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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter Lxxiii.-- Continued

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 5

Bitterly did the baronet regret his having quitted the Mermaid without the letter which Mary had obtained from her majesty. He was ignorant of the precise…

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Soldier Faints

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 July 1913 · page 3

During tho vaccation of the permanent military forces at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, a non-commisioned officer fainted at the sight of…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter Lxxv

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 July 1913 · page 6

Judge we by nature? Habit can efface, Interest overcome, or policy take place. By actions? These dissimulation hides. Opinions?They still take a wider range…

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Soldier and Sailor. Two Strings to Her Bow. a "Good Sheet."

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 3

Meeting by chance, a soldier and an ex-naval engineer discovered that they had been courting the some young woman unknown to each other. There was a sequel at the Marylebone Police Court, London, when Frank…

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Frenchwomen in War

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 3

Madame Jane Dieulnfoy has (says the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Express") addressed a letter to the Minister for War begging him to grant her the privilege of being the first woman to participate in national…

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A Soldier-of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea Chapter Lxvi.-- Continued

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 6

"When do you go on board?" demanded Julian. "As soon as over the storm Julia," replied the man…

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Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter LXXVII--Continued

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 6

Old Christie went nearly frantic at the discovery. If anything occurred to his young lady he know it would break the heart of Sir Edward, to say nothing of…

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Un-docked Army Horses. War Office Supports Humane Campaign

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 6

Colonel Seely stated in Parliament that as few docked horses as possible were purchased for the army, and an Order had been issued that from three years after, this date no docked horses will be purchased by the military…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter Lxxix

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 6

The quality of mercy is not strained: It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven. Upon the place beneath. It is twice…

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Indian Census. Tribesmen Suspicious. Must Be Prelude to War

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 3

The report of Mr. Denya Bray, I.C.S., containing the statistics for Baluchistan obtained in the census of India in 1911, has just made a rather belated appearance in print…

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War Horses. Mounts of Famous Generals. "Copenhagen" and "Marengo."

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 6

James Grant Wilson tells about the favorite war-horses of famous generals in the "Century." Washington was considered to be the best horseman of his age. He lost…

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Old Soldier's Plight. Workless, Asks for Gaol

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 3

During the hearing of a case at the Guildhall Alderman Sir George Woodman drew attention to the fact that many persons who committed offences for the purpose of…

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Automatic Soldiers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 2

An engineer named Aaescn, of Copenhagen, has just patented an invention in all countries, which he has called a "soldier- automaton," at…

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A Wicked War

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 3

"The Balkan allies entered Maccdonia in the guise of liberators, and to-day they seem bent upon plunging the whole region into worse and more implacable strife than it has ever known since the days of the Ottoman…

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Balkan War Pictures

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 September 1913 · page 2

To-morrow night, the enterprising Monarch Pictures have made arrange-ments to screen in Wellington a stirring war drama, entitled, "The Two…

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Effeminate Soldiers. Kaiser's Warriors with Painted Faces. Boudoirs and Swansdown Puffs

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 September 1913 · page 3

"Perfumed Paris" was merely an amateur in dudedom, compared with the young officers of the crack Potsdam and Garde du Corps lancers and hussars, according to the…

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Woman in Soldier's Clothes

The Cobar Herald · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 7

A sensation has been caused at Albuquerque, New Mexico, by the arrest of a young woman named Miss Florence lusher, whose home…

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Balkan War

The Cobar Herald · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 5

The Prime Minister of Servia declares that that country will strike a decisive blow within a week. Servia is reported to have lost 1200…

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Fanatical S.a. "Soldiers."

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 7

Considerable amusement and more week in an Illawarra train from Sydney by a score or so of Salvation…

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Woman's War

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 3

Elizabeth Robins appears in "M'Clure's" as an extreme supporter of the tactics of the "militants"; she recounts the whole miserable history of the past seven…

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