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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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Italo-turkish War. Aeroplane Defies Guns Rome, Oct. 8

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

The Turks at Benghazi fired at Lieut. Vece, who was flying at a height of 3000 feet over their encampment. their shells, however, burst 300ft below the aeroplane…

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The Balkan Crisis. War Declared. [?] Declaration London, Oct. 8

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

[?] Agency reports that Montenegro [?] declared war against…

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Italo-turkish War

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 2

Rome, Tuesday.—The Turks at Benghazi, fired at Lieut. Vece, who was flying at a height of 3000ft. over their encampment. Their shells, however,…

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The Balkan War. Volunteers Plentiful. Sofia, Oct. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 5

The infantry are marching sturdily, and the discipline is good. Some of the men, however, are over-old for a winter campaign…

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War Commenced Greek Ship Captured. Under Sealed Orders. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 2

The British Foreign Office confirms the report that, war has commenced in the Balkans. Liverpool and Manchester are expected to be heavy losers through…

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War Declared

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 3

War in the Balkans has begun in earnest. Montenegro was the first State to make an official declaration of hostilities, and…

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Cables. the War

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 2

The London "Daily Chronicle's" Constantinople correspondent states he witnessed at Cettinje, Montenegro, Montenegro's active mqbilisation…

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Turco-itaiian War. Rome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 5

Italian companies advanced three columns in difficult country and were stubbornly opposed. Four were killed and 49 wounded. Eventually they occupied the…

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War Declared. Montenegro and Turkey. London

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 2

A Reuter's message states definitely that Montenegro has officially declared war against Turkey. This action has caused a sensation…

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The Balkan War. a Great Battle Expected. London, Oct. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 5

[?] Burleigh, the "Darry [?] war correspondent, writing from [?] states that it is expected a great balmain will be fought near Adrianople. Trains…

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The War in the Balkans. Strength and Prospects of Rival Armies. the Forces Available

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 6

It is somewhat difficult to arrive at any satisfactory estimate of the total military forces which are likely to be confronted now that the war…

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War in the Balkans. Montenegro Makes First Makes First Move. the Powers Still Working for Peach

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 2

On Wednesday morning, we received word, that despite the efforts of the Great Powers in the direction of peace, Montenegro, the…

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Street Shooting. Three Men Wounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 12

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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Austria's War Preparations. Vienna

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 3

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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War Declared. London, Oct. 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 3

Reuter's Agency reports that Montenegro has officially declared war against Turkey…

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Bulgaria's War Vote. Sofia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 3

The Bulgarian Parliament, amid acclamation, passed an extraordinary army credit of 72 million franca…

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Bulgaria's War Chest. Sofia Oct. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 5

[?] President of the Council, in [?] stated:—"The impending war [?] ranson that we are [?] for the freedom of our…

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War Munitions Stopped. Budapest, Oct. 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 3

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

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The Horrors of War. Athens, Oct. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 5

Using accounts are coming to hand [?] being committed by Turco-Al[?] brigands in the province of Epirus, the Christians are being terrorised,…

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Turko-italian War. Progress of Pourparlers. Constantinople

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 2

[?] correspondent at Constantinople states that the Turkish and Italian pourparlers are making promising progress. Reports from Paris and Vienna indicate that…

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