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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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Norway's Amazing Army. Soldiers Who Travel Thirty Miles an Hour on Foot

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 2

One of the most fascinating military sights in the world is to watch Norwegian infantry, mounted on skis, travelling and manoeuvring…

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The War. Allies Confer the Demoralised Turk Servians Near Monastir Cholera Ravages Sofia, Nov. 15th

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 5

The Bulgarian Ministry has informed Kiamil Pasha, Turkish Grand Vizier, that it is consulting the Cabinets of the Allies, and will reply…

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The War. Austria and Servia at Loggerheads. LONDON

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 11

The relations between Austria and Servia are very strained. The Austrian Foreign Office resents Servia's vague attitude on the question of an…

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The Blue Dragoons. All Rights Reserved. an Indian Soldier Story. Part 4

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 2

"Try and tract to us, my girl," usual Lawrence, quietly; and reassured by his look she hurried into the room from which a babble of female…

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The War

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 9

The general Bulgarian attack on the Chatalja lines was not delivered until 3 o'clock on Sunday morning. Naizm Pasha reports that he…

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The War. Appalling Death Roll. Horrors of the Battle Field. Cholera Scourge. London

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 8

Advices from Constantinople state that although shrapnel was fired from day to day along the Chataldja line, the real Bulgarian attack was not delivered until 3 a.m. on…

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The War. No Armistice Allies' Teems Impossible Fighting Resumed

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1912 · page 5

The Turco-Bulgarian truce Was short-lived. The Porte found the terms imposed by the Allies as the basis of an armistice impossible to…

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The War. London, Wednesday. Prospects of Peace Dubious

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 11

Turkish and Bulgarian plenipo-tentaries have met at Abak-Tchikeui. The Berlin Bourse is in a state of…

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The Blue Dragoons. All Rights Reserved. Am Indian Soldier Story. Part 5

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 2

The Indians uttered a yell of delight, a ad two fiendish-looking Ruffian fanatics dashed at him with up lifted Blades…

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The War. London, November 24

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 7

A Constantinople message on Friday's date states that the conditions laid down by the Balkan Allies as the basis of an armistice included the surrender of Adrianople, Skutari,…

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The War. Parley Begins Turks and Allies European Outlook Triple Alliance Solid Servia Again Insists

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 8

The Allies are proceeding to the task of peace-making in more thorough fashion. A full-dress meeting of delegates of all the Balkan…

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The War. Armistice Agreed to -- Good Prospect of Peace. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 11

The terms of the armistice -- which has been signed by all the Balkan belligerents except Greece -- include the following conditions : -- The…

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The Blue Dragoons. All Rights Reserved. an Indian Soldier Story. Part 6

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 2

Melton's teeth were set very hard as he thought sorrowfully of many a fine young officer come to so[?]ignoble a death, and in imagination he was…

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The War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1912 · page 7

IT is believed in Constantinople that Greece insists that the terms of an armistice be-tween Turkey and the allies shall include the surrender of Janina and Scutari; and…

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The War. Allies and Turkey

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1912 · page 9

The protocol for the Balkan armistice has not yet been signed, apparently owing to the Greek delegate seeking the authority of his…

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The War. Peace Conference Turkey Looks to Britain for Advice, Greek Operations

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1912 · page 5

The proposal that the peace conference should be held in London appears to have emanated from the Porte as it wished to enjoy the…

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The Blue Dragoons. Ah Rights Reserved. an Indian Soldier Story. Part 7

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 2

If this piece, an eighteen-pounder, had been loaded with grape, and had been fired, it would have swept the street of every dragoon, now,…

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Welcome Home. MR. B. S. MAT

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 8

After an extended holiday, Mr. B. S. May. manager of the Bowraville branch of the Commercial Bank, resumed duty last week. A number of…

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Balkan War. the Peace Conference London, Dec. 16

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 9

Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, is welcoming the delegates at the peace conference, which opened at St. James's…

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" Arm and Prepare." Lord Roberts' Message. War When Germany Is Ready

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 3

"War will take place the instant the German forces by land and sea are, by their superiority at every point, as certain of victory as anything in human calculation…

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