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

The wars & local soldiers, 1911

77 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 4

A British Soldier in India

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 7

An infantry regiment was stationed at P——, in India, at the same time as a certain battery of artillery was quartored there. There was great rivalry between…

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One Hour of War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 3

Here is the story of an officer who was in the battle between Dalny and Port Arthur, when the Japanese suddenly pounced upon the Russian flotilla :—…

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Soldier Sabbatarian. Prison in Preference to Work

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 3

The Supreme Military Court has (says the Berlin correspondent of the "Daily News") sentenced a Seventh Day Adventist named Naumann to five years'…

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One Hour of War

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 8

Here is the story of an officer who was in the battle Between Dalny and Port Arthur, when the Japanese suddenly pounced upon the Russian flotilla:—…

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The Fate of a War Balloon

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 4

During the siege of Paris in the Franco-German war no less than sixty-four bal­loons made their, ascent from the capital. Out of this number only two came to…

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Soldier Telegraphists. the Nerves of a Force. on Frontier Duty

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 6

Among factors (writes the " Daily Mail" of 6th May) in the success of an Indian frontier expedition such as that now being undertaken against…

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Australia's "Unbloody" War

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 2

Vote YES and prove you are Australians. Mr. Deakin, K.C., Mr. P. Glynn, late Attorney General, Mr. W. H. Irvine,…

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A Father's Ruse. an Incident in the Cuban War of Independence

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 8

It was in the days, not yet a score of years gone by when that enchanting island, which Columbus in his letters home described as "the most lovely land…

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A British Soldier in India

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 3 May 1911 · page 4

A soldier, who has spent several years on foreign, colonial, and Indian service, narrates the following:— "When I was in India, in the year 1876,…

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French Soldiers' Meat. Abominable Traffic in Diseased Cattle

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 12

From Paris on 16th April, the correspondent of the "Daily News" wrote:- Judgment was given at Bar le Due today in the case of Gustave Levy, the first…

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French Soldiers' Meat. Abominable Traffic in Diseased Cattle

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 4

From Paris on 16th April, the correspondent of the "Daily News" wrote:— Judgment was given at Bar le Due to-day in the case of Gustave Levy, the first…

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Cans Were Long Buried. "Planted" During Civil War

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 8

Charles Evans, of Cinc[?]na[?], accompanied by his daughter, is visiting old Jackson friends for the second time since 1867 (wired the "Inter-Ocean"…

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Mutinous British Soldiers Plucky Officer Enters Their Camp

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 9

The battalion which mutinied at Howick, fifteen miles from Pietermaritzburg, consisted of strong drafts of men intended for India, taken from the South…

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Will There be War. the Moroccan Question. Sydney

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 6

An official cable received to-day states that Great Britain has issued an ultimatum to Germany on the Moroccan question…

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Soldiers in Prison Signs Op Reform

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 5

The report of Lieutenant-Colonel Henderson, Inspector of Military Prisons, on the discipline and management of the military prisons in 1903 was issued as…

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War Imminent. Great Britain and Germany Sydney

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 2 August 1911 · page 4

An official cable was received in Sydney to-day announcing the startling fact that Great Britain has issued an ultimation to Germany on the…

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Soldier's Adventure in India

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 5

Once during my service in India, I had the advantage of being stationed close to the sea. One evening, after a roasting hot day, a party of us strolled to the seashore…

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Soldiers Adventure in India

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 3

Once during my service in India, I had the advantage of being stationed close to the sea. One evening, after a roasting hot day, a party of us strolled to the seashore…

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The Russian Soldier How He Is Fed

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 6

Under the above heading the Russian "Manchuria Army Messenger" publishes an article which is worth reproducing if only for its charming naivete…

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War Office Methods

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 3

Several stories of War Office methods, probably inventions, are going the rounds of the papers. The following, it is alleged, is furnished by a correspondent on one…

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