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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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A Conoueror in Love As in War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 June 1913 · page 3

A modern lover who resorted to brute force to win his lady would soon find himself in the street, if not in the. police station. but fashions in proposals have changed in a…

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Fortunes of War. Dice for Victory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 2

When Fernando VII. died of apoplexy one September day in 1833, his death was the prelude to one of the most sanguinary dramas which even Spain has ever…

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An Echo of the Boer War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 2

The Rev. Owen Spencer Watkins, obaplain to His Majesty's troops, better known as the author of "With Kitchener to Kha[?]toum" visited Belfast recently (says the "British…

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If War Came, What Japan Would Do

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 2

A remarkable speech on naval defence policy was recently delivered in Wellington. (N. Z.) by Sir John Findlay, ex-Attorney-General of New Zealand, who accompanied…

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War Inevitable. Bulgaria and Servia, Belgrade, June 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1913 · page 5

The Czar has telegraphed to King Peter of Servia and King Ferdinand of Bulgaria imploring them to avoid a fratricidal war, and expressing the hope that both will…

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If War Came. What Japan Would Do

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 4

A remarkable speech on naval defence policy was recently delivered in Wellington (N.Z.) by Sir John Findlay, ex-Attorney-General of New…

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Car[?]entier's Welcome Home. Paris, June 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 15

George Carpentier, who recently defeated Bombardier Wells at the Ghent Exhibition, was met at the Gare du Nord station on his return yesterday by a crowd of boxing…

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Thrilling War Adventure. a Brave Officer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 12

Of the many heroic Teats which preceded the fall of Adrianople into the hands of the Balkan Allies few can rival in coolness and audacity the exploit of a junior officer who…

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Fortunes of War. Dick for Victory

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 13

When Fernando VII. died of apoplexy one September day in 1833, his death was the prelude to one or the most sanguinary dramas, which even Spain has ever…

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Troubled Balkans. Further War Feared. Sofia, June 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 3

The newspapers continue to excite public opinion against Servia. It is reported that Bulgaria has approached Roumania in reference to the neutrality…

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German Mayor As French Soldier. Enlistment During "Epileptic Oblivion."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 7

After keeping his family in intense anxiety for forty days owing to his mysterious disappearance, Mayor Troemel, of Usedom, in Pomerania, has written a postcard from Algeria…

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Home Rule. Civil War Improbable. Bigger Things to Be Attempted. London, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 5

Mr. W. Runeiman, President of the Board of Agriculture, speaking at a meeting at [?] stated that there was no sign that [?] Protestants ran any risk of…

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The Horrors of War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

The "Times" prints a hitherto unpublished letter written by the late Lord Welseley to Mr. James Baker, author and journalist, in…

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Is War Looming. London

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 2

M. Jaure, the Socialist leader, speaking in the French Chamber of Deputies, declared that when Germany attacked France. it…

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Marvels of Europe's War Machinery. and Clamouring for More

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 3
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

At the present time it may be interesting to get a brief and clear view of the vast war-machine of Europe which is ready at any moment, should occasion arise, to be set into deadly…

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War Secretary's Joke

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 3

Sir W. Byles asked in Parliament why troops took part in a welcome to Lord Roberts at Leeds, when the visit was undertaken to promote a controversial political object (national service) opposed to the policy of the…

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The Horrors of War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

The "Times" prints a hitherto unpublished letter written by the late Lord Wolseley to Mr. James Baker, author and journalist, in…

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Home Rule. Civil War Improbable. London, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 2

Mr. W. Runciman, President or the Board of Agriculture, speaking at a meeting at Bristol, stated that there was no sign that Ulster Protestants ran any risk of…

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