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The wars & local soldiers, 1907

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The Next War. When America Strikes Japan

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 4

Is Japan preparing for a war with the United States? This startling question forms the subject of an article published in a…

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Battle-Ship Disaster. Disaster on a War-ship

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 25

Serious loss of life has been caused by explosion of powder aboard the United States first-class battle-ship Georgia, 14900 tons. She was engaged at target…

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Ambassador's Comment. a War Hideously Wicked. London, July 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 42

Viscount Aski, the Japanese ambassador at Washington, in the course of an interview, has protested emphatically against the San Francisco trouble being allowed to produce an…

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Cable News. Hague Conference. Should War Be "Declared." London, July 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 42

An interesting discussion was resumed at the Hague Peace Conference yesterday. It was on the question as to whether or not there should be a formal declaration of war…

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Wonderful Marching Feat. Three Thousand Miles Across Africa. French Soldier's Achievement. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 2

A wonderful marching feat is credited to a French infantry officer named Arnaud. M. Arnaud, who is a captain in the Colonial Regiment, stationed at…

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Mutinous Soldiers. Punishments in Russia. London, July 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 42

Among the disturbances in Russia which, followed the dissolution of the Duma was a mutiny in the garrison at Kieff, as the result of which a largo number of…

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First and Last Shots in War. Some Historic Incidents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 3

The credit, if there is any, of firing the first shots in a war that is bound to become epoch-making rests with the Russians, who, in firing from the…

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War and Merchandise. Question of Inviolability. London, July 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 42

The proposal of the United States to secure the inviolability of private property at sea in war-time was discussed and decided at the Hague Peace Conference…

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Balloons In War. Heavy French Expenditure. London, July 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 42

Encouraged by the success of "La Patrie," the steerable balloon with which the French army authorities have been experimenting, the French Government is arranging for…

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The Natal War Contribution

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 July 1907 · page 2

The Government of Natal complains that although the £30,000,000 war contribution from the Transvaal Colony has been waived, Natal's portion of £700,000…

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Justice in Roumania Soldiers Exchange Their Lot. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 July 1907 · page 2

Fifty-eight Roumanian soldiers have just been sentenced to penal servitude for life for refusing to fire upon the unarmed peasants during the recent agrarian riots…

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Cablegrams. War in the Air. Germany's Reply to France. a Notable Performance. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 July 1907 · page 2

Following on the striking manoeuvres of the French airship La Patrie—which instigated feverish efforts to equal it by the German War Department—it is to-day…

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To Protect the Soldier

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 44

A new protective principle for Soldiers has been discovered by an Italian. Experimentation shows that great resistaney is offered by substances that have air within…

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Roumanian Riots. Disobedient Soldiers Punished. London, July 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 43

During the riots which occurred in Roumania towards the end of March last aa the result of a rising of peasants against tho landowners, serious conflicts with the military…

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Cablegrams. Per Reuter a Holy War. Serious Trouble in Morocco Tribes Rise Against Europeans Many Foreigners Murdered. Corpses Burnt in the Streets London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 2

Sensational news comes from Morocco to-day. A German ship has just brought to Tangier (the capital of Morocco,…

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The Peace Conference Farce. the "Contraband of War" Vote. Only a Fire Work

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 5

The relative importance of the powers who formed the minority when the Fourth Committee of the Hague Peace Conference divided on the British proposal for the…

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Cablegrams. a Holy War. Story of the Massacre. 20,000. Tribesmen Threatening. Cruisers on the Way. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 2

Before the masascre which took place at Casablanca in Morocco last Tuesday, the raiding tribesmen demanded the immediate stoppage of the Harbour works…

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Natal's War Contribution

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 August 1907 · page 2

The Natal Government has decided not to request the Imperial authorities to make any refunds of the contributions in connection with the South African war…

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The Holy War the Powers Take Action. Warships Assembling

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 August 1907 · page 2

France and Spain are reported to be determined to enforce forthwith all the provisions of the Algerian Convention for the French and Spanish policing of [?]…

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The Holy War Correction Is Beginning. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 2

The French armoured cruiser, "Galilee," has arrived at Casablanca. On a threat to bombard the town, the Moorish "authorities" allowed some 200 refugees to…

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