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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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Thirty-five Years War on Misery

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 7

MR. RIDER HAGGARD has once more deserted the realms of romance. His new book, "Regeneration," is a brilliant and lucid account of the social…

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Ex-soldiers As Immigrants. London, Thursday Night

Northern Star · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 9

Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary for war, replying to a question whether he would give facilities to enable ex-soldiers with suitable experience to emigrate to…

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War Artists Warning. Vancouver, Friday Afternoon

Northern Star · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 3

Frederic Villiers, the celebrated war artist, lecturing before the Fort William Cannadian Club, was open in his declaration of thet imminent risk of the Japanese…

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British War Equipment. a New Cartridge. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 3

The "Times" declares that the War Office has adopted a new mark seven cartridge of tubular cordite, with a pointed bullet. At 800 yards the maximum…

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Race War in Alabama. Vancouver, Monday Afternoon

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 5

A race war is imminent at Birmingham, in Alabama, consequent on the killing of one negro and the wounding of another. The Chicago authorities are taking steps…

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Mr. Lee, Civil War--and Other Things

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 4

IN the School of Arts on Monday night the Hon. C. A. Lee, M.L.A., opened his campaign against the Federal Referenda…

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Japan and America. Prediction of War

Northern Star · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 3

A message from Washington on Monday stated:—Mr. R. P. Hobson, a member of the House of Representatives (formerly Lieutenant' Hohson, of the United States…

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The Northern Star. Published Daily. Tuesday, February 28, 1911. Will There Be War?

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

At the present time there is much talk about the prospects of war between Russia and China, or Japan and the United States. In both instances there are…

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Airmen for War. London

Northern Star · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 3

The War Office has organised an air battalien in connection with the Royal Engineers, to supersede the balloon school. It is intended to create a body of expert…

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American Meat Trust. War Office Contract. London

Northern Star · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 3

In the House of Commons last night Mr. D,. Kilbride, Nationalist member for Kildaru South, questioned Mr. R. B. Haidane, Secretary of State for War, with regard…

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Aeroplanes in War

Northern Star · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 8

Previous announcement made by the minister for Defence that he was gathering all available information on the subject of military aviation have indicated a…

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Soldiers' Reunion

Northern Star · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 5

It is over ten years since the crisis in South Africa provoked such on outburst of patriotism that the oversea Britons rushed to the aid of the motherland. Since…

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Railway War on Fly That Causes Sleeping Sickness

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 2

The Confere[?] Sleeping Sickness held at the Foreign Office relating to that portion of the Cabe to Cairo Railway running beyond Proked [?]ill to the Congo frontier…

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Echoes of the Boer War. (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 4

Sir,—In last Saturday's issue of a district paper I read, under the heading of Notes and Comments, an article entitled "Echoes of the Boer War." As one who…

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Cycles in War

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 10

Stringent regulations have been issued by the Swiss War Office with regard to motor cycles cmployed in their military manceuvres. Machines must be stoutly…

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Railways Men for War. London

Northern Star · Thursday 16 March 1911 · page 3

Mr. Camphion, who immediately followed Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary for War, in the army debate, announced that Lord Kitchener and a committee of experts will…

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Wiles of the Boy Soldier

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 4

THE defence authorities assert that some of the boys who are being medically examination for universal training are apparently not imbued with a strong afternoon for…

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Wiles of the Boy Soldier

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 5

The defence authorities assert that some of the boys who are being medically examined for universal training are apparently not imbued…

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The Waste of War. Britain and the United States

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 3

The Revs. R. F. Horton (Congregational minister), C. Silvester Horne (M.P. and Congregational minister), and J. H. Shakespeare (secretary of…

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A Veteran Soldier. One of the "Eaugh-a-ballagh's." Dies at Newcastle

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 6

For many years one of the most familiar figures in Newcastle has been that of Mr. Thomas Maxwell Walsh, an ex-soldier, who had probably seen more active service than…

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