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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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Meat War. Employees Invited to Resume. Nationalisation Talk. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 4

The employers in the meat industry formally told the Premier yesterday that the Government's terms of settlement were not acceptable, and…

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The Meat War. Proposals From Mr Holman Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 3

There was no alteration in the position in the meat trouble from the viewpoint of the men this morning. Negotiations, however…

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General Cables. Nineteen Soldiers Killed. Vienna

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 4

Nineteen soldiers were overwhelmed by an available during military [?]anoonvice in the Tyrol, in Austria—Hungary. A were killed:…

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Cable News. Avalanche Over-whelmes Soldiers. Avalanche Overwhelms Soldiers. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 5

Whilst soldiers were manoeuvring on the Ortler Spitz Alps, du Tyrol, close to the Swiss frontier, an avalanche overwhelmed and killed…

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Tired of Life. Goulburn Man Wounded. Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 2

Henry Summergreen, aged 23, was found at the back of his business premises in Goulburn in an unconscious condition with a bullet wound…

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Ready for War

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 4

In the Julius Tower of Spandau, a Prussian fortress eight miles from Berlin, a vast quantity of specie and £6,000,000 in gold are stored and held…

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An Act of War by Austrian Troops. Montenegrin Barracks Fired On. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 2

A battalion of Austrian troops crossed the Montenegro frontier at M[?]talin and fired several volleys at Montenegrin barracks, killing one soldier…

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Eric Dacres: (Copyright.) A Romantic Story of Adventure during the Matabole War. PART 13

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 6

The troopers, hardly realising the danger, stood their ground and delivered a hot and steady fire; but it was powerless to check the rush…

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The Cost of War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 7

The total losses of France in killed, wounded, and prisoners in the France-German war were 21,600 officers and 702,000 men. The cost of the war to France was £544,000,000…

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BURGLARS v. Police Revolver Duel in Melbourne. Constable Wounded. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 2

Two constables and three burglars took part in an exciting revolver duel in Elizabeth-street, Melbourne, at two o'clock this morning, as a result…

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Cockpit of Nations. Switzerland As War Hospital

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 4

Switzerland, the cradle of the Red Cross Society, now otters its services as a common hospital for the European nations in case of war. The land of William Tell is…

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Russian War Scare. Panic on Stock Exchange. LONDON

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 5

The Russian war scare in Germany threatened a panic on the Berlin Stock Exchange, but the fall was arrested by an official…

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Stabbing Affray. Man and Woman Wounded. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 4

An alleged stabbing affray occurred in a house in Clevoland-street last night, as a result of which Elizabeth Greenland, aged 26, and Leo,…

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The War on the Wild

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 4

Speaking in the House of Commons, in moving the second reading of the Wild Birds Plumage Bill, Mr Hobhouse the Postmaster-General, said that…

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German War Prophet. European War by 1915. BERLIN

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 2

Colonel Frobavious in a pamphlet alleges that Britain is crouching for an attack on Germany. Meanwhile Russia and France are preparing. He…

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A Balkan War Veteran. Thought It Was an Earthquake. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 2

"I go through the Balkan war fight many times and take a lot of chances. I come out all right, but I am only an this country two or three days and I…

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War Prophecy

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 5

Colonel Frobenius alleges that Great Britain is crouching for an attack upon Germany, and that meanwhile Russia, and France are…

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Another War Terror

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 7

Signor Uilvi, an Italian, professes to have invented a machine which,, if Ills claim can be substantiated, will add another horror to war far…

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Fireworks in War

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 3

They do not celebrate Guy Fawkes' Day in the Army, but it is probable that the next big war will provide a pyrotechnic display second to…

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More Dangerous Than War

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 4

"I go through the Balkan war fifth many times, and take a lot of chances. I come out alright: but I am only in this country two…

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