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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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Bulgars Want War. London

Northern Star · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 5

The correspondent of the "Daily" Telegraph" at Belgrade says that King Ferdinand attended the Bulgarian Generals' War Conference, which agreed that the…

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Declaration of War U[?]ged. [?]

Northern Star · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 5

The war fever is increasing. A large meeting protested against what is described as the Turkish atrocities at Berana, land urged the Government to declare war…

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The New Minister for War— Colonel Seely

Northern Star · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 7

Heroic—that is the word that leaps to the mouth in thinking of Colonel Keely, the Secretary of State for War. From top to [?]e he is of the heroic mould. In figure…

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War with Turkey Urged. to Liberate Macedonia. Sofia

Northern Star · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 5

A large meeting at Philippopolis urged war with Turkey in order to liberate macedonia. Reuter's correspondent says the Bulgarian…

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Turkey's Troubles. the Porte's Notice. Montenegrin War Imminent. Constantinople

Northern Star · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 5

The Porte has notified the Powers that Turkey will be unable to accept any responsibility lor the consequences of Montenegrin aggression. A Strong force is…

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The Fear of War

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 4

The torpedo armament in the new British warships is to be increased with the exception of the Dreadnought and three ships of the Invincible type,…

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Railway Companies at War

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 6

Papers by the last English mail, up to 18th May, stated that the cordial [?] standing between Great [?] France has led to the in[?]…

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War Cloud in Bulgaria

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 9

War with Turkey is insistently demanded by the Bulgarians. The recent Turkish atrocities committed on the Bulgarians has fanned the long…

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Battle Practice. Ready for War

Northern Star · Monday 26 August 1912 · page 3

The great grey battleship (says a writer in the "Scotsman") is strangely silent, and her decks are quite deserted. The volumes of smoke pouring from her…

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A War Prophet. Urges Austro-german Manoeuvers. Berlin

Northern Star · Monday 26 August 1912 · page 5

Krupps' organ "Nachrichten" advocates the point of holding Austro-German mano[?]uvres. the view being that the next war will lind those forces opposed to the united…

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Naval Control. a War of the Critics. London

Northern Star · Monday 26 August 1912 · page 5

The [?] Gazette strenously protests-against the "Standard's" attack on Mr. W. Churchill, Naval Secretary, and asks why does the papers mislead the…

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The Home Rule Problem. Does It Mean Civil War?

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 2

Ulster has announced, in stubborn accents, that it will not consent to be ruled from Dublin, and demands to be omitted from the scope of the Home Rule Bill. The…

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The War of the Sexes. Hot Enough Without Suffragettes

Northern Star · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 2

Cardinnl Callegari, the Patriarch of Venice, recently created a, sensation by a violent discourse delivered by him in the pulpit at St. Mary's Basilica against…

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Unable to Supply Rifles. to Belfast Citizen Soldiery. London

Northern Star · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 5

The War Office, in reply to the Lord Mayor of Belfnst, regrets that it is unable to sunply the pruposed [?]ng citizen volunteers of Ireland with rifles either disused…

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Captured War Trophies

Northern Star · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 3

A considerable discussion was raised throughout Canada last month by a request trom the Bunker Hill Monumont Association for the return of a connon…

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Bicycler in War

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1912 · page 3

The authorities are beginning to take serious notice of the possibilities involved in the use of the cycle in war. In addition to the increased…

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An Insane Soldier. Kills Several Men. Berne

Northern Star · Monday 2 September 1912 · page 5

An insane soldier named Schwarz barricaded himself in a room at Romanshorn, and fired for six hours on those attempting to dislodge him. He killed six and…

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Soldiers and Police at War. Tientsin

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 September 1912 · page 5

Fighting has begun between the soldiers and the police within the native city…

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The Balkans. War Clamor at Sofia. Opposed by the Government. Sofia

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 September 1912 · page 5

The war clamor is continued, though the Government is opposed to war, believing that if successful they would play into the hands of Servia, who would share in any…

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Women in War

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 2

Fighting woman are no [?]overty either in the pages of the mythological legend or in the stirrng volumes of history, for they have existed from time…

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