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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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Cablegrams. the War in Tripoli. Arab Sale Dealers. Shocking Cruelties. Rome

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 October 1911 · page 2

Further particulars have been received of the bombardment and occupation of the coastal towns of Homs, about 50 miles from Tripoli, and Derna and Benghazi, in…

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Cablegram the Chinese Revolt. Barbarities by Civilians. Slaughter of Wounded. Peking

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 2

The Red Cross Society was desirous of looking after the wounded in the Chinese revolution, but did not succeed in securing recognition from the leaders of the…

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Minister of War on the March

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 2

Yin-Chang, the Minister for War, who was made generalissimo of the northern army, and was ordered to Hankau, is nearing Sinjastchau with 20,000 Imperial troops…

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After a Tornado. the Dead and Wounded

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 3

I was glad when the negro porter made up the beds for the night, as I anticipated being up early nest morning to change trains at St…

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Britain and the War. Junior Minister's Speech. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 2

Mr. F. D. A[?]and, M.P., Financial Secretary to the War Office, addressed a meeting at Tiverton, in Devonshire, yesterday. He declared that the British…

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Cablegrams. War in Tripoli, Arabs Heavy Losses at Benghazi. 400 KILLED; 1000 Wounded. Rome

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 October 1911 · page 3

Additional details rah regard to the heavy fighting which marked the landing of the Italians at Benghazi are filtering out…

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Wounded Men Mutilated. Pekin, October 22

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

The Red Cross Society has not secured recognition by the leaders of the Imperial forces, and no Red Cross attendants are with their troops. Their wounded are…

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Aeroplane in War. Terrified Arabs Bury Valuables

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 2

An Italian military airman aeroplaned a distance of 35 miles inland from Tripoli. He observed several thousand armed Arabs. The appearance of the aeroplane terrified…

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Rebels Capture War Chest of £250,000. Leaving an Imperial Force Penniless

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 2

It is reported, that the rebels have outflanked the Imperial troops 180 miles north of Hankau, and captured the ivar chest of £250,000, leaving the Imperial force pen…

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Cablegrams. War in Tripoli. Treacherous Arabs Shot. German Consulate Employe Executed. Tripoli

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 2

Hundreds of Arabs were arrested during the battle in the vicinity of Tripoli on Monday for treacherously firing on the Italian troops from the rear…

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Censorship of War News. Rome

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 2

The newspapers express discontent at the Government censorship which deprives the public of war news…

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Dowager Empress Contributes to War Expenses

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 2

The Dowager Empress has contributed 1,000,000 taels to the expenses of the campaign and assisting to replace the treasure which was captured from the Imperial…

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Cablegrams. the War in Tripoli Arabs' Furious Attack. Repulsed with Great Loss. Rome

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 2

The opposition to the Italian occupation of Tripoli which has sprang into life during the past few days has been a strenuous one, for the Italian forces in…

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Cablegrams. the War in Tripoli Cost to Italy. Governments Low Estimate. Rome

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 3

The "Tribuna," a Rome daily newspaper states that the Italian Government has seen fit to officially reply to exaggerated statements which have appeared in the…

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The War in Tripoli No Mercy in Africa, [?]Asis Settlement Wiped Out. a Deadly Bombardment. Malta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 2

Details which have now come to hand concerning the fighting near Tripoli last Monday show that the Italians suppressed the resistance of the Arabs with the…

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General Cable News French Soldiers Killed by Land Slide. Tangier

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 2

News has reached here of a bad accident in the interior of Morocco, involving the deaths of a number of French soldiers…

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Holy War Preparing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 42

The Tripolitan sheikhs are summoning thousands of Charbia. rebels from Lower Egypt to assist in resisting the invaders. Major Enver Bey, Turkey's military…

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Aeroplanes in War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 42

Aeroplanes greatly assisted tho Italians during Thursday's bottle in revealing the movements of tho enemy. With this knowledge in his possession the commander was…

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Imperial War Chest. Captured by Rebels. Hankau, October 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 42

Having driven the Imperial troops under Chang-Pao to Sin-Yang, on the Hankau-Peking line, the rebels have followed up their success by outflanking…

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Robbery of Soldiers' Wages. Constantinople, October 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 42

An armed band of robbers from El Bassan waylaid and attacked the postal caravan travelling between Monastir and Ccutari, and stole from it £24,300. This large…

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