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The wars & local soldiers, 1910

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Soldiers' Memorial. London

Northern Star · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 3

A solemn service will be held in St. Paul's, Cathedral on Wednesday, 20th, in connection with the unveiling of a monument, in Pall Mall to the artillerymen who…

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General News. War on Wigs and Gowns

Northern Star · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 3

Now that the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President, of the Se[?] have de[?]red war on wigs and gowas, it is proposed to call a [?] ting of…

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Short Story. a Soldier of Brittany

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 3

It was in the country near the forest not far from the Seine, in the modest villa where I hoped to spend my old age, that I saw Jean de Thommeray tor the first time. He…

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A Midnight Alarm. Fowlhouse Robber Shot. Wounded Man Disappears. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 5

A Sensational occurrence was reported to the Burwood police shortly after midnight. A man named William Dibbs, of Enfield,…

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Aeroplane v. Dirigible in War

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 3

The battleship has no absolute immunity from the attack of the torpedo-boat, and very little safety indeed unless the officers and crew be both vigilant and skilful. Size,…

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Where Every Man Is at War with His Neighbour

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 3

Our sketch represents a house in the Central Arfak Mountain, Dutch New Guinea. The old traditions of blood feuds are strong here, and every…

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Soldiers Reubked for Coughing

Northern Star · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 3

Coughing during the parade services is the subject of a notice which has been issued to the soldiers of the Woolwich garrison. The Brigadier-Geneal emphasises…

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Chicago Meat Firm Obtains War Office Contract. London

Northern Star · Thursday 4 August 1910 · page 3

The War Office has contracted with Messrs. Libby and McNeill, meat preservers, of Chicago, for a million pounds of corned meat at the highest price ever…

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War Office Tenerse for Tinned Meat. London, Tuesday Night

Northern Star · Thursday 4 August 1910 · page 3

The War Office is inviting tenders by 9th November for 412,500 twelve ounce tins meat, 68,750 twenty-four ounce for delivery in January and February, 1911…

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Young Soldiers Preferred

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 2

F[?]-marshal Viscount Wolseley. who has seen much hard fighting, prefers young soldiers. Thirty-one years ago I commanded two battalions, which, with 500…

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Soldier and Lawyer Quarrel

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 4

The Bucharest correspondent of the "Daily Express" says that Captain Crigorin, of the Artillery, quarrelled with Dr. Frunzeascu, a lawyer, in one…

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Moral Force of War

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 3

If Government are to select the true leaders they must not continue to ignore that in war moral forces are to the physical as three to one. The great leader…

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How the next War will be Fought. Aeroplane Cavalry and Grappling Fleets

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 8

It is rumoured that one European power has secretly under construction fifty airships. and another has fourteen nearly [?]dy. Experiments have also been…

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Is a General War Probable?

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 4

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A Well-dressed Soldier

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 6

In Napoleon's Russian campaign, the personal baggage of the Emperor's brother, Jerome Bonaparte, contained 60 pairs of boots, 200 shirts, and 318…

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Bursting of a Boiler on Italian Man O' War. London

Northern Star · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 9

The bursting of a boiler tube on the Italian battleship Regina Margherita, at Tarrants, scalded nine men, two of whom have succumbed…

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Drunken German Soldiers. London, Thursday Afternoon

Northern Star · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 9

Eighty German soldiers who had been drinking heavily in an inn at Kaltenhausen attacked and seriously injured an officer who was endeavouring to restore order…

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War Material for the Near East. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 August 1910 · page 5

Underwriters are commenting upon the quantities of war material that are being consigned to the Near East. There include a big shipment of explosives from the…

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Suggestions for Vessels in War Time to Carry Aeroplanes. London

Northern Star · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 3

A French aeronautic commission suggests that in war time, ocean-going liners as auxiliary cruisers should carry aeroplane as valuable adjuncts for reconnaissnce…

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American Cotton Market. Highest Price Since the Civil War. Vancouver

Northern Star · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 3

August cotton touched 20 cents per lb. in the New York market on Monday, and closed at 10.80 cents. This is the highest price since the American Civil War, and…

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