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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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Mexicans at War. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 4

A fierce battle has been raging for 36 hours in Mexico. Although the rebels appear to have the advantage the outcome is doubtful…

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Canadian Soldiers. Scheme for Service Abroad

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 3

"The presence of a Canadian regiment in London, Delhi, or Cairo would stir the imagination not only of the Five Nations themselves, but of the whole outside world."…

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War Against Pneumonia

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

Sir Almroth Wright has completed his report on the prevalence of pneumonia on the Hand mines, the first portion of which was published a year…

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The Soldier's Burden

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 7

Following upon the recent [?] complaint was made [?] to the unnecessary [?] thrown upon the troops by obliging them to march with…

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War Canoe As Wool Carrier

The Cobar Herald · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 2

'Times change and we with time" might be writ as a motto on what is surely one of the remarkable vessels of the world, and once the doughty…

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War Canoe As Wool Carrier

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 2

'Times change and we with time" might be writ as a motto on what is surely one of the remarkable vessels of the world, and once the doughty…

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Cockpit of Nations. Switzerland As War Hospital

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 6

Switzerland, the cradle of the Red Cross Society, now offers its services as a common hospital for the European nations in case of war. The land of William Tell is…

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Our Soldiers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 2

What sort of a camp had your queried the "Liberal" reporter. The reply was "You'de better see Bragg. He is immensely pleased with himself"…

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The Cost of War

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 3

The total losses of France in killed, wounded, and prisoners in the Franco—German war were 21,500 officers and 702,000 men. The cost of the war to France was £544,000,000…

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Laughed at Soldiers. Young German Arrested

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 3

An echo of the Zabern court-martial dictum, that a civilian may not laugh at a soldier, was heard at Strasburg, when a young man was arrested by soldiers for…

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United States and Mexico. War Commenced

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 4

War preparations against Mexico are still proceeding actively throughout the, United States. President Wilson has ordered Admiral…

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Latest Cables. War. America and Mexico. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 4

The Mexican President, having refused to accede to the unconditional demands of the United States to salute the flag, Congress, by an…

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The War. Offers of Settlement

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 6

President Wilson has accepted the Brazilian, Chilian, and the Argentine Governments' offer for mediation in Mexico. The United States has agreed…

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What War Means

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 3

What shall we say of the Balkan atrocities? (asks Professor Starr Jordan). Are they in fact unheard of, "inoul," as affirmed by the Congress at The Hague, or are they just part…

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Awful War Figures. the Bulgarian Turmoil

The Cobar Herald · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 5

The Carnegie Inquiry confirms the story that there was wholesale butchery during the Bulgarian war. The report states that…

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Cost of War. World-wide Losses. the Slowing Down of Teade

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 6

What shall we say of the "Slowing Down of Trade" in America? asks Professor Starr Jordan. What of the "Slowing Down of Trade" in Europe? Don't believe that…

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Girl with the Bulgars. Shot in the Trenches. Grim Relics of Adventures. War-infested Land

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 3

To know the grim terrors of war falls to the lot of few of our women. There is one English lady at least who can claim to be the exception, and she is Miss Jessica…

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Death-ride of Soldier. Awful Fats on Way Home. Afteb Absence Abroad

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 6

Impatient to see his parents from whom he had been no long exiled, and full or delighted expectation at the prospect of a happy reunion, James Duncan, aged 25, a soldier on…

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Ernest Vizetelly. War Correspondent's Life

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 3

"In a book which deals with the 'People's War' in France after the defeat at Sedan, and the downfall of the Second Empire, Mr. Alfred Ernest Vizetelly relates some of the…

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War Deliberately Engineered

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 8

Lord Channing, President of the Peace Congress, who was absent from the sitting at Liverpool owing to ill-health, has written a letter to that…

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