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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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War Risks. London, Oct. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 5

The underwriters at Lloyds are shy in regard to war risk. They state that the public do not know what to think in regard to the situation…

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Great War Demonstration. Cetinge, Oct. 2

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 2

A great war demonstration has been held at which the King end Grown Prince received an ovation. His Majesty exhorted the people…

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Turco-italian War. Progress of Pourparlers. Constantinople

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent at Constantinople states that the Turkish and Italian pourparlers are making promising progress. Reports from Paris and Vinna indicate thai…

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The Brink of War. Turkish Spirit Roused. Efforts of the Powers. London, Oct. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 5

It is rumoured that the Balkan States all to-day present Turkey with a three [?] ultimatum, and if this is rejected, the [?] will be informed that war will…

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The Brink of War. Balkan Crisis Turkish Spirit Roused. Efforts of the Powers. London. Oct. 3

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 2

IT is rumoured that the Balkan States will to-day present Turkey with a three days' ultimatum, and if this is rejected the Powers will…

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Mexican War Loan. Mexico City

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1912 · page 5

The Mexican Government is flouting a war loan, of twenty million poses…

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Turko-italian War. Rome, Oct. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1912 · page 5

The report of the conclusion of peace is officially denied. LONDON, Oct. 4. Reuter's Constantinople correspondent…

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The War Cloud Outlook Ominous. Three Days Ultimatum

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 October 1912 · page 2

London. Thursday.—M. Sazonoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has left for Paris. He believes that war is still avoidable…

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The War Cloud. Attack by the Turks. Frontier Village Fired

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 October 1912 · page 6

Belgrade, Wednesday Afternoon.— The Ministry of War announces that a body of Turkish troops has set fire to the village of Baska—on the frontier…

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War Almost Gebtain. the Balkan Situation. How Europe Regards R. (By Cable.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 October 1912 · page 3

European diplomats ire afficted with mingled hope, suspense, and fear regarding the Balkan situation. St. P[?] burg and Berlin are pes[?]mistic, Loc[?]…

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Street Shooting. Three Men Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1912 · page 5

Excitement was rife at Cobar on Saturday afternoon when the reports of four revolver shots rang out in the centre of the town amongst a crowd of people who were…

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Bulgaria's War Vote. Sofia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1912 · page 5

The Bulgarin Parliament, amid acclamation, passed an extraordinary army credit of 72 million francs…

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War Munitions Stopped.. Budapest. Oct. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1912 · page 5

The Hungarian railways have held up a train-load of war material from France, destined for Bulgaria…

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Turko-italian War. Peace Negotiations. London, Oct. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1912 · page 2

The Paris correspondent of the Exchange Telegraphy Agency asserts that a declaration of peace between Italy and Turkey has been signed…

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War and Rumors of War

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1912 · page 4

In the early part of this year England was pervaded by a strong feeling that war with Germany was inevitable and that a struggle between…

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The Balkan Crisis. Efforts of Diplomatists. War Still Threatens. London, Oct. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 October 1912 · page 5

The [?] correspondent of the [?] Telegraph says that as a result the [?] the British, French, and [?] Ambassadors the Porte has…

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Romance of War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 6

The mystery of the "Foam [?] was held up and dismantled in [?] last year, has been solved. She was four vessels fitted out to take [?]…

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Talking War. Cettinje

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 5

The Government of Montenegro has handed the Ottoman representative at Cettinje his passports and has ordered the Charge [?] Affairs at Constantinople to break off relations…

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Austria's War Preparations. Vienna

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 5

The Government is asking the delegations for a supplementary credit of £12,000,000 for the purchase of howitzers, mountain guns, and aeroplanes…

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Further War Declarations. Vienna

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 5

In political circles it is expected that Bulgaria and Servia will declare war to-day…

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