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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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Bisley King's Prize. War Office Proposal. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 3

The National Rife association is much perturbed through the war Of fice proposal to throw open the King prize(Bisley) from 1914 to all services…

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Support for Ulster. Retried Soldiers Enrolled. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 3

According to the "Pall mall Gazette" the British' league intends to support Ulster's resistance to home Rule. The same journal states that…

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War and the Workers

The Worker · Thursday 5 June 1913 · page 23

The war in the Balkans has changed frontiers, and affected the balance of military power. But though tens of thousands of the…

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A Weird War Story

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 3

A weird story is told of Spion Kop by an ex-soldier of the Scottish Eifles who was wounded and disabled on the slope. A sergeant of the regiment lay…

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Six Months' War. Dramatic Survey of the Balkans. Vast Effect Upon Europe

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 7

A dramatic survey of all that has happened in the Near East, and its far-reaching significance, is given by the London "Observer."…

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Renewal of the War. King George's Advice. "A Crime Against Humanity." London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 June 1913 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at Athens states that Greece is constructing a 19,500 ton Dreadnought. A decree has been issued in Italy…

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Denouncing War. in Army Centre

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 1

A striking declaration against war was made in England's greatest military centre by the Vicar of Aldershot, when addressing a conference in…

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Home Rule. Earl Grey's Opposition. Civil War Feared. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 2

Earl Grey, formerly Governor-General of Canada, has stated that his Canadian experience causes him to realise that Home Rule must lead…

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Cable News. the Derby Tragedy. Death of Miss Davison. Manifesto by Miss Pankhurst Died in the "War of Freedom' London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 2

Miss Davison, the suffragette who made a rush at the King's horse during the race for the Derby, died yesterday. She had not spoken after the accident…

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Burglars in Hospital. Attempted Rescue of a Wounded Comrade

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 1

All audacious attempt to rescue a man lying in the St. Denis Hospital. Paris, with a broken leg, and awaiting trial on a charge of burglary, was…

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An Easy Way to Settle It. All Things Considered it Was About the Best War, Too

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 6

"Now, then sir, I think we have a little business With each other. Suppose we settle it right here." " I know what you mean. Say, look…

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Balkans Situation. Serbo-bulgarian Dispute. "War Inevitable." London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1913 · page 2

It is reported that the Scrbo-Bulgarian railway service has been suspended, and that martial law has been declared at Sofia. It is now believed…

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Bulgaria and Servia. "War Inevitable." Serious Report From Belgrade. Belgrade

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 June 1913 · page 2

Newspapers state the Servo Bulgarian railway service has been suspended, and martial law declared at Sofia. It is believed that war is inevitable…

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Reckless Wagers Over the War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 6

An Od[?] paper publisher details of a reckless wager made last summer by Captain Hinsky, a St. Petersburg Dragoon. [?] Hinsky undertook to cross Asis,…

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Mexican Rebellion. Troop Train Dynamited 200 Soldiers Killed. Mexico City

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 2

A Mexican troop train, with 500 Government soldiers on hoard, was dynamited by the insurgents, near Guaymas. Two hundred of the…

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Sir William Lyne's Defeat His "War Horse" Career

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 6

"The biggest politician which New South Wales has retired is Sir William Lyne. who has been associated with the Hume is State and Federal politics…

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Colliery Dispute. Martial Law Proclaimed. State of Civil War. New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 2

Martial law on the coalfields districts of West Virginia has now been proclaimed. The Senate Committee found that a reign of terror, which…

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Sir William Lyne. His "War Horse" Career

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 2

"The biggest politician which New South Wales has retired is Sir Wm. Lyne, who has been associated with the Hume in State and Federal…

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War in Tripoli. Italy's Task. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 2

Another engagement is imminent between the Italian forces and the Arabs in Tripoli. The Arab forces are estimated at 20,000 while the…

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Where Nations Are Fighting. Facts About the Seat of War

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 3

There is no pauuerism in Servia, in the sensu in which it is understood in the West. poorest have some sort of freehold property…

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