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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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Reality of War. a Woman's Impressions

Northern Star · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 5

Courage? What is it? I do not know. There is a spell of freedom for all instiacts, the secret, perhaps unrecognised, voice of nature behind our minds, which…

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The Effects of War. Insanity. Some Striking Figures

Northern Star · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 10

Now that the war is past history the Balkin nations are looking to the wounds and counting up their losses m[?]n and money. The question of what might be…

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Home Rule. Encouraging Civil War. Officers and Orders. London

Northern Star · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd George, in a message to Mr. Bannister, the Liberal candidate for Crimsby, accuses the Unionists of encouraging civil war in Ireland and mutiny in the…

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The War. Armistice Broken. Oil Wells Fired. Preparing for Eventualities. Washington

Northern Star · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 5

[?]ueria has informed the South American mediators that the American operations at Vera Cruz have broken the armistion…

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General Cablegrams. Germany's War Levy. Berlin

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 5

Russia, Belgium, Holland and France have raised an objection to their countrymen in the country being subjected to Germany's spe[?]fal war levy as contrary to…

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America and Mexico. Citting Off War Supplies. Washington

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 5

A Ge[?] steamer, laden with muni[?] of war for President Hu[?]ta, has returned to Vera Cruz without disembar[?]ng Its cargo. It is bound for Puerto. In Me[?]co…

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The War. Rebels Repulsed. Anti-american Outbursts. Mexico City

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 5

The Federals report that they repulsed the rehels around Tampico with heavy loss. Anti-American outhursts continue in the…

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Welcome Home. D.o.l., Clunes

Northern Star · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 4

On Thuesday evening the members of the L.O.L. Institution, Clunes, held an open night, which was also a welcome home social to Bro. J. H. Walker and his wife,…

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The War. Niagara Falls Conference. Washington

Northern Star · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 5

Mr. Justice Lamar, of the Supreme Court, and ex-Solicitor-General Lehman have been appointed American representatives at the Niagara Falls conference j…

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CABLEGRAMS. Home Rule. Wedding Bells and War. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 2

Sir E. Carson's approaching marriage to the niece of Mr. Morton Frewen, a former Cork-O'Brienite member, a Home Ruler, and cousin to Mr…

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Australia and War. Speech by Sir Ian Hamiltn. Auckland

Northern Star · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 5

Sir Ian Hamilton, speaking at Auckland, said the extraordinary war preparations in Australia were due to the shortening of distances and the advent of aeroplanes,…

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Home Rule. More War Material Landee. an Amending Home Rule Bill. London

Northern Star · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 5

The [?] "Echo" assetts that a steamer, evading destroyers in North-east [?]ister, landed 20 machine guns, which volunteers are coveying inland…

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Wounded Pride

Northern Star · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 5

"I haven't [?] for a week." "No: he hasn't [?] out of the house since his accident." "[?] he seriously injured?" "No: but he fee's the…

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Another War Possible

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 4

A sensation has been created by the publication of a telegram from General Savoff, the Bulgarian Commander dated from Adrianople, May 6, 1913…

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Murder or What? Wounded Man in Street. Subsequent Death. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 7

With a deep wound in his head a [?] was found in an unconscious condition [?] ing in a pool of blood at the side of Bay Road, just Leyond [?], Adelaide. [?]…

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Civil War. Destructive Gun Fire. Washington

Northern Star · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 7

Two [?] gunboats took [?] under the guns of American warships. According to the State Department's information only [?] were killed and captured…

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A Cool Hand Self-wounded, But Smoking. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 3

Albert Pittard, aged 16, residing at Auburn, was found last nights lying in a paddock near his home, seriously wounded, with a bullet 'wound…

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The Civil War. Aeroplane Drops Bombs. Tarango

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 5

A Mexico Constitutionalist, in an aeroplane, attacked the Federal gunboat Morellas, dropping bombs, which fired the ship. The Morellas was ibliged to steam to sea…

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Army Discipline. Soldier's Democratic Standard. London

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 3

Discussing the question of Army discipline, the "Sunday Times" says, "With the development of democracy, the solder expects the condition that…

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Mutinous Soldiers. Massa[?]red on a Raft. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 5

Letters which have reached Plymouth state that 45 mutinous Per[?] on soldiers were placed on a raft in the Napo River and massacred by the crew of a machine…

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