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The wars & local soldiers, 1906

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Citizen Soldiers

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1906 · page 2

Major-General Finn, the retiring Inspector-General of the Common wealth Military Forces, says he has a very great admiration for the enormous…

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The South African War. the Official History

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 18 September 1906 · page 3

The South African war ended on the 31st May, 1902. To-day, after a lapse of over four years, the first volume of the official history sees the…

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War News. in War Time

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 7

Probably every one admits (writes the London "Times" in June) in the abstract the importance of controlling, and, if need be, restricting, the…

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Cheers at a Trial. Soldier Acquitted. Dramatic Scene in Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 3

Dramatic scenes were witnessed at a murder trial at Northampton Assizes yesterday (21st June)-scones which have rarely, if ever, been…

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Wireless War. the New Style

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 2

On board H.M.S. Euryalus on 28th June Mr William Maxwell wrote to the London "Daily Mail" : -- [?] do not know whether Admiral…

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A Soldier's Adventure

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 3

Spectators witnessing the launching of the German crulser Gnelsenau at Geestemunde the other day were treated, according to the "Tagblatt," of Bremen,…

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Latest Cables. London Friday. Governor Wounded

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 2

The Governor of Simibrisk was wounded by an assassin and an officer killed. Several others were wounded by the explosion of the bomba at Tiflis…

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Coming Commercial War. Fight for the Pacific

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 6

Mr F. A. Mackenzie writes from Kobe to the London " Daily Mail":-- Yesterday Japan was the w world's fairyland ; to-day Japan would fain…

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Soldiers Beds

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 8

The soldier's bed varies notably in the different European armies, and, perhaps, we may see in them the reflection of national characteristics. In England the bed is hard ;…

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The Army Censured. War Stores Commission

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 3

If it were not for the seriousness of the issues, the loss to the British taxpayer, and the severe condemnation of the War Office and Army officers of all…

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Latest Cables. London, Tuesday. War Stores Disclosures

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2

Colonel Morgan, who was in charge of the Sales Department during the South African War, and Colonel Hipwell (who succeeded him), and four…

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Real Deadwood Dicks. London Boys. Learning To'be Soldiers. Splendid Shooting

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 7

The Bisley correspondent of the London "Express" wrote on 31st July:-- When I entered the grammar and…

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Beer War. Waging in Germany

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 2 November 1906 · page 3

On the engrossing subject of beer Germany is working itself into a state of intense excitement. It has all arisen in consequence of the…

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The Chief Scout of the War

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 2 November 1906 · page 5

If the people of Quirindi were to see a little Jap or a stalwart Russian walking down the main street, no notice perhaps, would be taken of them, but if…

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Child in Dungeon. Pet of the Regiment. Soldier's Wife to the Rescue

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 2 November 1906 · page 3

There has just emerged (writes the "Daily Mail" of 17th August) from a subterranean dungeon in the feudal stronghold known as Pendennis Castle,…

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Coming Commercial War. Fight for the Pacific

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 3

Mr F. A. Mackenzie writes from Kobe to tho London "Daily Mail":— Yesterday Japan was the world's fairyland ; to-day Japan would fain…

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News in War Time. "An Expensive Nuisance."

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 6 November 1906 · page 3

At the concluding sitting of the Journalists' Conference in Dublin on 5th September, a resolution was adopted agreeing with the necessity for preventing in…

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War Pinnace Cut in Two. Sailor Killed by Steamer

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 6 November 1906 · page 7

A fatal accident occurred during the visit of the Medway Reserve Fleet to Margate on 12th September. The pleasure steamer Conquerer,…

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The Next Great War. Sir Hiram Maxim's Views

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 7

"The wars of the future will be fought in the air. The chief weapon used will undoubtedly be something in the nature of an aerial torpedo…

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"In Some Tight Corners." Being Remniscences From the Late Boer War. [Copyright]

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 5

BEFORE leaving Lindley, two men were sent to me who had escaped from De Wet's laager. One was a Canadian, the other a young Africander. They…

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