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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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Germany and Morocco. Almost a War. Timely Intervention by Powers. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1911 · page 2

The London "Daily Express" publishes a remarkable article alleging that a few weeks ago Germany's attitude on the Moroccan question…

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The Tripoli War Italy's Determination Unshaken. Powers Cease Mediatory Efforts. Vienna

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 October 1911 · page 5

It is semi-officially announced that that [?]ers have ceased their efforts at mediation in the Turco-Italian war Italy is determined upon the…

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Germany "Climbed Down." Talked of War Over Warning From Britain and Russia. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 October 1911 · page 2

The "Express" publishes a remarkable article alleging that a few weeks ago Germany's attitude on Moroccan question was so insistent that she was…

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Cadets' Welcome Home. Brilliant Function

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 2

The Coronation Cadets were given a brilliant welcome function in the Town Hall on Wednesday night, the Lord Mayor presiding, with the…

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A War Scare and Its Secnel

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 4

During one of the many war scares in which we have indulged any time these twenty years a couple of her Majesty's gunboats were watching the…

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The Tripoli War. Italy Continues Bombardment. Tripoli

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 October 1911 · page 7

The Italian Squadron bombarded Derna, on the Tripolitan coast, and the fortification were destroyed before the Turkish flag was lowered…

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Tripoli War. Large Italian Reinforcements. Desperate Resistance Reported. Strict News Censorship. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 October 1911 · page 2

Preparations are under way for a new expedition, consisting of 15,000 men, for Africa, comprising six regiments of infantry and a contingent of…

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Revolution in China. Wounded Uncared for Mutilated and Killed Peking

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 2

The Red Cross has now secured the Imperial leaders' recognition. Many of the wounded are left uncared for, and are subsequently killed…

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Home Rule. "The Greatest Struggle." Since the Civil War. Threat of Armed Resistance. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 2

Earl Loudoun declares that Home Rule question will provide the greatest struggle since the Civil War. There was a body of men in the North of…

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Italy and Turkey. Restricting the War Area. British Intentions. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 2

The British financial secretary to the War Office declares the British Government will make every effort to restrict the area of the Turkish-Italian…

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Negro Lynched. First Shoots Attorney. Race War Threatened. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 2

A negro was lynched at Cowetta, Oklahama, on a charge of insulting a white woman. Before he was taken he shot the city Attorney dead. A…

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War in Tripoli. Restricting the Area. British Government's Efforts. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 October 1911 · page 2

Mr. F. D. Acland, Financial Secretary to the War Office, in a speech at Tiverton, Devonshire, declared that the British Government would make every…

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Imperial Victory Claimed War Minister's Dispatch. Must Have Ammunition an Money. Pekin

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 October 1911 · page 2

Li Yun Chung, in a letter to[?]miral Sah, explains that after he [?] captured by the rebels, and forced lake command, he decided it was…

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Italian Blunder. Own Soldiers Shelled. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1911 · page 2

Reports have been received here that the Italian warships in the assault on Benghazi, made a terrible mistake, firing on their own soldiers…

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News and Notes. a Welcome Home

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 4

MR. FRED. ELWORTHY returned to Gundagai on Wednesday morning after his trip with the Coronation Cadet Contingent, and was the…

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Worse Than War

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 4

The numbers of those slain in the present South African war are insignificant wren compared with the numbers of those who, since the war began, have died in Great…

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Turko-italian War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 4

A force of Turkish, and Arab horsemen, made a fierce attack upon Tripoli, and hurled themselves on the Italian lines with great…

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Woos and Wins. War Time Love

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 2

Mrs Anna M'Kee, a resident nurse, and Wesley Grant, a retired farmer of Randolph County, Ill., sweethearts more than half a century ago (wired…

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Tripoli War. Treacherous Arabs. a Rear Attack. Hundreds Shot. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 2

Hundreds of Arabs were arrested in Monday's battle for treacherously firing on the Italians in the rear. Those caught in the act were shot…

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War News. Discontented Italians. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 2

The Italian newspapers express discontent at the Government censorship depriving the public of war news…

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