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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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Country Party. Farmers on the War Path. a Wing of Liberalism

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 12

Shall we the primary producers of the State, form a distinct political party, entirely independent of all others? or shall we coalesce with the…

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Spies in Time of Peace. War Secrets Never Safe From Prying Agents of Neighbours

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 2

Probably the United States is the only civilised nation which has no laws enabling its authorities to deal with spies, says an English paper…

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Feather-bed Soldiers. How They Fared in South Africa

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 2

All the talk by the stay-at-home critics about "feather-bed" soldiers is just so much silly nonsense. I had lunch with the Duke of Teck…

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The War Cloud. Britain Speaks to Germany. Naval Activity at Woolwich

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1911 · page 6

In the House of Commons the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, made a statement in reference to the Morocean question…

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Turbulence at Sheffield. Soldiery Despatched. Sheffield, Aug. 18

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 5

Turbulent conditions prevail here. The mob attempted to tear up the railway line near Wincobank, about five miles south of the city, but an…

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German Social Democrats. War Strike Ridiculed. Berlin, Sept. 14

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 3

Herr Bebel, speaking at the Social Democratic Congress advocated equality of trade in Mo[?]oco. Social Democrats, he said, would do their utmost…

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War Declared. ITALY & TURKEY. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 2

The Ottoman Government failed to meet the ultimatum. Turkey and Italy are therefore in a state of war from yesterday. The blockade of Tripoli and Cyrenaria is to…

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War. Italy and Turkey. London

Nambucca News · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 4

A state of war has existed between Italy and Turkey as from 2.30 p.m. on Friday, when the 24 hours' grace allowed by Italy…

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War Between Italy and Turkey. Terrific Bombardment of Tripoli. the Town in Ruins and Fire. London, October 1

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 4

WAR has been declared between Italy and Turkey. The Italian forces have occupied Tripoli unopposed. The Porte expressed surprise at Italy's ultimatum, and emphasised the desire for a settlement…

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War News. October 10

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 7

A report has been received at Berlin by a newspaper to the effect that the first land engagement: between the Italian troops in occupation of Tripoli and the Turkish forces has taken place in the. The powers have been notified by Italy that nothing abort of .the annexation of Tripoli will…

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"To the Death!" Young Turks Defiant. War Party Stronger. First Land Engagement. Italians Retire

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 7

Berlin, Tuesday afternoon,—A report has been received here by a paper to the effect that the first land engagement between the Italian…

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War News. October 29

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 4

DESPATCHES received by the Italian authorities indicate the senguinary nature of the fighting which took place at Tripoli on Thursday. The Turin and Arabs made a furious attack upon the Italian…

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The Aeroplane In War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 3

"The Old Soldier" in the "Bulletin": Touching the question of "The Aeroplane in War"--a subject on which certain organs have been going clean daft…

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Civil War in China

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 6

Already action has been taken in China in conformity with the edict granting the Assembly's demands. A Manchu has been deposed from the…

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Italo-turkish War. Torrential Rains Interfere. Drive Italians Back

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1911 · page 5

Advices from Tripoli state that Torrential rains destroyed the Italian trenches near the Rumeliana Well, forcing the troops to establish new…

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War in Tripoli. Official Italian Cable

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 8

Dr. Marano, Consul for Italy, on Wednesday evening received the following cable from the Italian Embassy in London:—…

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Horrors of War. Ravages in Tripoli. Death, Wounds, Sickness. the Army of Invasion

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 10

It is estimated that the number of the Italian dead, wounded, or sick up to date is 15,000. Various Italian estimates allege…

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Native Outrage. Murder at Malekula. One Shot and Two Wounded

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 10

As the result of an outrage at Malekula, two men have just been brought to Vila to e attended at the hospital. The story is related that…

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The Zulu War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 2

When the Zulus defeated the British, at the beginning of April, 1879, the existence of the Zulu army was a standing menace to the colony of…

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