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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1903

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Japanese Soldiers. There Will Soon Be 450,000 Men Trained for Military Service

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 4

Japanese soldiers of all ranks appear never to be unmindful for an instant of the services in which they are engaged. They do not dissipate…

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A Royal Soldier

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 5

In Spite of his German origin, Prince Edward of Sa[?]e. Weimar has been an Englishman all his life. He was born at Bushey House, where his mother was…

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Second Regiment N.s. Wales Mounted Rifles. Dedication of Memorial to Fallen Soldiers

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 6 October 1903 · page 2

(1) His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to intimate that he will on [?] the stained [?] in St. James’ Church, on Sunday, November…

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Memorial to Fallen Soldiers

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 6 October 1903 · page 2

Colonel Lassetter forwards the following notice for publication as the items is of great interest to many men of the Regiment residing in the Country Districts,…

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The Coming European War

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 October 1903 · page 3

Now that science has dispersed the clouds of ignorance, and civilisation has spread all over Europe and the southern hemisphere, one would think that those people…

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Mr. Murdoch McLeod. a Cordial Welcome Home

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 October 1903 · page 4

A complimentary dinner was last night, at the Protestant Hall, tendered to Mr. Murdoch McLeod, of Messrs. Quirk, M'Leod and Co., as a welcome home upon his return…

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A British Soldier's Adventure in India

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 1

While out in India I was stationed with my battery at a place called Mhow. One of our gunners, who had always had the reputation of…

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War

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 December 1903 · page 2

The New Zealand Treasurer flays a commercial war might spring oat of the present chaos and be followed by a war of battleships…

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Russia and Japan. The Prospect of War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 4

THE senior statesmen at Tokio conferred on Tuesday on the Russian reply lo Japan. The outlook is regarded as very gloomy and stocks are steadily falling…

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The Coming War. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 3

The "St. James Gazette" says Japan is certain to strike before the Russian squadron, which is shortly to be reinforced by six more torpedo destroyers, reaches Port Arthur…

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Japan and Russia. War Practically inevitable

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 3

REUTER'S TOKIO correspondent says the situation is morn threatening than over. Dr. G. E. Mo[?]son the "Times" correspondent at Pekin, says that although it is…

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Russia and Japan. the Prospect of War

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 26 December 1903 · page 4

The senior statesman at Tokio conferred on Tuesday on the Russian reply to Japan. The outlook is regarded as very…

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The Threatened War in the East. Russia and Japan

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 26 December 1903 · page 2

THE Admirably is preparing for every eventuality. No British Warship is on route now for the Far East, but it is believed that the China,…

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The Threatened War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 December 1903 · page 2

It is reported that Japan's time limit is the seventh. Tokio newspapers declare that the passage of a single addition of Russian warships through the Canal, or a single further step in…

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