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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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The Cause of War

The Worker · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 19

The international Freethought Conference held at Munich some time, ago condemned militarism in strong terms, and carried the following resolution:—…

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Cable News. the Balkan War This Aftermath. the Allies Fighting. Salonika

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 3

Dozens of Greeks, with machine guns, and thousands of riflemen opened fire on houses occurred by Bulgarian solders. The noise was…

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A Soldier and a Scab

The Worker · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 19

When the bakers were on strike in Paris last month, the Government put conscript soldiers into the bakeries to make the bread…

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The Horrors of War

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 4

The "Times" prints a hitherto unpublished letter written by the late Lord Wolseley to Mr. James Baker, author and journalist, in…

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Marvels of Europe's War Machinery. and Glamouring for More

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 3

At the present time it may be interesting to get a brief and clear view of the vast war-machine of Europe which is ready at any moment, should…

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The Balkans War. Kaiser and King of Italy Confer. Forcing General Conflict. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 2

It is stated in Sofia that Servia and Greece are keen on forcing a general war. The "North German Gazette"…

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The War

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1913 · page 2

The Servians drove the Bulgarians right through Ishli. inflicting heavy losses upon them. The Scrvian artillery decimated…

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Civil War Celebrations. Gettysburg (U.s.a.), Wed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1913 · page 4

Some veterans who had assembled at the civil war celebrations quarrelled at an hotel. An affray followed when one man abused Lincoin Seven…

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The Balkans War. Turkey Pleased. Roumania Mobilises. Constantionople

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1913 · page 4

The Porte has [?] the Powers that Turkey reserves full liberty of action in the event of war in Macedonia. The Turkish press rejoices at…

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The Balkans War. Further Bulgarian Defeats. Salonika

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 July 1913 · page 2

The Greeks defeated the Bulgarians at Ma[?]kovo, inflicting heavy losses. The Bulgarians imprisoned all the Greek nobles at Kavalla, and…

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Further Particulars. State of Civil War. Many Killed and Injured. a Serious Crisis

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 July 1913 · page 2

JOHANNESBURG. Saturday. The Government's initial mistake was in resorting to an old Dutch law forbidding assemblies beyond six…

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The Balkans War. Powers Not to Intervene. Claims and Counter Claims. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1913 · page 2

It has been agreed that there shall be no intervention by the Powers in the fresh Balkan trouble, and the belligerents will be lets to fight the…

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The Balkans War. Greek Losses. King Ferdinand at the Front. Athens

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1913 · page 2

Ten thousand Greeks have been killed or wounded since the beginning of the trouble with Bulgaria. The Greeks, after a severe engagement,…

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Denouncing War in Army Centre. Aldershot Vicar Protests Against Prayer for Victory

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1913 · page 3

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

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The Balkans War Formally Declared. Turkey Stands Aloof

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1913 · page 2

War has now been regulari[?]d by formal declarations. The Powers will content themselves with expressions of strong disapproval, but will make…

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The Balkans War

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 2

The 'Telegraph's Nigrita correspondent describes the town as recking in a heap of smouldering ruins, and he confirms the wholesale murders, and…

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Bulgarian War. Battlefield Strewn With Corpses. LONDON

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 4

It is reported that forty thousand Bulgarians who were engaged at Deirau's new division, from Chataldja, were practically…

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The Balkan War. Destitute Refugees. Burning Homes. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 2

There are 2,700 destitute refugees at Salonika, as the result of the Bulgarians burning their homes and crops, and robbing them of…

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King Among Soldiers. Reviews Veterans of Old Regiment Testing the New Rifle, Gallops With, Princess Victoria

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 7

The King, accompanied by the Queen, Princess Mary, and Princess Victoria, spent Whitsun among his soldiers at Aldershot. watching the smart work of the Regulars for…

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Panic Striken Bulgarians. Wounded Report Terrific Slaufhter. Belgrade

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 5

The Servians have entered Radovitch, and the panic stricken Bulgarian columns are fleeing across the mountains towards Pechevo. Very few Bulgarians…

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