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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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Rumours in Turkey. Students Clamour for War. Constantinople

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 5

Rumours are current that the Powers are increasing their steps to restrain the Balkan States from going to war add to stop Montonegro's…

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The Balkan War. Montenegrin Success. Fourteen Hours' Battle. Other States Quiescent. Podgoritza

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 5

The war began by the King of Monte-negro, the Princes, and a brilliant staff attending a little church to witness the bishop blessing the standard…

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The Balkan War. Montenegrin Success. Fight for Scutari. Turkey Becomes Formidable. Podgoritza

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 5

The fighting on Friday was general along the whole frontier. General Martinovics, in command of one division of the Montenegrin army,…

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The Balkan War. Heavy Fighting. Turks and Montenegrins. Servian Troops Moving. Constantinople

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1912 · page 5

According to Turkish accounts, the Montenegrin advance of Scutar[?] has been checked, heavy fighting taking place at Tuzi…

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The Balkan War. Tuzi Surrenders. Montenegrin Success. Fighting on the Frontier. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 5

The citadel of Tuzi, on the road to Salonika, has surrendered to the Montenegrins. The Montenegrins were preparing to…

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A Soldier's Career

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 14

Colonel Reginald Salmond Curtis who has just been appointed Commandant of the Army Signal School, has boon connected with the Royal Engineers since 1883…

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Austrian War Credit. Vienna

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 5

The Hungarian Delegation have adopted the naval and military credits…

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Declaration of War. Issued by the Allies. Sofia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 5

Turkeys answer to the Powers is regarded as an indirect reply to the memorandum of the Balkan States. Owing to the recall of the Turkish…

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Decision of the Powers. War to Be Confined. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 5

Herr Von Kiderlen Wechter, the German Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in a speech at a banquet to the delegates to the Exhibition Conference, said he was…

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The Balkan War. to Be Localised. Decision of the Powers. Fighting Spreading. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 5

The Porte, owing to the lack of deference paid by Bulgaria and Servia in its Note, has recalled its Ministers at Sofia and Belgrade…

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Our Sydney Letter. the War and Local Speculation.—mr. Willis and Mr. Wade.—what of "Loan-don" for the Federal Capital?—the Bread-carters' Award.—progress of the Commonwealth Bank.—wireless Between Australia and New Zealand. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 5

"Effect of war—wheat rises." Then— "Effect of war—shares fall." Curious but it is so. What we can't do without becomes dearer; what we can do without…

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Care for the Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 5

The British Red Cross Society is appealing for funds for its work in the Balkans. The "Daily News" has opened a sick…

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War Not Spreading. the Allies Passive. War Fervour Shaken. Turkey Will Not Confer. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 5

In the Council of Ministers yesterday, M. Poincare, the French Premier, discussed the Balkan situation, and stated that all the Powers were daily…

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Balkans Don't Want War. Appeal to Turkey. Belgrade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 5

M. Pasicis, the Premier of Servia, in course of an interview, stated that he Balkans still did not desire war. Before fighting they would make a…

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The Balkan War. Capture of Berana. Some Severe Fighting. Podgoritza

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 5

The Montenegrins have captured Berana, 39 miles south-west of Novibazar. The Berana garrison surrendered…

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Bulgaria's Manifesto. War for Human Right. Sofia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 5

King Fordinand has issued a mainfesto to his nation, which says: "War has been declared for the human right of the Christians in Turkey…

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Patriotic Reservists. Hastening to the War. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 5

Hundreds of Greek and Montenegrin reservists are returning from the United States and Canada to take part in the war…

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Balkan War. Heavy Fighting. Four Powers Engaged. Albanians Support Turkey. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 5

The Bulgarians have occupied the town of Kourtkale, which is Mustafa Pasha, and, is a point of great…

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British Red Cross. Starting for the War Zone. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 5

Doctors Goldsmith and Bradford, the Australians, left London last night with the Red Cross Ambulance, for Montenegro…

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Balkan War. Allies Successful. Two Great Movements. Salonika and Adrianoplle. Montenegrin Fighting. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 5

The Montenegrins captured Plava after two days' fighting. Marching from Plava on Gusinje, the Montenegrins captured the latter…

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