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The wars & local soldiers, 1907

13 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Natural Selection. Soldier and Volunteer. the Lancers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 5

The hot a summer afternoon was drawing to a close, and the fragrance of honeysuckle pervaded the still air as shadows grew longer…

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The Moroccan Puzzle. How the Sultan Wages War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 5

The "Express" correspondent wrote from Tangiers on 24th January:— It may be said of the situation in Morocco that the more it changes the more…

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Social and Presentations at Bowral Retiring Soldiers Honored

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 2

The Oddfellows' Hall, Bowral, was the scene of a pleasant gathering on Friday evening last, when Capt. R. A. Bissaker and Corporal C. Bailey were entertained by…

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War Disaster Echo. Saved by Burnaby

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 July 1907 · page 5

Nottingham Corporation has in its employ in a lowly capacity a man who was once a lieutenant. Mr William John Lee Baker, twenty years ago, was…

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Bombarding War Kites. Shrapnel Firing Fails

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 5

Howitzer practice with shrapn[?] shell at man-bearing kites took places on 26th June at Lydd. Th[?] kites of the approved military pattern…

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France's War Airships. Plans for a Great Fleet

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 October 1907 · page 5

I hear (writes the Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" on 9th July) from a reliable source that the first five airships to be built on the lines…

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The Kaiser's Mimic War. Balloons, Dogs, Bicycles, Etc

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 October 1907 · page 5

According to the Bertin correspondent of the "Daily Mail," who wrote on 25th July, great interest attaches to the detailed announcement just made…

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Airships in War. England's Position

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 October 1907 · page 5

"If a war were to occur in the near future between Britain and another Power should we be found wanting and consequently handicapped, in the…

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The Berkshire Ride. Sport of the War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 November 1907 · page 5

Six regiments of cavalry enjoyed a few glorious moments on Saturday, somewhere on the Berkshire Downs. Boot to boot they charged each…

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Wheat-growing in Manchuria. The Theatre of the Late War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 5

A REPORT has recently been addressed to the Premier by Mr. J. B. Suttor, Commercial Agent for New South Wales in the East, in which some very…

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Fight for a Prince. Story of a Social War. Eau De Cologne Waves

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 November 1907 · page 5

From New York on 25th August the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:— The spectacular departure of Prince…

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The German Manoeuvres. the Kaiser's War-house and Asbestos Cottage

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

On September 10th, the special correspondent of the "Daily Mail," who is decidedly outspoken critic, wrote an follows from Hoexter, In Westphalia:…

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Speak Pakeha—-live or Die. an Incident in the Maori War. (Copyright)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 1

We Australians, with few exceptions, as yet know little of those twin islands, sea girt by the Pacific, [?]lying some few hundred miles South…

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