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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

214 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 11

Greta Shooting Case. Death of Wounded Man

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 5

Owen Edward Sharkey, who was shot at Greta on Saturday, died In the Maitland Hospital yesterday morning. Deceased was 20 years of age, and was…

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War and Disease. English Nurse's Sacrifice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 6

Fortunately for the Turkish cholera patients a Florence Nightingale has already appeared to infuse a spirit of energy and self-sacrifice into the work of…

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Turkey Submits. the War Ended. Powers to Intervene. Constantinople

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

The Grand Council met yesterday. The Sultan received the members individually, including Kiamil Pasha, the Grand Vizier, and the Sheikh ul…

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The French Soldier. Not Too Learned. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

Of 227,000 conscripts examined, 50,800 failed in elementary history, geography, and arithmetic. They have been sent to military…

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Soldier and Statesman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 6

General Botha, who has resigned the Premiership of South Africa, but has been invited to form another Ministry, was born on British soil, at Greytown, in…

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Who Are the Makers of War?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 8

The London "Times" some weeks ago published a remarkable article inspired by the fear that out of the Balkan struggle, then regarded as practically at an end…

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Women's Labour League. Prevention of War. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 5

At the Women's Labour League Conference yesterday resolutions were carried in favour of women's franchise, the prevention of war by a general…

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Aviation and War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 6

Recognising the important part aviation is to play in the wars of the future, the Commonwealth Government recently decided to establish a school for military…

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War in the Balance. Great Powers Silent. Delegates Leaving London. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 5

The Balkan delegates to the Peace Conference are returning homeward. One representative of each delegation remains in London…

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War Still Threatening. Turkey Confident. Preparations at Chatalja. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 5

Shevket Pasha, the Grand Vizier and Minister for War, denies the truth of the reported conflicts between members of the Turkish army at Chatalja,…

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Effect of the War. Dressmakers Bankrupt. Vienna

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 5

Three dressmaking firms are bankrupt, owing to the stagnation in business created by the war. Their liabilities amount to £883,000…

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War Resumed. Attack on Adrianople. Skirmishing at Chatalja. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 5

It is officially announced in Constantinople that the Balkan Allies bombarded Adrianople at seven o'clock last night…

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War Proceeding. Adrianople Bombarded. Attack on Callipoli. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 5

The bombardment of Adrianople was resumed yesterday by the Bulgarians It is reported that portion of the town is in flames…

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Russian Centenary. War of Liberation. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 5

The Kaiser and the Crown Prince attended the opening celebrations of the centenary of the war of liberation at Konigsberg…

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The Turkish War. Large Asiatic Forces. Attack on Scutari. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 5

It is reported from Sofia that the Bulgarians have repulsed the Turks who were attempting to cross the River Karasu. The Turkish losses…

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The Turkish War. Fighting in Gallipoli. Sofia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 5

When the Turks landed at Charkeni, near the neck of the Gallipoli peninsula, the Bulgarians quickly hemmed them in, and drove them back to their…

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The War in Europe. Mr. Henry Stead's Views. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 5

Mr. Henry Stead, son of the late Mr. W. T. Stead, who has arrived in Melbourne, referring to the war in Europe, expressed the opinion that Constantinople…

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The Turkish War. Asiatic Troops Land. Powers Refuse Intervention. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent in Constantinople states that 60,000 Turkish troops under Enver Bey have sufely landed at Eregli, 53 miles west of…

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The Turkish War. Fighting in Gallipoli. Adrianople Not Captured. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 5

The whole of the coastline of the Sea of Marmora, from Silivrl to Bulair, is now reported in Sofia to be in the hands of the Bulgarians…

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The Turkish War. Lull in Fighting. a Bulgarian Ruse. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 5

No fighting took place at Adrianople on Thursday or Friday. Yielding to the insistent representations of the French Government,…

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