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The wars & local soldiers, 1908

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter XLV.—Continued

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 6

"I could not conquer my aversion, but I will do so," continued the fair girl, firmly, "for Charley's sake." At the name of his young favourite,…

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Will a Trifling Incident Be Made a Cause of War?

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at Paris wires that while considerable tension and some anxiety exists the deputies refuse to believe that so trifling an incident could be…

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French Newspaper Comment. Height of Folly for Germany to Risk a War

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 2

The Paris newspaper "Le Temps," writing on the situation created by the German demand for an apology in connection with the Casablanca incident, remarks that…

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On the Brink of War. Austria and Servia. Servian Troops Posted on Heights Round Belgrade Austria Digs Trenches Along Servian Frontier. Servian War Chest Removed for Safety. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 2

The latest despatches from Eastern Europe bear a very ominous aspect. Apparently an outbreak of hostilities between Austria and Servia may be expected at any hour. With the news of Austria's extensive warlike preparations to spur her on,…

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Soldiers Abvehture

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 November 1908 · page 4

With [?] at morel Lavi[?] in Ceylon a piper of a Highland recinent had a very narrow eseape from death meder the following…

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The War of the Future. a Terrible Prospect with a Ray of Hope

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 2
Also in The Riverine Grazier

Mr. Hudson Maxim has been speculating about the terrible possibilities of war in the near future, when, if the present extraordinary rate of scientific…

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This War of the Future. a Terrible Prospect with a Ray of Hope

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 5

Mr. Hudson Maxim has been speculating about the terrible possibilities of war in the near future, when, if the present extraordinary rate of scientific…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter XLVI—Continued

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 5
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser, The Riverine Grazier

"Quarrel?" repeated Beatrix. "You know," continued her cousin, "what very unreasonable beings men are."…

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Cablegrams. War Cloud in the Balkans. the Shadows Darkening Servia and Austria. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 November 1908 · page 2

Adv[?] just received [?] plainly that the danger point in the Balkans crisis is not yet past. It is stated in V[?] that servia, at…

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Ten Shots Fired at a Judge Sensation in Leipzig High Court. Clerk of Courts Killed.—lawyer Wounded. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 November 1908 · page 2

A case which came before the High Court at Leipzig has a sensational sequel. One of the parties to the litigation was a Berlin merchant named Grosse, who was…

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Soldiers in Camp

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 39

The soldiers had returned weary and wet, and were snugly wrapped up in their blankets, it being after "lights out;" inky darkness, therefore, reigned…

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Cruelty to Soldiers in Germany

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 11

In the German Reichstag the other day the Socialist, Herr Stuecklen, made an unusually long speech upon the ill-treatment of soldiers in the German army, of which he…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter XLVII.—Continued

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 5
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser, The Riverine Grazier

"I must trust to his kindness and your forbearance," observed Frank in a whisper, "to excuse my apparent caprice." "The fact is, Tricksey," said Mary…

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A Story of the Boer War

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 4

Here is a good story of General T., who is famous in the Army for his habit of calling a spade something even worse than a shovel. The…

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Cablegrams. the Balkans Crisis. Sir Edward Grey's Views. the Prospects of the Conference. Winter Unfavorable for War But Favorable for Pacific Counsels. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 2

Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, during an address at Searborough referred to the situation in the Near East…

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