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The wars & local soldiers, 1906

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News in War Time. Voluntary Restriction. London, June 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 11

A representative conference of managers and editors of London and provincial newspapers has affirmed the acceptance by the press of the general principle of…

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The Soldier's Appeal

The World's News · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 20

There is a beggar in the West End (the "Tatler" says) who, posing as an old soldier, has a board hung round his neck with the following notice:—…

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"Charge!" Soldier Graham

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 9

There was a heavy smoke in the air, and a roaring of big guns, and the sharp spat! spat! of rifles. All was confusion. But it was that curious confusion over which there…

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Outbreak in Nigeria British Resident Wounded. London, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 June 1906 · page 5

During an attack by a native tribe, Major Sharpe, the Government Resident, was severely wounded at Kantagora (probably Kotokori), south-west…

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War on White Ants

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 June 1906 · page 2

A correspondent recently asked how to prevent white ants from getting into a building. He was assured that there was little or no virtue…

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Shooting Case. Trouble at a Dairy Farm. One Man Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1906 · page 7

Yesterday, at Bayview, which is about 12 miles from Manly, there was trouble on the dairy farm of Mrs. Milly Bell, which led to a revolver being used with unfortunate results to…

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Shooting at Bay View. a Man Wounded. Alleged Assailant Arrested

The Australian Star · Monday 25 June 1906 · page 1

There was a good deal of excitement yesterday at Bayview, a place within a dozen miles of Manly, the result of which was that while one-man was shot in the leg, and…

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Shooting Affray at Bayview. a Young Man Wounded. an Arrest Made

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 June 1906 · page 8

A serious shooting affray took place at Bayview, outside Manly, yesterday morning, when a young man, named William Melrose, received a revolver bullet wound in one of his…

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Russian Losses in the War

The Australian Star · Monday 25 June 1906 · page 2

According to the "Novoe Vremya," the Russian army in the field when peace was concluded comprised in round numbers 12,590 officers, 917,000 men and 270,000 horses. These…

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The 'Frisco-disaster. How Many Were Killed. an Estimate of 40,000. (Wounded Mercifully Chloroformed. Looters Shot Like Dogs

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1906 · page 7

AUCKLAND, Sunday.--The Sonoma, which arrived yesterday, brought 49 San Francisco refugees, assisted by the New Zealand Government. Most of them had homes in San…

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A Strong Combination. Soldiers, Sailors and Strikers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1906 · page 7

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Thirty thousand troops in the Odessa district have notified, through their officers, that they, will refuse to do police duty in the event of…

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The Pony War

Referee · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 5

The Associated Clubs and Ascot have at last come to terms, and as the latter club has got what it asked for in the first instance its shareholders should be well…

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The Football War

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 8

There has been some warm work in the controversy as to the relative merits and status of the rival codes of football-- Rugby or Australian. There had been a sputtering fire proceeding…

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Russia and Japan. a General's View. War of Revenge Imminent

Evening News · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday, 2.50 p.m.—General Rennenkampt, who has been appointed commander of the Third Siberian Army Corps, declares he is convinced that a war of revenge against…

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The Modern Man-of-war. Obsolete in a Few Years

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--Mr. William Beardmore, chairman of the firm of William Beardmore and Co., Limited, Parkhead Forge, Glasgow, which firm built the…

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War of Revenge Imminent. by Russia Against Japan. a General's Sensational Statement. London, Tuesday, 2.00 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 1

General Rennenkampt, who has been appointed commander of the Third Siberian Corps, declares that he is convinced that a war of revenge by Russia against Japan is…

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Soldier Thompson and Jim Griffin

Referee · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 7

Next Tuesday night Soldier Jack Thompson and the New Zealander, Jim Griffin (brother of gritty little Charlie of that ilk), who outed "Props" Reeder in such…

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Friends Once More. The Dying Soldier and the Priest

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 2

The "Catholic Press" will be annoyed with Tim Healy, the Irish orator, for this confession uttered in a sparkling speech on the Education Hill recently introduced…

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A War of Revenge

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 4

A Russian general with the "dissonant consonant" name of Ronnenkamp, who has been appointed to a command in Siberia, says that a war of…

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Went to the War

Evening News · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 4

The suit in which Sarah Jane Bates, formerly Willis, petitioned for a dissolution of her marriage with John Robert Bates, on the ground of desertion, was again before Mr. Justice…

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