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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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War Threatened

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 2

Appearances warrant the conolusion that Turkey will shortly be in the throes of another war, this time with Bulgaria. The bellicose attitude assumed by the…

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The Next Great War. Sir Hiram Maxim's Views

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 3

"The wars of the future will be fought in the air. The chief weapon used will undoubtedly be something in the nature of an arrial torpedo…

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The French Manceuvres. Mimic War. Disregard of Safety

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 4

The Japanese (wrote the special correspondent of the "Daily Mail" on 4th September) set the fashion of Homeric combats prolonged over…

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Romance of War. Tell -Tale Parcel

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 7

An African romance occupied the attention of the "Divorce Court on Monday, when the story was told of a young wife who was engaged at the age…

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British Commerce in War. Results of Manoeuvres

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 4

The Report on the Naval Manoeuvres of 1906, which were of exceptional interest from the fact that in them a hostile fleet of weak force (Blue) attacked…

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The Green Island. a New Land War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 6

From Roscommon on 29th May the special correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:— "The W[?]s awake." The…

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Sacristan Murdered. Soldiers on Trial

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 7

The trial of two soldiers, named Grillot and Leroux, was begun at Chalons-sur-Saone to-day on the charge of the murder of a sacristan in the village of…

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War Declared. Situation in the Balkans. Huge War Credits Voted. London

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 3

Montenegro has officially declared war against Turkey. It is feared that Montenegro's action in declaring war against Turkey…

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War! the Balkans Ablaze Turkey Adamant

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 2

MONTENEGRO has declared war against Turkey, and their army has crossed into Turkish territory; a battle lasting 24 hours has taken place between nine…

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War! the Troubled Balkans. London

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 4

Before the battle of Pedgeritza, the Montenegrian General commanding the troops committed suicide, fearing that the presence of the King meant…

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Race War in America. Seventeen Negroes Killed

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 4

Seventeen negroes were killed near Memphis, Tennessee, late in December (reports the "Express"), in consequence of a renewal of the race was which…

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Latest Cablegrams Latest War News. London

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1912 · page 3

It is reported that the Porte has rejected a Note to the Powers. It is persistently rumoured in Vienna that Austria is mobilising four…

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The War. London

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 3

The Turkish reply to the Powers Note has been communicated officially to the Austrian ambassador. The reply declared that the Porte was…

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The Balkan War. London

Forbes Times · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 2

There are expectations that the struggle between the Balkan States and Turkey will be severe, indeed and the bloodshed…

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Roosevelt Wounded. Shot by a Mad Socialist

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 3

Mr Theodore Roosevelt, Progressive candidate for the Presidency of the United States, was shot by a Socialist on Monday…

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Latest Cablegrams Latest War News. London

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 4

Incompleteness of mobilisation is supposed to have caused the delay in the formal declaration of war between Turkey and the allies…

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The War Between Turkey and Montenegro

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 4

The opening of hostilities between Turkey and Montenegro has been attended with disasaer to the former. The capture of a fortified town with its…

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The War. Some Further Battles. London

Forbes Times · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 4

Official news from Constantinople states that further skirmishing has taken place on the servian frontier. A Turkish report states that…

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Latest War News

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 2

A strong detachment of Servians marched across San Jaknovi Vazar to aid the Montenegrins in Albania. Desperate lighting is reported…

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Latest Cablegrams Latest War News. London

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 3

It is believed that the Turkish army at Askub will endeavour to force its way to Sofia; while one army holds Macedonia, and another defends…

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