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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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Unnamed Hero. How Three Officers Were Murdered. Wounded Man's Thought for Friend

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 7

Details have been received in Great Britain by mail from India of the fatal shooting at Tank Tahsil, on the North-west Frontier, of Major G. Dodd, Captain G. B. Brown,…

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War with Honour. London, Sunday evening

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 2

Sir Edward Carson inspected 2000 Ulster Volunteers at Larn. He asked them to have confidence in their leaders. He saw no evidence of peace. Ulstermen, he said,…

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Mobilising Riflemen. Included in the War Strength

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 6

Although the rifle club movement of Australia dates from the war in South Africa, no concerted effort has yet been made to turn the enthusiasm of this civilian force…

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Marooned Off Mexico. War Delays Rescue. San Francisco. July 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 3

The steamer City of Sydney has rescued the captain of the wrecked steamer Nokomis eight of the crew, and the captain's two baby children, after being marooned for five…

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Balkan War Echo. Constantinople July 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1914 · page 5

The Chamber of Deputies has referred to a special committee a nation proposing the impenchment of the Cabinets of Chaizl Mukhtar and Kiamil Pasha. on the ground…

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Boer War Blockhouses. London. July 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1914 · page 5

The death is announced of Major- General inige Jones, under whose direction the blockhouses were constructed during the Beer War, He was in his 66th year…

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Unrequited Love. Young Woman Wounded. Man Commits Suicide

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 July 1914 · page 3

A sensational shooting incident took place at Alexandria on Monday night, and at the result Annie Ginman, 28 years of age, now lies in the Royal…

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War Office Proposals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1914 · page 5

At a meeting of the Rifle Association, Lioutenant - Colonel Merrett declared that the Australians refused to accept - the proposals of the War Office to throw open the King's…

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Boer War Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 July 1914 · page 5

A South African roll of honour has been prepared for the Capetown Cathedral at a cost of £500. It has taken two years to write and continues 22,000 names of those killed…

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Wounded Monk. St. Petersburg, July 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1914 · page 2

Rasputin, the monk who was stubbed by the woman Guseva, is now out of dancer. The C[?]ering despatched a lady-waiting…

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War Office Proposals

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1914 · page 4

At a meeting of the Rifle Association, Lieutenant-Coloner Merrett declared that the Australians refused to accept the proposals of the War Office to throw open the King's…

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Talk of Civil War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1914 · page 5

Writing to the Woolston Women's unionist Association (Hampshire), Sir Edward Carson said:—"The position is so critical that any day may see a catastrophe. The Government…

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Preparations for War. Vienna, July 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1914 · page 5

Several army corps are getting ready for mobilisation, and warships are proceeding by river to Semlin; a frontier town at the junction of the Save and the Dunube, above…

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Soldiers and Politics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1914 · page 5

The Irish Guards, a number of whom cheered Nationalist representatives as they were going to the conference on Wednesday, were paraded at Wellington Barracks to-day. Col…

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War Declared. London, Sunday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 5

A special cable from the "Daily Mall's Vienna correspondent states that Austria has declared war against Servia. "Reynold's Newspaper" confirms the news of the…

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On the Verge of War Austrian Demand. Refusal by Servia. London, July 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 5

Excitement prevailed in European capitals throughout Saturday owing to the crisis caused by Austria's Note demanding, among other matters, the arrest and punishment of…

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War Not Expected. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 1

Germany has undertaken to support Austria, but does not believe that European complications are probable because Servia is morally…

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War Declared Serious Outlook. London

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 2

Austria has declared war against Servia. Excitement prevailed in European capitals owing to the crisis…

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Does it Mean War? Angry Russia. Austria's 'Brutal Ulti- Matum, London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 1

An extraordinary council of Ministers has been convened at St. petorsburg to consider Austria's ultimatum to Servia. Diplomatic conversations in St…

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Austria and Servia War Breaks Out. Threat from Russia. Counterblast by Germany

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 2

London, Friday.—An Austrian Note has been received at Belgrade (Servia), and a reply by 6 o'clock on Saturday night is requsted…

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