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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

30 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 2

A War of Words. Taft V. Roosevelt. Bitter Invective

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 3

President Taft and Mr Roosevelt, in the wild scramble to secure the delegates necessary for Presidential nomination, are now fighting "like Kilkenny…

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Russian Defences. Duma and Crown. Attacks on War Minister

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 3

Violet gusts have been sweeping high political latitudes of late, agitating the very pillars of the parliamentary system (said the St. Petersburg…

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Soldiers in Tears. Cretan Deputies and Greek Chamber

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 6

When the Greek Chamber was opened yesterday a body of soldiers prevented Cretan deputies from entering the building (said a Reuter message from Athens…

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Romance of War. Tell-tale Parcel

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 6

An African romance occupied the attention of the Divorce Court on Monday, when the story was told of a young wife who was engaged at the age…

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Sacristan Murdered. Soldiers on Trial

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 6

The trial of two soldiers, named Grillot and Leroux, was begun at Chalons-sur-Saone to-day on the charge of the murder of a sacristan in the village of…

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Reign of Terror. Soldiers Sent to Keep Order. Workmen's Offer

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 3

The Industrial reign of terror, existing in Belfast has been the subject of discussion in the House of Commons, with the result that three battalions…

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Welcome Home to Mr A. Hay

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 1

The crowded School of Arts on Tuesday night (says the Berry Register) testified in no uncertain way to the popularity of Mr Alex. Hay, as it indicated general appreciation of…

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The Aeroplane in War

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1912 · page 1

It is con[?] tha[?] the use of tho aeor[?] [?]nged the condition of [?] and it was not [?] a suprise…

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Militarism. "The "Prestige" of War

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 3

"Go first to £03 Metre Hill, said our friends at Dairen (late Dainy) "then have tiffia at our hotel, and drive to the forts afterwards." It was like…

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About the War

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 4

THE thinkers of the day, or a good many of them, are busy on the war item; and it is significant that a fair percentage agree as to the possibility…

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