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The wars & local soldiers, 1910

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A Gallant Irish Soldier General Shields. the Man Who Beat Stonewall Jackson

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 May 1910 · page 20

It came out in the course of a discussion in the House of Representatives that a soldier, whose offigy can be seen in Statuary Hall—that remarkable Chamber…

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New War Motor

The World's News · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 5

A new engine of warfare is said to be attracting much attention in military circles in Berlin. It is a small automobile, which can be rapidly transformed into a motor boat. In its land…

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Sensation at Ashfield. Mrs. Quong Tart Fires a Revolver. at a Supposed Burglar. a Woman Dangerously Wounded

Evening News · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 8

A sensational occurrence took place at Ashfield early this morning, when Mrs. Quong Tart, in shooting at a supposed burglar, fired four shots at a woman named Mrs. M'Murtri[?]…

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Young Italy. a Garibaldi Anniversary. Increased Pensions for War Veterans

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--The 50th anniversary of Garibaldi's departure to relieve Naples was celebrated yesterday in many Italian towns…

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Women in a Labor War. Using Men's Weapons in a Struggle for Better Conditions. the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike

The Star · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 15

Women who do men's work are fighting their battles with men's weapons -- fighting more courageously than most men do. Three thousand girls had assembled in the…

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A Soldier of Fortune

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 9

Those who knew Frank Fox in Australia will recognise that he has not lost his leading characteristic during his stay in London, after…

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Distinguished Soldier's Lapse. Sentence at Quarter Sessions. Crown Land Agent's Defalcations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 8

At the Quarter Sessions yesterday a tall, soldierly-looking man who, had won the D.S.O. in South Africa, Major William Edward O'Brien, 53 years of age, pleaded guilty to…

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Elopement Causes Riot. Many Killed and Wounded. Sofia. March 30

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 May 1910 · page 20

The elopement of a 15-year-old Moslem girl with a young Bulgarian caused a serious riot at Rustchuk yesterday. Some time ago the girl fied from her home to…

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Woman Uses Revolver. Another Woman Wounded—mistaken for an Intruder

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 May 1910 · page 5

An unfortunate shooting affair, in which one woman fired at and wounded another, occurred at Ashfield in the early hours of yesterday morning. About 3 o'clock Mrs…

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The Latest Mail News J Soldiers Overcome by Flood. Lord Methuen's Force in Peril Three Men Drowned. Pietermaritzburg, April 1

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 May 1910 · page 20

A serious accident involving loss of life, befell te 1st Battalion of the Willshire Regiment, is garrison here on Sunday night, after an experience such as…

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The Young Soldier

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 8 May 1910 · page 15

A big parade of junoir cadets will be held at the National Park on the Thursday following Empire Day. All parados in connection with the junior cadets for the military year ending June 30 next have been…

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Our Defences. "Every soldier carries in his knapsack the baton of a field-marshal." --Napoleon. Army and Navy Notes

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 8 May 1910 · page 15

The Corps of Signallers in New South Wales is looking for recruits. Good horsemen only are required. Mort's Dock and Engineering Company is to build a new steamer for submarine mining purposes for the…

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Strange Shooting Affair. Woman Seriously Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 May 1910 · page 11

There was a startling occurrence at Ashfield early on Saturday morning. Mrs. Quong Tart who lives at Arthur-st., Ashfield, was awakened from sleep at about 3 o'clock by the barking of…

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To-day's Cables. World's Latest News. Independent Service to the "Star." Heady for War. Ecuador and Peru Waiting. New York

The Star · Monday 9 May 1910 · page 1

The Ecuador, Government have notified that nothing has yet been arranged with Peru. The international situation remains stationary…

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Motor Cars for War

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 May 1910 · page 10

Colonel Howard Pairtlough, C.M.G., presiding at the annual meeting of the West Surrey Automobile Club, announced that a scheme had been adopted by the War Office and the Royal Automobile Club for the registration…

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Disaster in Canada. Explosion in Dynamite Factory. Many Killed and Wounded. Houses Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 May 1910 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.--A fire caused an explosion in a dynamite factory, in Hull, Quebec. Adjacent houses were wrecked, and many persons were buried the ruins…

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"The Citizen and War." Lecture by Colonel Foster

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 May 1910 · page 5

Last night at the rooms of the Public Service Association, O'Connoll-street, Colonel Foster. R.E., Professor of Military Tactics, Sydney University, delivered a lecture entitled "The…

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"The Citizen and War." the Need for Education in Military Tactics

The Star · Tuesday 10 May 1910 · page 3

The Public Service Association of N.S.W. inaugurated their whiter evening entertainments for members last night, when Colonel Foster, R.E., Professor of Military…

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How War Begins

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 May 1910 · page 59

Here is an amusing story told by a cartoonist and entertainer:— "Papa, how do nations get into war with pa oh other?" asked Harry…

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Bourke-street Free Fight. German Drum Captured. R.a.a Prize of War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1910 · page 10

The drum with which a party of riotous German seamen mocked the memory of Britain's dead King in Bourke-street on Saturday night is now a prize of war in Victoria…

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