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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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Spanish-American War a Remarkable Document. Letter From Departing Spanish Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1913 · page 4

The following letter, addressed on the eve of their departure for Spain by the Spanish soldiers at Santiago to the soldiers of the American army,…

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Crisis in Mexico United States Ultimatum. War Expected. Mexico City

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 November 1913 · page 2

An ultimatum has arrived from Washington ordering Huerta resign the Presidency immediately, and not to allow General Blanquet to…

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Home Rule. Position of Ulster. Conference Proceeding. Avoiding Civil War London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 November 1913 · page 2

It is staled that the business men's meeting in Belfast has seriously disconcerted the .Dublin Castle authorlie. The Irish. Government is…

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New Zealand Crisis. General Strike Ordered. Six Thousand Idle. Serious Situation. Bordering on Civil War. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 November 1913 · page 2

A force of 400 mounted special police, and 300 foot constables, marched to Auckland wharf at 5 o'clock this morning, and erected barricades…

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Colorado Strike. War Resumed. LONDON

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1913 · page 3

The Colorado strike war has been resumed. Fights assaults and dynamiting has been resorted to. Five Unionist have been killed, and…

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War Probable United States and Mexico. Huerta Obdurate. New York

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1913 · page 2

It is persistently reported that President Huerta has refused to comply with the demanded by the United States. It is now considered that an…

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Shooting Affray at Tumbarumba. Man and Woman Wounded

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 14 November 1913 · page 3

A sensational shooting case occurred at the residence of H. Wolter, about 1½ miles from Tumbarumba, on Sunday evening, the letter's nephew…

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Soldiers Fire in Church

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1913 · page 7

"Present arma!" The order rang through the church where lay the remains of the late President Taherede Augusts of Hayti. At the sound of the order there was a slight stir…

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Tumbarumba Shooting Affray Condition of Wounded Persons. Accused Remanded. Tumbarumba

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 6

The young man Alfred Wolter fink of Sunday night's shooting affray, known as a"Snowy," one of the vic- when Henry Wolter, a sleeper-cutter…

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River Pirates Captured Fight with Detectives. Every Officer Wounded. New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 4

The New York detectives have arrested a gang of men known as the "river pirates," who, it is alleged, have been carrying on extensive…

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Mexican Crisis. Huerta and British Support. "War Welcomed." Mexico City

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 2

A conference took place yesterday between Mr. Lind, American Envoy, and the British Minister, regarding the situation in Mexico. Neither is likely…

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Boy Scoots and Soldiering Baden-powell's Objections. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 2

General Sir R. Baden-Powell, founder of the boy scout movement, has said that the boy scouts will be unable to participate conscientiously in sir…

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Industrial War. Indians Fight Police. European Women in Danger. a Grave Crisis. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 2

During a lively engagement in Natal between the police and the Indians on strike. thirty of the latter were injured. All Indian cooks,…

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Industrial War. Ferrymen's Long Hours. Men's Ultimatum.sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 2

The Masters and Engineers' Association has issued an ultimatum to the Ferry Companies to the effect that its members will decline in…

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Citizen Soldier's Death Tetanus Follows Bayonet Scratch. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 2

Frederick Eggerton, who was a member of the Citizens Soldiers Force at Liverpool Camp, on returning home showed a slight scratch on…

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Planning War on English Sparrows

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 4

The English sparrow having been duly tried and found guilty of being a pest, Uncle Sain invites all good citizens to abolish him…

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French Women Soldiers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 2
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The women of France are not content with merely serving as nurses on the field of battle and attendants on the wounded or dying. They have in their minds the example of…

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Home Rule. Mr. Redmond Taunted. Boer War Incidents Recalled. Lonon

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 2

Mr. Bonar Law, at a Unionists' Demonstration, at Birmingham, alluded to Mr. Redmond protesting against dragging the Crown into controversy…

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Industrial War. Natives Strike on the Rand. Conflicts with Police. Many Killed and Injured. a Grave Situation. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 2

Five thousand strikers looted the Premier mines at Pretoria. The police, after a vain attempt to repulse them by other means, fired a valley…

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