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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1907

90 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 5

To Revolutionise War. Torpedoes Fired by Hertzian Waves. Cartagena, Sunday, 28th April

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 6

Experiments, with reported satisfactory results, were made here yesterday with the explosion of fixed torpedoes at a distance by means of Hertzian…

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Royal Soldier's Regret

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 6

The Duke of Connaught has always taken his profession seriously, and we believe we are justified in saying that one of the lasting regrets of his life has…

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The War with Cancer. Is Victory at Hand?

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 4

In consequence of some important work which has now been begun, and is being continued in Germany, the time has come when it seems right that…

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The War with Cancer. Is Victory at Hand? (From a Special Correspondent.)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 6

In consequence of some important work which has now been begun, and is being continued in Germany, the time has come when it seems right that…

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Grim War Its Backward T[?]de

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 August 1907 · page 3

"The 'war fever' is over!" We hear this on all sides. Enthusiasm has idled out. But does the British public fully realise what this means to some of the…

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Up-to-date Methods in War

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 August 1907 · page 6

The advances which have been made in recent years in electricity and mechanics are being made full use of in the equipment of all the armies of the Great…

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The Green Island. a New Land War

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 5

"The West's awake." The newspaper reports of the anti-grazing movement show that, but to get a real conception of the state of affairs…

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The King and His Soldiers Shaking Hands with 45 Veterans. Touching Scene at Sandringham

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 3

The King spent a quiet week-end amid the idyllic surroundings of his country borne at Sandringham, at the same time performing two of those kindly acts that…

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A Chinese War Junk. a Marine Relic

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 6

As strange a specimen of marine architecture as ever sailed the seven seas dropped anchor recently in San Francisco Harbor after a long and…

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Booth and Oyama. Soldier and Salvationist

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 3
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

When General Booth was in Toklo recently Field-Marshall Oyama was on the platform at the nobles' reception of the Salvation Army leader, Later,…

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War Balloons

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 6

No intention to belittle the great strides which he study of aeronautics has made during the post few years, and is destined, almost certainly, to make in…

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A Tale of the Boer War

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 3

MR. BENNET BURLEIGH, the war correspondent, tells an amusing story of the Boer War. Whilst at Nq'Meli Mountain, 18 miles east of Vryheld…

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Soldier Making. A Federal Awakening

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 19

THE decision of the Commonwealth Government to arrange for the military training, of rifle club members probably effect about 30,000 men…

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The Festival at Iandra Welcome Home

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 2

Wednesday, the 14th was a gala flay on Iandra, the occasion being a banquet at Mount Oriel (the homestead) to celebrate the return of Mr W. P. C. Greene, (son…

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Unsocial Customs. War Against Them

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 3

Th subject of the Herbert Spencer lecture delivered in the Sheldonian Theatre at Oxford last week, was "Probability, the Foundation of Eugenics."…

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The Wine War. Scene Thereof

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 5

Owen J. Llewellyn writes as follows in the London "Daily Mail" of 25th June:— Hot is that Southern Provencal blood; alas,…

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The Vineyard War. Bloodshed in France. Barricade Fighting. Cavalry Charges

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 6

The special correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote from Montpellier on 20th June:— Last nights local riot was not…

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Another Book War

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 3

Old Gent: “Don’t you think my lad. that it would be better for you to be at home reading a good book than wasting your time in this fashion?”…

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Bombarding War Kites. Shrapnel Firing Fails

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 6

Howitzer practice with shrapnel shell at man-bearing kites took place on 26th June at Lydd. Three kites of the approved military pattern…

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