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

The wars & local soldiers, 1912

150 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 8

South African Soldiers' Association

Forbes Times · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 4

Ten years have almost passed since the last regiments of this State which served in the South African war returned sun-tanned and…

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South African Soldiers Association

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 6

Ten years have almost passed sins the last regiment of this Stat[?] which served in the South African war, returned suntanned and weathrerbeaten…

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Attack on Royalty. King of Italy Shot At Escort Commander Wounded. Work of an Anarchist. (Our Special Cable) London, Friday Morning

Forbes Times · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 4

All attempt to assassinate the King or Italy was made whilst the King and Queen were in a closed carriage…

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Probability of War. England and Germany. Marriage Might Solve Problem

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2

The Berlin correspondent of the United Press Association says that since the failure of the British Government to dislose any tangible…

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Slave of the Needle. English War Office Work. One Penny an Hour

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 3

The London "Express" of 1st March writes:— The sensational story of Mrs Thorogood, the Lambeth woman who told the…

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An Echo of the Boer War

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 4

Released by time from an oath not to talk on South African affairs or reveal any of the "inside" of events leading up to the Boer War…

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Side-lights on the Russo-jap War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 6

Those desiring an inside view of the Russo-Jap war from the Russian standpoint will be interested in a little book which has been tent to us by the author. We have found it…

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Child in Dungeon. Pet of the Regiment. Soldier's Wife to the Rescue

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 5

There has just emerged (writes the "Daily Mail" of with August) from a subterranean dungeon in the feudal stronghold known as Pendennis Castle…

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German Red Cross. Aid for Ottoman Wounded

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 8

The following account of the German Red Cross Mission for the relief of the Ottoman sick and wounded in Tripoli has been received from a member of…

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Rumour of War. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 2

It transpires that great excitement prevailed at the German Club, Sydney, on Sunday night, owing to a rumour that war had been declared…

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Two Hours' Duel Furious Combat. Both Wounded

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 6

Two well-known swordsmen, M Georges Breittmayer and M. Armand Lusciez, fought a duel of an unusually serious character on December 31st., at…

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May Day in Paris Mob Fight Police and Soldiers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 5

Sixty thousand troops w[?]e on duty in the streets of Paris on [?]esday, and May day did not pass with it much tumult, the worst disorders faking place at…

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Cost of the War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 4

So far, the official history of the Boer War has cost L25,000. and only one volume has yet appeared. Mr Haldane has given instructions that it must…

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The War Cloud. the Hand Writing on the Wall

Forbes Times · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 7
Also in Cowra Free Press

Much has been written of late in regard to the possibilities of international complications. The following, from a well-known public man in Great Britain…

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Playing at Soldiers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 4

Mrs. Flipper; Yus, to was playing at sojers an' 'e took the sarsepan for an 'elmet, and 'e can't get it off, so i'm takin' him to the 'orspital."…

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War News. in War Time

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 4

Probably every one admits (writes the London "Times" in June) in the abstract the importance of controlling, and, if need be, restricting, the…

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The War Correspondent His Great Pretensions

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 6

The plaint of the war correspondent who has been sent away empty by the Japanese is handled severely in "Blackwood." The correspondent complains that…

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Wireless Telegraphy in the Russo-japanese War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 6

A large company including many eminent men in science, attended a dinner given at the Hotel Cecil to Dr. Lee de Forest, inventor of the De Forest system…

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New War Offices. Worthy Quarters. Dignified and Imposing

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 5

In six weeks from to-day (writes the London "Daily News" of 3rd October) the new War Office, built upon the site of Carrington House…

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