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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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Cables. the War

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 July 1913 · page 2

The King of Roumania has telegraphed to the Sultan of Turkey urging inexpedience of the Turkish advance. Roumania has agreed not to interfere with…

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A Balkan Incident. Story of the War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 July 1913 · page 7

Another line is being added to the bloody epilogue of the old, old martini struggle of Cross and Crescent. From far around the rocky, plain the incessant rattle of the…

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The Balkan War Tension Relaxes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 7

London, Thursday.—The tension in the Balkans lias somewhat relaxed since Bulgaria, Greece, and Servia have agreed to meet in Bucharest, to discuss…

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The Balkan War. Czar Much Aged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 10

Sofia, Bulgaria, May 24.—All who have seen Czar Ferdinand since ho came back Came the war remark how he has aged In the last six months. Although' he is only…

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Soldier and Sailor. Two Strings to Her Bow. a "Good Sheet."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 3

Meeting by chance, a soldier and an ex-naval engineer discovered that they had been courting the same young woman unknown to each other. There was a sequel at the Murylebone Police Court, London, when Frank…

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Training Our Soldiers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 11

Writing in the "United Service Magazine" on "A Soldier's View of the Defence of England," General Sir Richard Harrison, G.C.B., says:—…

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Insuring Against Civil War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1913 · page 2

Policies aggregating a million sterling have been recently effected at Lloyd's in respect of damage likely to result if there is civil war at Ulster…

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The Balkan War. Austro-russian Influence. Rome July 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1913 · page 5

It is stated that the Powers are prepared to authorise Russia to occupy Armenia and compel Turkey to withdraw behind the Enos-Midia line, and to prevent Turkey…

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Aeroplane in War. Gunboat Put to Flight. Mexico City July 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1913 · page 2

[?] The efficacy of aeroplanes in actual warfare was proved at Guaymas Harbour. M. Didier Masson, a French airman, be…

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General Cable News. Noted Soldier Dead. London, July 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1913 · page 2

The death is announced of Sir Harry Prendergast…

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The Balkan War No Armistice

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 July 1913 · page 1

Bucharest, Saturday.-Reuter's Agency reports that Servia and Greece have rejected Roumania's proposal to cease hostilities immediately. They insist that…

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The Balkan War. Creek's Rescue a Town Salonika. July 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 July 1913 · page 5

The [?]ting Bulgarians left a [?]euten[?] and 200 Kavoli with orders to sack and [?] the town at day break. [?] terrified inhabitants hid in their…

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"Thunderclap From Germany." Speech of the French War Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 6

M. Etienne, the French Minister of War, in a stirring speech at Rennes in favour of the Three Years' Service Bill, said France now had 470,000 men to put in the field…

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Armed Madman in a School. Four Girls Killed and 20 Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 8

An armed madman recently killed three school girls and a male teacher at St. Mary's Catholic School at Bremen, and wounded 20 other children, several of whom were at night reported…

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Balkan War Attack on Bulgarians. Greek Successes

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 4

London, Monday.—The Greeks have occupied Xanthi, 70 miles north-west of Dede Agach. The Bulgarians had pillaged, the town, and carried off the…

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The Balkan War Reports Fbom Relgrade. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 2

Reports from Belgrade state that the Servian artillery destroyed the railway line between Sofia and Kustendil. All traffic to and from Sofia has been cut…

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Plucky Arrest. .Wounded Constable's Feat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 5

Constable Grigor, of Parrasmatte, on Wednesday afternoon effected a plucky capture of a suspect after being seriously injured. It seems that a robbery was reported from the…

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Frenchwomen in War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 5

Madame Jane Dicalafoy has (says the Paris correspondent of the "Dally Express") addressed a letter to the Minister for War begging him to grant her the privilege of being the first woman to participate in national…

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A Balkan Incident. Story of the War

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 9

Another line is being added to the bloody epilogue of the old, old martial struggle of Cross and Crescent. From far around the rocky plain the incessant rattle of the…

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The Singleton Argus Saturday, August 2. Industrial War

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 4

The full accounts of the recent happenings on the Rand in South Africa disclose an oven more fearful state of affairs than the brief cabled reports…

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