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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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The London Siege. War in the City Destruction of Anarchist Club. 1000 Policemen Participate. Details of the Fight. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 2

A tremendous sensation has been created by the siege and destruction of the anarchist club in Mile End. London. The newspapers are publishing columns…

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Arbitration, Not War. Lima

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

It has been arranged by tie Government of Peru to submit the dispute with Ecuador to the Hague Peace Tribunal…

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Anarchists in London. Sensational Police Raid. 700 Armed Men Engaged. Fusillade of Shots. a Detective Wounded. London, January 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 21

The sensational encounter which took place on the night of December 15 in Houndsditch, between a gang of robbers and the police, resulting in the murder of three…

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The Wounded. Messages From the King

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 41

The casualties on the side of law and order number 16. The wounded include police, troops, civilians, and firemen. Some of them received gunshot wounds…

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French Premier Shot at Another Miniister Wounded. Paris. "Wednesday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

An attempt has been made on the life of M. Briand, Premier of France. Yesterday in the Chamber of Deputies two shots were fired from the gallery at…

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War in the Air

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 3

Count Zeppelin announced some ago that he could easily build an airship with a displacement of 30,000 cubic metres. It has also been…

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Cost of a German War Appalling Figures

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 7

According in a writer in the "Quarterly Review," the loss to France by the France-Prussian War is circulated at 544,000,000 sterling, while the victor's…

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Cost of a German War Appalling Figuros

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 6

According to a writer in the "Quarterly Review," the less to France by the France-Prussian War is circulated nt 544,000,000 sterling, while the victor's…

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Chapter Xxii. the War—here and at Home

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 5

How could Brisbane possibly raise five millions to buy off the invader? That was the cry of all who heard of the terrible demand that had been made…

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Dutch Defences. Belgians' Strong Protest. Danger of War. London, January 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 42

Belgian feeling with regard to the proposal of Holland to strengthen the fortifications of Flushing is that the establish ment of additional forts on the Scheldt…

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Spies in Time of Peace. War Secrets Never Safe From Prying Agents of Neighbours

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 4

Probably the United States is the only civilised nation which has no laws enabling its authorities to deal with spies, says an English paper…

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Cablegrams. Incident of Boer War Unsuccessful Action for Libel. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 2

The libel action brought by an ex-sergeant-major of Yeomanry, named Edmondson, against Mr. Leopold, C. M. S. Amery, editor of the "Times" history of the war…

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DEFENCE. No. 3. the Next War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 20

A conviction is abroad in Europe that the next great Asiastic war is already in sight, and that this conviction is founded on sold facts t[?]ee is no room for doubt…

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British Emigration Soldiers and Sailors. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 2

The Naval and Military Emigration League met yesterday, Lord Roberta being in the chair. An appeal was made for financial support to enable the league…

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Airships in War Reserve of Aviators Formed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 2

The War Office has accepted the offer of airmen for the formation of an air reserve. The aviators have placed themselves and…

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Feather-bed Soldiers. How They Fared in South Africa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 3

All the talk by the stay-at-home critics about "feather-bed" soldiers is just so much silly nonsense. I had lunch with the Duke of Teck…

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The Soudan War

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 3

March 6, 1911 being the 26th anniversary of the departure of the Soudan contingent from Sydney, it is proposed to celebrate the event by a re-union of the…

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Cablegrams. War Of Armaments Britain Adopts New Cartridges London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 2

"The Times" declares that the War office has adopted the new Mark 7 cartridges of tubular cordite and pointed bullets. At 800 yards the maximum…

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Race War in Alabama. Birmingham (Alabama)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 2

A race war between whites and blacks is feared to be imminent in consequence of the killing of one negro and the wounding of another…

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United States and Japan Prediction of War. Washington

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 2

Mr. Richmond P. Hobson. Democratic member of the House of Representatives for the Sixth Division of the State of Alabama, predicts that war will break out…

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