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The wars & local soldiers, 1907

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New War Offices. Worthy Quarters. Dignified and Imposing

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 2

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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How It Feels to Be Insane. an Actual Experience by a Well-known Soldier

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 7

I was once insane, and I often muse over my experience. There are, of course, many kinds of insanity, Some mental disorders take place so…

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War Against Bridge. a Young Girl's Losses

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 8

From New York on 15th October the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:— Mr Justice Shuster's decision on…

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Policemen to Stop War. How the Famous Novelist, David C. Murray, Would "Keep the Peace."

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

To abolish war has been the dream of kings, statesmen, divines, and philosophers for centuries, but this year of grace 1906 we find Europe…

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"Welcome Home" Social at Wingham

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 3

A Most enjoyable and largely attended "welcome home" social was tendered the Rev. J. H. Terras in the Oddfellows' Hall, Wingham, on Friday night last, on his return from New Zealand. The social…

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German War Party Snaps at England. Kaiser Is Planning with His Subjects to Gain the Mastery of the Seas

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 2

The, "war party," consisting of influential noblemen and high military and naval officers, is working hard to gain the ascendancy at court and…

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War to be Waged in the air

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 4

The French Government has secured the dealiest engine of war in the world. It is an airship. With it the French can wage a war more apalling than…

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Preventing a Murder. Two Persons Killed. Three Wounded

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 5

A workman at Clichy, Paris, named Jolibois, attempted to strangle a woman. A number of people went to the…

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Balloons in War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 9

General A. W. Greedy traces the use, and discusses the various noes of the balloon in time of war. The first time it was proposed to use the…

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Balloons in War

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 14

General A. W. Greely traces the use, and discusses the various uses of the balloon in time of war. The first time it was proposed to use the…

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Short Story. a Soldier of Brittany

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 7

It was in the country, near the forest not far from the Seine, in the modest villa where I hoped to spend my old age, that I saw Jean de Thommeray for the first time. He…

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A British Soldier in India

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 2

You all know that soldiers, when stationed abroad always have some kind of pets. One of the pets at a certain place in India was a big jack…

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Ire Moroccan Puzzle. How the Sultan Wages War

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 2

The "Express" correspondent wrote from Tangiers on 24th January:— It may be said of the situation in Morocco that the more it changes the more…

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A Tale of the Crimean War

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 7

Here are a couple of capital stories from Sir Evelyn Wood's reminis[?]es just published. Both belong to Crimean history…

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Soldier's Adventure in India

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 2

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

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Terrible War Coming

Macleay Argus · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 5

RUSSIA is getting seriously alarmed about the threatened renewal of hostilities in the Far East. Not only is Japan making ceaseless warlike…

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War Against the Fly

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 2

It has already been demonstrated beyong question that the mosquito is solely responsible for the dissemination of malaria and yellow fever…

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A Tale of the Boer War

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 2

A writer in the United Service Magazine describes ail amusing incident that occurred in the midst of a fierce encounter during the Boer…

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War and Warriors. Concerning Both

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 July 1907 · page 8

We want no leniency from our best enemies, nor from those whom we greatly love. Therefore, let me speak truth to you…

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Battles in the Air. French War Balloon a Success. Equipped for Service. German Experiments at Night

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 3

The French military airship. "La Patrie", has made many successful flights across Paris, and has travelled 18 miles an hour against the wind…

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