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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

207 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 11

Airships for War. New Development

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 3

Spurred on by the two abortive attempts recently made to launch an aeroplane from the deck of an Hamburg-American liner, the U.S…

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Our Serial Story. the Copyright of This Charmingly - Written Serial Tale Has Been Purchased by the Proprietors of This Journal. All Rights Reserved. the Blue Dragoons. an Indian Soldier Story. Part 2

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 8

Directly after they reached the main gate, and passing through, they were ithin the walls of Rustanpore, and saluted by a native regiment on…

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No More War

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 July 1911 · page 6

An extraordinarily optimistic American lecturer, who recently visited Australia, said that the world's last great war had been fought, and that…

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Is War Near at Hand? London

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 July 1911 · page 4

Lloyd's have been noticed that after August [?] shipowners will be required to take out special [?] at special rates. It is…

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Rumours of War

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 31 July 1911 · page 2

On Friday our Sydney agents wired that a cablegram had been received announcing that Great Britain had issued an ultimatum to Germany in…

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The War Cloud. Moroccan Situation. Preparing for War. Rumours of an Ultimatum Not Confirmed

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 1 August 1911 · page 5

"Not since July, 1870, has the international situation been so critical," says "The Morning Post." Other London papers reflect this…

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The War Cloud. the Powers and Morocco. London, Thursday Evening

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1911 · page 3

Mr. Asquith's statement in the House of Commons fully bear out the description of the situation as one of real anxiety…

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War Scare. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 August 1911 · page 7

The first division of the House Fleet has been ordered to coal ship and to take on a supply of oil fuel forthwith. The manufacture of…

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Germany and War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1911 · page 9

SIR HENRY BURDETT, the well-known authority on hospital administration, speaking recently (says the "Hospital"), said that he had been much…

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Our Serial Story. the Copyright of This Charmingly Written Serial Tale Has Been Purchased by the Proprietors of This Journal. All Rights Reserved. the Blue Dragoons. an Indian Soldier Story. Part 6

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1911 · page 8

Melton's teeth were set very hard as he thought sorrowfully of many a fine young officer come to so ignoble a death, and in imagination he was…

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The Vanishing War Cloud

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Parisian " Debats" declares that Berlin is moving heaven and earth to make it believed in London that a satisfactory basis of…

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Our Serial Story. the Copyright of This Charmingly Written Serial Tale Has Been Purchased by the Proprietors of This Journal. All Rights Reserved. the an Indian Soldier Story. Part 7

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 2

If this piece, an eighteen-pounder, had been loaded with grape, and had been fired, it would have swept the street of every dragoon, now…

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Soldiers Adventure in India

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 3

Once during my service in India, I had the advantage of being stationed close to the sea. One evening, after a roasting hot day, a party of us strolled to the seashore…

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In the Event of War. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 August 1911 · page 4

Mr. Fisher, referring to the [?]bility of war, ways there need be no mistake about the attitude of his Government in [?] event[?]ty…

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Soldier's Adventure in India

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1911 · page 5

Once during my service in India, I had the advantage of being stationed close to the sea. One evening, after a roasting hot day, a party of us strolled to the seashore…

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our Serial Story the Copyright of This Charmingly Written Serial Tale Has Been Purchased by the Proprietors of This Journal. All Rights Reserved. the Blue Draco an Indian Soldier Story. Part 9

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 2

Melton had not been forgetful of the wants of the sisters, and had secured for them the rooms of the keeper of the magazine these being…

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Industrial War. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 7

After a 13 hours conference between the lightermen, the employers and the Board of Trade, it was agreed to an average increase of the…

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Cablegrams. London, Monday. LONDON's Labour War. Fierce Rioting

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 4

Ben Tillett stated on Sunday that 90 per cent, of the men would resume work yesterday. The men are boasting that they had…

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A Plucky Soldier

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 4

An anecdote illustrative of the pluck of our Goor[?] solliers is recorded by one who was an eye-witness of the deed…

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Our Serial Story The Copyright of This Charmingly Written Serial Tale Has Been Purchased by the Proprietors of This Journal. All Rights Reserved. the Blue Dragoons. an Indian Soldier Story, Part 10

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 8

"Above all," be whispered, "mark Well the place where the ladders are, and if I'm cut down, keep together, and help one another in the…

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