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The wars & local soldiers, 1906

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Shooting on a Steamer. Among a Chinese Crew. a Man Badly Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 July 1906 · page 8

Great excitement prevailed on Saturday morning on board the steamer Chiswick, lying in [?]ail's Bay, a disturbance taking place among the Chinese section of the crew…

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Germany's Little War. Prisoners and the Death-roll

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 July 1906 · page 7

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

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The Russian Unrest. Widespread and Increasing. Soldiers Discuss Politics. Warsaw Police Terrorised

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 July 1906 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday.--With "The Land is Almighty God's" as their watchword, the peasants at Kursk, in South Russia, are destroying the forests and stealing the…

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The Gambling War. Perjury Charge Launched. Constable Goodson Involved

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 3

Before Mr. Panton, P.M., and a bench of Magistrates at the City Court (Vic.) on Thursday, Constable Albert Goodson was charged, on the information of Frank…

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South African War "Hero." Gets Into a Sea of Trouble

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 5

At the Central Police Court this morning Daniel Sheehan (24), an army pensioner, had to face three charges. The first charge was being drunk and disorderly in George-street…

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Exciting Mill at the National. Griffin and Thompson in a High-pressure Fight. Soldier Outed In Tenth Round

Referee · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 7

Before a comfortably full house at the National Sporting Club last night Soldier Jack Thompson and Jim Griffin, the New Zealander, fought a most exciting mill…

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The National. Jim Griffin v. Soldier Jack Thompson. the Maorilander Grasses the Heart of Oak with a Left Swing

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 6

Jim Griffin, the N.Z. middle-weight, advanced a step, higher in the pugilistic ladder last night when he defeated Soldier Jack Thompson in nine rounds at the…

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The Bishop of Bathurst in Ireland. a Welcome Home. the Changes of Many Years

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 16

The Right Rev. Dr. Dunne, Bishop of Bathurst, accompanied by his brother, the Rev. Father James Dunne, P.P., Campbelltown, arrived in this…

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Police Courts. a War Pensioner in Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 10

Daniel Sheehan, a young man, who appeared in court on crutches, and was mid to have lost a leg in the South African war, and to be in receipt of a pension in consequence, was charged with drunkenness and assaulting the…

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Soldiers Refuse Duty

Evening News · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday, 3 p.m.—The garrison at Saratoff has refused to do police duty. Cossacks at Baku refused to fire upon strikers…

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Wounded with an Adze

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 14

BELLINGEN, Friday.--George Berger, of the South Arm, sustained a severe wound with an adze, which split the left foot deeply near the great toe. The wound was stitched up, and the…

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Dogs in War

The World's News · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 9

Several trained Scotch collies have been used by the Germans in their South-West African campaign, but, according to reports received in Berlin, says the "Petit Bleu," they have proved…

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British Soldier Maltreated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 13

A private of the Dublin Fusiliers has been brutally assaulted in a suburb of Alexandria without any provocation. Two notorious criminals have been arrested…

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Trouble at Tiflis. Trial of Soldiers. Precipitates a General Strike. London, Friday, 2.50 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 1

The trial of 27 men belonging to the Mingrelian Regiment, for having participated in disturbances has led to a general strike at Tiflis…

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A Frontier Fight. Between Turks and Persians. the Sultan's Soldiers Repulsed. London, Friday, 7 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 1

Some rather serious lighting has taken place, between Turkish and Persian troops. A Turnkish force 1000 strong attempted to seize a point on the Persian frontier…

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Incident at Alexandria. Soldier Brutally Assaulted

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--A private in the Dublin Fusiliers has been brutally assaulted in a suburb of Alexandria, without his having given any provocation…

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The Russian Rising. in the Event of Dissolution. Awaiting the Signal. Soldiers Transformed Into Beasts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--A Congress of Peasants' Unions, representatives of 24 Governments, with delegates from the Social Revolutionary Party, the Labor Group in the…

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The Daughters of a Convict Serial Story: By Gerald Biss: Author of "The Impostor," "The White Rose," &c., &c. Rights Secured by "The Arrow" Charter Xxi (Continued).—OPEN WAR

The Arrow · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 4

The day before the party broke up Lord Shelford endeavored to go further and make an open avowal of love, infatuated with her tantalising beauty; but Phyllis,…

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Native War Rites. The Blood Stained Assegai. LONDON, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 July 1906 · page 5

The European murdered in the kraal of the Chief Mesini proves to have been Oliver Veal, Inspector of Works…

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Soldier's Champagne. Eight Bottles Opened and Only One Good

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 July 1906 · page 10

Champagne and port were the principal items of inquiry by the War Stores Commission on May 30, when Major Walton was examined with regard to the sale of…

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