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The wars & local soldiers, 1909

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The Spanish War. Operations in Morocco. About to Be Resumed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 5

The Spanish forces in Melilla, on the north coast of Morocco, and on the east side of the mountainous promontory of Tres Forcas, have now been…

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Red Cross Society. Voluntary Aid to Wounded. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1909 · page 5

The British Red Cross Society is organising a large scheme for voluntary aid to the sick and wounded, by means of nurses and ambulance men,…

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Moral Force in War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 13

Napoleon said that the moral forces in war are to the physical as three to one. Lieut.-General Sir Reginald C. Hart, V. C writing on this subject in the Hibbert…

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Abolition of War. International Arbitration. Mr. Carnegie's Proposal. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 5

Mr. Andrew Carnegie, the million hire and philanthropist, has .written, a pamphlet on the subject of the maintenance of peace and the abolition Of…

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Sir Harry Barron. Departure for Tasmania. Old Soldiers' Farewells. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 August 1909 · page 5

Major-General Sir Harry Barron, the Governor-designate of Tasmania, and lady Barron took their departure today for Australia in the steamer…

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The Magnet in War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1909 · page 3

Electrical engineers in Great Britain, although interested in the latest scheme for the utilisation of magnetic force in naval warfare and as a means of harbour…

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Fatal Strike Riots. Five Persons Killed. Women Attack Soldiers. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 5

Five persons, including a deputy sheriff, have been killed at Pittsburg, in Pennsylvania, where wild rioting has occurred in connection with a…

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The Spanish War. Reinforcing the Troops. Noorish Women Fighting. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 5

Reinforcements numbering 16,000 are being mobilised at Madrid and will proceed to Melilla immediately Correspondents of Spanish…

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Lynching of Negroes. Fight in Louisiana. Twenty-three Whites Wounded. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 5

Serious racial troubles have occurred at Monroe, in Louisiana, in the United States, and fights have taken Place between the white men and…

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Anti-war Meeting. Ends in a Free Fight. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1909 · page 5

An anti-war meeting which was held in Paris in connection with the Trade-union Conference had a somewhat remarkable ending…

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The Spanish War. Battle Near Elerba. Moors Suffer Severely. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1909 · page 5

Another battle has taken place between the Moors and the Spanish troops in Morocco. The latest engagement was near…

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Dynamite Outrage. Explosion on a Train. Several Soldiers Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1909 · page 5

An outrage has been perpetrated in European Turkey. A dynamite bomb exploded as a troop train was travelling between Uskub…

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The Spanish War. Moors Lose Heavily. Infantry's Splendid Dash. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 5

The Spaniards continue to be successful in their operations against Moorish tribes. General Aguilera's brigade has…

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The Polar War Dr. Cook's Answer. Excitement in America. Charges Against Peary. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 5

The charges made against Dr. Cook by Commander Robert Peary have excited a sensation throughout the world…

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French Ports in War Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 4

A decree signed by the President of the Republic and counter-signed by the Minister of Marine, modifying the terms of the decree of March 17, 1902, relating to the conditions…

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British Boy Scouts. War Office Experiment. Their Use in Manoeuvres. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 5

The military authorities are taking steps to encourage the movement for the training of Boy Scouts. The War Office is experimenting as…

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The Spanish War. Burning Farms and Houses. Surrenderers Well Treated. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 5

The brigade of Spanish troops under General Aguilera, which a few days age defeated the Moors near Arkemem, has left that place…

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The Spanish War. Troops Disorganised. Victories Insignificant. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 September 1909 · page 5

The editor of one of the Madrid newspapers, the Conservative "Correspondencia," who lately returned from Melilla, the scene of much of the…

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The Spanish War. General Marina's Success. Commands the Peninsula. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1909 · page 5

General Marina, commanding the Spanish forces in Morocco, cleared the country northwoard of Mount Gurugu. He took 1000 prisoners, drove the…

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Australia's Defences. the British View. Every Australian a Soldier. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1909 · page 5

All the newspapers in London display details of the Australian Defence Bill. The "Daily Mail heads its articles as…

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