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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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War on the Veil

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 11

"A strong movement is on foot in Cairo for the manicipation of the Moslem woman and the discarding of the traditional vell,'" says the "Mail's" Calro…

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Soldiers' Reminiscences, Stories of Egypt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 9

As a member of the staff of Sir Garnet Wolseley in Egypt, in 1882, and, Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, from 1885 to 1892. Field-Marshal Lord Grenfell was…

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Death of Colonel. Vernon. Architect and Soldier

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 6

Colonel Walter Liberty Vernon. V.D., F.R.I.B.A., for over 20 years Government Architect of New South Wales, and one of the most popular militia officers in the State,…

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Affairs in Ulster. Before War Begins. London, Jan. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

Mr. Birrell (Chief Secretary for Ireland), speaking at Bristol, denied that Ulster was to be thrust out. He added, Long before civil war begins the Government will have…

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Shipping War. Atlantic Reductions. London, Jan. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

The reduction in the rated of the cunard and white star lines, to meet the reduction made by the Hamburg-Amerika line, will comme into operation on February 1…

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Indian Soldiers As Settlors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

The commission recommends greater co-operation between the Home and the Australasian Governments regarding the migration of discharged indian solders many…

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Shooting in Melbourne. Swagman Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 4

Arising out of a shooting incident near Queen's Bridge carly on Friday morning, when a swagman named Michael Ryan was taken to Melbourne Hospital with a bullet…

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America and Japan. If War Came. United States Admiral's Views. Washington, Jan. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 5

Rear-Admiral Vreeland has hud a confidential conference with the House of Representatives Committee on Naval Affairs. It is reported that Rear-Admiral Vreeland…

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Soldiers Four. Army Veterans in Police Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 14

Four army veterans, with long service in India, and all belonging to one of the most famous of British regiments—the 7th Royal Fusiliers—were the chief actors in…

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Soldiers' Reminiscences Stories of Egypt

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 12

As a member of the staff of Sir Garnet Wolseley in Egypt, in 1882, and Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, from 1885 to 1892, Field-Marshal Lord, Grenfell was…

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Aeroplanes and Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

The military authorities have placed an aeroplane at the disposal of the Red Cross Society in order to demonstrate its use in removing wounded from the battlefield…

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America and Japan. If War Came. Washington, Jan. 30

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 1

Rear-Admiral Vreeland has had a confidential conference with the How of Representatives Committee on Naval Affairs…

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Turco-italian War. What It Cost One Side. Rome, Feb. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 5

A report which was submitted to the Chamber of Deputien yesterday showed that the expenditure in connection with the occupation of Libya and the Aegean islands…

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Shooting in Melbourne. Swagman Wounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 12

Arising out of a shooting incident near Queen's Bridge, early on Friday Morning, when a swagman named Michael Ryan was taken to Melbourne Hospital with a bullet…

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German Reign of Terror. Drunkard's Vengeance. Thirteen People Wounded. Berlin, Dec. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 3

News still travels slowly in some parts of Germany, and it was only yesterday afternoon that anything was known here of the murderous deeds by which a drunken…

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A Famous Ride. Reminiscences of the Kaffir War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 11

Mr. H. A. Bryden, in "Chambers' Magazine" for December, describes the historic ride of Sir Harry Smith from Cape Town to Grahamstown at the outbreak of the Kaffir…

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America and Japan. If War Came. Washington, Jan. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 3

Rear-Admiral Vreeland has had a confidential conference with the House of Representatives Committee on Naval Affairs. It is reported that Rear-Admiral Vreeland…

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Disturbed South Africa. a Black War Predicted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 2

Mr. C. B. Westmacott has just returned from South Africa, having been managing for Oscar Asche and Miss Lily Brayton. Mr. Westmacott was not on the spot at the time…

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War and the Red Cross. Lady Correspondent's Views. Create a Sensation. London, Feb. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 5

Miss Mary Durham, the well-known war correspondent, in a lecture in Essex Hall said that she was convinced that Red Cross aid should not he sent to battlefields…

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Affray in Sydney Domain. Two Men Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 5

As a result of an affray in Sydney Domain last night, one man received a bullet in the head, and another is lying in Sydney Hospital with a bullet in his ebdomen. The…

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