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The wars & local soldiers, 1909

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Our Sydney Letter. the Northern Situation.—our Dependence on Coal.—a Form of Passive Civil War.—who Owns the Coal?—the Troubles of Both Sides.—sydney Talks to Newcastle. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1909 · page 4

There's only one topic—the strike! When the news reached Sydney that there was going to be an upheaval the proof came with it, and Sydney was in…

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Murder in Indiana. Bank Cashier Killed. President Fatally Wounded. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 5

A desperate murder has been committed in the Merchants National Bank, at New Albany, Indiana in the United States…

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War in Abyssinia. Between Two Princes. Great Loss of Life. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 5

The "Cologne Cazette published details of a fight between the followers of two miner Abyssinian Princes, Abrase and Abete…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Welcome Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 November 1909 · page 6

Mrs. St. Vincent Heyes, who has been absent from her home in Maitland for the past eight months, touring England, Scotland Wales, and France, was welcomed…

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Our Sydney Letter. an Appeal to Reason.—this Fratricidal Trouble.—the Arts of Peace Should Not Be Tainted by War.—our Children and Their Inheritance.—consider Your Country and Its Destiny.—now Is the Appointed Time. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 November 1909 · page 4

Men of the north—employers and employees—consider your country! Have you read Milton's appeal to the English Parliament—an appeal to their…

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Abyssinian War. Sentences on Prisoners. Commuted to Exile. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1909 · page 5

Advices from Abyssinia state that Prince Abrase and several of the chiefs captured with him were sentenced to death, and the rest of the prisoners to…

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Our Sydney Letter. This Civil War!—interfering with Transiti Convenience Partially Sacrificed, and Also Safety.—australia's Credential Before the World, and Newcastle's, Too.—the Domestic Suffering.—wisdom Cries in a Louder Voice, "Stop!" Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 4

"Interfere with the people's transit and you will rouse them at once," said someone down here the other day. Well, the transit has been interfered with, seriously…

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Woman in War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 December 1909 · page 16

This is the title of a paper by Mr. Frederic Walker in "Cassell's." He does not suggest, as might have been expected after the raids of the suffragettes, that…

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The Future War. Lord Roberts' Charge. Valour of Ignorance. London

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

Field-Marshal Lord-Roberts delivered a speech yesterday at the United Service Institution, on the question of defence…

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Appalling Tragedy. Five Persons Killed. Two Mortally Wounded. London

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

An appalling tragedy has occurred' at Marseilles. After a dispute over money matters, a publican shot with a revolver his…

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War Office Contracts. Action for Damages. Dismissed with Costs. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1909 · page 5

The action brought on a petition of right by the Imperial Cold Storage and Supply Company, Limited, against the Crown, claiming £280,000 for…

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Attempted Murder. Roumanian Prime Minister. Seriously Wounded. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 5

A workman yesterday fired three shots at M. Brantiano, the Roumanian Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, and Minister for Foreign Affairs…

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The New War Party

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 16

Amid all the curious changes in these days, remarks a writer in one of the lending London weeklies, perhaps the most remarkable has been the gradual rise of a…

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Lawlessness in China. Attack on a Regent. Only Slightly Wounded. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 December 1909 · page 5

The Shanghai correspondent of the "Cologne Gazette" reports that an attack has been made upon the life of Prince Chun, the Regent of China…

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