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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1911

11 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Soldier's Death. Serious Allegations. Melbourne

Delegate Argus · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 4

The death occurred in Kilmore camp yesterday morning of Private William Davern, a lad of 18, who had just joined the 5th A.L.R…

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The First Phase. Australia's Soldiers in the Making

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 2

Captain Wedd, who is the area officer in connection with the system of compulsory training, writes:—…

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General Cables. LONDON, Saturday. The War Cloud

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 July 1911 · page 2

Orders have been given for the first division of the Home Fleet to coal ship. [?]ddite and cordite are being manufactured at…

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Soldiers Under Orders

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 2

Every available soldier at Aldershot is under orders for service on the railways. The men will be stationed along the lines and…

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War Risks Insurance Rates

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 2

The rates of insurance for war risks at Lloyds yesterday rose from five to seven guineas per cent…

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Italy and Turkey. War Declared. the First Engagement

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 2

A cablegram from Rome on Friday night was as follows:—It is officially announced that the Ottoman Government, having…

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Latest War News. LONDON, Tuesday. Turkey's Efforts at Peace

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 2

The Porte is making a a fresh appeal to the Powers, hoping there may be time to avert war. In the meantime it has suspended…

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General Cables. the War Italy and Turkey

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 2

Meetings of Mussulmans have been held at Durban and Johannesburg to protest against the declaration of war by Italy…

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The War. Condition's in Tripoli. Disarming Inhabitants. Abolition of Slavery. Rome, Oct. 9

Delegate Argus · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 4

The Italian commander at Tripoli has offered the inhabitants of Tripoli to francs apiece for their rifles if surrendered within one…

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Italy's War Expenditure

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 2

Italian newspapers declare the war has already cost Italy 20 million pounds, or a million a day…

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General Cables. LONDON, Thursday. Civil War in China

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 2

The revolutionaries and the Chinese Imperial troops have come into conflict at Han-kow. The Republican forces are two…

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