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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1907

16 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

The Soldier Ant

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 4

The lion is the king of beasts, but all his magnificent strength and ferocity would avail him nothing when he facet a mere ant. But…

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A Good Soldier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 4

A soldier at Aldeshot, not having had much time, in which to dress for parade, contented himself by only cleaning the front of his boots…

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The Soldier Ant

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 4

The African are is a terrible creature. On the West Costs is in known as the scavenger, or driver, or soldier ant. They march in…

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A Dangerous War Novelty

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 March 1907 · page 2

Sir Howard Vincent M.P. for Central Sheffield, announces that the Hadfield Steel Foundry has introduced a new projectile, which…

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The war in Central America

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 2

The Nicaraguans have captured Tehueigalpa, the capital of Hondurae…

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Starving Turkish Soldiers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 2

Turkish solders from Yemen, Arabia, whose terms of service had expired, on landing at Alexandretta (Scatderoon), the port of…

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A Soldier and His Wife

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 4

An amusing little incident occurred some time ago in a well-known garrison town. A certain soldier has a good,…

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War with Airships

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 4

Mr. Hudson Maxim, the in[?] of m[?]xi nite and [?], that immediately one belligerent employs balloons and airships for…

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The Sheck of War. (Continued)

Delegate Argus · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 3

exploit, to bene von affectionately in mind. The others told me afterwards that my remarks [?] to please him, but I felt overcome at…

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The Shock of War. Ian Hamilton's Notebook

Delegate Argus · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 5

Lieut—General Sir Ian Hamilton, who was a British attache for a year with the first Japanese army under Ku[?]ki, did not see [?] great climax…

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The War of the Future

Delegate Argus · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 2

The medical officer of the Austrian army has mounted a [?]…

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Up-to-date Methods in War

Delegate Argus · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 2

The advances which have been made in recent years in electricity and mechanics are being made full use of in the…

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Another man on the War Path. Unoccupied Crown Lands

Delegate Argus · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 6

WHENEVER a new man comes along fall of enthusiasm for reform, some of as laugh some hiss, and some say "God speed you master." Those od us who…

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The [?] in War

Delegate Argus · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 2

Several timely papers on subjects connected with the South African War appear in "Pearson's Ma[?]arine." One of the most Inter[?]ting articles deser[?]bes the use…

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Peeps into Futurity. The New Rules of war

Delegate Argus · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 2

The following entire on certain aspects of the [?] question is from Habehard's Books of To-day. 1. Each army been appoint on umpire…

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Germany's Little War. Another South African Danger

Delegate Argus · Friday 20 December 1907 · page 2

Considering that a long and bloody war of no small magnitude has been raging for nearly two years on our South African border, it is remarkable how little public…

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