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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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The Blue Dragoons. All Rights Reserved. an Indian Soldier Story. Part 26

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 7

Suddenly this was darkened with cement and pieces of stone driver in like wedges so that now sounding dull and distant came the blows of…

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Great War in July. a Prophecy

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 2

"The long-looked-for European war will break out in July, of this year, France will be the aggressor, and will be assisted by Russia. Germany…

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The Blue Dragoons. All Rights Reserved. an Indian Soldier Story. Part 27. Chapter Xxiv. Flight for Life

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 7

The day of Lawrence's rescue passed very slowly with Jackson, who had climbed high up in the ruined tower to where he could obtain a…

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War Rates

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 8

London Tuesday—Inquiries are being made as to war rates in connection with the American Japanese dispute, the rates varying from 5s to…

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Soldiers' Strange Reds Experiments in Patriotism Soldiers Billeted in Villages

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 7

The village of Hartford Bridge (England) has been "discovered" by the public. Previously it was known to few save the hard working villages…

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Returned War Trophy. Monastery Bell Taken by Naval Force in 1854

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 2

The church bell taken by a British naval force from the famous Soloveizki Monastery at Archangel during the war of 1854 has been formally…

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Aeroplane in War

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 7

A German [?] named [?] who flow on a [?] over the [?] remarkably…

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War of Freedom Honor to a Fallen Soldier. Death of Miss Davison Miss Pankhurst's Manifesto

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 4

London, Sunday Evening—Miss Elizabeth Davison, who threw herself under the horses in the Derby, died to-day from the injuries received…

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A Typhoon. As Seen From a Man-o'-war in Hong Kong Harbour

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 7

The typhoon signals are up. The red signal denoting a typhoon outside the three hundred miles ladies, was swinging all…

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"War of Freedom."

The Northern Champion · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 6

Miss Elizabeth Davison, who threw herself under the horses in the Derby, died on Saturday from the Injuries received through the horses…

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Soldiers Break in Shoes by Water Treatment

The Northern Champion · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 7

A simple, although effective, way of "breaking in" shoes is that employed in the United States army. After the shoes have been fitted to their feet the…

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"If War Came." Lessons for Australia. From the Balkans

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 12

"You must either move on or move off!" This was the intimation conveyed to Turkey by the first shot in the…

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Reckless Wagers Over the War

The Northern Champion · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 2

An Odessa paper published details of a [?]less Wager made last summer by Captain Hinsky, a St. Petershirg Dragoon officer. Hinsky undertook to cross Asia,…

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Courage and [?]owardies. Frank Scuda[?]rs [?]Alates Some of His Experiences an a War Correspondent

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 July 1913 · page 2

What is cowardies and how shall it be defined? I am writing, of course, of the physical rather than of the moral defect, though, in…

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The Balkan War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 4

A correspondent at the Greek headquarters states that 40,000 Bulgarians were engaged at Doiran. The new division from Ohataldja was practically annihilated. A prisoner…

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The Bulgarian War. London

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 4

Greece and Servia require Bulgaria to pay costs of the new war and to abandon all claim to the territory now occupied by them…

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The Balkan War. Adrianople Falls

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 7

The "Daily Telegraph's " war correspondent writes that it is almost impossible to exaggerate the barbarity of the Bulgarians towards the inhabitants of Seres. The town…

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Allies at War

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 11

Fierce fighting has taken place between Greeks and Bulgarians near Djumaia. The Greeks were dislodged three times from one position…

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The War in the Balkans

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 11

A decisive battle is imminent at Strumnitza, between the Greeks and Bulgarians. The Greeks have already crossed the Bulgarian frontier…

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The Submarine War Against War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 2

Brooks Adams, in his "Law of Civilisation and Decay." developed the interesting thesis that civilisation advances only in those…

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