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The wars & local soldiers, 1903

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German Imperial Regatta. American Men-of-war to Attend

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- President Roosevelt has ordered the American battleship Alabama, two cruisers, and a gunboat to rendezvous at Kiel on the occasion of the holding of the Imperial…

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Springs for Soldiers

The World's News · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 18

For many years military authorities have been trying to improve the condition of foot soldiers, and one result is that the burdens which such soldiers have to carry while marching have been…

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A Cape Warning. Fettered for Centuries. War Against the World. London

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 31 May 1903 · page 1

The Hon. John A. Merriman, who has played an important part in South African politics for many years, in the course of a speech at Capetown, declared that the…

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Shocking Military Murder. Ensign Slaughters German Soldier

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 May 1903 · page 8

Particulars of an extraordinary crime committed in Germany on Easter Sunday night, and briefly chronicled by cable, have arrived by the mail…

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To Fallen Soldiers. Melbourne

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 31 May 1903 · page 1

Major-Genral Hutton to-day, in the presence of a large assemblage, unveiled the memorial erected to the Brunswick members, of the Victorian contingents that served in the…

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War Gratuities. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Monday 1 June 1903 · page 6

Major-General Hutton is making inquiries before certifying the rolls of those entitled to the £5 South African war gratuity…

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Fallen Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 June 1903 · page 6

At the unveiling of the memorial to the soldiers from Brunswick who fell in the South African war, Major-General Hulton said he was very proud of the way Australians had acted…

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Man-carrying War Kites

Evening News · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 4

Experiments are being carried out at Portsmouth with American war kites, which have been used for military purposes at Woolwich, and are now being tried for naval purposes…

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South African War Gratuities

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 4

Several men who are entitled to war gratuities of £5 for service in the South African war have not yet made application for the same. The district paymaster at the Victoria Barracks,…

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France and Morocco. a "Sacred" War Proposed

Evening News · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 6

LONDON, June 3, 3.35" p.m.—There is a great gathering of Moroccan tribesmen at Webbar, and they propose a "sacred war" on France…

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North-western Africa Tribesmen v. France. Sacred War. London

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 4

The efforts used by the French to punish the Moors who raided Algeria are to be strenuously resisted. A great gathering of tribesmen, held at…

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Morocco. Sacred War Proposed. London, June 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 5

A great gathering of Moroccan tribesmen has been held at Webbar. It is proposed to carry on a sacred war against the French…

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European News. In Time of War. Mobilising the Army

The Australian Star · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 3

The Army Railway Council appointed to advise the Secretary of State for War in relation to the movements of troops by rail in the event of mobilisation, has been…

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War Office Furniture for "Officers and Gentlemen."

The World's News · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 10

The British War Office, recognising that gold lace, glitter, and costly furniture are not the first essentials of good officers, has devised a new set of furniture which they are prepared to…

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Range War in the United States. Desperate Struggle Tor Pasture Lands

The World's News · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 12

To Australian readers used to settling disputed boundary lines, whether on, Crown or private lands, amicably, or through the law courts, the desperate and sometimes fierce range war now…

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A Soldier's Pay

Evening News · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 7

Before Mr. Justice Pring, in No. 2 Jury Court, John Ryan brought an action against Critchett Walker (Principal Under-Secretary for the State), as nominal defendant, to recover £100, alleged to…

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Contingent Pay. a Soldier Sues the Government

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 8

An action was commenced In No. 3 Jury Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Pring, and a jury of four, in which John Ryan, a member of the Royal Australian Artillery,…

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Law. Friday, June 5. Soldiers' Pay Case. "A" Battery Gunner's Claim. Important Point Raised by the Government

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 18

Another action arising out of the sending of troops to South Africa was before Mr. Justice Pring and jury in No. 2 Court. A member of "A" Battery claimed to be paid as a volunteer…

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Miss Stones Ransom As a War Fund

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 June 1903 · page 3

How much the American missionary, Miss Stone, may be responsible for the present aggressiveness of the Macedonian revolutionary committee may never be fully…

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Plague As a Weapon of War in the Balkans

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 June 1903 · page 8

The Sofia correspondent of the "Daily News" reports that the leaders of the Macedonian revolutionary movement in that city ere in possession of quantities of Indian…

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