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The wars & local soldiers, 1907

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Cablegrams. Per Reuter the Holy War Incident Outside Casablanca. a Trick That Failed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 August 1907 · page 5

An instance of Moorish strategy, which, however, failed in its object, is related in a message from Casablanca. A band of Moors, under the disguise of mendicants,…

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Remarkable Duel. Both Contestants Wounded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1907 · page 43

A sensational occurrence is reported from near Broome Hill(W.A.) which result in one man being dangerously wounded and another man stabbed. On Friday…

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Holy War Preached

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1907 · page 43

In consequence of the threatening aspect of the natives the Europeans have evacnated Marakeeh and Mogado ran dgone on board a warship…

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The Moorish Trouble. Holy War Demanded. London, August 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1907 · page 43

A new turn has been given to the situation in Morocco by the demand, made at Fez by several of the class of "Ulema," the expounders of the Koran, for a holy war…

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The Holy War a Village Demolished. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 2

A number of Moors made a sudden attack on Casablanca and burned four houses. The cruiser " Philibert" there upon bombarded a Kabyle village, and,…

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General Cable News. London, Wednesday. War Office Horseshoes. Orders Placed in America

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 2

Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, has confirmed the report that the British War Office had placed an order with a firm in America for the…

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As in Real War

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 5
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

There was a certain man who was a peace faddist. He liked to get hold of stories that reflected upon militarism. Such stories, he declared, were…

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Socialists and War. Resolutions at Stuttgart. London, August 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 42

With a view to showing a united front, the International Socialist Conference at Stuttgart has adopted by acclamation, without discussion, a resolution on militarism framed by…

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Booth and Oyama. Soldier and Salvationist

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 5

When General Booth was in Tokio-recently Field-Marshall Oyama was on the platform at tho nobles' reception of the Salvation Army leader. Later,…

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Big Railway Smash in America. 80 Persons Killed or Wounded

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 3

News of a big railway accident has just been received from America. Two trains collided at Charleston in Illinois, with fearful results. Twenty of the…

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Irish Land War. Coercing the Graziers. London, August 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 42

The campaign in Ireland in the direction of forcing land-owners to devote their land to farming instead of grazing, in the interests of the peasants, is being pursued…

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Air-Ship for War. Great Britain's Success London, September 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 42

The "Daily Mail" publishes an interesting statement to-day concerning the success of the British War Office in obtaining a satisfactory air-ship for military…

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War Office Horseshoes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 2

Mr. R. B. Haldane, secretary of State for War, recently ordered a large quantity of horseshoes from America, after several British firms…

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War in Morocco Natives Want to Parley. But Are Ordered to Surrender. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 9 September 1907 · page 2

Several of the native tribes in the neighborhood of Casablanca, the Morocco seaport have asked the French Commander to agree to a suspension of hostilities with…

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A Tale of the Crimean War

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 September 1907 · page 3

A stirring incident of the Crimean war is described by Sir Daniel Lyons in his book. One day the Russians sent a message to the English…

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A British Soldier in India

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 September 1907 · page 8

An infantry regiment was stationed at P—.in India, at the same time as a certain battery of ar[?]ery was quartered there. There was…

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[?]Ly War Against the Jews. the Pogrom in Russia. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 September 1907 · page 3

large number of Hooligans have in[?]ted a pogrom, or holy war, at Kis[?] the capital of the Russian Government of Bessarabia…

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Bombarding War Kites. Shrapnel Firing Fails

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 8

Howitzer practice with shrapnel shell at man-bearing kites took place on 26th June at Lydd. Three kites of the approved military pattern…

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Holy War Against the Jews London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 2

The Russian authorities deny the statement that pogrom or holy war is being waged by Hooligan emissaries of the Government against the Jews at Kishineff. in…

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