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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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Shifting the Seat of War. Attacking Asia Minor. Two Regiments Ann[?]ted. Athens

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 5

A Greek destroyer has bombarded the military camps at Vrynura near Smyrna, where it was alleged the Turks were concentrating preparatory to the landing of…

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The Balkan War. Montenegro. Troops on the Frontier. Vienna

Northern Star · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 5

One hundred and fifty thousand Austrian troops are massed on the Servian and Montenegrin frontiers…

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The Baikan War. Unlimited Furlough. Sofia

Northern Star · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 5

Two classes of Bulgarian Territorials, numbering twenty thousand, have been sent to their homes on unlimited furlough…

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The Balkan War London

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 4

Austria-Hungary has proposed to the Powers the extension of the blockade to San Giovanni and Durazzo…

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Correspondence. War in Byron Bay. The Heroes of a Boarding House v. Fur Unknowns

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 9

On Tuesday night (1st inst.), according to a small bird, a war was waned in Byron Bay which quite puts the Balkan trouble in the shade. It appears that…

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The Balkan War. More Hopeful Situation. Cessation of Hostilities. Recommended. Montenegro Will Not Get Scutari. London

Northern Star · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 7

It is understood the Powers reply to the Allies practically accepts the Bulgurion demand for the Enos-Midra frontier in a straight line between the terminals instead…

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Smoked Out. a Woman Wounded. Man's Extraordinary Conduct. Melbourne

Northern Star · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 5

A young woman, named Katherine Corrigan was talking to a man named Frederick Young in front of a house in Bouvorie-street, Melbourne, carly yesterday…

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The Balkan War. Montenegro. RUSSIA's Apologies. the Cuestion of Scutapi. St.petersburg

Northern Star · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 5

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has issued a statement dealing with the Ambassadors' Conference on the Balkans negotiation. It states that having…

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Retired Soldiers. Immaigration Into Austrlia

Northern Star · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 3

The problem of dealing with the British soldiers who retire from the.Indian army annually has become, a gravo one. The Indian army consists, of 70,000 British…

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Piling up the Armaments. Will It Make for Peace or War?

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 3

It is estimated that this year Europe is spending £400,000,000 upon defence and preparation for war. Germany, setting the pace, announces an increased…

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The Balkan War. Peace Prospects Hopeful. Servians Withdrawing From Scutari. Vienna

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 8

Zilpski, in a speech, described the Russian communique as of the greatest significance in the interests of peace. Austria-Hungary's relations with Servia and…

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The Horrors of War

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 3

"The ether day I Was talking to a war correspondent about the war," says Mr. James Douglas in the "Daily News." He told me that he…

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The Balkan War. Naval Engagement. Athens

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 5

An engagement between Greek and Turkish destroyers is reported to have taken place at the entrance to the Dardanelles, Both sides claim, the victory…

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Europe's War Madness. £102,000,000 Army Vote. Colossal German Increase. France's Reply; 160,000 More Soldiers

Northern Star · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 2

The duel in armaments between France and Germany has now reached a stupendous stage. Unless the Reichstag refuse to agree to the German Government's plans…

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The Balkan War. Stories Denied. Athens

Northern Star · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 5

The destroyer Doxa has arrived at Kasteloryzo as a protection for the inhabitants. The Greeks deny the stories of massacres at Kasteloryzo…

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German War Tax. London

Northern Star · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 5

The "Chronicle's" Geneva correspondent says ten million sterling of German gold has reached the banks at Basel and Zurich in a month as the result of a prospective…

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The Balkan War. Oppressing Bulgars. Sofia

Northern Star · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 5

M. Takeoff, an ex-Minister, after a tour of Macedonia, presented an interpellation to the Sobranje charging the Greeks and Servians with oppressing the Bulgarians…

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The Dread of Armageddon, Effects of War Scare in Europe

Northern Star · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 7

The apprehension of European war seems to be nearly as bad as war itself. At the moment there are three cable dispatches before the writer. The first is addressed…

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Industrial War at Broken Hill

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 5

Last week the South Australian Government turned down the proposal of the New South Wales Cabinet for this State to run trains over…

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The Balkan War. Bomb Explosion. Constantinople

Northern Star · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 7

An explosion at an-Armenian house in Erzingyan killed two of the occupants. A quantity of bombs and explosives have been found at other Armenina houses…

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