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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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Home Rule. Civil War Inevitable

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 2

London, Tuesday.—Sir Horace Plunkett after confidential interviews with the Ulster leaders, states that it is criminal to say that Ulstermen are bluffing…

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War and the Red Cross

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 2

London, Tuesday.—Miss Mary Durham, the well-known war correspondent, in a lecture in Essex Hall last night, said that she was convinced that Red Cross…

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Mutiny of 1,300 Convicts. Fired on by Troops. 57 Killed and Wounded. Cairo, Jan. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 3

While the convicts in the Tourah Prison were being marshalled in the courtyard yesterday morning before starting to work one of them refused to take his place in the…

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KAISER'S £193,000 War Tax What Rich Germans Have to Pay. Berlin, Jan. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 6

The new German war taxes, or "contributions to defence," which is their official title, came into effect on January 1. Taxpayers are given until January 20 in which to make…

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Will There Be Civil War? London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 1

Sir Horace Plunkett, the wellknown authority on Irish affairs, in a judical analysis of the Home Rule issue, has arrived at the…

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Sensational Shooting. Two Men Wounded

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 6

As the result of an affray in the Sydney Domain, on Wednesday night, one man received a bullet in the head, and another is lying in Sydney Hospital with…

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Affray in Sydney Domain. Two-men Wounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 8

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 abdomen. The…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 9

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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Fierce Battle in Mexico. Federal Flight. 1000 Killed and Wounded. New York, Jan. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 5

A telegram from Presidio (Texas) states that late last night, after three days' merciless rebel attack, the Federals at Ojinaga appeared to be on the verge of fleeing to…

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Disturbed South Africa. a Black War Predicted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 11

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. London, Feb. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 3

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 be sent to battlefields…

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KAISER'S £193,000 War Tax What Rich Germans Have to Pay. Berlin, Jan. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 6

The new German war taxes, or "contributions to defence," which is their official title, same into effect on January 1. Taxpayers are given until January 20, in which to make…

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Doubly Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 5

As the result of a shooting an ray at Port Kembla about 11 o'clock on Saturday night, Herbert M'Cauley is at present an Inmate of the local hospital. His…

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New War Terror. Wireless Waves. Rome, Feb. 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 5

During an official trial in the River Arno yesterday of the so-called "F rays" of signor Ulivi, the famous Italian engineer and chemist, two submerged torpedoes, in no…

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The Meat War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 2

There is no hope yet of a settlement of the Butchers' Strike in Sydney, and the Union is determined not to accept any compromise in its…

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Internecine War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 2

The strike of the slaughtermen and carcase butchers in Sydney, the holding up of the stock sales, and the consequent privation and loss…

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Mutiny of 1,300 Convicts. Fired on by Troops. Killed and Wounded. Cairo, Jan. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 12

While the convicts in the Tourah Prison were being marshalled in the courtyard yesterday morning before starting to work one of them refused to take his place in the…

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Mutiny of 1,300 Convicts. Fired on by Troops. 57 Killed and Wounded. Cairo, Jan. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 12

While the convicts in the Tourah Prison were being marshalled in the courtyard yesterday morning before starting to work one of them refused to take his place in the…

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Telegraphic News. the Meat War. the Bakers Uneasy. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 2

Mr. Holman returned from New Zealand this morning, and is now in conference with bis colleagues discussing the meat strike. It is understood a certain…

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The Soldier's Point of View

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 1

In the course of a recent address at Melbourne, General Sir Ian Hamilton, the Inspector General of Oversea For ces, said: "If Australians can learn to…

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