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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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Cost of Italy's War £30,000,000 Required

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 2

The Italian Minister of Finance presented yesterday to Parliament detailed report on the financial situation, showing that the…

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British Defence. Secretary for War Confident. No Fear of Invasion. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 2

The Secretary of State for War stated in the commons that Great Britain possessed the best aeroplanes in the world. Although he regretted…

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The Balkans War. Desperate Fighting. Turks Take the Offensive. Bulgarians Driven Out. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 2

It if reported from Constantinople that desperate fighting has taken place at Chataldja. The Turkish forces adopted offensive tactics along the…

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ASSASSINATED King of Greece Dead. Bulgarian Soldier's Mad Act. Shot While Promenading. LONDON

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 4

The King of Greece was assassinated to-day while taking his afternoon stroll at Salonika. The hour was about 5 o'clock, and…

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Love, War and Tragedy

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 7

Particulars of a tragedy that arose from the war, the wife of a Bulgarian officer having been shot for treason. The woman's lover, a…

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Red Tape at the War Office. Amusing Instances

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 2

Mr. Arnold Forester gives some amusing instances in the "National Review" of red tape at the War Office. A militiaman cannot be buried at a cost exceeding £2…

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Tortured by Bulgarians. Story of a Captured War Correspondent

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 3

Mr. Angus Hamilton, who has returned to London from the Near East, tells an amazing story of his capture and torture by the…

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War in Turkey. Sultan's Troops Routed. Crushing Defeat. Sofia

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 2

Five divisions of tEe Turkish army at Chataldja, with artillery and cavalry, attempted an advance supported by warships. The land force was, however,…

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The Balkans War. Desperate Fighting at Chataldja Turks Occupy Strategic Points. Constantinople

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 4

It is officially stated that a desperate infantry ba[?]c is in progress at Chataidja. The Turks engaging the Bulgarians along the whole line,…

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Risks Tommy Runs. Chances and Mischances of the Soldier in Battle

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 7

"Cheer when you come back, you silly chumps ! That's the time to cheer !" said a cynical sailorman who was standing on the deck of…

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The Balkans War. Greeks Seize German Steamer. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 2

Greeks seized the German steamer Irmingard in the Aegean Sea. The reported outrages by Servian troops at Uskub and Prizrend have…

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The Balkens War. Austria's Ultimatum. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1913 · page 2

Montenegro has informed the other Balkan Allies of Austria's ultimatum that the latter will resort to arms unless the civil population is allowed to…

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"The War Should Stop." British Rulers' Views. Useless Bloodshed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 2

Speaking on the Balkan struggle as the mouthpiece of Great Britain. Mr. Asquith said is the time this devastating war should end. The…

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The Balkans War. Montenegro Yields. Austria's Ultimatum. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 2

It is announced from Cettinje that Momenegro has yielded to Austria's altimatum, which declared that unless the civil population was permitted to…

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Terrible Shooting Accident. the Deadly Pea Rifle Again. Lad Fatally Wounded

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

ON Wednesday last, shortly after 1 p.m., a tragedy occurred at Bombowlee at the residence of Mr. Edward Joseph Dowell. The family…

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Spray. a Ruse of War

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 6

It in not always policy to acknowledge a defeat. A little coolness at the critical moment sometimes saves the day, as it the case described in Mr. Ripley's "Story…

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The Powers and the War

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

The Prime Minister of Britain declares that "the time has arrived when this devastating war should end The continuance of hostilities…

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Press in War Time. Functions and Responsibilities

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 4

A war correspondent operates merely at the front, or as near as he can got to it, and only after [?] have actually begun. He has it his power…

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Britain's Obligations. in the Event of War. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

Newspapers generally express gratification at the statement made by Mr. Asquith, Prime Minister, in the House of Commons, thai it was…

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