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The wars & local soldiers, 1906

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Peace at Moscow. Rebels Defeated. Succour to Wounded Forbidden. Republic in the Urals. London, Dec. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 5

Better reports have been received as to the situation at Moscow, the improvement being due to the arrest of some of the revolutionary leaders and the death of…

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The Revolution Checked. Ruthless Repressive Measures. the Rebels' Last Stand. Hundreds Killed and Wounded. Reported Illness of the Czar

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The St. Petersburg correspondent of "The Times" states that it is rumored that the Czar has had a recurrence of epileptic strokes…

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Loyalist Soldiers. Military Train Wrecked

Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Monday, 2.50 p.m.—Because returning Manchurian troops refused to revolt rebels at Vileisk (?) sent a locomotive at full speed against a military train, wrecking the…

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War Material

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 6

A large quantity of war material has been imported from England since federation was accomplished, and the system has been to obtain it through the War Office, which makes…

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Questions Demanding Attention. Postmaster - General's Address. Reform in the War Office

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday. --Mr. Sydney Buxton Postmasater - General, has issued an election address, in which he slates that, the Irish question still demands attention and…

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War Cloud. Belgium Preparing to Mobilise. LONDON, Tuesday, 2.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 1

In view of the general European situation the Belgian Government is preparing for the instant mobilisation of troops. [On December 28 last our London…

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Governor Fatally Wounded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 5

M. Bogdanovltch, Vice-Governor of Tamboff, Central Russia, has succumbed to wounds inflicted by an assassin…

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Rebels Routed. with Heavy Losses. Soldiers Murder a Doctor. for Tending the Wounded. a Policeman Crucified

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--On Saturday night the rebels in Moscow attempted to escape across tho river, but many of them were drowned, the sappers having…

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Against Home Rule. Great Meeting at Belfast. a Hint at Civil War

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--A great demonstration. over which Lord Abercorn presided, was held at Belfast last night. Lord Abercorn stated that the Home Rule…

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Morocco Difficulty. Statement by Von Richthofen. Denies That Germany Desires War. London, Wednesday, 2.50 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 1

Baron von Richthofen, German Minister for Foreign Affairs, replying to a private inquiry, made a reassuring statement with regard to Germany's intentions respecting the…

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General Election. Home Rule. Irish Unionists' Stand. Fear of Civil War. the Fiscal Issue. People to Control Education. London, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 5

The Duke of Abercorn, who presided at a great demonstration at Belfast yesterday, said that Home Rule was a danger most imminent. They were determined,…

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Thousands Wounded London, Thursday, 2.5 a.m

The Australian Star · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 1

The hospitals in Moscow contain 2000 wounded. Many other wounded are in private Institutions…

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Russian Revolution. The Moscow Hospitals. Crowded with the Wounded. London, Thursday, 3 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 1

The Russian revolutionaries have again been busy with dynamite. They are just reported to have blown up a bridge on the Vistula railway…

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War Cloud. Kaiser Addresses His Generals. More Troops for the Frontier. London, Thursday. 4.3 a.m

The Australian Star · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 1

It is alleged in Paris that the Kaiser addressed a secret meeting of generals in Berlin on New Year's Day, and it is believed to have been connected with military…

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Mutiny in Manchuria. Chunchuses Join" with Soldiers. Fearful Scenes at Harbin. Hospitals Fired On

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 6

AUCKLAND, Thursday.--In the American files to hand by the R.M.S. Sonoma the following details are given by the Tokio correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" of the mutiny in…

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Welcome Home to Colonel Burns

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 4

The arrangements for the welcome home to Colonel Burns, arranged for by the citizens of Parramatta, are well in hand, and a representative gathering may…

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Another War Book

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 8

Another book has been published in Germany discussing a war between England and France on the one side and Germany aided by Italy on the other. It indulges in an…

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Fighting at Hayti. Fugitive President Defeated. Many Killed and Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--Serious fighting has again taken place in the Republic of Hayti. Troops outside Puerto Plata defeated and dispersed the fugitive President Morales and…

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May Revolutionise War. a Gun That Deals Death As It Flies

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 2

It was inevitable that the motor principle should be adopted by military authorities, and an automobile gun which may be largely, used in future wars is now being tested by…

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War Preparations. German Military Movements. Troops for the Frontier. Secret Meeting of Generals

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--Some of the Berlin newspapers are attacking M. Bihourd, the French Ambassador in Berlin, in a similar manner to that in which M…

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