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The wars & local soldiers, 1908

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Cablegrams. the War Cloud in Europe. Qearrel Over Post Offices. Three [?] DIVISIONS. [?] TO [?] WATERS. [?] Srorted by the Powers. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 2

The china of [?] are well as of the other European Powers, to establish post offices within the shinning of Turkey, and with are based upon the most favored…

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Cablegrams the War Cloud in Europe. Turkey Backs Down. Naval Demonstration Countermanded. Pending Settlement of All Disputes. London, Tuesday. [?]

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 5

It is announced in semi-official circles at Rome that Turkey, which yesterday declared its intention to place guards outside the Italian post offices at…

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

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 5
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser, The Riverine Grazier

I wandored through the gorgeous rooms, Mid silken robes and waving plumes; And there were bright and hiving rays, Darting from woman's love-lit eyes,…

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Fatal Colliery Accident. One Killed; Two Wounded. Auckland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at the Maramarun coal mine, New Zealand, yesterday. It was brought about by a heavy…

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Cablegrams. the Mohmands. Indian Frontier Rising. Holy War Preached. Heavy Fighting During Several Engagements. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

Ominous reports continue to be [?]ived with regard to the Position in North West [?], and it is [?] that the situation is rapidly becoming [?]…

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The Ashanti War of 1973

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 4

When the [?] aspiration was decided upon in 1973, there had been no [?] prepare for the British Army for a good many [?] and…

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Britain's Latest War. the Fight to the Death That Will Be Waged with

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 3

[?]At last [?] are [?] Sir James Crichton Brover is [?]a poetry the sole object of which world is London, and it has been [?] that found about the [?] there are fully millions [?] the Sir [?] Bunton has…

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Britain's Territorial Army. New Line of Defence a Failure Old Regiments Decline to Enlist. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 2

The "Daily Express," in an article this morning, states that the enlistment for the second time or Territorial Army, which is provided for in Mr. R. B. Haldane's…

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A Wounded Heart. How It Was Sewn Up

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 3

An astounding surgical operation is reported by Professor Sultan in the "German Medical Weekly." The heart of a person who attempted suicide and fired a…

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Tribesmen Aggressive. Holy War Preached. London, April 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 42

The Indian frontier trouble now threatens to prove very serious. The tribesmen have assumed the aggressive, and some fighting has occurred…

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Cablegrams. the Mohmands Dispersed Preact[?]ing the Holy War, London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 2

The M[?]amand [?] which had given so mush trouble on our North-West [?] that an expedition [?] Majer-[?] willcocks had to be [?]…

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Sinking a Steamer. Russo-japanese War Incident. Heavy Compensation Allowed. London, April 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 43

A claim arising from the sinking of the British steamer Ikhona by the Russian warship Terek during the Russo-Japanese war, has been decided by the Russian Supreme…

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Mr. Winston Churchill. War Correspondent and Politician. A Very Old Head on Young Shoulders

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 1

What manner of man is Mr Winston Churchill, the recently-appointed President of the Board of Trade in the Asquith Government, whoso defeat…

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

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 5
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

"To your friend, sir," observed the lady, haughtily. "He is a dreamer," replied Houri; "so, like a true brother in arms, I raised the…

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How England Treats Her Prisuners of War

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 3

In 1900 St. Helena wars to the form the place of exits of prisoner hon the two Republic in South Africa On the 3th April, 1900. H E…

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The Trouble on the Indian Frontier. a Serious Situation. "Unofficial War With Afghanistan." LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 2

The north-western frontier of India is aflame, the dreaded eruption of Afghans having taken place on Friday night, when a force, estimated at 20,000, invaded India,…

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Cablegrams. Afghans Now. the Indian Frontier War A[?]the [?] LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 2

[?] to the [?] war the "Times" remarks that the present of Ma[?]…

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