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The wars & local soldiers, 1908

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Trained Soldiers of Commerce

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 3

If the Germans are beating us in the world's markets we must get rid of many antiquated ideas. A nation which trains her soldiers of commerce and has…

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Cablegrams. the Need of a War Chest Insect Rity of Credit in War Time. Lecture by a Statistician. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 2

Sir [?] the last evening before the United Service Association urged the [?] of Great…

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The End of War, Scotsman's Sensational Discovery. Weapon Carrying 200 Miles. Projectiles Weighing a Ton London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 2

It is announced that a clever Scotsman named Simpson has invented a new weapon, in which, by means of electricity, a muzzle velocity of 30,000 feet per second…

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Skirmish in Morocco. Eight French Soldiers Killer. London

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

General d'Amade, who commands the French forces now endeavoring to restore order in Morocco, has inflicted a severe defeat upon the irreconcilable section of…

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War Chest Britain's Great Need. London, March 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 42

Sir Robert Giffen, a former president of the Statistical Society, delivered a lecture last evening before the United Service institution, in which he urged the necessity…

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Tobacco War. Raid by Night-riders. ??>? London, March 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 42

The tobacco-growing districts of Kentucky are in a state of terrorism owing…

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A Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Ceimea. Chapter XI.—Continued

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 5

"Hate me you must, when I toll you that, despite my poverty and shame, I have dared to feel and express my love for Beatrix; and that she, angel as she…

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

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 2

"Hate me you must, when I toll you that, despite my poverty and shame, I have dared to feel and express my love for Beatrix; and that she, angel as she…

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

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 6

"Hate me you must, when I tell you that, despite my poverty and shame I have dared to feel and express my love I for Beatrix; and that she, angel as she…

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Chastly Tragedy. Madman Attacks His Family. Children Killed and Wounded. Murderer Blows Out His Brains

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 28

A ghastly tragedy was enacted at Invercargill (N.Z.) on Wednesday morning, when a seed merchant named James Reid Baxter killed three of his children, and…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter Xiii

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 6
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Look, look! the summer rises in her cheeks; A blush as hot as June, comes flooding o'er…

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Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea.— Chapter Xiii

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 6

Look, look I, the summer rises in her cheeks; A blush as hot as June, comes flooding; o'er…

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Retaliating on the Military. Two Soldiers Shot Dead

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 2

A tragle [?] the immediate outcome of the recent election plots, is reported from Lisbon. Two soldiers were attached and shot…

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Burning of a Garrison Church. War Flags of 1870 Destroyed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 3

The famous old garrison church at Berlin has been completely destroyed by fire. A large number of flags, rolles of…

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Tragedy at Ararat Wife Shot Dead. Her Father Wounded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 41

A shocking tragedy occurred at, Dobie, about five miles from Ararat, on Saturday, when Charles Henry Deutschmann, a native of Ararat, murdered his wife and shot his…

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Peers as Grooms and Private Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 31

There is a certain similarity in the careers of the present Lord' Lyveden and Sir Genille Cave-Browne Cave, who has mysteriously disappeared in America, after succeeding to one…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter XIV.—Continuod

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 5

"Are you acquainted with the youth, gentlemen?" demanded the Minister of Police. Both instantly answered that, he was…

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

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 2
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"Are you acquainted with the youth, gentlemen?" demanded the Minister of Police. Both instantly answered that he was…

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