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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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"War" in the Rockies. Where Women Shoot. to Guard Their Rights

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 3

Another " war" in- the Rockies (writes, the "Daily Mail" on 7th December) is threatened by Mr Roosevelt's despatch yesterday of…

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South African Soldiers' Association

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 9

Ten years have almost passed since the last regiments of this State which served in the South African War returned sunburned and weather-beaten to…

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Summary Justice. Soldiers Surprise Burglars. Berlin

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 5

A Corporal and two soldiers at Muellheim surprised three burglars in a canteen, from whence bottles, glasses and plates were showered. One burglar surrendered…

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Union Bankruptcy. Six Weeks Will Exhaust Their Funds. Soldiers Will Not Shoot Miners. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 5

Mr. Thorne, M.F speaking at Blackfriars, said if the coal strike continued six weeks all the trade unions in the country would become bankrupt. It was now…

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War in the Air. an Armed Aeroplane. London

Northern Star · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 5

"Vickers Maxim" have successfully tested a portable aeroplane mounting a-quickfire gun…

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In the Danger Zone. a War Incident

Northern Star · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 3

The French mail steamer Armand Behic, due to arrive at Sydney from Marseilles, via ports, is a little behind time. Responsibility for this is thrown on the officers…

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For the Service. He Is Intended. a Soldier's Letter

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 6

A gentleman, evidently a soldier, writes in the London "Daily Mail" under the signature of "i," which is admittedly an unkniwn quantity:--…

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Soldiers on Skis. Norway's Unique Army. Manoeuvres at [?] Miles an Hour

Northern Star · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 7

Mounted on skis, the Norwegian infantry travel thirty, miles an hour—twice as fast as the fastest cavalry in the world. This great rate of spent is possible only where…

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Strange Things Unders and in Tripoli. Discoveries by Italian Soldiers

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 3

In the land which the Italian Government has taken in North- Africa strange things are revealed. As the soldiers of modern Italy dig a trench or sink a…

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Soldiers in "Devil's Skin."

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 3

The French Ministry of War have decided to make another change in the color of the uniforms of the soldier. Hitherto what was sought…

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War in the Air. The Part of the Aeroplane

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 6

If we assume that two armies are of fairly equal numbers and equally well supplied with information by their aeroplanes, it…

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A War Goddess. Arab Joan of Arc. Leads the Attack

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 6

When the Arabs (writes Mr.Ostler,the war correspondent of the London "Fixpress"who is with the Turkish army in Tripoli)chased the Italian infantry out of…

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The Suppression of War. a Medical Congress

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 3

The war in the Far East, with its attendant horrors, suggested to Dr. J. Riviere, editor of the Paris "Journal et Annales de Physicotherapie," and several…

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In Case of War. the Anglo-french Alliance. How It Would Act

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 3

In an article entitled "The Advantages of the Alliance with England," the "France Militaire" says that in case of war England could render…

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Italy and Turkey. Edhem Pasha Wounded. Italian at Tobruk. Cairo

Northern Star · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 5

Edhem Pasha has arrived wounded and hopes to return to Tripoli shortly. Meanwhile Pasha Nazit Bey is commanding. Edhem Pasha states 200,000 Arabs are…

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Be Ready for War. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 5

Whilst distributing the prizes won at the annual rifle meeting, the Governor of Fiji said in September last he had communicated to the provincial officers urging…

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Conflict with Berbers. French Losses 25 Killed and 100 Wounded. Paris

Northern Star · Monday 15 April 1912 · page 5

A conflict took place between the French and the Berbers on the Algero-Moroccan frontier. The French lost twenty-five killed and a…

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A Unique War Chest

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 18 April 1912 · page 3

In Spandau Citadel—precisely speaking, in the dark-red, looming, mediaeval crenellated "Julius Tower"—is guarded the famous…

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Railway Collision. Three Killed and Many Wounded. Limacentre, Michigan

Northern Star · Thursday 18 April 1912 · page 5

A serious collision hus taken place on the Michigan United railway, resulting in three persons being killed and scores in jured, many fatally…

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Intense Anxiety Throughout America. Exceeds That of Spanishamerican War. Olympic Believed to Be Standing by Carpathia. New York

Northern Star · Thursday 18 April 1912 · page 5

Throughout the day crowds thronged the White Star offices, and pathetic scences constantly occurred. Weeping. women were to be seen.being led away by sympathetic…

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