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The wars & local soldiers, 1906

86 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 5

Soldiers Succumb

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 4

Two more of the soldiers who were wounded by the bomb explosion at Madrid have succumbed to the injuries they sustained. All of those wounded by fragments of the…

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First Aid to the Wounded

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1906 · page 2

On Saturday last a meeting of the teachers of the Public, and Provisional Schools in the district was held at the Warialda Public School to inaugurate…

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Mr. C. G. Wilson. Welcome Home

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 June 1906 · page 4

Mr. C. G. Wilson, who has just returned, to Armidale after a protracted continental tour, was cordially welcmed by the New England…

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Every Swiss a Soldier

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 4

To the layman the task of converting a peasant into an effective, smart, and welldrilled soldier in six weeks may seem little short of impossible. When it is…

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A Quaker Soldier Who Would Not Fight

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 3

When the question of courage is once settled it hardly makes a difference what kind it is, whether it is on the battlefield or in the tent. IN 1881 (says…

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Relics of the War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1906 · page 3

CAPTAIN R. J. Orkney, of the steamer Gulf of Venice, which arrived at Brisbane on Wednesday from Vladivostock, in the course of…

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After the War

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 July 1906 · page 4

The trial of Admiral Rozhdestvensky and his officers is proceeding at St. Petersburg. The naval prosecutor termed the…

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War in Central America

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 5

In the battle at Platanar on Saturday the Guatemala forces had 2800 killed and 3000 wounded. The Salvador Army also suffered heavy losses, 700 being killed, while there…

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South American War. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 5

IN the recent battle between the Guateanala and Ran Salvador troops, the former hod 2800 hilled and 3000 wounded. The Salvadors had 700 killed and 1100…

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Cablegrams. London, Thursday. South American War

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 4

The Guatemalans hare been defeated by Salvadors, with enormous losses. An armistice has been arranged…

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May Day in Paris. Mob Fight Police and Soldiers

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 3
Also in The Inverell Times

Sixty thousand troops were on duty in the streets of Paris on Tuesday, and May day did not pass without much tu[?] the worst disorders taking place at…

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South African War Pay

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 4

THE following notification in regard to claims by members of contingents that took part in the Boer War has been published -- Members of contingents from New South Wales and other soldiers…

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Why the Japanese are Great Soldiers

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 3

To realise what great soldiers the little chaps of Japan really are, one should not only see them in battle, but in the hospital…

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One Hour of War

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1906 · page 3

Here is the story of an officer who was in the battle between Dalny and Port Arthur, when the Japanese suddenly pounced upon the Russian flotills:—…

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The Bomb Explosion. Further Particulars. — Civil War Recognised. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1906 · page 2

AN avenue of trees led to the summer residence of M. S[?]olypin, a two-storied wooden building, where the bomb tragedy was enacted. The rooms where…

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Soldiers' Pay

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1906 · page 2

MEMBERS of contingents from New South Wales, and other soldiers who served the Imperial Government during the late Boer war, 1899- 1902, are hereby notified that all claims against the War…

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South African War Claims

The Uralla News · Saturday 1 September 1906 · page 2

The following notification has been received by the Premier, from the War Office, Le[?]den, through the Agent-General, in regard to…

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Soldier Playwrights. From the Barracks to the Stage

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1906 · page 4

It is a curious fact that two of the most popular playwrights of the day are men who have proved once again that the pan is mightier than the sword—at least,…

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Wireless War. the New Style

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 4

I do not know whether Admiral May has the gift of what Dr Johnson called language of endearment used among sailors. If he has the…

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