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The wars & local soldiers, 1910

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If War Came to Australia

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

There is more than an academic interest in the question which is sometimes asked -What if war came to Australia T Thus far in our national history we have never had to fire a shot in suger ; we have never…

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War Scare. Germany's Financial Difficulties

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

The task of the new German Chancellor is likely to prove a very difficult one. The question of finance in Berlin, as in London, governs the situation, and…

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Military Disaster. Four Soldiers Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 28

A disastrous incident occurred in Natal during the Easter military manoeuvres. Six hundred men of the Wiltshire Regiment, accompanied by General Lord Methuen,…

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Terrible Railway Disaster Two Trains Collide. 20 Soldiers Killed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

A telegram has been received giving brief details of a terrible railway disaster in Germany. Mulheim on the Rhine, an important town in Prussia, was the scene of…

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War Scare. Germany's Financial Difficulties

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 5

The task of the new German Chancellor is likely to prove a very difficult one. The question of finance in Berlin, as in London, governs the situation, and…

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If War Came to Australia to the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 6

SIR,--Re your lender under the above heading in the "Free Press" of Friday last, I was very much struck by it, and the necessity or Australia being prepared…

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Ecuador and Peru Boundary Dispute Threatens War. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 2

The boundary dispute between Ecuador and Peru, has created much ill-feeling between the peoples of the two Republics. Anti-Peruvian riots have occurred in…

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Fatal Collision. Twenty Soldiers Killed. London, April 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 7

A dreadful railway accident occurred at Muelseim, a small town on the Rhine. A passenger train collided with a military train, with the result that 20 soldiers were…

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Two Desperate Soldiers Fight with the Police. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 2

An account of a desperate fight between a couple of artillerymen and the police was given at the Sydney Police Court to-day…

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Balloon Destroyed by A[?] War Gun

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 April 1910 · page 4

The first actual demons[?] the effectiveness of the ne[?] evolved by the German ar[?] means with which to fight…

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War App[?]

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 4

An illuminating shell, which bursts into flame in the air and acts as a temporary searchlight, is among the latest ideas of war inventors. This…

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Soldiers and Police

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 33

The police and the military came into conflict in Sydney at a late hour the other night. Constable Newtown had occasion to express disapproval of the conduct of…

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Airships for War. What Britain Is Doing. London, April 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 43

Lord Lucas, Under-Secretary for War, has made a statement in the House of Lords to the effect that the Government intends spending £106,000 during the…

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Rockinc-horse Soldiers. Training of British Cavalry. London, April 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 45

Mr. Haldane, Secretary for War, was asked in the House of Commons yesterday whether it was true that British cavalry were trained on rocking-horses…

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Death to Imprisonment a Private Soldier's Choice. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 2

Private James Cioghlan, of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, was charged at the Punjaub Chief Court yesterday with entering the mess diningroom at Yeroepore, a town…

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New War Office Building

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 5

Mr. L. V. Harcourt, First Commissioner of Works, states that the new war offices in Whitehall will cost £1,229,128…

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Cigarette Habit Affects Soldiers' Shooting. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 2

Lieutenant General Sir H. L. Smith Rerrien, K.C.B., General Officer Commanding in Chief at Aldershot, has stopped the cigarettes of soldiers at Aldershot, while…

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Association Winners. Great Welcome Home

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 23

Newcastle United, the winners of the Football Association Cup, the final of, which was played at Liverpool on Thursday, received a warm welcome on their…

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Where Every Man Is at War with His Neighbour

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 2

Our sketch represents a house in the Central A[?]ak Mountain. Dutch New Guinea. The old traditions of blood fends are strong here, and every…

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How the Czar Travels. Encompassed by Armed Soldiers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 6

A strange story of how the Czar returned to Russia after his recent visit to Italy is told by J. Landa in the "Jewish World."…

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