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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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War Material for Servia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 5

Twelve French quick-firers and 1400 tons of war material have been landed at Salonika for Servia…

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War to be Resumed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 2

THE Allies' delegates to the Peace Conference have left London for home. LONDON, Sunday. The Bulgarian and Servian forces were…

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War Against Ennul Paris, Feb. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 5

A Bulgarian officer at Cn[?] has writing to a comrade at St. Ayr. stating :—"In der to keep ourselves in training we occupy ourselves with manoeavring and…

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Aeroplane in War Belgpade. Feb 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 5

Vedrincs the noted airman has arrived with his aeroplane in readiness for commencement of hostilities…

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War in the Balance. Great Powers Silent

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 4

London. Sunday.—The Balkan delegates to the Peace Conference are returning homeward. One representative of each delegation…

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The Balkan War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 5

The Consuls in Adrianople have addresse[?] message to the Ambassadors in Constantinople, asking them to arrange with Bulgar[?] not to bombard the special quarter of…

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War Resumed. Attack on Adrianople

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 3

London, Tuesday.—It is officially announced in Constantinople that the Balkan Allies bombarded Adrianople at 7 o'clock last night…

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The Balkan War. Further Fighting Servian Reverse. Constantinople, Feb 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 5

The Bulgarian troops are massing at Bullair, cast of Gallipoli, and if the Greeks are able to land on the western side of the peninsula. Fahri Pasha, who is at the head…

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Cables. the War

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 2

The Ottoman Council [?] Bombay report that the Moslems of India have subscribed one million sterling to assist Turkey to continue the…

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The Balkan War. Further Fighting. Constantinople, Feb. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 5

An engagement, las[?] been fought on the neck of the Gallipoli Peninsula. The sloop Zoaf bombarded the Bulgarian…

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The Balkan War. Fighting Resumed, Adrianople Bombarded. Constantinople, Feb. 5

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 2

The Bulgarian troops are massing at Bulair, east of Gallipoli, aNd if the Greeks are able to land on the western side of the peninsula, Fahri Pasha, who…

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Aeroplane in War. Belgrade, Feb. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 3

Vedrrnes, the noted airman, has arrived here with his aeroplane in readiness for the commencement of hostilities…

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War Against Ennui. Paris, Feb. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 3

A Bulgarian officer at Chataija has written to a comrade at St. Ayr, stating:—"In order to keep ourselves in training we occupy ourselves with manoeuvring and…

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The Balkan War. Chatalja Station Taken. Constantinople, Feb. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 5

The Turks have advanced and occupied the Chatalja Railway station, and various villages on the neighbouring heights…

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The Balkan War. Turkish Reverses. the Kavak Battle London, Feb. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 5

The Sofia correspondent of the "Standard" states that the Turkish casualties during the [?] at Kavak, at the neck of the Gallipoli peninsula, last week, totalled 12,000…

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The War

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 2

It is officially stated that the fortress of Bardanajoli. dominating Scutaria, have been captured by the Montenegrins after desperate fighting…

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The Balkan War. Unspeakable Horrors. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 2

Stories are again becoming current in Vienna regarding the terrible tortures suffered by the conquered Turks…

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The Balkan War. a Bulgarian Ruse. Constantinople. Feb. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 5

A Turkish airman reconnoitred the Chartalja position, and reported that the Buigarians had deceived their opponents by means of clay dummies wearing military caps, and had…

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The Balkan War Siege of Adrianople. Turkish Need of Money

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 4

Sofia, Saturday.—The Bulgarians have refused the request of the foreign consuls in Adrianople that the quarter if the city occupied by them should not be…

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The Balkan War. Battle of Bul[?] Sofia, Feb 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 4

The [?]bitnts of Gai[?]pon became panic stricken after the r [?]ish defeat at Bu[?] and many woman and children were drowned in trying to embark on steamers…

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