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The wars & local soldiers, 1909

1,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 60

General Hoad. Arrival in Sydney. Tour of England and America. Australia's Splendid Citizen Soldiers. Nothing to Equal Our Cadets

Evening News · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 8

Major-General Hoad, the Inspector-General of the Commonwealth Military Forces, arrived in Sydney yesterday by the Union Company's steamer Makura. on which he…

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General Hoad's Return. Investigations in England. a Word for Australian Soldiers

The Star · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 10

The Inspector-General of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, Major-General Hoad, returned yesterday from his visit to the old country, undertaken with the…

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Turkish Revolution. Imminence of Civil War. March on Constantinople. Troops 18 Miles from the Capital. Military Dictatorship Threatened. London, Monday 3.5 p.m

The Star · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 9

The absence from Hademken of the 1200 artillerists who went to Constantinople to assure themselves that tile Constitution was being maintained, and that the Sultan was…

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The War of National Budgets

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 9

The Americans have a pithy saying to the effect that money talks. In this connection it is interesting to note that certain German newspapers point out that Great Britain,…

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Australian Canned Meat. War Office Contracts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 11

The Premier has received from the Agent-General a further communication bearing on the disinclination of Australian meat packers to tender for the supply of canned meats for…

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Australian Preserved Meats. War Office Contracts. Removal of Restrictions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 12

The Premier has received a communication from the Agent-General stating that for some time past he has been in communication with the War office with a view to inducing them to…

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Industrial Stagnation. a Universal Condition. War or Socialism? Ii

The Star · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 4

Guns, torpedoes and explosives of ever increasing power are being designed and constructed on all hands; armies are being increased and perfected, the factories working…

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Major-general Hoad. Welcomed in Melbourne. "Soldier and Diplomatist." Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 9

Major-General Hoad, Inspector-General of the Military Forces, arrived to-day by the Sydney express, and was met at the station by a large number of military officers…

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The Australian Soldier Abroad

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 8

Since Uncle. Sam's fleet was round this way it does not seem very difficult for an Australian to have a pleasant time in Uncle Sam's country. Inspector-General Hoad, as the…

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"Take Off Your Coat!" Major-general Hoad to Australia. the Citizen Soldiers. a Question of Readiness

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Major-General Hoad arrived by the express to-day. At the Town-hall soon afterwards, the General was formally welcomed by the Lord Mayor, in the presence of…

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Stage Employees' Shivoo. Dismay About the "Dinner." a Splendid Sports Programme. a Terrific Tug-of-war. Personal Pars and Sports Results

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 5

Last Sunday the members of the Sydney stage Employees' Association lit out for the Olympic Grounds in large, merry numbers. Never for a moment during the…

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Military Motorists. Their Use in Peace and War. From an Australian Standpoint

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 8

The addition of an Automobile Corps to the New South Wales Military Establishment, a couple of years ago, and the growth of that corps into a satisfactory strong unit, officially…

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The Children's Columns. For Boys and Girls who Read the "Catholic Press" The Little Boy Who Was a Soldier

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 34

Once upon a time—you know that is the way the very nicest stories begin—there was a little boy, and ever since he had been a very little, little boy he wished most of all…

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Sinews of War

The Star · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 9

The donations to the Sydney Labor Council's Broken Hill, lock-out fund received this week amount to £205 13s. During the past few days the following subscriptions have…

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Contraband in War. Labour Party's Resolution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 7

Mr. F. W. Jowett, M.P. (Labour), discussing the resolutions of the Hague Conference in the House of Commons, moved a resolution on behalf of his party,…

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In Time of War. Should Merchantmen Be Immune

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. F. W. Jowett, Labor member for Bradford (W.). moved, in the House of Commons, last night, on behalf of the Laborites, a motion to the…

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Duel in the Snow. German Baron Wounded

The Star · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 19

A duel which seems certain to end fatally for one of the combatants took place this morning, near Eisenach, between Lieutenant Baron von Berchtholm, an officer in the…

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The War Critics at Sherwood

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 4

The European situation was one of the many topics rambled over at the Prospect and Sherwood meeting on Tuesday. Alderman Crowe stated that he had his…

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All Fair in Love and War

The Star · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 20

A timid little man asked the Willesdon magistrate whether he would give him protection against his wife. Mr. Hanbury (the magistrate): Are you afraid of her? The…

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War of Atoms. Effect of a Radium Bombardment

The World's News · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 20

Professor Sir J. J. Thomson, who lectured at the Royal Institution, London, the other day, made some remarkable statements about the energy developed by radium…

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