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The wars & local soldiers, 1906

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War of Revenge Against Japan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 9

General Rennenkampf, who has been appointed Commander of the Third Siberian Corps, declares he is convinced that a war…

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A Story of the War

Evening News · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 4

The pithy bit of plain English which declared that "War is Hell," got some of its most vivid corroborations in the recent war in Manchuria. A volume which would sum up the…

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Assegai and Rifle. The Last Zulu War

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 7

The closing battles of the present Zulu rebellion bring to mind the many fierce actions of the last Zulu war. It was in this campaign that the metal of many…

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Peace or War: A Plea for Peace

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 34

At the last general meeting of Australian members of the Society of Friends a desire was expressed that all religious bodies having under their…

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Russian General Talking. Another War with Japan

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--Lieutenant General Rennenkampt, who has been appointed commander of the Third Siberian Army Corps, declares he is convinced that…

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Relics of the War. Floating Mines Off Vladivostock. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 14

Captain R. J. Orkney, of the steamer Gulf ot Venice, which arrived to-day from Vladivostock, in the course of an interview, stated that when at Hongkong he was informed of…

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To-day. Its MOTTO.--Those only are disposed for war by whom its evils have never been experienced.--PINDAR

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 1

Muscovite and Swede. Relations very strained. The Beer has landed a considerable military force…

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A Soldier's Wife

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 6

The Judge in Divorce yesterday again had before him the suit in which Sarah Jane Bates, formerly Willis, sought a dissolution of her marriage with John Robert Bates on…

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News in War Time. London, June 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 7

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Prime Minister, announced in the House of Commons yesterday that he hoped to deal next year with the question of…

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The Czar's Soldiers. Crack Regiment Reprimanded. St. Petersburg Astonished. Batoum Mutiny Quelled

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--The first battalion of the Presbrajensky Regiment, Russian Guards, stationed at Peterhoff, has passed a series of resolutions demanding land for…

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British War Office Economy

The World's News · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 2

The "Saturday Review" tells "a true story of War Office economy." A certain regiment, quartered at a considerable distance from the point from which its stores are sent to it, reported…

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Germany's Little War. the Death Roll

Evening News · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Friday, 3.5 p.m.—During the campaign against the rebel natives in German South-West Africa 1730 soldiers have been killed or died from disease. The…

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Germany's War. the Death-roll to Date. London, Friday, 3.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 1

Returns issued by the German War Office show that 1730 soldiers have died from either wounds or disease in German South-West Africa during the present campaign against…

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The Soldiers' Battle. a Story of Auma. Told by a Surviving Sergeant-major

The World's News · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 3

MOST of us know something of the great Battle of Alma, fought during the Crimean War, but to get the narrative fresh from the lips…

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Cossacks and Strikers. Further Conflicts. Russian Soldiers and Police Duty. London, Friday, 3.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 1

A strong detachment of Cossacks has been sent to St. Petersburg to guard the military and naval workshops. Severe fighting has taken place at Tsareff…

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More Massacres. Fomented by the Military. Revolutionary Soldiers Arrested

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 13

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- Grave reports have been received in Vienna to the effect that the Russian military are, in the reactionary interests, fomenting, early…

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War of Revenge Against Japan

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 July 1906 · page 12

General Rennenkampf, who has been appointed Commander of the Third Siberian Corps, declares he is convinced that a war of revenge against Japan is imminent…

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General Cables. Germany's Little War. 17,000 Prisoners Taken

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 July 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.— During the German campaign in South-west Africa 17,000 native prisoners have been taken. In the course of the…

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60,000 Australian Soldiers

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 July 1906 · page 10

"Without any difficulty," says the Minister of Defence, "60,000 effective, thoroughly-armed, fully-trained, and partially-trained men can be brought into the…

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Shooting Sensation. the Wounded Chinaman

The Australian Star · Monday 2 July 1906 · page 5

The Chinaman Ah Hoon, who was shot on board the steamer Chiswick on Saturday, remains at the Sydney Hospital. The X-rays were used yesterday, and a portion of a…

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