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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1912

13 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

How War Can be Avoided

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

Nothing could be more unhappy than conflict between nations so closely related as Great Britain and Germany…

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South African Soldiers' Association

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 3

Ten years have almost passed since the last regiments of this State which served in the South African war, returned…

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Boer War Echo. Who Was Responsible?

The Bombala Times · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 4

Released by time from an oath not to talk on South African affairs or reveal any of the "inside" of events leading up to the Boer War for three…

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The General Stride. Labor Party's Cure for War

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 3

London, Friday Evening.—Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, the Well-known parliamentary Labor leader, speaking at the National Peace Conference…

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War office Tests New Rules and Ammunition

The Bombala Times · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Friday.—The War Office experiments, with the new ammunition and rifles are being watched with keen interest and…

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War Declared

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 2

On Tuesday last Montenegro declared war on Turkey, a Montenegrin army has crossed the border into Turkish territory, and a…

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General Cables. Per Independent Cable Service to the "Manaro Mercury." LONDON, Friday. The Triple Declaration of War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 2

The expected declaration of war by Bulgaria. Servia, and Greece has not yet been made at Constantinople officially…

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Latest War News. LONDON

The Bombala Times · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 6

The movement of the Balkan battalions are steadily and surely taking settled shapes, and war-plans, are developing with more clearness…

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The War. Turkey's Feaar. Greek Victory

Delegate Argus · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 2

The Grand Vizier, in an interview, stated that Turkey fears the intervention of a certain great Power in her unprotected…

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General Cables. Per Independent Cable Service to the "Manoro Mercury." London, Friday. Latest War News

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 2

The Turkish Commander-in-Chief admits that his army is in a desperate condition, and that its discipline is…

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Notes on the War. 50,000 [?] Attitude of the Pawers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 2

To date the total [?]es in the war, including th[?] by both sides, amount to 150,000…

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The War. Blundering General Degraded on the Field. Vienna, Saturday Morning

The Bombala Times · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 2

The "Zeit" says that it is whispered with bitter comments in Sofia that the first and sixth infantry regiments, the former including many lawyers…

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General Cables. 'er Independent Cable Service to the "Manaro Mercury." LONDON, Monday. Danger of European War. Austria and Russia

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 November 1912 · page 2

The danger of a general European war is very grave. The first blow is expected to be struck before many hours…

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