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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

207 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 11

War. Italy and Turkey. Rome

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 2

Extraodirary p[?]ecautions were taken to g[?]ard the King at Naples, whither he went to witness the department of the Tripolitan expedition. It has…

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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 27. Chapter Xxiv. Flight for Life

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 2

The day of Lawrence's rescue passed very slowly with Jackson, who had climbed high up in the ruined tower to where he could obtain a…

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In the Event of War

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 4

All the States have approved of the suggestion from the Defence Department, relating to the use of railways in war time…

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The War

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 8

The indication by the Tripolitan deputies which was brought forward in the Turkish Chamber yesterday charges H[?]kki Beys Cabinet with…

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Latest War News. Italo-Turkish War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Night.—The Turkish Fleet is stated to be proceeding to the Sea of Marmora for gun practice…

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Local & General. [Items of interest, forwarded from any authentic source will be published in this column.] Welcome Home

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 4

The staff of Messrs. Mallam and Co., tendered a "welcome home" to the senior member of the firm, Mr. Harry Mallam, and Mrs. Mallam on Tuesday evening last, on…

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The Itale-Turkey War. BERLIN

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 6

THE "Frankfurter Zeitung" reports that a great battle has been fought in Tripoli. The Italians made an advance…

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War. Italy and Turkey. Constantinople

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 7

The situation here is fraught with the greatest peril for a European clash. The Young Turks easily control Parliament. The Sultan's speech, read…

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War News. Italy and Turkey. Italy will Force Turkey to Accept Her Terms of Peace

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—It is stated in Vienna that Italy has announced her intention of occupying Mitylene and other of the Aegan Islands so as to to force Turkey to…

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Wounded Negro Roasted Alive. Dragged From Hospital to His Funeral Pyre. Vain Plea for Meroy

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 October 1911 · page 3

A bloodcurdling story of white men's savagery comes from Pennsylvania. On Sunday, August 13, the so called pea[?]tle in[?]bitantas of…

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Latest Cable News. the War. Latest Particulars. London

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 October 1911 · page 2

The wildest rumours are [?]ent to Pekin. The Rebels are [?] to capturing and [?]…

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War News. Revolution in China. Disregard of the Red Cross Society.—Wounded Killed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Night.—The Chinese Imperial leaders would not recognise the Red Cross Society in the late conflict. Many of the wounded were killed and mutilated by…

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The Italo-Turkey War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 4

BERLIN, Saturday.—Despatches published here state that the Italians are surprised at the stubborn resistance that is being made by the Turks…

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The War. Bombardment and Assault. Slave Trade Abolished. Shocking Cruelties Disclosed

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 5

The Italian forces bombarded ; Horns, which is on the Droutes, 56 miles from Tripoli. The barracks were destroyed before the Turks…

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Turko-italian War

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 7

The Salonika correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" reports that a fight has taken place between the Turks and the Bulgarians on the…

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Germany's Black Saturday. Result of War Panic

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 7

The Berlin correspondent of the "Observer" called the panic on the Berlin Bourse, consequent on the Moroccan situation, "Black…

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The War. Latest Particulars. London

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 October 1911 · page 4

A force of Turkieh and Arab horsemen made a fierce attack upon tripoli yesterday. They huried themselves on the Italian lines with great…

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Woos and Wins. War Time Love

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 October 1911 · page 4

Mrs Anna M'Kee, a resident nurse, and Wesley Grant, a retired farmer of Randolph County, Ill, sweethearts' more than half a century ago (wired…

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The Zulu War

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 7

When the Zulus defeated the British, at the beginning of April, 1879, the existence of the Zulu army was a standing menace to the colony of…

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Cablegrams. London Thursday. the War

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 4

Italy notifies the Powers that Italian govereiguty is established from the Egyptian to the Tuisian border and inland to the British-French…

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