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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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The Might of Money. Prevented War in [?] Could Check Increasing Armaments. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 July 1913 · page 2

The annual bankers' dinner was hold Saturday night at the Mansion House. The House speaker was the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Lloyd-George), who…

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War Cakes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 38

At first sight there does not appear much connection between an article of fancy confectionery and a disastrous battle, and probably the present war in the Balkans will…

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War Virtually Over. London, July 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 42

Advices from the Continental capitals are to the effort that the war between the Allies is virtually over. The chief European interest is centred in the…

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Ottoman Troops Enter Adrianople. Another War Predicted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 July 1913 · page 42

A message received in London, late on Sunday night brought the news that the Turks had captured Adrianople, their loss of which, after a lengthened Bulgarian…

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Cable News. the Balkans War Bulgaria's Surrender. Serb and Greek Gains. London, July 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 July 1913 · page 42

A Renter's message from Sofia contains the important intelligence that the Bulgarian Government, at Russia's instance, has agreed to the Servian frontier in…

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Aviation Fatalities. Soldier Falls 600ft. Berlin, July 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 July 1913 · page 42

The new Shutte-Lanz army airship broke adrift from her moorings yesterday, and carried away two soldiers who were engaged at work upon her…

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Cablegrams. the Balkans Struggle. Babies Impaled on Bayonets. Carried by Bulgar Soldiers Salonika

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 5

Further details of the massacre at Doxate are to hand. People say they saw babies thrown from windows on the bayonets of the Bulgarian soldiery, The…

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Threatened Rebellion in Ulster. Insuring Against Civil War. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 July 1913 · page 2

Policies aggregating £1,000,000 have recently been effected at Lloyd's to cover damages which might arise should there be civil war in Ulster in connection with the…

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Cablegrams. Fresh War Possible. Roumania's Change of Front. May Help Bulgaria to Fight Turkey. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 July 1913 · page 2

There are not wanting indications that the situation in the Balkans may show another startling change within the next few days. Roumania dislikes extremely…

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Roosevelt Organises Cavalry. for Mexican War. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 2

Governor Oscar Branch Colquitt, of Texas, asserts that he is in possession of reliable information that Colonel Roosevelt is organising four regiments of…

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Cable News. the Balkans War. Turks Advancing. Bulgar Frontier Crossed. London, July 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 42

Bulgarian disorganisation a strengthening of the position of the other Allies, and further movements forward by the Turks are outstanding features of the news from…

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The Balkans. More of the Horrors of War. Alleged Atrocities by Greek Soldiers. London

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 2

It is reported from Bucharest that the five Balkan States have signed the document of peace. A correspondent declares that…

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Cable News. the Balkans War. Allies Conferring. Five Days' Armistice. London. July 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 42

The Roumanian Premier (M. Majorescu) has been elected president of the Peace Conference of Balkan delegates, which met in Bucharest on Wednesday. After the opening speech, the Greek…

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Miniature Balkan War on Board Ship. Steerage Passengers All Wounded. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 August 1913 · page 2

The officers on board the steamer Pannonia, when has just arrived hore, experienced a very anxious time throughout the voyage from Trieste…

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The Balkans. Cholera Among Roumanian Soldiers. Victims Die in Five Hours. Bucharest

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 August 1913 · page 2

Cholera has broken out in the Roumanian army. There have been 800 cases, 15 per cent, being malignant. The victims die in five hours…

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Gloom in Bulgaria. Another War Forecasted. Sofia

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 2

Realisation of the feat that it is very unlikely that the now treaty of peace will be revised in any particular is causing profound depression in Bulgaria…

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War Against the Split Skirt. Women's Clubs Start Crusade. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 August 1913 · page 2

The State Federation or Women's clubs of St. Paul, Minnesota, hat started a crusade against the split [?]. The Federation is sending a memorial to dress…

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Vienna's War Bill. Vienna, August 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 42

The Vienna [?]t which is the General Staff organ, states that the Austro-Hungarian army estimates are to be increased by £10,710,000 until 1918…

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The Chinese Civil War. Hankow and Peking Are Threatened. Peking

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 2

Despite the successes of the Government forces, the situation in China is still fraught with many possibilities News has been received here that a force of 25,000…

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Scientific Result of War

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 4

In the Bulletin of the American Geographical Society Leon Deniliquin calls attention the a rich field of investigation that will be opened up by the…

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