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The wars & local soldiers, 1910

1,240 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 62

British Soldiers. Emigration to Oversea Dominions. LONDON, Friday, 4.53 p.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 13 March 1910 · page 1

Replying to a question in the House of Commons last night, Sir Edward Grey, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said that the emigration of reservists would be permitted…

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The Young Soldier

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 13 March 1910 · page 14

The Maitland Seniors will conduct their annual rifle meeting in Maitland on March 25. An examination for appointment to the instructional staff (W and N. Co.'s) of the C.M. Cadet Corps, will…

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America and Japan. War Inconceivable. Count Komura's Opinion. London, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 7

Count Komura, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a message to the "New York World," says:—"I am convinced that there is nothing in the relations between…

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"War Inconceivable." Between Japan and America. No Cause for Real Uneasiness Who Is, or Was, the Vassal?

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday.--Following upon the speech which Mr. Jacob Schiff, a leading American financier, delivered at the New York Republican Club on Saturday, the 5th…

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Student and Soldier. a Duel and Its Sequel. Young Englishman Imprisoned in Germany. London, Sunday, 3.30 p.m

The Star · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 1

An English student named Payne has been sentenced at Freiberg, Saxony, to undergo our months' imprisonment, and to pay a the of 850 marks, for having fought a duel…

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Soldiers for Australia. Guarantee of Employment Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Replying in the House of Commons to a question regarding emigration, Sir Edward Grey (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) said…

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Latest Edition. Murder. Grim Tragedy in a City. Young Woman Shot Dead. Her Assailant Attempts Suicide. But Is Not Seriously Wounded

The Star · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 5

A grim tragedy was perpetrated in a continental restaurant in Bond-street, near George-street, this afternoon, when a young woman employed as a barmaid was shot…

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Immigrant Soldiers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 4

For quite a time there has been [?] or less talk of getting retired British officers to come and live with us. The [?] has broadcasted a bit now. [?]…

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Latest Edition. "Evening News" Office. 4.45 P.M. [A Portion of This Afternoon's News Will Be Found on Page 5 of This Issue.] a City Tragedy.woman Shot Dead. Her Assailant Wounded. Says the Victim Was His Wife. Says the Victim Was His Wiee. [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 7

Great excitement prevailed in Bond-street, Sydney, tils afternoon, when a young man shot a woman dead with a small revolver, and then turned the weapon on himself…

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War and Waste

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 8

The statement that the carrying out of the new naval programme of the British Government will give employment to two hundred thousand men for two years is a grizzly…

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Movements of Men-o'-war

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 10

R.M.S. Fantome left Hobart yesterday for Sydney, and [?].M.S. Prometheus, en route from Melbourne, was signalled from Wilson's Promontory early yesterday morning…

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A Bulgarian Abduction. Leads to Free Fight. Sixteen Killed, a Hundred Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday. -- A Bulgarian, named Stifanoff, having abducted a Mussulman girl, the Courts decided that, being a minor, she must be returned to the custody of her…

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International Tug of War. the Preliminary Pulls. Newcastle

Referee · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 12

At the Newcastle Show on Friday last one of the most attractive events on the programme was the International Tug of War, for priisra totalling £10. There were eleven teams engaged,…

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Riot in Rustchuk. Over a Girl's Abduction. Sixteen Killed and One Hundred Wounded. an Extraordinary Occurrence. London, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 9

The sequel to the abduction of a Mussulman girl by a Bulgarian named Stifanoff, and the order of the Court at Rustchuk (a town in Bulgaria) for her return to her…

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Odd Duties of Modern Soldiers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 57

The orders given to their soldiers by the leading Powers of the world comprise many queer services in these days, Formerly, no Government expected any service of its military…

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Movements of Men-o'-war

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1910 · page 8

H.M.S. Prometheus returned to Sydney yesterday evening from Melbourne, and moored in Farm Cove. [?].M.S. Encounter cleared the Heads yesterday morning for Colombo, and while there she will ship a new…

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Preferred War to His Wife

The Star · Thursday 17 March 1910 · page 5

Desertion, drunkenness, and non-support were the grounds on which Helen Blanche Ryrle, formerly Stirling, asked for a dissolution of her marriage with Wallace Ryrie…

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Was Printer, Soldier, and Priest

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 17 March 1910 · page 10

Monsignor Joseph M. Flynn, who died at his home in Morristown, S.J. (U.S.A.), on January 5, was born in 1848. He worked in a printing office as a boy and enlisted in…

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Shooting Affray in Victoria. Man Seriously Wounded. "I Shot Him Twice."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Ernest Bishop (48), who lives at Duke-street, East Brunswick, was late last night shot in two places by Frederick Frey, who lives at the same address…

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Japanese Training Ships. Aso and Soya Expected To-day. Trophies of the War

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 13

The Japanese training ships Aso and Soya, the former carrying the flag of Rear-Admiral Ijichi, are expected to reach Port Jackson this afternoon, and will be moored in Farm Cove…

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