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The wars & local soldiers, 1909

1,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 60

Fleecing of the Orchardist. Lord Mayor Urged to Wage War

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1909 · page 15

The Lord Mayor of Sydney recently received the following letter by post, with a £1 note enclosed:— "I write to compliment you upon all the…

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Austria's Policy. Humiliation of Servia. Apprehensions of War. London, March 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1909 · page 9

Austria-Hungary is dissatisfied with the determination of Servia to throw the onus of defending her interests upon the Powers…

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Gaiety Club. Harry Sandow v. Soldier O'grady. the Soldier Scores a Bull's-eye in the Second. Which Sends Sandow to Sleep. a Lively Clash While It Lasts

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 March 1909 · page 6

Well, a round and a half brought about the finish of the fight between the two big fellows in sensational fashion on Saturday night. Soldier Frank O'Grady in…

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Worse Off Than the Wounded

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 10

It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the survivors of the earthquake who escaped uninjured are generally in a more deplorable condition than the wounded—at least those…

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What Might Have Happened. a Story of the Last Anglo French War

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 31

In the current number of "The Trident" (Melb.) Ernest Scott has an interesting as well as little-remembered incident of the Anglo-French trouble in the early years or…

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Soldiers for Samoa. German-new Guinea Contingent. Suva

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 7

The German supply ship Titania arrived today carrying 100 New Guinea soldiers for Samoa…

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Unrest in Samoa. Contingent of Native Soldiers, Preparing for the Worst. Suva, Thursday, 2.45 p.m

The Star · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 10

The German supply ship Titania has arrived here en route to Samoa. She is carrying 100 native soldiers from New Guinea to Samoa…

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Samoan Trouble. Native Soldiers En Route

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 7

SUVA, Thursday.--The German supply ship Titania arrived here to-day, carrying 100 German-New Guinea soldiers for Samoa. The German Government has a big force of…

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The Welcome Home

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

The welcome home to Stan. Wickham and his club-mate, Ward Prentice, at the Parramatta Bowling Green next Thursday evening, promises to be very…

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"War Inevitable." Ramsay Macdonald's Views

The Star · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 19

Mr. J. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P., the secretary of the British labor Party, speaking in West Hartlepool on February 9 declared that the increase in armaments and battleships by the great Powers was going…

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"We Are Unprepared for War !"

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 5

(Lord Roberts in the House of Lords and everywhere else.)…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter LIII—Continued

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 8

The speaker alluded to a ukase to that effect, issued by the Emperor Alexander at the time he granted a constitution to unhappy Poland; but what cared the…

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Holidays for Jewish Soldiers

Evening News · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 14

The British Army Council has approved facilities being given to Jewish soldiers to observe the following festivals during the present year:—Passover, April 6, 7, 12, and 13…

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Soldiers and Sailors Military and Naval Notes

The Star · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 8

"A power whose morning-drum beat following the sun, circles the earth." --DANIEL WEBSTER. Captain J. S. Alexander is on two months' leave of…

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AVIATION. Preparing for an Assault on the Air. War Office's Offer. French Suggestions to British Sea Towns

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 21 March 1909 · page 9

Aviation, a few years ago the dream of a few enthusiasts, is passing through the experimental-stage with a rapidity that is startling, and the era of its establishment…

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Austria and Servia. the Emperor's Opinion. War Avoidable

Evening News · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—An intimation by the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary that he considers war avoidable has favorably impressed the authorities at…

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War Avoidable. Austrian Emperor's Declaration. LONDON, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Star · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 9

An intimation by the Emperor Francis Joseph that he considers war avoidable has favorably impressed the Servian Government…

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The Fish War. Attitude of the Agents.early Morning at the Markets. Result of a Private Investigation

Evening News · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 2

4.30 a.m. at Sydney Fish Markets. A startling hour for investigation and per­sonal Interviews, but I wished to view the present fish troubles at the seat of their…

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War Avoidable. London, March 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 7

An intimation that the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary considers war avoidable has created a favourable impression in Belgrade…

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"War Avoidable." Austrian Emperor's Opinion

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.--The intimation by the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary, that he considers war avoidable, has favorably impressed the authorities at…

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