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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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[?] on Turkish Frontier. War with Montenegro

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 1

landon, Wednesday Afternoon.—The [?] betwèn Turkey and Montenegro was reached a crìsis…

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Russian Defences. Duma and Crown. Attacks on War Minister

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 5

Violent gusts have been sweeping high political latitudes of late, agitat- ' ing the very pillars of the Parliamentary system (said the St. Petersburg…

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Short Story. Soldiers of Humanity

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 8

The terror was abroad in the land, and the white men who knew looked at one another with serious faces. He was a high official of the Indian Medical…

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An Anglo-german War

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 3

Toronto (Canada), Sunday.—Mr W. M. Lean, a member of the Dominion Parliamnet in an article in the "World," states that war between Britain and…

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Condition of Mrs. p. War[?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 4

[?] to-day it was [?] there was no change in con[?] Frank Ward, who is in the Maitland suffering from tetanus. An open[?]…

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The Aeroplane in War

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 August 1912 · page 3

Paris Monday.—At an aeroplane bomb-throwing contest in France, Gaubert, a Frenchman, and Lieutenant Scott, of the United States, tied, each dropping…

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Shocking Tragedy At, Annandale. Man Shot Dead. Wife Wounded. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 August 1912 · page 5

Harry Johnson, a resident of Annandale, shot a man named George Morgan, dead this afternoon. He then fired at his wife, the…

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Night-war Attacks. Invention to Circumvent Copenhagen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 5

[?], has invented and tested an apparatus for throwing a shell a height of a thousand feet, when it bursts, casting a brilliant light on the…

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"Good Times in England." War Not Tolerated. Vancouver

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 4

Mr. Joseph Martin M.P., who is on a visit to Vancouver, says that times in England are very good. People in Canada wondered why…

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Turkey May Declare War. Berlin, Aug. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 5

The "Cologne Gazette" blames Montenegro for the friction with Turkey, and states that the latter will probably declare war against Montenegro as a way out of the…

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Freedom or War. Emancipation from Turkey

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 4

Constantinople, Thursday.—The has notified the Powers that it is unable to accept any responsibility for the consequences of Montenegrin,…

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Turkey May Declare War. Berlin, Aug. 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 3

The "Cologne Gazette" blames Montenegro for the friction with Turkey, and states that the latter will probably declare war against Montenegro as a way out of the…

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Syndicalism and Society. War Upon the Community

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 12

There in no doubt that the advent of syndicalism is creating dissension in the ranks of Labour. As a rule, the Parliamentary Labour man is inclined to denounce it,…

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The Indian Mutiny. One Secret of Success in War

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 14

What enabled such handfuls of British and native soldiery to prevail time, against time against large numbers of the rebels during the indian Mutiny? The same tiling occurred all…

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Soldiers in Tears. Cretan Deputies and Greek Chamber

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 4

When the Greek Chamber was opened yesterday a body of soldiers prevented Cretan deputies from entering the building (said a Reuter message from Athens…

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A Demand for War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 5

[?] thousand people met at Belgrade yesterday and denounced the Sientitza massacre; [?] marched in procession to the palace, [?] demanded that war against Turkey…

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War in the Balkans. Montenegro Advances

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 3

London, Saturday.-The Constantinople correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" states that King Nicholas of Montenegro has called out the army,…

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Skating Carnival. War in the Balkans. MONTENEGRINS V. Turks. Barbarous Atrocities. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 2

DESPITE a counter attraction in a picture show, at the Oddfellows' Hall, the local Skating Rink was again crowded on Saturday night last, on the occasion of a The Constantinople correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" states that, King Nicholas of Montenegro, has called out the army,…

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The Balkans. Further Massacres. Horrible Turkish Atrocities. the Cry for War. Belgrade, August 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 5

[?] terrible massacre of Servians at the [?] of the Turks is reported from Sienitza, [?] 27 miles north-east if Novi[?]…

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The Balkans. Further Massacres a Cry for War

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 3

Belgrade, Monday.—A terrible massacre of Servians at the hands of the Turks is reported from Sienitza, Kossovo, 27 miles north-west of Novi Bazar…

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