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The wars & local soldiers, 1909

1,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 60

Turkey's War Debt. London, Monday, 3.25 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 1

The Porte have accepted the offer recently made by the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs to suspend negotiations concerning Turkey's war debt…

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Indian Sedition. British Soldiers Murdered. LONDON, Tuesday 3 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 1

Three thieves have been arrested in Upper Miranzal, on the north-west frontier of India, for having murdered Lieutenant Macaulay, a garrison engineer, at Sardyal…

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Indian Herbalist's Bankruptcy. Served in the Afghan War Twelve Years with Lord Roberts

Evening News · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 3

Esur Singh and Nurain Singh, herbalists, of Abercrombie-street, Redfern, and George-street, Sydney, whose estate was sequestrated on Dec. 30 last, were examined by their…

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The Boer War. And the Man Who Made It. a Scathing Criticism of Lord Milner

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 6

The South African "Commercial Times" 'contains the following merciless criticism of Lord Milner, whose blundering is, held responsible for the Boer War:--…

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Divorce Court. a Soldier's Wife

Evening News · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 6

In the Divorce Court, before Mr. Justice Street, Annie Ruth Cronin, formerly Hatton. petitioned for a judicial separation from John Cronin, a soldier, on the ground of cruelty…

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The Unrest in India. British Soldiers Murdered. Police Raid in Calcutta

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--Three thieves have been arrested at Upper Miranzai, on the north-west frontier of India, for murdering Lieutenant. A. F. Macaulay,…

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Shooting Case at Blayney. Farmer Seriously Wounded. Blayney

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

Mr. Thomas Walkom, probably the most successful farmer in the vicinity of Blayney, was found shot at his farm, Spring Lawn yesterday. Mr. Walkom went home…

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Prince a War Chief

Evening News · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 4

The election a couple of months ago of the Prince of Wales as Honorary War Chief of the Six Nations may be taken as picturesque evidence of the long-standing friendliness between…

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Achievements in Peace and War

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 5

The editor of "Great Thoughts" is writing some very interesting essays under the comprehensive heading "The British Empire.' In the January number he remarks:-- Britain is a greater word than England. We should be…

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Soft Goods in Battleships. Men-o'-war Wear Cocoanut Jackets. Reindeer Hair and Kapok

Evening News · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 13

It sounds strange to say that battleships wear cocoanut jackets, but such is the fact, not a few of the latest and largest men-of-war being protected by material made from the husk of…

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Balkan War Cloud. Austria's Ultimatum to Servia. Russians Growing Bellicose. London, Friday, 3 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 1

Reports have been received, in Paris, which, however, are not yet confirmed, that Austria has presented an ultimatum to Servia…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. The Balkan War Cloud. Austrian Ultimatum to Servia. Russia Bellicose

Evening News · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 8

LONDON, Friday Evening.—Unconfirmed reports have been received in Paris stating that Austria has presented an ultimatum to Servia. The Russian Press and people are growing…

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

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 8

"What my dear father must have suffered I" observed Beatrix. Despite their entreaties to be admitted into the chamber, where they promised…

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Soldiers and Sailors Military and Naval Notes

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 10

"A power whose morning-drum beat, following the sum circles the earth." DANIEL WEBSTER. Lieutenant J. R. Charlton, A.A.S. Corps, has passed…

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Carrie Nation on the War Path

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 February 1909 · page 5

Mrs. Carrie Nation, who is conducting a prohibitionist campaign in Newcastle-on-Tyne, began a tour of the public-houses in that city on January 13, and…

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"If We Go to War." Sir Charles Cayzer on Britain's Sea Trade

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 21 February 1909 · page 5

Sir Charles Cayzer, in a letter to the London "Standard," says:--At present British shipowners have only three courses open to them in the event of a naval war…

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Cyclists As Soldiers. Why Not a Cycle Corps for Australia

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 February 1909 · page 12

A military enthusiast in Melbourne sore big possibilities ahead in connection with a military cycle corps, if such were established by the Defence authorities…

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The U.S. Fleet. Welcome Home. Preparations at Hampton Roads

Evening News · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—Elaborate preparations are being made to welcome the United States battleship fleet, which visited Auslie last August, on its arrival home at…

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Wounded Detective. Three Arrests on Suspicion. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 8

Henry Hussey, railway detective, was attacked on February 6 on the Spencer-street platform, and has only just left the hospital as a result of the assault. Two men named…

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Balkan War Cloud. Reported Austrian Ultimatum. Russian People Bellicose. London, Feb. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 7

Unconfirmed reports from Paris state that Austria has presented an ultimatum to Servia. The Russian press and people are…

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