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The wars & local soldiers, 1906

1,097 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 55

Soldiers' Back Pay. Parliament Must Speak

Evening News · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 5

Various unofficial estimates have been made of the amount which, acting on the report of Judge Murray, the Government will have to pay those who went from this State to South Africa…

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Returned Soldiers' Pay. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 4

Sir,—With reference to Sir William Lyne's comments on the report of the Commissioner (his Honor Judge Murray) en the above matter, I would ask you to allow me to…

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Returned Soldiers. the Premier Interviewed. Report of the Commission to Be Acted Upon

The Australian Star · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 7

Seen by a "Star" representative yesterday the State Premier (Mr. J. H. Carruthers) said that the report of the commission on the question of the returned soldiers'…

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Returned Soldiers' Pay. Decision of the Government. Report of Commission Adopted

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 14

The Premier says that the Government has decided to carry put the findings of the Royal Commission in regard to the claims of members of the New South Wales contingents who went…

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Money-grubbing Soldiers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 19

A curious commentary on the patriotism of the heroes who sailed from Australia to butcher the Boors is the pertinacity with which they have pressed…

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Death Through Over-eating. a Soldier's Remarkable Life Story

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 4

At an inquest on the body of Lieutenant Colonel George Montague Hicks, 80 years, of Victoria-street, Westminster (England), who died at Shepherd's Bush on Christmas Day…

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Returned Soldiers' Pay an Exaggerated Estimate 20,000 Pounds at the Outside

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 6

Some exaggerated statements have recently been going the rounds of the press concerning the amount of money that will be required to pay certain of the soldiers who…

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Returned Soldiers' Pay. the Amount Involved

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 3

No accurate estimate can at present be formed as to how much the Government may be called upon to pay returned soldiers on the strength the recommendations of Judge…

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European War Cloud. the Morocco Embroglio. Reconciliation Between France and Germany Unlikely. Will There Be a European Rupture? London, Wednesday, 3 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 1

Diplomatists appear to despair of the International Conference of the Powers at Algeciras respecting the Morocco difficulty resulting in a permanent reconciliation…

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Balkan Customs War. Effect of the Servia-bulgaria Convention. Serious Riot in Belgrade

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--Speaking yesterday in the Reichsrath, Prince Aversberg, Chief of the Department of Commerce, Austria, explained that Servia's special convention…

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The War Cloud. France's Proposals. Counter Proposals of Germany. London, Thursday, 3.50 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 1

France, at the Algeeiras International Conference, with respect to the Morocco difficulty, opposes all proposals denying her the general police control of Morocco…

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Returned Soldiers' Pay. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 8

Sir,--The determination of the State Premier to have the claims of the returned soldiers decided by a Royal Commission on the simple equities of the claim, apart from political…

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Airships for War. Portuguese to Use them Against Negroes

The World's News · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 20

Portugal is to be the first country in the world to employ steerable airships in warfare. The Government has decided to purchase two ships to accompany the expedition which is…

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A Man-of-war with Memories. the Story of the Old Raleigh

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 4

The Prince of Wales is in India, having been escorted thither for part of the way by certain of the pick of the cruisers of our modern Royal Navy. Thirty-one years ago the then…

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The Franco-German War of 1906. (A Forecast.) From a French Point of View. the Invasion of France

The World's News · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 9

The following narrative, purporting to give an account of the circumstances in which war broke out again between France and Germany in the autumn of the present year, is a translation from "La vie Illustree,"…

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Returned Soldiers' Pay. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 4

Sir—Having road in your issue of to-day the letter of Mr. Arthur Griffith, I, as the person primarily responsible for the making of the claim for the pay held back by the…

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For King and Empire. Our Soldiers and Riflemen. the Battleship of the Future

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 3

The undermentioned passed the examination held at the termination of No. 14 School of Instruction, Australian Army Medical Corps: --Lieutenant R. Beith, Lieutenant W…

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What the War Cost Japan

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 February 1906 · page 8

Reuter's correspondent at Tokio says that the outlay by Japan on the war was for the army £99,000,000, and the navy £18,000,000. A further sum of £60,000,000 will be required…

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Mr. Rockefeller's War on Dogs

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 February 1906 · page 5

Mr. John D. Rockefeller is paying 8s a head for the carcase of every dog killed on his country estate at Pocantico Hills, writes a New York correspondent…

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The War Cloud. The Morocco Deadlock. One of the Reasons. London, Saturday, 7 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 4 February 1906 · page 1

One reason for the present deadlock at the International Conference which is being held at Algeciras in regard to the Morocco trouble, is that the internal situation in…

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