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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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U.S.A. Strikes. Combination Against War. Indianopolis

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 3

At the United Mine Workers' Convention a resolution was introduced, proposing a general strike of miners in the event of international war,…

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Records of the S.a. War

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

We have received a copy of a splendidly printed and interestingly written brochure entitled "Records of the S.A. War," a pictorial review of the…

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Home Rule. Civil War Abs[?] Speech by Mr. Redmond. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 5

Mr. John Redmond, M.P., speaking at Waterford, said [?]ster's goodwill was worth purchasing at a big price and at any length short of abandonment of…

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A Soldier-Statesman. Kitchener's Great Work

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

A striking picture of the splendid work that Lord Kitchener is doing for Egypt as British Agent General and of the impression his picturesque and vigorous…

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A Russian War Card

Tweed Daily · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 6

The Red Cross Society at St. Petersburg has published an extraordinary post card, an idea of which is shown in the little outline illustration. The picture is very highly…

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General. War Medals. Thousands Are Never Claimed

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 3

A few days ago the newspaper recorded the fact that the Turkish Ambassador had just presented to Sergeant Joseph Hethbridge, of…

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Home Rule. Preparations for War. London

Tweed Daily · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 5

Dozens of country houses in Ulster are being quietly prepared for use as hospitals. Drilling continues nightly in hundreds…

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Good Advice. American Colonel's Opinion. Drop War Scares: Develop Australia. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 5

Colonel W. G. Haye, of the United States Army, who acrived at Sydney yesterday, in the course, of an Interview said—``What I do not understand in Great Britain as well…

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Aborigines in War Time

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 10

Major W. O. Mansbridge, 84th Infantry, in the "Commonwealth Military Magazine," suggests that the aborigines of the North could be trained…

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Mad Teacher. Confined in an Asylum. Killed Fourteen and Wounded Twenty-three Persons. Berlin

Northern Star · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 5

The teacher name Wagner, who killed fourteen and wounded twenty-three persons in September last, has been declared to be suffering [?] mania, and has been…

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Soldiers' Reminiscence. Stories of Egypt

Northern Star · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

As a member of the staff of Sir Garnet Wol[?] in Egypt, in 1882, and Sirdar of the Egyptian army, from 1885 to 1892, Field-Marshal Lord Gr[?] was the most…

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Spies in Time of Peace. War Secrets Never Safe From Prying Agents of Neighbours

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 6

Probably the United States is the [?]ly civilised nation which has no laws enabling its authorities to deal with spies, says English paper…

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Aborigines in War Time

Northern Star · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 3

Major W. Mansbridge 84th Infantry, in the "Commonwealth Military Magazine," suggests that the aborigines of the North could be tra[?]ed so as to be of service in…

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Blood Money. Story of Germany's War Treasure

Northern Star · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 6

A correspondent writes in an exchange concerning the story of that wonderful [?] treasure" which Germany hoards in the Julius Tower at Spandau. I have only…

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The Sbackleton Expedition. War Office Lends a Hand. London

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 3

The War Office is giving Sir Ernest Shackleton every assistance in his preparations. The War Office will probably allow…

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War Tax. Kripp's Contribute Half a Million, Berlin

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 5

Krupp's contrthution to the war tax is £300,000. It is catimated that this is equvalent to the profits from increased orders. The scontribution of Fran Krupp is…

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The Position in Ireland Ulsterites Prepared to Die. Cival War and Sectarian Strife. London

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 5

Sir Horace Plunket, the well-known authority on Irish affairs, in a judicial analysis of the, Home Rule issue has arrived at the conclusion that…

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Home Rule Debate. Union[?] Amendment. Country Thretened with Civil War. Mr. Asquith Opposes a Dissolution. London, Tuesday Night

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 5

Mr. Long, moving an amendment to the Address-in-Reply, declared that the United Kingdom, for the first time for centuries, was threatened with a civil war. A…

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Home Rule. the Women of Ulster. Lord Roberts on Civil War. London

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 5

Continuing the debate on the Address-in-Reply in the House of Lords, the Marquis of Londonderry said that the women of Ulster had declared…

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War Office Lib[?]

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 6

Major Adam is suing Sir E. W. D. Ward (Under Secretary of State in the War Office) for an alleged libel in a letter in 1920, on behalf of the Army Council, to…

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