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The wars & local soldiers, 1909

1,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 60

Great Protectant Demonstration Dr. Macky Honored Public Welcome Home Political Speeches the New Party

Watchman · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 1

A great Protestant demonstration was made at Clifton Gardens on Saturday, when the members of the various Protestant societies of New South Wales assembled to…

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Proposed Rat War

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 5

The most expensive of the alien tribes which have found a home in Britain are the brown rats (writes a London correspondent on December 21). They are costing the country, through their destruction of food,…

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The Irish Soldier

Evening News · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 8

Colonel Nugent, the commanding officer of the Irish Guards, at the annual dinner of the Windsor and Eton Chamber of Commerce, recently told a story of en Irish soldier in the…

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United States Navy. Efficient Preparations for War

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--President Roosevelt has appointed a commission, consisting of eight experienced naval officers, for the following purposes:--…

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Kate Melville's Courtship Chapter Xvii.--coralle on the War Path

The Australian Star · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 7

The next morning Dick went up to London by an early train. Convinced by Mrs. Bishop that there would be something discreditable in his continuing longer to bear the name of…

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More War at Bankstown

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 11

At the Parramatta Police Court on Holiday, before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M., George Thompson, Hugh Thompson, and Peter Thompson (three brothers)…

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No Wonder He Hated War

The Arrow · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 16

"War," cried the old gentleman in the Pugsbury Arms smoking-room, "is a curse and a disgrace. War," he continued, thumping the table with his fist, "is an…

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

Nepean Times · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 8

"Quarrel?" repeated Beatrix. "You know," continued her cousin, "what very unreasonable beings men are."…

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A Lively Lot. The Shah's Soldiers. flow a "Repressive" Expedition Fared. London, Friday, 3.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 14

A repressive expedition, under the command of no fewer than three Persian generals, has fared very badly in a conflict with Some of the Shah's rebellious subjects, whom…

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Soldiers and Sailors Military and Natal Notes "A power whose morning-drum best following the sun, circles the earth."

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 10

The British solider has never been better than he is to-day--if we only had more of him.--"Saturday Review." Men who think this a favorable time for raising the…

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A Soldier's Life

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 6

The name of Colonel Fred Burnaby aroused a thrill of sympathy a quarter of a century ago. He lived it soldier's life, and at Abou Klea, on January 17, 1885, he died a soldier's death,…

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Oil War in Scotland

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 5

The Anglo-American Oil Company—an offshoot or the Standard Oil Company of America—has approached certain wholesale oil firms in Scotland with the view…

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Freak Midnight Raid by Deserters. Fifty Soldiers Seized with Desert Madness. Paris, December 20

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 12

A mysterious incident happened shortly after midnight yesterday, when 50 deserters from the Algerian Foreign Legion held up a train near Oran…

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Pamper the Politician and Starve the Soldier

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 5

It is characteristic of our Australian Governments, that while there is always plenty of money for increasing parliamentary and official salaries, the cashbox is…

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Huge French War Fund. £160,000,000 in Gold

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 3

Next year's Budget, which will be passed by both Chambers before to-morrow evening (writes the Paris correspondent of the London "Standard" on December 23), reaches…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. England's Unpreparedness for War. an Anonymous Play. Causes Tremendous Furore

Evening News · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 4

LONDON, Monday Evening.—A play by an anonymous author, entited "An Englishman's Home," produced at Wyndham's Theatre, London, dealing with England's unpreparedness for…

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Tommy Atkins. . Put on his Honor. a Soldier and a Gentleman

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 8

The General Officer Commanding-ln-Chief at Aldershot (Eng.), considering that the time has arrived when non-commissioned officers and men can be trusted to behave…

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Remarkable Play. "An Englishman's Home." Causes a Tremendous Furore in London. Britain's Unpreparedness for War. London, Monday, 3.20 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 1

A tremendous furore has been created by the production in London of a new play "An Englishman's Home." The piece which was performed at…

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A War-play

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 8

An anonymous play dealing with England's unpreparedness for war is reported by the cable this morning to have made a great hit in London. Given a play with…

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The Menace of War. England's Unpreparedness. Topical Play Causes a Furore a Phenomenal Success

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 9

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--An anonymous play,."An Englishman's Home," which has been produced at Wyndham's Theatre in London, and which deals with England's…

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