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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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Soldiers as Farmers. a Western Australian Scheme. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 4

The Colonial Secretary (Mr. Connolly) states that the Government has decided to send an officer from the immigration department with a view…

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Anarchists in England. the Mile End Siege. Injuries of Police Soldiers and Civilians. Sixteen in Hospital. the Aliens Act. Stronger Laws Demanded. London, Jan. 5

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

In connection with the siege of the house in Mile End the police announced that a third body, that of "Peter the Painter" has been…

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Soldiers Mutiny. Demand Higher Pay. Madrid, Jan. 15

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 2

The "Despatch" declares that the soldiers in the fortress at Elvas, Portugal, mutinied, demanding increased pay…

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The Cost of War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

The total cost of the second class protected cruisers for Melbourne and Sydney will be about £450,000 each…

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Conditions of War. French Minister's Veiled Prophecy. London, Jan. 17

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 2

The French Minister for Foreign Affairs stated to-day in the Chamber of Deputies, that if the Flushing (Holland) fortifications scheme became a…

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Attempted Assassination French Premier Shot At. Sensation in Chamber of Deputies. One Member Wounded. M. Briand's Narrow Escape Paris, Jan. 18

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

A man named Gislome, formerly a law clerk at Bayonne, this afternoon fired two shots from a revolver from the gallery of the French Chamber…

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Ambushed by Natives. French Soldiers Killed. Paris, Jan. 19

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 2

Natives at Casa Blanoa, Morocco, ambushed a French column, Lieutenant Marchant, quartermaster, and three native soldiers were killed, and…

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Bondage to Throne. Private Soldier's Wife As Queen Woman's Wonderful Career

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 8

The Lion of the Tribe of Judah is sick unto death; the throne of the Queen of Sheba is occupied by a child, and the wonderful woman who…

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An Expedition or a War?

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 4

The second extract is from a speech by the Chinese delegate Wow Chow: "Well" says old Wow Chow, I'd like to be able to go back home, an…

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A War Cloud. America and Japan. Sensational Statements. "Clearing the Decks." Vancouver, Jan. 23

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

There is a general belief in Tokio that America is arming against Japan. An article in the "Nippon," under the heading of "America Feverishly…

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Our Soldiers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

The annual established of the Commonwealth Military forces in N.S.W. shows a grand total of 22,504, consisting of 705 permanent, 8089…

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Cost of a German War Appalling Figures

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 3

According to a writer in the "Quarterly Review," the loss to France by the France-Prussian War is circulated at 544,000,000 sterling, while the victor's…

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War in the Air. Aeroplane V. DlRIGIBLE. Difficulty of Destroying a Balloon

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 7

Mr W. F. Reid, lecturing on Tuesday at a meeting of the Aeronautical Society (said "Lloyd's News" on October 20) expressed the opinion that the…

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Soldier's Heart. Food and Clothes Reform

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 7

Mr Halftone, Secretary for War, speaking at the Royal Army Medical School, Millbank. yesterday afternoon. In connection with the prize…

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Soldiers Mutiny. Affray on Ship. Flying American Colors. London, Jan. 29

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 2

A serious incident occurred in connection with the coasting steamer, New Jersey, flying the American flag, but the officers and crew, of which…

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Outbreak of War. Peru and Ecuador. a Frontier Collision. Ceiba Captured. British and American Troops Active. Defending Neutral Ground. Heroic General. New Orleans, Jan. 29

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 2

A message from Lima, the capital of Peru, gives rumors of a frontier encounter near Zaluma, in Ecuador. The report is confirmed and the…

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Airships in War

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 8

We must reckon with the fact that in favourable weather the dirigible soon will, it it cannot already, outstrip the fastest warship afloat. So…

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A British Soldier's Adventure in India

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 5

The scene was at Muree, a bill Sanatorium situated on a spur of the Himalayas of the dramatis personae men of all brunches of the Service…

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War in the Air. Aeroplane V. Dirigible. Difficulty of Destroying a Balloon

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 3

Mr W. F. Reid, lecturing on Tuesday at a meeting of the Aeronautical Society (said "Lloyd's News" on October 30) expressed the opinion that the…

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SOLDIER's Heart. Food and Clothes Reform

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 3

Mr Haldane, Secretary for War, speaking at the Royal Army Medical School, Millbank, yesterday afternoon, in connection with the prize…

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