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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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Balkan War. Adrianople Invested. Fall of Kirk-kilisse. Something Miraculous. London, Oct. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 5

Mr. Beaument one of the "Daily Tele[?] correspondents telegraphing from [?] states: The armaments at Kirk-Kil[?] were 6 and 11 inch guns, and there were…

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The War. Turks Having a Bad Time Heavy Fighting. How Kirk-kilisse Fell Sofia, Oct. 26

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 2

The Bulgarians regarded Kirk-Killisso as the Port Arthur of the war. It is estimated that the town was…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 2

SOFIA, Monday.—The Bulgarians, have captured Baba-Eski, a town of some 10,000 inhabitants, 33 miles south-east by east by Adrianople…

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Balkan War Further Turkish Losses. Bulgarian Advance. London, Oct. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 5

The consensus of opinion among the newspaper correspondents is to the effect that the Balkan League's victories have created a profound impression in Vienna, where the…

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Railway Collision. Several Soldiers Killed. Toronto [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 4

The Canadian Pacific Railway Company's express from Chicago collided head-on with a train bringing Canadian troops home after manoeuvres…

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The Balkan War. Adrianople Surrounded. Turkish Proclamation

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 2

London, Tuesday.—The Bulgarians now almost surround Adrianople. Their cavalry have cut the communications between Adrianople and Constantinople…

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The Balkan War Storming of Kirk-kilisse. Enormous Slaughter. A Graphic Description

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 3

London, Monday.—The most graphic description so far received in London of the storming of Kirk-Kilisse by the Bulgarians last week comes from the "Daily…

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Balkan War. the Turks Gain Ground. Bulgarian Reserves Called In. a Significant Silence. London, Oct. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 5

There is a significant silence on both [?]des in relation to the real situation at Adrianople. This, coupled with the detention of the…

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The War. the Cables Summarised

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 3

The cable messages tell of the still further discomfiture of the Turks. The Bulgarians, pushing steadily forward, have occupied Bunarhissar, only 70 miles…

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Cables. the War. Britain Contemplates Action Later

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 2

It is reported that the fight between the Turks and Bulgarians resulted in a decisive victory for the latter. The Turkish forces were completely routed…

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Balkan War. Cheat General Engagement. Reported Bulgarian Victory. Sofia, Oct. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 5

News has been received here that after two days' fighting, the Bulgarians, following the capture of [?] Burgas and other positions in the district, 45 miles…

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The War. Decisive Fighting Expected. Greeks Near Their Objective. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 2

The Bulgarians who have left a masking force around Adrianople, are rapidly closing in from the West and North on Choriu, the Turkish…

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The Balkan War. Great Battle Continues

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 4

London, Thursday.— Nazim Pasha telegraphs that a great battle has been in progress since Wednesday. A hundred and fifty thousand men are…

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Balkan War. the Turkish Defeat. Crushing Defeat of Turks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 5

The correspondent of the [?] states that the Bulgarians at first chose [?] Burgas as their centre of gravity, and concentrated there all their available…

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The Balkan War. More Desperate Fighting. London, Oct. 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 3

Mr. Bennet Burleigh, the "Daily Telegraph" was correspondent, states that the Turks have been steadily repulsed by the Bulgarians so far and that their gunfire has…

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The Balkan War Great Battle in Progress. Allies Join Forces

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 6

London, Wednesday.—Nazim Bey, the Turkish Commnnder-in-Chief, announces that an important battle is proceeding along the front, and that the Turks are…

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A Day with the Bulgarian Army. Farmer and Soldier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 10

Mr. G. Ward Price, writing to the London "Daily Mail" from Sofia o September 17, says:— The Bulgarian soldier is one of the first…

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Railway Collision. Several Soldiers Killed. Toronto, Oct. 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 2

The Canadian Pacific Railway Company's express from Chicago collided head-on with a train bringing Canadian troops home after manoeuvres…

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Roumanian War Vote. Bucharest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 5

The Roumanian Cabinet has approved of large [?] for the various army services…

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Balkan War. the Fighting. Battle of Lule Burgas. Further Details. Vienne, Nov. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 5

The [?] war correspondent, describing the final struggle in the great battle between the main Bulgarian and Turkish ar[?] states that the decisive stage opened…

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