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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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Soldiers and Sailors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 5

The Duke of Connaught and Viscount Kitchener inspected the New Zealand and other oversen troops at the Duke of York's School and 1000 of the troops afterwards went to…

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Austrian Election Riots. Soldiers Fire on Mob. Vienna, June 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 5

During election riots at Drobobyoz, Galicia the crowed stoned the military, who were called out. The soldiers replied by firing a volley,…

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Air Craft in War. Their Possibilities and Limitations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 6

Slowly but surely air craft of various kinds appear to be taking their place among the military forces of the world. The aeroplane has recently been used by United States troops…

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French Soldiers' Meat. Abominable Traffic in Diseased Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 6

Judgment was given at Bar le Due to-day in the case of Gustave Levy, the first of several army contractors who are being prosecuted for supplying the troops…

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Young Soldiers' First Parade

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 2

The boys recently enrolled in connection with the new Commonwealth defence scheme will be paraded at the orderly room of C Oompany 4th…

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Fatal Race War. Elkins (West Virginia), June 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 5

A race war between Americans [?] is reported from the town of Weaver. It is stated that four persons have been killed and many injured…

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Desperate Prisoners. One Man Mortally Wounded

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 June 1911 · page 4

Henry Cooper, aged 22, and another prisoner named Wm. Buckney, made an attempt to escape from Hobart Gaol on Wednesday afternoon, when Cooper was…

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Young Woman Shot in Sydney. Seriously Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 8

A serious affray occurred at little Coogee on friday night, as the result of which Lily davis a young woman was admitted to vincent's hospital in a precarious condition…

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"War to the Knife." A Bitter Debate

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 5

It was not until a quarter of an hour after midnight on Thursday That the way was cleared in the Legislative Assembly for the resumption of the debate upon…

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Death of Colonel Tom Price. a Noted Soldier. (By Telegraph). Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 2

Colonel Tom Price, a noted Victorian military officer died at Warruambool today at the ago of 69. He entered the army in 1861, and commanded the…

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Cadet Soldiers Stoned. Rowdyism at Yarraville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 4

Soon after Sergeant-Major Doubleday [?] to drill 50 endots at Yarraville, Melbourne Tuesday, several young men arrived at [?] ground, and with much noise proceeded [?]…

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The Carters' Strike. Peace and War. London, July 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 5

Mr. G. R. Askwith, Comptroter-General of the Commercial, Labour, and Statistical Departments of the Board of Trade, has gone to Manchester to endeavour to effect…

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Young Woman Shot in Sydney. Seriously Wounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 9

A serious affray occurred at Little Coogeo on Friday night, as the result of which Lily Davis, a young woman, was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital in a precarious condition,…

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"In the Event on War." Berlin, July 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 5

"Die Post" declares that Germany's real vital interest in an independent Morocco les in the fact that Germany would, in the event of wat he able to start a…

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Cadet Soldiers Stoned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 5

Soon after Sergeant-Major Doubleday began to drill 50 cadets at Yarraville, Melbourne, on Tuesday, several young men arrived at the ground, and with much noise proceeded to let…

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Not Wanted in War Office

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 5

The "Daily News" describes Sir Edward Grey as a "convinced Cromerite," who defended even the atrocities at Denshawl in June 1906, and might be capable of…

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Aeroplanes in War. British Plans. London, July 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 5

In the House of Commons last night Colonel J. B. Seely, Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office, stated, in reply to a question by Mr L. A. Lee (Unionist), that the…

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Russia and Japan. Aftermath of the War. St. Petersburg

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 2

Count Witte is publishing a pamphlet giving his version of the Portsmouth treaty which terminated the war between Japan and Russia. The author says that…

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War-cloud in Pacific. Gloomy View by Military Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 4

"The Anglo-Japanese Treaty is not worth the parchment it is written on." In these words Lieutenant J. G. Fearnley, speaking at the United Service Institute, Sydney, last…

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Soldiers Deserting. Ottawa, July 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 5

Owing to the number of desertions, the Wolsley Burracks, London, Ontario, are to be closed and all the regulars transferred to Halifax…

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