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The wars & local soldiers, 1907

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Stallion Attacks a Man. Victim Dangerously Wounded

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 2

A man named Alex. MacDonald, aged 48. whilst loading a stallion to water in a paddock with some other horses at Norwood, near Goulburn the animal…

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Korean Crisis. Three Japanese War Ships Arrive. Drastic Proposals Submitted. London, July 25

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 2

Three Japanese war ships have arrived at Chemulpo, 25 miles south-west of Seoul, and have landed troops and bluejackets, who will proceed to the…

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Position in Russia. the Class War. Terrorist Acts Approved. Another Plot Against the Czar. London, July 26

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 2

The bureau of the Social Revolutionary party in Russia lias resolved that owing to the continuous terrorism and massacres, terrorist acts against high…

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South African War Contributions. a Natal Complaint

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 July 1907 · page 3

Natal complains that though the whole of the Transvaal's war contribution of £30,000,000 has been waived, its contribution of £700,000 has not been…

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Roumanian Riots. Disobedient Soldiers Punished

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 July 1907 · page 3

Fifty-eight Roumanian soldiers have been sentenced to penal servitude for life for refusing to fire on the peasants in the recent agrarian riots in…

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A Holy War London

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 2

Tribesmen invaded the town of Casiblanca on the west coast of Morrocco, proclaiming a holy war. Five Frenchmen, two Italians and a…

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Peace Conference. Contraband of War. London, August 2

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 2

The importance of the powers forming the minority in the fourth committee of the Hague international conference which adopted tho British…

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Contraband of War Should It Be Abolished. Britain's Proposal Favoured. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 2

The Fourth Committee at The Hague Peace Conference yesterday came to a division on the proposal put forward by Great Britain for abolishing…

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Peace Conference. Merchantmen in War Time. London, August 5

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 2

The Hague Committee of Examination decided for the majority, including Britain, United States, Italy and Japan. against the right of…

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A Tale of the Boer War

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 3

Mr Bennett Burleigh, the way cor respondent, tells an amusing story of the Boor War.-Whilst at Nq'Meli' Mountains, 18 miles cast of Vryheid,…

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Booth and Oyama. Soldier and Salvationist

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 7

When General Booth was in Tokio recently Field-Marshall Oyama was on the platform at the nobles’ reception of the Salvation Army leader, Later,…

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Casa Blanca Bombardment Hundreds Killed or Wounded London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 2

The bombardment by the French cruisers Galilee and DeChayla of the Moorish quarters of Casa Blanca and its suburbs, which followed upon the…

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Public Servants Soldiers

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 2

Last year some trouble arose in the Sydney telegraphic department over offices who applied for leave in order to attend the military encampment…

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Belfast Strikes Threat of a General Strike. Soldiers Badly Hurt. Sir Antony Macdonnell to the Rescue. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 August 1907 · page 2

The prospect of the employers at Belfast accepting an offer by the Glasgow Carriers' Association of 600 men has led to threats of a general strike…

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The Green Island. a New Iand War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 3

From Roscommon on 20th May the special correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote :— "The Weat's awake." The…

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Trouble in Ireland. Belfast Under the Riot-act Hundreds Maimed or Wounded. Military Charge fORTY Times. London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 2

Rioting was renewed in Belfast yesterday, the scenes being even worse than on Sunday. The Collen-street police barracks were wrecked, and a…

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Situation in Morocco. Holy War Probable. Action by France and Spain. London, Aug. 19

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1907 · page 2

The Europeans have evacuated Marakesh and Mogadore and gone aboard the warships. A holy war is being preached in many places in the…

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The War Against Trusts. Commerce Act Failure. Criticism by Me. W. H. Taft. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 2

Speaking yesterday at Columbus, Ohio, Mr. W. H. Taft (United States Secretary for War, who is about to start on a tour of the world) declared that the…

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South African Soldiers. Settlement of Claims

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 7

The State Government has issued notification to the effect that any member of the New South Wales contingents to South Africa, whose claims have not…

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Another Book War

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 7

Old Gent: "Don't you think, my I[?] that it would be better for you to be at home reading a good book than wasting your time in this fashion?"…

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