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The wars & local soldiers, 1907

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War Against Socialism a Conservative Campaign. Exhortation to Unionists. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 5

The Duke of Rutland, referring to the recent by-election at Kirkdale, urges unionists to actively fight socialism, which he describes as "that vilest of all…

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War on Salvationists. Scotch Police Determined to Stop Open-air Christianity London, Sept. 4

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1907 · page 4

A bott[?] between the Salvation Army and the authorities at Motherwell, Scotland, over the question of [?] speech, continues to arouse local…

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Losses by Emigration and War

The Worker · Thursday 17 October 1907 · page 21

In an article in the "United Service Magazine" for August, Mr. C. de Thierry calculates that since 1853 over 7,000,000 emigrants of British birth have left Great…

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Chinese Coolies' Riot. Police Compelled to Fire. One Killed Nineteen Wounded London, Oct. 22

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 October 1907 · page 3

A serious riotous outbreak, the suppression of which was accompanied with bloodshed, has occurred among a section of the Chinese coolies in the…

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South African War German Eulogy of British. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 October 1907 · page 3

The "Militar Wochensdlalt" (f), the German military organ, in renewing Major-General Mauries's history of the South African war, handsomely admits…

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Transvaal Soldiery

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 November 1907 · page 3

Mr. R. B. Haldane, Minister for War, has decided to lose the military station at Middlebury in the…

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The War Office and the Boer War

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 2

Some new evidence concerning the criminal negligence of the War Office, which resulted in the British being totally unprepared for the splendid…

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Double Murder and Suicide. Two Police Officers Wounded

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 November 1907 · page 2

A sensation murder and suicide has occurred at Limerick, Ireland. In a quarrel between a coach builder named Carroll and two others of the same…

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Coal Kings Declare War. They Refuse the Premier's Offer and Throw the Mines Idle

The Worker · Thursday 14 November 1907 · page 11

On Friday, November 8, the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation took decisive action regarding the dispute with the proprietors…

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The Class War

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 2

The unemployed endeavored to hold a procession in opposition to the procession of the German Emperor, but the police dispersed them…

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Irish Terrorism Tenant Farmer Wounded. Shot From a Thicket. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 November 1907 · page 3

Not content with driving cattle off the grass lands in an endeavour to force the owners to bring the land under cultivation, the agitators in…

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Outrage in Ireland. Farmer Thrice Shot At. Woman Also Wounded. London Nov. 19

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 November 1907 · page 3

A cowardly outrage of a serious diameter was perpetrated in County Galway yesterday. A farmer named Blake, agains…

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Success in War Dependent on Naval Strategy London, Nov. 22

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 2

Speaking at a public dinner, Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, commander in chief of the Channel fleet, insisted that success in war now depended…

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The Cost of War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 2

The Russian Ambassador has banded to the Japanese Ambessador in London a cheque for nearly five millions sterling, being the balance due for the…

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Cost of War. Russia Pays £4,860,440. LONDON, Nov. 25

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 2

The Russian Ambassador in London handed to the Japanese Ambassador a cheque for £4,860,440, the balance due for the maintenance of Russian…

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The War in Morocco. a Desperate Attack. London, December 2

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 2

Details of the Menasseh battle show that 3500 of Benihassen's followers from Aghbal, Morocco, entered Algeria, and attackd the elevated fort of Sidiaissa…

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Natal Native Rebellion. Zulus Prepared for War. Menacing Situation. London, Dec. 4

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 2

It is reported that the Zulus are mobilising in small numbers and that the two most powerful Natal tribes, totalling 9000 fighters, are restless and…

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War Balloon Adrift La Patrie Blown Away. Last Seen Over Glasgow. More Airships Ordered. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 2

While the French balloon, La Patrie, was being repaired at Verdun, 35 miles west of Mets, a gale wrenched it from the grasp of 200 men. The…

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Morocco Holy War. Mulai Hafid's Threat. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 2

The fears which have been expressed from time to time lest Mulai Hafid, the self-styled southern Sultan of Morocco, who is disputing the title of his brother…

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Surrender of Port Arthur. Soldiers on Trial

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 2

A court martial at St. Petersburg is trying Generals Stoessel, Reiss, Fook, and Smirnoff for illegally and dishonorably surrendering Port Arthur…

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