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The wars & local soldiers, 1906

62 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 4

British Consul Garotted. Outrage by French Soldiers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 7

Five soldiers of the 22nd Colonial Regiment, which is stationed at Hyeres, attacked and robbed the British Consul, Mr Sadler, and Dr. and Mrs…

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The Duke of Cambridge. a True Soldier

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 2

Colonel Willoughby Varner, late Rifle Brigade, assisted by Captain Erasmus Darwin Parker, late Manchester Regiment, have produced…

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“The Coming War.”

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 6

“Soestern [?] is the [?] if a remarkable bank published an anonymously to-day, November 10th. which deals with the possibility of a war between Gre[?]…

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Work for Old Soldiers. War Office Committee

Southern Star · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 3

The Secretary of State for War has appointed a committee to inquire into the position of the various official, semi-official and voluntary organisations which…

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Soldiers' Memorial Continental

The Bega Budget · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 6

The continental organised by Mrs. Shiels was held in that lady's grounds on Wednesday night, and the proceeds will establish the…

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Priceless Jewels. Good Health and Mothers Su[?] Syrup—how a Grm Expert War Cured of Sev[?] [?]

Southern Star · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 4

There is no mor highly-respected resident of Brisbane (Queensland) then Mr. Thurston Hall, diamond cleaver and gem expert, who lives at 22…

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A Russian Soldier. How He Is Valued

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 7

[?] Shestopaloff, of the village Biakova, Government of Tula, was summoned in the military chief of the district, who said to her: "Thine husband…

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End of Picturesque War. Fighting of the Future

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 7

The veteran Frech Officer. General de Negrier, has given to the "Revue des Deux Mondes" his criticisms of the Russo-Japanese campaign…

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The French War Office. the French War Office. Nearly Collapses

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 2

"Luckily," writes the Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph." on 18th January, "the High Council of War was not sitting on Monday…

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Soldier Masqueraders. a Vladivostock Picture

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 2

A vivid picture of the sacking of Vladivostok is given by the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail." Writing on November 15th, he says:…

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Blind Soldier's Plight. Gentleman Ranker Cast Off

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 6

To the Brentford magistrates a most pathetic appeal was made by a middle aged man who is totally blind. Groping his way to the witness-box,…

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The French War Office. the French War Office Nearly Colla[?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 6

“Luckily,” writes the Park [?]dent of the London “Daily Tel[?] on 18th January, “the Hush [?] War was not sitting in [?]…

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His Foe's Legacy. a Soldier's Adopted Child

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 7

There are three visitors in Nottingham at the present time who recall one of the most romantic incidents of a soldier's life…

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The Aftermath of War. Workless Soldiers

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 11

Many soldiers who were invalided out of the Army after the Boer war are now on the tramp, the casual wards of the country's workhouses being their…

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Welcome Home

Southern Star · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 4

On last Monday evening the employees of Mr. Joseph Chicken's Nether by Floor Mills, met together by appointment at Hughes Mill…

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The Zulu War

The Bega Budget · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 2

Information gathered by the Intelligence Department tends to show that the Zulu overlord, Dinizula, is the cause of the whole…

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War News Censorship. Press and National Interest

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 6

On the eve of or during war make it penal to publish unauthorised news of naval and military movements. A Bill to that effect, which has been urged by the…

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Indian Soldiers. Memorial to John Nicholson

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 7

The Viceroy unveiled on Friday, sin April, a statue of General Nicholson at Delhi in the presence of a brilliant gathering. Lord Minto, who was in…

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A Year's Freight War. Still Continuing

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 2

It is now more than a year ago that a freight war broke out in the Eastern trade. On the one side are still ranged the Peninsular and Oriental Company…

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A Year’s Freight War. Still Continuing

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 6

It is now more than a year [?] freight war broke out in the [?] trade. On the one side are still [?] the Peninsular and Oriental Company…

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