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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

214 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 11

What War Means. Dr. Starr Jordan's Views. Ploitation of the People

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 11

Dr. David Starr Jordan, President of the Stanford University, California, has sent to Mr. T. W. Stanford, of Melbourne, a series of twelve articles, which he…

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The British Soldier

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

There is a great deal of misconception as to the alleged brutalising effects of soldiering. Even if there ever was a time when the charge of brutalism was not a…

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Blockade of Montenegro the War in Albania. Attitude of Britain. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 5

Vice-admiral Burney, and not Rear-admiral Troubridge, is in command of the international squadron which is to carry out the blockade or Montenegro…

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Horrors of War. Cholera and Famine. Prisoners Die by Hundreds. Adrianople

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 5

King Ferdinand's entry into Adrianople is delayed owing to the epidemics among the Turkish prisoners. The destruction of the Arda Bridge…

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Avoiding War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 15

It is a sign full of encouragement that the general Armageddon which we were told dogmatically would follow the war in the Balkans has not eventuated. That…

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Maitland District. Welcome Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 6

The Very Rev. Francis O'German, P.P., of East Maitland, who recently returned from a holiday tour of twelve months through Ireland and the continent, was…

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Greek Army in War. British Officer's Views

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 6

Captain A. H. Trapmann, of the 25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion, the London Regiment, who had just returned from the front, having accompanied the…

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Balkan War Ending. Truce Agreed Upon. Greeks Deny Massacres. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 5

A truce has been agreed upon between Turkey and the Balkan Allies. This is the preliminary to an armistice…

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German War Tax. Money Leaves the Country. Geneva

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 5

German gold to the value of £10,000,000 has reached the banks in Basel and Zurich in a month. This is the result of the prospective…

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No Armistice Yet. Chatalja Fighting Stopped. Relieved War Ended. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 5

No armistice has so far been signed, but fighting has been suspended 'at Chatalja for a few days, professedly to bury the dead…

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Allies at War. Servians Defeated. Sofia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 5

Reports have reached here of severe fighting at Kumanovo. A force of Bulgarian volunteers defeated the Servians; whom they…

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Armistice Signed. the War Suspended. Except at Scutari. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 5

The armistice between the Turks and the Balkan Allies has been signed by all of the latter except Montenegro. There are conflicting reports from…

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War Devil Pictures. Zangwill's Plaint. a Spiritual Blight. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 5

Mr. Israel Zangwill has written a remarkable article in the "Chronicle," entitled, "War Devil Pictures." He says that statesmen are primed…

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War Not Ended. Position Critical. Friction Between Allies. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 5

A report emanated from Vienna that the Powers had sent Montenegro an ultimatum to withdraw from Skutari, failing which they would land troops…

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The Belgian Strike. Murder by Soldiers. Brussels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 5

Two drunken soldiers deserted, and ran through the streets shooting and shouting "Long live the strike!" They killed a chasseur, and escaped…

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Dr. Golding Bird on "War."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1913 · page 7

Sir.—If reported correctly, the Dean of Newcastle, Dr. Golding Bird, preaching in Newcastle Cathedral on Sunday night, said:—(1) War must be looked upon as a…

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Abolition of War. a Scheme for Peace. Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1913 · page 5

Mr. W. J. Bryan, the United States Secretary of State, has outlined a plan to negotiate for treaties for peace between the United States and other…

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Greece and Bulgaria. Preparing for War. Servia Will Aid Greece. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1913 · page 5

The correspondent in Salonika of the "Daily Chronicle" states that Greece and Bulgaria are rapidly drifting into war…

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Japan and America. California Supported. War If Necessary. Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 5

Mr. Sisson, a member of the House of Representatives, says that if the alternatives to the Japanese demands regarding California's anti-alien…

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Idle Men. the Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 9

In common usage the, term "unemployed" is restricted solely to those who are without work, and who are receiving no wages. No matter what a man may…

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