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The wars & local soldiers, 1910

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Irish War Correspondents

The Star · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 5

I road with interest your extract from the "London Daily News", in Saturday's issue re "Irish War 'Correspondents." but I failed to notice any mention of a very Clover one,…

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War Inevitable. Between Peru and Ecuador

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--War preparations at Lima (Peru) and Quito (Ecuador) are being rapidly pushed forward, and a conflict between these republics seems…

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Preparing for War. Northern v. Southern States

Evening News · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 6

With the view of giving Major-General Kirkpatrick, who is assuming command of the Commonwealth military forces, some idea of their capabilities on a war footing from a staff…

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Ecuador and Peru. War Preparations. London, May 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 9

Preparations for war in Lima, Peru, and Quito, Ecuador, are being quietly and rapidly pushed forward, and a conflict seems inevitable…

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Military Staff Tour. Civil War Presumed. Southern Against Northern States

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 7

A scheme of considerable magnitude is in course of preparation by the military authorities, the carrying out of which will give Major-General Kirkpatrick some idea of the…

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Late Cable News. Received Today. The Cretan Question. May Lead to War. Turkish Grand Vizier Speaks Out

Evening News · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 4

LONDON, Monday Evening.-Speaking in the Turkish Chamber of Deputies, the Grand Vizier (Hakki Bey) said the solution of the Cretan problem was by negotiations with the protecting…

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Welcome Home

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 6

On Saturday morning a number of teachers have arranged a welcome home to Mr. C. J. Bauer at the Public Service Association rooms. Mr. Bauer returns tins week from Germany, where he has spent several years…

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Railways in War

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 10

"Railways do not amount to very much now in war," remarked Colonel Foster, R.E., Director of Military Science at the Sydney University, in the course of a lecture to officers last night…

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Military. Civil War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 14

Military Staff rider are a really excellent institution, for they give the o[?]cers practical training in m[?]vring, strategy, and tacties, without going to the expense and trouble of transporting large bodies of troops…

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Preparing for War

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 15

With the view of giving Major General KirkPatrick, who is assuming command of the Commonwealth military forces, some idea of their capabilities on a war footing from a…

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The Art of War

Evening News · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 6

There is a sort of ingenious humbug about modern war-a kind of elaborate hypocrisy regarding the way that hostilities should be carried on. Thus it is dishonorable to use a…

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After the War. the South African Union. Capetown

The Star · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 6

The proclamation of the South African Union was real before a large assemblage at Pretoria to-day. After the ceremony Viscount Gladstone…

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The Maori in Rugby. Some Star Native Players. a Famous War Cry. Ka Whawhai Tonu, Ake! Ake!

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 13

The braves of the land of Taniwha, having invoked the aid of their war god Tu, and sought the guidance of Tawhiri-matea, controller of all the storms, they are crossing the Great Water to give battle to the…

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Our Young Soldiers--Cadets Leaving Sutherland for the Parade at National Park

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 25

One of the Cadet Bands. Major Alderson and Captain Fuller (officers supervising traffic arrangements)…

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Engineers' Duties in War

Evening News · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 6

Colonel H Forster, R.E., director of military science at the Sydney University, delivered a lecture to a gathering of military officers in the rooms of the University Law School, 174…

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War on the Rabbit

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 6

Dr. Tidswell, Director of the Bureau of Micro-Biology, of the Health Department, has been granted permission by the Water and Sewerage Board to conduct experiments on the…

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Engineers in War. Suggestion by Colonel Foster

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 11

"Engineers' Duties in War" was the title of an interesting lecture given last night by Colonel H. Foster, R.E., Director of Military Science, Sydney University, before members of the…

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The Brilliant Achievements of the Irish in America In Peace and War

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 9

"Writing in the New York "Evening World," the Rev. Madison C. Peters, a well-known Protestant clergyman of that city, pays the following great tribute to the…

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Threatened War. Between Argentina and Brazil. Flags Torn Down. a Bomb in a Cathedral

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--A "Times'' message which was received via Monte Video, thereby escaping censorship, reports a serious situation in Argentina, where the centenary…

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The Last Minute Stop-press News. the Cretan Menace. Turks Ready for War. London, Thursday, 6 p.m

The Star · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 1

Excitement over the Cretan Question is still running high in the Turkish provinces, in one of which, Konia, 50,000 volunteers have signified their willingness to bear arms…

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