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The wars & local soldiers, 1908

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How I Train My War Dogs

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 4

Perhaps the article among a galaxy of splendid articles in this month's "Pearson's Magazine" is a Paper by Major B. H…

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War on the Tiger

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 4

This month's "Pearson's Magazine" contains the most graphic description of a tigerhunt ever published. The hunt in this instance…

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After the War "A Japanese Egypt."

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 6

Reuter's representative (remarks a writer in the London "Daily Telegraph" 01 May 11th) has had an interview with Baron Suyematsu, the Japanese…

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Passed Away. Lord Blythswood. Soldier, Politician, Scientist

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 8

The death of Lord Blythswood took place last night (July 8), at his Scottish seat, Blythswood House, Renfrewshire. Born in 1835, Lord Blythswood, as…

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The Balkan War Cloud

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 5

The outlook in the Balkans is ominous, Turkey and Bulgaria are each moving armies towards their common frontier, and Austria-Hungary has mobilised two army corps for…

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London's Soldiers. 30,000 Territorials. Scene at Salisbury. Splendid Enthusiasm

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 October 1908 · page 4

From Salisbury Plain on the night of August 2 Charles L. Hands wrote in the " Daily Mail":— Arms and the man at his grandest…

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The Sinking of the " Hatsuse." an Incident in the Russo Japanese War

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 6

Sunday, May 14, 1904, was a fatal day for the Japanese in their war with Russia. Early in that month the Japanese made their final "bottling-up" attempt at Port Arthur,…

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London's Soldiers. 30,000 Territorials. Scene at Salisbury. Splendid Enthusiasm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1908 · page 5

From Salisbury Plain on the night of August 2 Charles L. Hands wrote in the "Daily Mail":— Arms and the man at his grandest…

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The Greatest War Indemnity

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 November 1908 · page 6

This was the indemnity wrong by Bismarck from conquered and prostrate France in 1871. The negotiations for peace began on February 21, and lasted for ten days. Thiers and…

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A Story of the Boer War

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 November 1908 · page 6

Here is a good story of General T., who is famous in the Army for his habit of calling a spade something even worse than a shovel. The incident described took place daring the…

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A Boer War Wound

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 November 1908 · page 2

LAST Wednesday, while Dr Boazman was engaged in removing an apparent growth in the armpit of Mr. M. Seaborn, at Parkes the knife struck a…

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War [?] Wins Again

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 November 1908 · page 2

Messrs. E [?] and N. H. Gibbs's War Bee won [?] Warwick Handicap on Saturday. This is the second time War Bee have been successful in…

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Electricity in War. New Electric Gun: Can Fire Projectiles From England to Germany

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 4

The War Department of every nation worthy of the name is just now confronted with the likelihood of having to remodel it navy and…

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After the War

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 December 1908 · page 4

A POOR old soldier wandered on the street, No friends were nigh him his hand to greet, He had done his duty; what more could he do?…

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To Meet the Baltio Fleet New Japanese Engines of War

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 December 1908 · page 3

There have been (writes the Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Mail." on 5th June) persistent reports as to some new and terrible device that the Japanese…

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Every Youth a Soldier. Australia's Scheme of Defence. Would It Work in England?

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 December 1908 · page 6

In view of the interest excited by the Bill introduced into the Australian Federal Parliament for compulsory military training, "The Evening News,"…

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