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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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Peace or War?

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 2

Bishop Long, at St. Barnabas Church, South Bathurst, referred to the avoidance of a disastrous Anglo-German war during the past…

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A War on Cats

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 2

Kansas State having issued an edict to the effect that cats must be shaved or die, the "New York Press " prints the following:—Kansas has swatted…

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Race War in America. Martial Law in Oklahoma

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 4

It is seldom that many days elapse in the United States without the embers of the racial strife which is always existing between whites and…

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A Soldier of the West India Regiment

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 6

Mr. Henry Kirke, formerly an official in British Guinea, high in the colonial service, relates an adventure the comedy of which might at any…

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German Red Cross. Aid for Ottoman Wounded

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 4

The following account of the German Red Cross Mission for the relief of the Ottoman sick and wounded in Tripod has been received from a member of…

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How the Czar Travels. Encompassed by Armed Soldiers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 6

A strange story of how the Cza returned to Russia after his recent visit to Italy is told by J. Landa if the "Jewish World."…

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Desperate Scene. Flint-throwing, Horseback Chase. a Man Wounded

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 4

Exciting scenes have just taken place on Hayes Common and in the usually decorous streets of Bromley (said "Lloyd's News" on March 3)…

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Millionaire Shot At. Mr Leopold De Rothschild. Detective Wounded

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 4

A daring attempt to murder Mr Leopold de Rothschild, the millionaire banker, and younger brother of Lord Rothschild, was made in London on…

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The War Cloud. the Hand Writing on the Wall

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 4

Much has been written of into in regard to the possibilities of international complications. The following, from a well-known public man in Great Britain…

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Tragic Encounter. Man Shot Dead. Sergeant Duprez Wounded

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 2

A tragedy occurred at Adelong on Sunday, when Sergeant Duprez was seriously injured, and his assailant shot dead through the beart…

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General Lee's Surrender. The End of the Confederate War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 4

Mr. A. R. H. Hanson, in an article on "General Lee as I Knew Him," contributed to "Harper's Magazine," gives an interesting account of the scene in the…

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A Tale of the Boer War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 3

Mr. Bennett Burleigh, the war correspondent, tells an amusing story of the Boer war.—Whilst at Nq'Mell Mountain, 18 miles east of Vryheid, part of General…

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Duelling in the Army. War Minister's Apology

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 3

The subject of duelling in the German army came up again on Tuesday in the Reichstag, when General von Heeringen, Minister for War, offered a…

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

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 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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An Anglo-German War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 2

Mr. W. M'Lean, a member of the Dominion Parliament, in an article in the "World," states that war between Britain and Germany was…

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Russian Defences. Duma and Crown. Attacks on War Minister

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 4

Violent 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 Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 3

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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Two Soldier Heroines. Sisters Who Fought Bravely at Jemappes

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 4

Recently, at the Belgian town of Jemappes near Mons the unveiling of a memorial to the French soldiers who fell there on November 6, 1792…

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Romance of War. Tell-tale Parcel

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 3

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

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Sacristan Murdered. Soldiers on Trial

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 3

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

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