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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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Turco-italian War. Mediation Proposals. Constantinople

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1912 · page 5

Communications have been received was reference to mediation between Turkey and italy, but it is practically certain that Turkey's reply will be in the negative…

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The Italo-turkish War Rome, April 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 5

The Turks are very active at. Derna. They fought for several hours on Monday, but they ultimately retreated…

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Turco-italian War. a Successful Ruse. Rome, April 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 2

The Italians hoodwinked the Turks by means of a feint near En Zuar during the week. A squadron of battleships shelled large…

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Italian and Turkish War Supposed Naval Battle. Reported Italian Repulse. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 4

Heavy firing has been heard off the Dardanelles, according to despatches received at Lloyd's Agency. Twenty-one vessels are said to have…

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SOLDIERS v. Workmen. St. Petersburg, April 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1912 · page 5

During the fighting between the soldiery and the workmen at the Jena company at Irkutsk, 150 were killed and 250 wounded. The miners were subjected to a merciless fire, and…

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Italian-turkish War. Bombarding the Dardanelles. Constantinople

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 1

The Italians sunk several Turkish gunboats. The Vathi garrison was forced to retire inland, and abandoned the town…

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"A Fanatical Minority" Germany and War. Berlin, April 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 5

In introducing the Navy Bill in the Reichstag Herr von Bthmann Hollwe, the imperial Chancellor, stated that the was convinced that none of the Great Powers was…

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Turco-italian War. Enver Bey Reported Dead. Rome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 5

The Italians have occupied Astropalia as a base for revictualling and for the repression of contraband. Advices from Cairo state that Enver Bey…

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Italian Turkish War. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 April 1912 · page 2

The Italians have occupied the Island of Astropalia, in the Aegean Sea…

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Italo-tukish War. Turkish Attitude. Constantinople, April 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1912 · page 5

The Porte has accepted the Powers' mediation conditional on the maintenance of Turkey's sovereign rights and Italy's evacuation of Tripolitania…

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The Halo-turkish War. the Dardanelles Forts. Bombarded. Constantinople, April 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 2

Four Italian battleships, accompanied by 22 torpedoers, opened fire on the outer forts at a range of 8000 yards. The Sed-el-Bohr, Orhanich, and Kumkaleh forts replied…

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Russian Strikers. Fired on by Soldiers. St. Petersburg, April 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 5

Speaking in the Duma, the Minister of the Interior endorsed the action of the authorities at Lena, where 110 soldiers faced a mob of 7000, and were compelled to fire four…

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Turco-italian War. Constantinople

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 5

The report of the death of Enver Bey has been categorically denied, and he is reported to he still commanding at Beaghazi. An irade has been issued authorising the…

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A Murderous Negro. Eight Killed, 23 Wounded. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 2

A huge negro, seven feet high, ran amok aboard a Portuguese steamer bound for Africa. There were 203 European passengers and 400 negroes aboard, the…

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Tripolitan War Nuisance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 3

As regards the protracted hostilities between Turkey and Italy, the situation is evidently becoming almost intolerable to the other Powers. The Tripolitan was is more than a…

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Turco-italian War. Constantinople

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 5

Enver Bey reports the capture of two Italian guns at Tobruk. Forty Italians were killed in the engagement. At a court-martial at Istib, four were…

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German Red Cross. Aid for Ottoman Wounded

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 6

The following account of the German Red Cross Mission For the relief of the Ottoman sick and wounded in Tr[?] has been received from a member of…

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Home Rule. Second Reading Debate. Threats of Civil War. London, May 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 5

The debate on the second reading of the Home Rule Bill was continued in the House of Commons last night. Sir Robert Finlay (Unionist) warned the…

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German Red-cross. Aid for Ottoman Wounded

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 6

The following account of the German Red Cross Mission for the relief of the Ottoman sick and wounded in Tripoli has been received from a member of…

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Turko-italian War. Italian Guns Captured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 4

Constantinople, Thursday.—Enver Bey, commander of the Turkish forces in Tripoli, reports the capture of two Italian guns during an engagement at…

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