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The wars & local soldiers, 1906

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Wounded Buried Alive

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 3

WITH the return to European Russia of sections of the Manchurian army, the awful fact has been brought to light (says the Anglo-Russian) that after each…

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Advertisement by War

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 10

We predict a boom in Japan's commerce after the war. The country has been brought prominently before the world in a way that it has never been…

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A Russian Soldier. How He Is Valued

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 9

And Shestopaloff, of the village Biakova, Government of Tula, was summoned to the military chief of the district, who said to her: "Thine husband…

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End of Picturesque War. Fighting of the Future

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 9

The veteran French officer. General de Negrler. has given to the "Revuedes Deux Mondes" his critelsms of the Russo-Japanese campaign…

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The French War Office. the French War Office Nearly Collapses

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 12

"Luckily,"writes the Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph."on 18th January. "the High Council of War was not sitting on Monday…

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Soldier Masqueraders. a Vladivostok Picture

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 12

A vivid picture of the sacking of Vladivostok is given by the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail." Writing on November 15th, he says:…

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Blind Soldier's Plight. Gentleman Ranker Cast Off

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 10

To the Brentford magistrates a most pathetic appeal was made by a middleaged man who is totally blind. Groping his way to the witness-box…

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Remarkable Tug of War Contest

Northern Star · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 2

A contest involving an exhibition of physical strength and endurance, which excited a good deal of local interest, was decided at Warragul (Victoria);on Saturday week,…

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His Foe's Legacy. a Soldier's Adopted Child

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 9

There are three visitors in Nottingham at the present time who recall one of the most romantic incidents of a soldier's life…

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The War Cloud Passed

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 7

LATE cables state that Sir Nicholas O'Connor, the British Ambassador, has sternly rejected the overtures of Tewfik Pasha, instating upon…

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Petrol, Steam, and Electricity Figh for Supremacy. London's Omnibus War

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 3

The advent of the "Electrobus" is the latest development of the great omnibus battle in London. The future domination of the streets of…

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Roping a Big Bear. How It War Done

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1906 · page 9

"In the winter of 1893." said Tim Kinney, a ranchman of Rock Springs, Wyo., "the bears In Bitter Creek were surely a nuisance to the stockmen. I…

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Twice Wounded

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 6

Twice has your name been shouted through the dark That broods above the river's sullen flow; Twice the stern Ferryman, with lifted oars,…

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War News Censorship. Press and National Interest

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 10

On the eve of or during war make [?] penal to publish unauthorised news of naval and military movements. A Bill to that effect, which has been urged by the…

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Indian Soldiers. Memorial to John Nicholson

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 9

The Viceroy unveiled on Friday, 6th April, a statue of General Nicholson at Delhi in the presence of a brilliant gathering. Lord Minto, who was in…

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French Miners' War. Fight with the Troops

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 12

At a conference of the Prefect o the Pas de Calais, the Public Prosecutor, the consulting engineer to the Courrieres Mines, and Dr [?], it…

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A Year's Freight War. Still Continuing

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 12

It is now more than a year ago that a freight war broke out in Eastern trade. On the one side are still range the Peninsular and Oriental Company…

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The British Army New War Office Scheme

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 July 1906 · page 8

The Secretary for War (Mr. Haidane) explained to Parliament the Cabinet's army sencaic. He said that Great Britain meant to lead the movement for the reauction of…

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British War Office

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 6

IN the House of Commons, the Right Hon. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, explained the new army scheme proposed by the Cabinet…

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War or Arbitration

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 August 1906 · page 6

Mr. Austin Chapman, Postmaster-General, was very deeply impressed by the cosmopolitan character of the International Postal Congress that sat recently at…

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