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The wars & local soldiers, 1903

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An Extinct Soldiery

The Inverell Argus · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 6

The Janissaries are an extinct religious soldiery of Christian profession who for centuries took part in the intrigues and wars of the Ottoman…

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The War Against Disease

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 3

The way in which the results of "pure" science become rapidly applicable is well illustrated by some recent phases of the war against…

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The Coming War. LONDON

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 2

With regard to the letter written by Prince Ching to Mr. Conger, the United States Minister at Pekin, conveying the refusal of the Chinese Government to…

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The Coming War. LONDON

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

Reuter's Pekin correspondent states that Russia has prohibited the exportation of Manchurian wheat, fearing that Japan is extensively importing it, with a view to…

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"Statesman V. Soldier."

The Inverell Argus · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

At the close of the meeting, the adjourned debate (under the auspices of the Inverell Debating Society), viz.—"Who has done the greatest good for Mankind (or the…

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War Clouds

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 2

Word may be received tiny day that war has commenced between Russia and Japan over Korea and Manchuria. Great Britain will watch the interests…

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The Coming War. LONDON, August 1

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 2

The "Cologne Gazette" states that several, hundred Cossacks haves entered Tibet under the pretext of geological research…

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Brutality to Soldiers. Officers Imprisoned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 August 1903 · page 5

A Sergeant in the German Army has been sentenced to two and a half-years' imprisooment for brutality to men under his command, and another…

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Fears of War. WELLINGTON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 3

THE Admiralty-chartered collier Mercedes, which arrived at Westport from Hongkong yesterday, reported that on arrival in Chinese waters she was…

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The Coming War. LONDON

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 2

It is stated that as a result the recent conference of high Russian officials at Port Arthur, the Russian Government are making an appropriation of 13,000,000…

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Distance in War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1903 · page 3

THE most essential attribute of a skirmisher is the correct estimation of the distance of various objects, or what is commonly known as…

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Why Soldiers Wear Red

The Inverell Argus · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 6

The scarlet uniform of the British infantry has been greatly criticised in recent years, chiefly on the ground that it exposes the men to needless danger…

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An Extinet Soldiery

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 August 1903 · page 2

The Janissaries are an extinct religious soldiery of Christian profession who for centuries took part in the intrigues and wars of the Ottoman…

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Why Soldiers Wear Red

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 6

The scarlet uniform of the British infantry has been greatly criticised in recent years, chiefly on the ground, that it exposes the men to seedless danger…

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Champagne in War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 7

WHEN a submarine torpedo-boat is about to deliver her attack she must rise close enough to the surface of the sea in which she is…

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The Sketcher. An Episode of the Afghan War

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1903 · page 5

"But I tells yer I seed [?]im[?]agoin' to the rear with my own heyes!" "Well, wot if yer did? The colonel said, it, and so in course it must be true…

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Boy Soldiers of Germany

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1903 · page 5

About the same time that Steffens was stirring the war passions of the Breslau students, the father of the German gymnastic clubs, the "Turnvater…

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Why Soldiers Wear Bed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 September 1903 · page 2

The scarlet uniform of the British infantry has been greatly criticised in recent years, chiefly on the ground that it exposes the men to needless danger…

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Soldiers Ender Fire

The Inverell Argus · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 6

" The temptation to stoop when under fire is almost irresistible," said a veteran, talking over the recent hot work in the Philippines, "and that accounts for so many…

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Cablegrams. London. Monday. Russia and Turkey. War Anticipated

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 September 1903 · page 4

The London Standard's' Vienna correspondent says that next spring may see a Russo-Turkish war. Russia is withdrawing her deposits from…

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