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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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The Blue Dragoons. All Rights Reserved. an Indian Soldier Story. Part 14

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 9

On the following day such quiet reigned around, and so little firing had taken place that Colonel Bruce asked the governor and his…

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The War

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 14

The Powers are pressing Bulgaria and Roumania to settle their differences. Bulgaria proposes that the Powers shall mediate in the matter…

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The Blue Dragoons. All Rights Reserved. an Indian Soldier Story. Part 15

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 9

As the first party entered the place, it was to find it in a state of alarm; for, hearing a noise and stifled cries, two of the civilians wives had run in…

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How War Relics Are Faked

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 8

A careful observer who has visited many of the world's great battlefields declares that the greater part of the mementoes, of which…

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The War Boisterous Weather Checks Hostilities Constantinople, Feb. 20th

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 7

Boisterous weather and frequent snowstorms have checked hostilities The Bulgarians are experiencing much difficulty in maintaining their…

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The War

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 11

Severe snow storms are impeding operations in connection with the war between the Turks and the Balkan allies. Operations are…

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Famous War Horses

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 5

The fact that King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, commander-in-chief of the Balkan forces has a favourite black charger which he has named…

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The Blue Dragoons All Rights Reserved. All Indian Soldier Story. by George Manville Fh[?] Part 16

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 7

The fight was somewhat protracted but at last the enemy were beaten back, and after this a series of minor attacks of the most harassing…

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The Blue Dragoons. All Rights Reserved. in Indian Soldier Story. by George Manville Fenn, Part 17

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 7

"The sahibs will tell Hissar then, that they are fighting men, and wish to have horses and tulwars to fight under his standard ?"…

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War Baloon Destroyed

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 4

The German paper, "Schuss and Waffe," describes a bullet named for its inventor, Lentz, for which great things are claimed in the way of…

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Blue Dragoons. All Rights Reserved. an Indian Soldier Story. Part 18

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 7

"As I was saying," continued Melton, " we cannot stop the fellow. He must have felt we were suspicious and fled. Of course, don't you…

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The Balkan War. Its Lesson

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 4

The Sydney Bulletin in an able article recently on the Balkan War says:—"It was no army of carelessly "drilled and semi-mutinous school…

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Three Millions a Year Profit. How an Old Soldier Founded the Firm of J. & P. Coats

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 2

One of the most amazing industrial romances of modern times is recalled by the recent death of Mr. Archibald Coats, who for the last…

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The War--fall of Adrianople

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 13

The strong town of Adrianople has been captured by the Balkan Allies. The. Bulgarians and Servians made a combined assault, and…

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The Blue Dragoons. All Rights Reserved. an Indian Soldier Story. Part 19. Chapter Xiv. Playing with Fire

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 7

For a moment Jackson seemed ready to disobey orders, and half turned to flee, but a glance right and left showed him his officers standing…

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The Balkan War. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 6

The Bulgarians and Servians made a combined assault. The Bulgarian division entered the Turks' quarters and exploded the magazines…

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The Balkan War. Adrianople Down. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 5

Adrianople has fallen; a fierce assault was made on the city by the united forces of the Bulgarians and Servians, who forced their way in…

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The War. the Fall of Adrianople. a Sea of Flame. Enormous Loss and Carnage. London. Wednesday Forenoon

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 4

[?] atch just received announces that the [?] ssaulted and captured the whole ess[?] of Adrianople. The Bulgarian ten entered the city…

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Late Cablegrams. the War. an Ultimatum. London

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 4

A message received from Vienna slates that the Austrian squadron has arrived at Autivara, on the Montenegro coast. Austria has issued…

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Cablegrams. LONDON, Wednesday. the War--austria Issues Ultimatum

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 10

The Austrian squadron off Antivari has sent an ultimatum to the Montenegrins to abandon the siege of Scutari within 24 hours…

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