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

The wars & local soldiers, 1913

117 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 6

The Balkan War. London

Forbes Times · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 4

Some slight modifications in their counter proposals were announced by the Turkish representatives at the peace conference, and…

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British Consul Garotted. Outrage by French Soldiers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 10

Five soldiers of the 22nd Colon[?]a Regiment, which is stationed at Hyere attacked and robbed the British Consu[?] Mr Sadler, and Dr. and Mrs…

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Japan's Finances. Provision for the War Expen­diture

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 6

According to the London "Times," the Budget for next year shows L11,000,000 annually devoted to the service of the war debts which will be fully…

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A Famous Victory. Soldier and Sailor

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 5

It began tamely enough. The soldier, throwing in briskly from "cover," caught the policeman of Church Halstead on the side of the…

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The Balkan War. London

Forbes Times · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 4

Degotiations for peace are still in an unsettled state. It is announced that Servia, to prove her desire for peace, will…

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Various Versus. in Defence of War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 6

What! warefare can't be reconciled With modern thought? Why, man, you're wild. Come back to reasoning and sense…

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Women and War. Amazons, Past and Present

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 10

Miss X, who has seemed as English as can be, except for her un-English name, left last week for Servia. Mrs B. and her sister start to-night for…

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Six Soldier Sons. Mother of Warriors

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 10

Middleton Hall, two miles from here, a beautiful country seat in the midst of a 9000-acre estate, will to-morrow be the scene of a remarkable family…

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War Talk in Germany. Fishing for Londoners

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 8

The threats of a simultaneous war with France and England, which are so openly made in the press of the latter country, need cause no alarm in One of the greatest boons to the working classes of London would be to restock the "London River" with fish. If the Corporation and the County Council…

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The Balkan War. London

Forbes Times · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 4

The regresentatives of the Balkan allies met yesterday to consider the situation. Before presenting their note they will await the Porte's reply to the joint note…

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Latest War News

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

THE Note of the Powers draws the attention of the Porte to the grave responsibility of resisting their counsels, and preventing the re-establishment of…

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Ireland and War. London

Forbes Times · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 2

A British Minister declares that a civil war is not likely in Ireland, but if it did occur the few civilians would not prevail against…

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Slums of War. the Aftermath

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 10

It is to be hoped that not too many "hospital stories" will limp their way back from the front. They may be true enough, and even if untrue cannot be…

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Lieutenant Wagner. Great War Correspondent

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 10

It is to an adventurous young man of 32, Hermenegild Wagner, that the world is indebted for the most complete, vivid, and accurate messages from the…

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The End of the War. Constantinople

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 2

An unconfirmed despatch states the Turks are willing to secede half of Adrianople…

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The Forbes Times. Wednesday, January 22, 1913. the Balkan War

Forbes Times · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 2

What is the Balkan War, what is its object, where do the Great Powers come in, etc., etc? These and similar questions have been put to us pretty frequently of…

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Canada and America. Impossibility of War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 5

The "Toronto Globe," in an article dealing with the defence of Canada says:—"The notion that Canada is i[?] need of defences along her 3000 miles…

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The New War Engine That Terrible Motor

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 7

An armoured motor car, "galloping" across broken country, leaping ditches like a hunting horse, impenetrable to bullets and shrapnel, firing its hidden…

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Latest War News

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 2

A telegram has been published in Constantinople, reported to have come from Shukri Pasha, the commandant at Adrianople, to the Government…

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A War Scare and Its Sea[?]

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 6

During, one of the many war scares in which we have indulged any time these twenty years a couple of her Majesty's gunboats were watching the…

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