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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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War Office Commended. Troops Prevent Graver Disorders

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 2

The newspapers and the public generally approve of the promptness and efficiency displayed by the War Office in the despatch of troops to areas where trouble…

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Cablegrams. War Risks Insurances at Lloyd's. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 2

There has been a renewal of the uneasiness felt concerning the outcome of the negotiations between France and Germany in regard to the problem of Morocco, and…

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Australia's Position If War Comes. The Prime Minister's Opinion

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 4

"If you want to know my opinions on the , subject," said Mr Fisher, "I will say at once that if the Empire is at war, the Commonwealth de facto…

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The War Risks Sharp Advance in Rates. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 2

There has been a sharp advance in the rates of war insurance at Lloyd's. Almost every broker had orders. The quotation on the risk of war between certain…

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War on the Jews in Wales Mob Driven Before Bayonets

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 2

The rioters at Bargold, in Glamorganshire, Wales, showed much daring and operated within 20 yards of the police station. They decamped to the side…

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A Deserting Soldier. Refused to Shoot a Ringleader

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 2

Harold Spiers, who belongs to the Worcestershire Regiment, was charged at New Radnor with desertion. He declared that during the riots at Llanelly he was…

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Neither France Nor Germany Wants War. Says German Foreign Minister, Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

Herr von Kiderlen-Waechter, the German Minister for Foreign Affairs, during an interview, said that neither France nor Germany wished for war. Had France…

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Mysterious War Preparations Six Ships Seized. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 2

The "Daily Express" states that six additional vessels have been seized in British ports. Two were found to be flying the Peruvian colors, and one of the vessels…

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War Risks Increased. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 2

The war risks rates for insurance at Lloyd's rose from 5 guineas to 7 guineas yesterday…

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Mutinous Norwegian Soldiers Trouble in Garrisons. Socialist Propaganda Blamed. Christiania

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 2

Several mutinous outbreaks have occurred in the Norwegian army during the past few days. They are attributed to the spread of Socialist propaganda among the…

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Cablegrams. the War Cloud. Powers Is Morocco. Danger Confronting Germany After Forty-one Years. Gravity of the Outlook. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 2

The newspapers are full of articles, mostly of the gravest tone, dwelling on the danger which after 41 years again confronts Germany on Sedan Day…

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Movement of French Soldiers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 2

The Tangier correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that 3000 French soldiers it Casablanca have been ordered to occupy Marrakesh…

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Germans in England. Army Enlistment Case. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 2

Paul Hartwig, a German, was on Saturday brought before the court on a charge of having made a false attestation, when endeavoring to enlist in the Lancaster…

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"There Will Be No War."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 2

The "North German Gazette" states that the Franco-German negotiations may now be expected to proceed more smoothly…

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The European Situation. Accepting War Risks. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 2

The underwriters at Lloyd's have accepted 12 per cent. on big insurances to pay the loss in the event of an outbreak of war between two or three specified…

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Soldiers in Mutiny. Norwegian Incidents. Christiania, August 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 42

The result of a socialist propaganda which is being conducted in Norway is seen in the highly unsettled condition induced amongst the soldiery. In various…

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If War Came. Effect on German Industry. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 2

[?] of the "Daily Mail" states that the run on the Stettin Savings Bank, which was prompted by the fear of the depositors that in the event…

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General Lee's Surrender. the End of the Confederate War

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 4

Mr. A. R. H. Ranson, in an article on "General Lee as I Knew Him," contributed to "Harper's Magazine," gives an interesting account of the…

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Cholera Stricken Soldiers. Inhuman Treatment Alleged. Constantinople

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 2

A number of doctors and officers of the Turkish army are being tried by court martial for their part in a scandal in connection with a Cholera outbreak during the…

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Serious Riots at Boubaix. Many Soldiers Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 2

The situation at Roubaix continues serious. Rioters have looted the provision shops and erected barricades, as well as…

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