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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1913

32 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 2

Love, War and Tragedy

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 4

Particulars of a tragedy that arose from the war, the wife of Bulgarian officer having been shot for treason. The woman's lover, a…

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Risks Tommy Runs. Chances and Mischances of the Soldier in Battle

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 4

"Cheer when you come back, you silly chumps That's the time to cheer" said a cynical sailorman who was standing on the deck of…

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LONDON. Thursday. Bulgarian-servian War

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 5

The battlefield between Kriholak and Tshtib is covered with 17,000 Bulgarian dead and wounded helplessly left during the retreat. Bulgarians killed or buried alive…

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The Balkans. War Virtually Over. London

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 2

Advices from Continental capitals state that the war is virtually over. The chief European interest is to see what action Austria will…

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Thirty-Four Years a Soldier. a Yarralumla Boy Retires

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 July 1913 · page 2

AFTER being 34 years in the Military Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Abernethy, V.D., who is a well-known figure in the Mudgee district (N.S.W.) has…

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What War Costs. Appalling Loss of Life and Treasure

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 3

These illuminating facts concerning the cost of war in blood and treasure are quoted by the "Daily Citizen" on the authority of the…

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Blind Soldier's Sacrifice

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 4

Haberthur, a German, who was for a number of years a member of the French Foreign Legion, is the hero whose name has been before the public some time. In the course of…

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War Time-tables

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 September 1913 · page 4

In these days, when we heat of mobilisation from all quarters, it in interesting to note the continual preparedness of Germany in all…

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Denouncing War in Army Centre. Aldershot Vicar Protests Against Prayer for Victory

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 3

A striking declaration against war was made in England's greatest military centre by the Vicar of Aldershot, when addressing a…

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Peace and War. Text: "He maketh [?] to [?] unto the end of the earth . . . Be still, and know that I am God." Psalm xivi, 9, 10.)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 4

The pastor declared that no one could be more opposed to war, on general principles, than himself. He declared himself an extremist in his sentiment for peace. Yet be…

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Aeroplane Gift to War Office. Bought by Students' Shilling Subscriptions. Colonel Seely Accepts

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 4

A Bleriot monoplane, fully tested in cross-country flights with a view to military use, has been presented to the War Office by students of the…

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King Bee. (Brother to War Bee.) (Holds Govt. Certificate for Life.) Terms: £3 a mare

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 4

Sire: War God 29. by Carbine 2, from Hera by The Drummer (imp) 1, from Devotion by Goldsbrough 13. from Young Emily, Leopold (imp) 3, from Empress, grand…

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