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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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Soldier Sabbatarian. Prison in Preference to Work

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 3

The Supreme Military Court has (says the Berlin correspondent of the "Daily News") sentenced a Seventh Day Adventist named Naumann to five years'…

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The Holy War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 3

The Bashi-Bazouke have driven the Albanians to the mountains with great loss, and relieved Tushi. Addressing a meeting of life constituents in…

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What War Would Mean

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 4

A prominent French advocate of peace, referring to the possibility of war between America and Japan, says that the former would gain nothing by fighting the Orient…

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The War Cry Easter Number

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 4

We have received the Easter Number of the War Cry, official organ of the Salvation Army in Australia. It is supplemented by a beautiful picture depicting Our Saviour at…

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A Father's Ruse. an Incident in the Cuban War of Independence

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 6

It was in the days, not yet a score of years gone Lv, when that enchanting island, which Columbus in his letters home [?] as "the most lovely land…

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Our Youthful Soldiers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 4

The expectations the Defence Department in regard to the number of lads in Australia fit for service have been realleed. Of 152,383 [?]ds between,…

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War Rumors Ridiculed. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 4

Vice-Admiral Shimumura, of the Japanese Squadron, interviewed at Colombo on the way to the Coronation, ridicules the rumors of war…

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The End of War. Presbyterian Aisembly's Hope

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 5

At Wednesday's session of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales, the Rev. John Ferguson, after a short but…

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War to Be Resumed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 5

General Maders, the Mexican insurrectionary leader, his ordered the resumption of war at the conclusion of the sitting of the Imperial Conference…

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Soldier Making

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 4

As a resuit of the compulsory training of the youths of the Commonwealth Pubbo has [?] Quota of "awkward squads," and these are drilled regularly…

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Letter from Cadet W. L. Palmer. The Boer War Battle Field. What the Soldiers Sang. A Most Interesting Letter

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 3

MR. E. DASH, headmaster of the Dubbo Public School, has received a letter from Cadet W. L. Palmer. The letter, which is remarkably well written is interesting and reads :--…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Saturday, June 24, 1911. Political War Clouds Gathering

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 4

There are so many disaffections amongst the Labor supporters of the McGowen Government that the political war clouds may burst at any…

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Parliamentary War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 5

The Assembly has been sitting throughout the night, debating the second [?]eading of the Industrial Arbitration Bill. Mr. Holman declared there would be no adjournment until a division…

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THE Western Herald Darling River Advocate. and Saturday, July 15, 1911. Refractory. Soldiers

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 4

Though there is an element of humor in the situation, the refusal of two bunches of the new Cadet Corps to enter upon their duties of drilling…

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Cans Were Long Buried. "Planted" During Civil, War

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 6

Charles Evans, of Cincinattl acconpanied by his daughter, is visiting old Jackson friends for the second time since 1867 (wired the "Inter-Ocean"…

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The Rumblings of War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 5

The alarm occasioned by the [?] relations between France and Germany in regard to the Moracoin situation, shows signs if abating. Mr. Asquith, speaking in the…

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The War Cloud. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1911 · page 2

The British Ambassador at Paris conferred with the French Foreign Minister yesterday. The "Temps" states that the question of…

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Soldier's Adventure in India

The Cobar Herald · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 7

Once during my service in India, I had the advantage of being stationed close to the sea. One evening, after a roasting hot day, a party of us strolled to the seashore…

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The War Cloud

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 8

JOSEPH PALMER AND SONS in their Monthly Share List write:--The firm attitude adopted by the British Government will no doubt go far to avert war…

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India. Soldier's Adventure in

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 7

Once during my service in India, I had the advantage of being stationed close to the sea. One evening, after a roasting hot day, a party of us strolled to the seashore…

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