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The wars & local soldiers, 1906

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Burnt to Death French Soldiers' Fate London, Friday, 2.50 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 August 1906 · page 1

Several French soldiers have been burnt to death whilst engaged combating bush fires at Toulon…

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Soldiers and Sailors Military and Naval Notes "A power whose morning-drum beat, following the sun, circles the earth." -- Daniel Webster

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 August 1906 · page 11

The formation of the Illewong Rifle Club has been gazetted. Lieutenant J. B. Norris of the Irish Rifles, has been promoted to the rank of captain…

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Adventures of "Living Picture" Seekers. the War Correspondent

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 August 1906 · page 5

Most people will probably be greatly surprised to learn that the life of the seeker after pictures is frequently far more dangerous than that of the war…

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Soldiers Burnt to Death. Fighting Forest Fires. London, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 August 1906 · page 5

While combating forest fires near Toulon, France, several soldiers were burnt to death…

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National Defence. Australian Citizen Soldiers. Value of Cadet Training

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 August 1906 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A splendid testimony to the efficiency and discipline of the Australian citizen soldier was paid by Major-Gcneral Finn at a complimentary dinner tendered to him at…

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Princess Maritza. Chapter X.--the Folly of a Soldier

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 August 1906 · page 3

It was not until he had run come distance along the lane that Ellerey stopped to listen, and fully to realise that his companion was not beside him. There were no sounds of…

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Another Bomb Thrown. Two Killed and Many Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--A bomb was thrown at a police patrol at Bedzin, in the government of Piotrkoff, near the Austrian froutier, and two policemen were…

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The Revolutionaries' Warning War on Bureaucrats

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 7

Revolutionaries had previously warned M. Stolypin of his intended fate, declaring that owing to the maintenance of the death penalty Ministers were only…

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Public Feeling. Regret Not Abhorrence. Civil War Recognised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 7

Reuter's St. Petersburg correspondent states: "The feeling here is rather sentimental regard than moral abhorrence at the crime. The public seems tacitly to…

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War Against Socialism. Liberals' Next Crusade. London, Aug. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 7

The Master of Elibank, M.P. (Liberal), speaking at Linton, Pebblesshire, yesterday, said that Liberals had completed their crusade against protection, and they…

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The Press in War Time. Telegrams That Help an Enemy

Evening News · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 8

During the Boer War it was more than once hinted that the publication of "war news," for which there was naturally an insatiable de-mand, proved directly helpful to our opponents,…

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Civil War. Maxims Versus Bombs. the Latest St. Petersburg Outrage. an Indignant Czar. More Revolutionary Threats. Another General Assassinated

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--ln connection with the bomb outrage on Apothecaries Island, St. Petersburg, cm the occasion of a reception held by the Russian Premier, M…

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German War Party Snaps at England. Kaiser. Is Planning with His Subjects to Gain the Mas­tery of the Seas

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 29 August 1906 · page 1

The "war party," consisting of influ-ential noblemen and high military and naval officers, is working hard to gain the ascendancy at court and to remove…

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Latest Edition. "Evening News" Office. 5.15 P.m. Major-general Finn. Leaving Australia. a Talk on Military Matters. Advice to the Citizen Soldier

Evening News · Wednesday 29 August 1906 · page 5

When seen, at the Union Club, Bligh-street, City, this morning, Major-General Finn, the retiring Inspector-General of the Commonwealth Military Forces, had a word to say to…

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Blood-stained Russia Guarding the Police Three Soldiers Apiece London, Tuesday, 3 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 August 1906 · page 1

Owing to the indiscriminate murder of policemen in Poland by the revolutionaries three soldiers now guard each policeman at Warsaw…

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The Invasion of 1910. WiTH a Full Account of the Siege of London. with Naval Chapters [Copyright.] Copy of One of the Enemy's Proclamations. Notice. Concerning Wounded British Soldiers

Evening News · Thursday 30 August 1906 · page 7

In compliance with an order of the Commander-in-Chlef of the German Imperial Army, the Governor - General of East Anglia decrees as follows:—…

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Civil War in Russia. Rival Manifestoes. the Czar to Bureaucrats. Workmen to the Army. London, Aug. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 August 1906 · page 7

The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that the Czar is about to issue a personal appeal to all officials, civil and military Governors, and…

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A Romance of the War Negotiations for the Sale of a Steamer Action for Alleged Breach of Contract

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 August 1906 · page 6

The well-known inter-State liner Peregrine is just now the subject of a rather interesting Supreme Court action. The suit is the outcome of certain negotiations for the sale of…

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Soldiers' Pay

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 31 August 1906 · page 3

The Intelligence Department has sent us the following notification:— "Members of Contingents from New South Wales, and other soldiers who…

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The Sunday School [This page is under the auspices of the Council of the Sunday School Department.] a No-License War Song

The Methodist · Friday 31 August 1906 · page 4

The Corn Law agitation of the earlier part of last century had its rhymer in Ebenezer Elliott—a Yorkshireman born in 1781—who began to beat out rhymes at the age of 16, and during his life-time…

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