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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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Fearful Outrages. Wounded Servians Horribly Mutilated. Revolting Stories. Belgrade

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 2

It is reported that after the first Bulgarian reverse in the vineyards lying outside Kirk Kilisse, the Bashi Bazouks mutilated the wounded. In…

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The Horrors of War. Turks Fiendish Acts. Soutari Hemmed In. Populace Without Food. a Religious Appeal. Constantinople

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 2

The Turkish Grand Vizier announces that an important battle is in progress along the Turkish front and that the Turks are gaining ground…

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The War

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 8

Details respecting the fighting in the battle of Kirk Kilisse, when tire Turks were routed, show that the conflict was particularly severe…

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War Risks

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 2

A premium or 15 per cent, has been accepted by Lloyds' to cover the risk of an outbreak of war among the great Powers within six month…

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Latest War News. Killed and Wounded. Turkish Loss 10,000. Servian Loss 2500.Severe Fighting.London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 4

Nazim Pasha announces that an important battle is in progress along his main front, and the Turks are gaining ground…

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Germany Abhors War. Anglo-german Conference London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 2

An Anglo-German Friendship Conference was opened at the Guild Hall, London. Mr. Ernest Schuster said the Kaiser and the German people…

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Special Cable News. the War. Russo-austrian Agreement

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 2

It is officially stated that the Russo-Austrian agreement provides that Roumania will be deputed to exercise a restraining influence over the…

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War in the Balkans. Unity of the Powers. Mr. Churchill Hopeful. More Turkish Outrages. Christians in the Front London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 2

Mr. Winston Churchill declares that all the Powers are honestly striving to preserve unity, with a view to bringing their combined influence to…

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The Balkan War

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 3

Reports concerning the fighting between the main Turkish and Bulgarian armies are still, conflicting. Each side claims to…

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War Practically Over. Starving Turks. Turkish Atrocities. Belgrade

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 2

Turkish officials state that prior to the taking of Kirk Kilissa, the soldiers had been starving for a week and horses dying each day. The…

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The War. London

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 5 November 1912 · page 2

The momentous battle between the main armies of the Turks and Bulgarians, by which the defenders strove to check the onward march of the…

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War Office Appeal. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1912 · page 2

Five hundred drivers of motor lorries and motor cars have responded to the appeal by the War Office for the formation of a civilian automobile…

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Special Cable News. the War. No Foreign Interference

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 November 1912 · page 2

It is stated in Balkan official circles that the allies will not tolerate any foreign interference. The conditions of peace, the whole campaign, and…

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The War. Turks Routed. Great Bulgarian Victory. Army Flees in Disorder. Turkey Considers Peace. London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1912 · page 2

THE momentous battle between the main armies of the Turks and Bulgarians, by which the defenders strove to check the onward march…

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The War in Turkey. What will the Powers do? Fields of Carnage and Blood. Naval Activity in England. Soldiers Burned to Death

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 6

Main interest in Europe in the war is centred in the action of the Powers, of whether the upshot will be a more terrible conflagration than…

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Mukhtar Pasha's Retreat. His Soldiers Fight Nobly But Hopelessly. Men Frozen to Heath

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 2

Mr. Donohue, the London "Daily Chronicle" correspondent, reports that after the Bulgarian wedge had been driven in between several wings…

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Powers and the War. Turkey's Appeal for Intervention a Critical Situation. Fears of Austria Intentions March on Salonika. Allies Defiant Attitude. "Will Not Tolerate Interference." a Pre-araxged Plan. Vienna

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 2

It is stated in Balkan official circles that the allies will not tolerate any foreign interference in the conditions of peace; that the whole…

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Starving Soldiers. the Servian Losses Vienna

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1912 · page 2

It is reported that the Turks at Lule Burgas began the fight without food, without ammunition for their artillery, and without supports for…

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The Outlook a Survey of World Progress Compulsory Soldiering

The Worker · Thursday 7 November 1912 · page 19

I hope I am not a militarist. I know I am not a Jingo. I hate the trade of war. I hate the people who for personal aggrandisement…

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The Balkans War. Why Turkey Failed Inefficency of Staff. Obsolete Methods. Remarkable Allegations. Invaders' March Resumed. British Naval Activity. Austrian Comment. Annexation of Egypt. Statement by Sir Edward Grey. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1912 · page 2

It is stated by the "None Free Presse," Vienna, that in diplomatic circles the view is taken that the British naval measures in the Near…

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