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The wars & local soldiers, 1906

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Bomb Outrage. Ex-governor Wounded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 7

Two bombs have been exploded at Kutais. General Allkhanoff, ex-Governor of Transcaucasia, was wounded, and four persons were killed…

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Wounded Sympathy

The World's News · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 6

Arabella (sympathisingly): "Hello, Billy, 'ave yew got toothache?" Billy: "Yus!" Arabella: "Does it 'ert?"…

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Shooting on a Ship. Second Mate Fatally Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 18

ADELAIDE, Friday. -- At about 6 o'clock last night the noise of revolver shots followed by cries of "Police!" were heard on the Black Braes, a ship at Port Pirie,…

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The Use of Automobiles in War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 14

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has put forward a scheme whereby motors may be used for transport work in war time. He suggests that there are numbers of motorists who object to being direct members of a…

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New British War Office. Up-to-date Building. Two and a half Miles of Corridors

The World's News · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 11

It may be fairly said that the new War Office building in Whitehall (London) is the "last word" in office buildings; not only for size and beauty, but for light, ventilation, and…

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Funeral of the Victims Contrast in Processions General Weyler Wounded London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 June 1906 · page 5

King Alfonso and the foreign princes present in Madrid were specially represented at the funeral of the military victims of the bomb…

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Fighting Zulus. Courageous Ladies and Heroic Soldiers a Hot Corner

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 June 1906 · page 9

The following account of the attack on Colonel Mansell's men on April 5 is from the Rand "Daily Mail": "Telegram O.C. Troops, Greytown, to…

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Turko-russian Boundary. Soldiers in Conflict London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 June 1906 · page 5

Advices from Tiflis, in the Caucasus, state that Turks were caught cutting wood at Daguir, in Russian territory…

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Boy Soldiers

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 June 1906 · page 3

The best foundation for an Australian volunteer army is the training of boy soldiers in the schools—developing drill and patriotism early.—MARKSMAN…

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Shooting on a Ship. Second Mate Fatally Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 June 1906 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday. -- An Inquest on the body of Louis Francois Ledoux, second mate of the ship Black Braes, who was shot on board the ship at Port [?] on Thursday evening, was…

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Killed and Wounded. Over Seventy Victims. London, June 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 June 1906 · page 7

The Marquesa Tolosa and her daughter were among those killed. June[?] 2. Six persons, including the Countess of…

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Strikers at War. Mexicans and Americans. One Hundred and Forty-five Killed

Evening News · Monday 4 June 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday, 2.5 p.m.—Five thousand Mexicans on strike at Mrs. Hetty Green's copper mines at Cananea dynamited the property and attacked the American miners…

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Franco-german War. the Great War Indemnity. How It Was Paid

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 June 1906 · page 7

The war indemnity which stands out in history as the largest ever exacted from a vanquished nation is that imposed by Germany upon France in 1871--and duly paid. It is…

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A Soldier's Wife. Petitions for Divorce

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 June 1906 · page 5

MR. Justice Simpson sitting in Divorce this morning, continued the hearing of the suit in which Amy Christina Naghten (formerly Miller) petitioned for divorce from John…

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Died in South Africa. After the War. a Trooper's Will

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 1

Mr. Justice Walker had before him an application on behalf of J. D. Simmons, manager of the Aegis Trust Co. of Cape Colony, for the repealing of letters of administration…

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A Record War Indemnity. How Franco was " Bled " by Bismark

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 1

The war indemnity which stands out in history as tho largest over exacted from a vanquished nation is that imposed by Germany upon France in 1871—and…

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Transvaal Enlistments. London, June 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 9

The Natal Government has accepted 150 from the corps of 500 whose services were proffered by Mr. Abe Bailey, of the Transvaal, and they have been entrained for…

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A Soldier's Wife. Petitions for Divorce

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 6

Mr. Justice Simpson, sitting in Divorce yesterday, continued the hearing of the suit in which Amy Christina Naghten (formerly Miller) petitioned for divorce from John…

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The Bishop in War

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 17

"Your note on Bishop Brindle," writes a correspondent to "M.A.P.," "reminds me of more than one pleasant day spent with him at Cairo and…

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Our Shipping in War-time. a National Indemnity

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 2

One of the most urgent and important recommendations of the Royal Commission on Food Supplies, of which the Prince of Wales was a member, was the formation of a small…

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