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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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War on Sharp Hatpins

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 6

The Prefect of the department of the Rhone, the chief city of which is Lyons, has declared war on the sharp-pointed hatpin. Henceforth no woman in the…

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Farmer and Soldier. a Day with the Bulgars

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 4

The Bulgarian soldier is one of the the first things that strike you in Sofia (writes G Ward Price in an English journal). It is not the uniform…

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Motor Omnibuses in War

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 3

The German army will possess many interesting features affecting modern warfare. It is anticipated that motor omnibuses will play a…

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War Preparation. Turkey and Servia Busy

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 2

Advices from Vienna state that great military activity is being displayed in Turley. Over 6000 fresh troops are camped in…

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Cablegrams. the Balkans War. the Future of Adrianople. a Final Answer Demanded. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

The peace conference at St. James' Palace met on Friday, and after a long meeting, adjourned till to-day. The question of Adrianople was not mentioned by…

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The Conference Forthwith Adjourned Till Monday. Allies Threaten War Again in Four Days. London, Sunday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

The peace conference did not meet yesterday. At the last moment Reshid Pasha suggested a postponement till Monday. Dr. Daneff, President of the Bulgarian…

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Turkish Generals Want War

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

News received from Berlin to-day conflicts with the statement of the "Daily Telegraph" on Saturday, that the Allics had learned that General Nazim Pasha,…

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Turkish War Pictures. Life in Constantinople

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 4

Having now been for three weeks in Constantinople, the centre of the world for the time being, some sidelights may be of interest. On arrival…

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War in the Air. Developments in Germany. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

The German Government is spending £165,000 on airships and an aeroplane station at Cuxhaven, at the month of the Elbe, in the German Ocean…

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Turkish Delegates Receive Fresh Instructions. The Horrors of War

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2

The Turkish Grand Vizier says that he is now looking to the powers for intervention. Fresh instructions have been sent to…

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Cable News. Peace or War? Allies Impatient. Fighting May Be Resumed. London, January 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 42

Each meeting of the Balkan and Turkish, delegates to the Peace Conference provides a climax in the negotiations. But the end is in sight. If the allies are in earnest the…

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The Balkan War. The Position of Adrianople. The Powers Likely to Intervene. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2

The action of the delegates in suspending the peace conference has aroused much speculation as to future developments. It is suspected that the probable…

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What It Means to Mobilise. How the British Army Would Be Massed If War Were Threatening

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 41

One of the chief causes of the bursting of the thunder-storm in the Balkans was the fact that the various armies were mobilised. War fever is stronger in masses of men…

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Chefoo Looted by Disbanded Soldiers. Peking

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2

A number of disbanded soldiers have looted Crefoo, one of the treaty ports. Many shops were burnt by the rioters. Eventually loyalist troops succeeded in…

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The Psychology of War

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 3

Incredible as it may, appear, it seems that, except in the way of loaders, intelligence is of little value in war ; the army that, can resist…

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Albanians Proclaim War Against Servians. Vienna

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

The Servian military advices state that 6000 Albanians have assembled at Albassan, and have proclaimed war against Servia. The Albanians are gathering on…

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20,000 Turkish Troops at Tohataldja. Question of Peace or War. Constantinople

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

Between 10,000 and 20,000 Turkish troops are concentrated now at Tehataldja. It is the intention of the Cabinet to summon a Grand Council to decide the question of…

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The Dreyfus Case. Colonel Deputy De Clam Reinstated. Minister for War Resigns. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

Memories of the famous Dreyfus case have been revived by a matter that is now causing excitement in French Parliamentary circles…

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To-day's Cables. Turkish Troops Reinforced at Tchataldja. Albanians Proclaim War with Servia. The Bulgarian-Roumanian Difficulty. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

Further reinforcements from Asia Minor have been sent to Tchataldja, where between 150,000 and 200,000 men are now concentrated…

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The Balkans. More Turkish Atrocities. The Turks Attack the Montenegrins. Turkish Grand Council to Decide for Peace or War. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent states that Adrianople has been partially re-victualled by Chukri Pasha, who is said to have seized, in spite of the armistice, a…

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