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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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The War of Classes. Criticised by Mr. J. Cook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 2

The new Liberal leader, Mr. Cook, on his arrival from Melbourne at Sydney yesterday seemed most happy. At first the new leader's appearance was thought to be due…

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How War Affects Trade

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 13

Who would imagine that a war would raise the price of jam. Yet that is just what happened during the Boer War, when the price, of apricot jam in London rose sharply…

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Servian War Minister Resigns. Belgrade, Jan. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 3

Colonel R. Boyovitch, Minister for War, has resigned, owing to differences with the headquarters staff on the question of promotions…

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The War Ended Turkey Submits. Powers to Intervene

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 6

Constantinople. Thursday.-The Grand Council met yesterday. The Sultan received its members individually, including Kiamil Pasha,…

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The Balkan War. How the Powers Agreed. Vienna, Jan. 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 3

The "Neue Freie Presse" states that Russia was the real inspirer of the collective Note of the Towers to Turkey, as she desired to fortify her influence in Sofia, by procuring…

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Revolution in Turkey. Cabinet Ousted. Nazim Pasha, War Minister, Shot. Constantinople. Jan. 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

Owing to a great popular demonstration worked up by the Committee of Union and Progress, against the Government, the Cabinet has resigned…

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Late Cables. Illiteratk French Soldiers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 3

Paris, Thursday.-Of 227,000 conscripts examined, 50,800 failed in elementary history, geography, and arithmetic They have been sent to military schools to…

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Excitement in Turkey. War to Proceed. Russian Fleet Under Steam. Constantinople, Jan. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 5

Excitement still prevails in the city, following on the revolt and the setting up of the new Government. A number of persons have been wounded in street fighting…

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Tripolitan War. Rome, Jan. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 5

The italian banks have purchased at par, without public subscription, the whole of the 400,000,000 fire worth of Treasury bonds which have been issued to provide…

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Roumanian War Material. Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 5

[?] "Cologne Gazette" states that a Bel[?] firm has contracted to supply, with [?] delivery, war material to Roumania…

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The Balkan War. Armistice Continues. London, Jan. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 5

Though the peace negotiations have been suspended, the armistice continues. The Balkan delegates will remain in London a few days awaiting Turkey's reply…

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Will the War Be Resumed Allies to Combine. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 3

The Servian and Montenegrin delegates are still awaiting the indemnity increase. Fifty thousand Greeks are…

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Revolution in Turkey. Government Overthrown. Nazim Pasha Shot Dead War Likely to Continue Constantinople, Sat

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 3

OWING to a great popular demonstration worked up by the Committee of Union and Progress, against the Government, the…

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Australasia's Part in the Empire. The Future War in the Pacific

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 2

The Minister for Defence, speaking at the 38th annual picnic of the New South Wales Government Dockyard employees' held at Clifton Gardens on…

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Cables. the War

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 2

M. Dareff. on behalf of Bulgaria, states that the new Turkish, proposals are unacceptable, and that Adrianople and the Aegean Islands…

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Roumanian War Material. Berlin

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 3

The "Cologne Gazette" states that a Belgian firm has contracted to simply, with urgent delivery, war material to Roumania…

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War to Proceed. Constantinople, Jan. 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 3

Excitement still prevails in the city following on the revolt and the setting up of the new Government. A number of persons have been wounded in street fighting…

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War's Ravages. Brave Girl As Solidier Servian Advance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 4

Developments in the Macedonian theatre of war are proceeding slowly for the moment. The Servians are engnged in consolidating their hold on…

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The Joke of the Balkan War. Hoaxed Newspapers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 11

Newspapers the world over were hoaxed in the most brazen manner by Lieutenant Wagner, the special war correspondent of the Vienna "Reichpost" who was supposed…

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Cabinet Ousted. Nazim Pasha, War Minister Shot. Constantinople, Jan. 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 3

Owing to a great popular demonstration worked up by the Committee of Union and Progress, against the Government, the Cabinet has resigned…

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