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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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The Britain War. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 2

The force in the occupation of Scutari consists of three hundred British and two hundred each of French, Italians and Australians, and one hundred…

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Greek Army in War. Campaign in Epirus. British Officer's Views

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 2

Captain A. H. Trapmann, of the 25th (County, [?]London) Cyclist Battalion, the London Regiment, who has just returned from the front, having…

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Catholics and War. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 6

Monsignor Drew, the senior Roman Catholic chaplain for the British forces has declined an invitation to attend the Peace Society's meeting, and has…

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The Balkans War. Deserters Tried. Sentenced to Death. Athens

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 2

Two Greek military chauffeurs were sentenced to death to-day at Janina, Albania. They were found guilty of deserting with a motor car to the…

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Shipping War Risks. Companies Combine. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 2

The Cunard, British Indian, Oceanic, Royal Mail, and other shipping companies have combined to insure against war contingencies on…

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The Balkans War. Austrian Reserves Disbanded. Vienna

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 2

Fifty thousand Austrian reservists have been disbanded, but the reserves in Bosnia, Herzegovina and Dalmatia have been retained with color…

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War Against the King. Nineteen Bengalise Arrested. LONDON

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 2

Nineteen respectable Bengalise have been arrested at Calcutta and charged with conspiracy to wage war against the King. The arrest…

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Shipping Companies Combine War Insurance at Reasonable Rate. New Merchant Ships As Transports. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 3

The Cunard, the British India, the Oceanic, the Royal Mail, and other stopping companies have combined to insure war contingencies at reasonable…

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Opium Suppression. Soldiers' Summary Action. Hong Kong

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 2

The Shanghai newspapers state that while some soldiers were rooting up the poppy crop at Shen Chow Ping, a number of the local gentry and…

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On the War-path

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 6

"Good-afternoon, Johnny!" said the nice young lady, visiting his mother's house in the sweet cause of charity. "Why don't you come to our…

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Soldier Rons Amok. Superior Officers and Policemen Shot. Finally Wounded Himself. St. Petersburg

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 3

A soldier of the engineers' regiment, in revenge for his punishment, shot and wounded the sergeant and bayonetted two policemen. He then entered…

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A Soldier's Revenge. St. Petersburg

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 2

A soldier belonging to a regiment of Engineers, in revenge for a recent punishment, shot and wounded his sergeant and also bayoneted two…

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Greek Army in War. Campaign En Epirus

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4

BRITISH OFFICER'S VIEWS. Captain A. H. Trapmann, of the 25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion, the London Regiment, who ha…

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Second Man Wounded

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 2

John Mason, a resident of Randwick, was awakened last night by a noise from the front of the house. Taking a revolver he went out and…

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"Class War Must Cease."

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 3

The employers of New South Wales are propounding a scheme with a view to enlarging and extending the scope of their federation…

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Patsy's Knowledge of War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 2

An old woman recently entered a country shop in Ireland, and asked for some farthing dips, putting down the usual coin. The shopkeeper seeing it told her that it…

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Italian Disaster. Defeat at Derna. Details Op the Battle. a Wild Retreat. Wounded Left to Their Fate. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 2

Details of the fighting at Derna, on the 6th inst., are slowly becoming public, despite official efforts to suppress them, and have aroused a sense…

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In Case of War. the Anglo-french Alliance. How It Would Act

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 2

In an article entitled "The Advantages of the Alliance with England," the "France Militair[?]" says that in case of war England could render…

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Bedouin Victory. Slaughter of Italians. Wounded Left to Arabs. Piteous Scenes on Battlefield. Rome

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 3

The Italian army in Tripoli has suffered a disastrous defeat at the hands of the Bedouin Arabs, which has arroused a sense of deep humiliation…

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A Village Feud Soldiers Take a Hand. St. Petersburg 'Monday'

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 3

Serious results followed an intervillage dispute at yardrimsk near St. Petersburg over a question of land denmarktion. The…

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