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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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Wiles of the Boy Soldier

Northern Star · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 2

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

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A Veteran Soldier

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 7

FOR many years one of the most familiar figures in Newcastle has been that of Mr. Thoma Maxwell Walsh, an ex-soldier, who has probably seen…

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A Veteran Soldier Gone

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 2

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…

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Soldiers' 18 Years Abroad

Northern Star · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

ThE 2nd South Staffordshire Regiment landed at Southampton on February 15 after an absence from England of eighteen years all but a week. In the Bay of…

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Veteran Soldier's Death

Northern Star · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 3

The following condensed extract from columns of last. Thursday's "Newcastle Herald" refers to the long and remarkable career, also death in his 97th year of a…

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America and Japan. War Clouds Gathering

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 6

"WAR will break out between the United States and JApan within the next twelve months," was, according to cables news, a prediction made at Washington…

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Montenegrin Re[?]olt. Turkish Soldiers Shoot Instructors

Northern Star · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 3

CHTTINGE (Montenegro), Wednesday. Several, Albanian tribes have risen in revolt and destroyed the blockhouses in the Tuchi district, scizing the soldiers' rifles,…

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A British Soldier in the Soudan

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 5

During the last Soudan War (writes an ex-soldier), I was one of the Guards' Camel Corps up the Nile. and, before starting across the Bayuda desert, we…

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Airmen for War

Northern Star · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 2

Word from London states that the War Office has decided to accept the services of airmen, which have been so long on offer. A list of English airmen is being prepared,…

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Laborites at War

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 4

Echoes of the last State election reverberated in the Glehe Labor League rooms one night last week, The theme was the scurvy treatment meted out to Ald. John…

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Britain and War. a Huge Expenditure. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 5

Mr. P. Snowden, M.P., preaching at Bloomsbury Central Church, said since 1800 Great Britain had spent 5000 millions of money in war and nearly a…

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First Airman In Real War. Flight Over Besieged Town

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 3

AN airman's experiences in making the first reconnaissance in real warfare are telegraphed to-day by Mr. Charles Hamilton, who on Friday flew over and…

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French Guinea. Treacherous Friendlies Murder Soldiers. Paris

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 5

News has reached Paris that a captain and lieutenant with 10 Terailleurs, have been treacherously murdered by friendlies in French Guinea…

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An Army of Boy Soldiers. to Associate with Larrikins

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 8

At the Australian Baptist Congress held in Melbourne this week, a motion in favor of international peace was carried unanimously…

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Fighting the New Hebrides. Natives Killed and Wounded. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 5

News was received yesterday of a tight between, the militia at the New Hebrides and the rebellious natives. An English settler named Thomas was badly wounded,…

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Reminis[?]ence of Thr American Civil War

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 5

Shellman Heights, the most, famous colon[?]al mansion in Georgia (U.S.A.), which was saved by General W. T. Sherman when [?]e was marching through Georgia…

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Hungry Soldiers

Northern Star · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 4

Many complaints were made in [?]more camp (Victoria) [?] the deficient transport arrangements. Troops arriving on Thursday evening and the early hours of Friday…

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Modern German Theory of War

Northern Star · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 10

In publishing the last of a series of four articles by its military Correspondent on "Tendencies in the German Army," "The London Times" stated":—Our Military…

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Soldier's Death

Northern Star · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 10

The death occurred in Kilmore camp, Victoria, on Saturday morning of private William Davern, a led of 18, who had just joined the 5th A.I.R., and had been…

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Men Who Fought. South African Pensioners. The, Coming War. Gathering of Veteran Soldiers

Northern Star · Monday 1 May 1911 · page 7

There was gathering in Sydney on Saturday night which stirred up the memories of 1900, when the echoes of war made themselves heard so strongly in…

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