bullets…

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War Pre[?]ations

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 3

London, Wednesday.—The Sofia correspondeut of "The Times" states that a trainload of war material from Germany has arrived on the Turco Servian…

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War in Tripoli. Fighting Resumed. Tripoli, Dec. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 3

The Italian troops defeated 3000. Turks and Arabs beyong Ainzara. The latter, who occupied the oasis, maintained a hot fire, and were only dislodged after they had sustained…

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The Censor at the Telephone. War Fever in Italy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 10

Milan in those, days presents an interesting spectacle to the observant stranger. The streets of the Manchester of Italy" are busier than over, the endless files of tramways are…

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Turko-italian War. Suggestions of Peace. Constantinople, Dec. 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 3

The Grand Vizier introduced a bill to cable the Sultan to dissolve the Legislature a war time without the consent of the Senste. He denied that it was intended to…

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Austria and Italy. the Verge of the War. Berlin

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 3

The "Brunswick" Zeitung" declares that the bombardment, of Preveza brought. Austria and Italy to the verse of war. Austria's strong Note to Italy insisting upon…

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War Office Purchase

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1911 · page 6

The War Office hs purchased the Deperdussin monoplane which is one of the French Army type,…

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Late cable news. Turco-italian War. Heavy Italian Losses. Paris. Dec. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1911 · page 6

Advices from Azizic, Asia Minor, state that the Italians have been repulsed with a loss of 200 in an engagement, in which the Turks had 12 killed and 30 wounded…

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Italians in War Time

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 7

We were in Florence last week (writes "Pippa" in the "Australasian"), when the annexation of Tripoli to Italy was signed by the King. Travelling in Italy for a…

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The War In China. Peace Prospects Hopeless. Hostilities to Be Renewed. Peking

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 3

It is believed that Yuan Shi Ka[?], the Premier, sees the hopelessness of the peace conference, and he evidently desires to retreat from the…

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Russia and Persia. British Consul Wounded. Attack by Tribesmen

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 3

Teheran, Thursday.—While Mr W. A. Smart, the British Consul at Shiraz, was travelling to Bushire escorted Indian Sowars, a desperate fight occurred with…

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Spanish Advance in Morocco. Killed and Wounded. Madrid, Dec. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 5

A general Spanish advance in Morocco drove the Riffians along the Kert River, Killing 300. General Ros was gravely wounded, and…

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