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The wars & local soldiers, 1906

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Cheers at a Trial. Soldier Acquitted

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 7

DRAMATIC SCENE IN COURT. Dramatic scenes were witnessed at a murder trial at Northampton Assizes yesterday(21st June)--scenes…

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General Cables. the South African Railway War. a New Development. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 September 1906 · page 2

The Central South African Railways combine announces that on and after 13th instant goods rates from all localities in the Cape Colony to all…

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Soldiers Drowned. London, September 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 43

During military manoeuvres at Kustenji in Roumania, yesterday a deplorable accident occurred. A boat containing an officer and 11 soldiers was upset, and…

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The Young British Soldier. Can He Be Made in 6 Months?

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 2

The "Spectator's Experimental Company of civilian soldier, which was formed as the result of a challenge by a retired officer. Colonel…

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A Soldier's Adventure

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 7

Spectators witnessing the launching of the German cruiser Gnelsenau at Geestemunde the other day were treated, according to the "Tagblatt," of Bremen,…

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More Police Pleasantry. "8 Killed—60 Wounded

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 September 1906 · page 2

Two men were court martialled at Riga on Friday, and ordered to be shot for pillage. At Grodno, in South-Western…

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"The War of 1910." France Is Getting Ready

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 September 1906 · page 2

The military workshops of France are now engaged in the manufacture of a new form of mitraillouse. With the new weapon three barrels…

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An Echo of the War. the "Knight-commander" Case

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 September 1906 · page 2

Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, recently asked Russia to reconsider the case of the "Knight-Commander,"…

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The South African War. the Official History

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 2

The London " Express" of 10th July wrote:-- The South African war ended on the 31st May, 1902. Today, after a…

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Is War Hatching. Germany's Need and the Morocco Conference

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 4

Some years ago the Government inquired into the origin of some hundred and odd wars, great and small, with a view to ascertaining…

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Motor-Boats for War. Scouting Fleet Suggested. London, September 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 42

The "Standard" has made a suggestion in its columns which is attracting some attention, with regard to motor-boats for naval purposes. It proposes the formation…

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A Gorman Corporal. Cruelly Ill-treats Soldiers. London, September 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 43

Instances have come to light on many occasions of gross cruelty being practised upon their interiors in rank by officers in the German army, both commissioned and…

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General Cables. the Elections in Natal. War Taxes Looked For. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 September 1906 · page 2

The elections in Natal have resulted [?] the return of a majority pledged to introduce land and income taxes. It is expected that early proposals…

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A Soldier's Adventure in India

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 September 1906 · page 4

A man I knew some years ago in India could never turn out in the morning. He was constantly late for parade, and in consequence was…

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The South African War. the Official History

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 6

The South African war ended on the 81st May, 1902. To-day, after a lapse of over four years, the first volume of the official history sees the…

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Mutiny in Turkestan. 137 Soldiers Imprisoned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 October 1906 · page 2

It is stated that 137 Russian soldiers at Askabad, in Russian Turkestan have been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment for mutiny…

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New Era in Naval War. Some Unexpected Results of the Dreadnought Theory

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 October 1906 · page 4

With regard to the armament and design of the German battleships and armored cruisers, Mr W. H. Wilson, in the Daily Mail, expresses the hope…

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"The Dear Old War Office." Still 30 Years to Live. a Vast Chaos

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 October 1906 · page 3

The question of army reorganisation was dealt with by the Right Hon, R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, in a speech delivered at…

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The Crisis in Russia. an Echo of the War. Stoessel May Live On. Stolypin Might Want Him. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 October 1906 · page 3

General Stoessel, who was to death by the court martial which inquired into the surrender of Port Arthur, has been removed from the…

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Unprepared for War. Lord Roberts and the Million Men Standard

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 October 1906 · page 3

Field-Marshal Earl Roberts, addressing the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, maintained that the nation was as absolutely unprepared…

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