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The wars & local soldiers, 1910

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Riot in a Gaol. Prisoners Fired Upon. Seven Killed, and Fifty Wounded

Evening News · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday Evening.-Three hundred and fifty habitual criminals in the gaol at Fatehgarh, India, attempted to storm the mam gate…

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An Imperialist. Arrival of Lord Islington. Soldier, Statesman, Sportsman. "Never Did a Thing Badly."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 7

"Haeri-mai to Kawana." This was the Maori welcome which fluttered from the Bobbi[?] Burns as the little vessel swung alongside the huge liner which had brought the…

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War and Commerce

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 4

In "Europe's Optical Illusion" Norman Angell writes in a rather novel way about the armaments problem. He advances the thesis that there can be no real national…

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The Newest War Terror

The Star · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 7

BORE, 14 INCHES; LENGTH, 53 FEET; SHOTS SHELL OF 10,000 POUNDS, 25 MILES…

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Prisoners Storm Gaol Gate. Repulsed with Volleys. Seven Killed and Fifty Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 13

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- Advices from Lahore state that 350 habitual criminals in Fatehgarh Gaol, India, attempted to storm the main gate, Ignoring warnings, they…

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Girls Start Race War. White Students and Negroes

The World's News · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 2

The white girls at Oberlin College, Ohio, have started a race war which is likely to have serious consequences. Oberlin College is a prominent institution,…

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The Drums of War(H. de V. Stacpoole.)

The World's News · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 30

In this story we are ID the Paris of the Second Empire, and see Napoleon s power crumbling Irom the viciousness of the material upholding it. The hero is an Irish-Frenchman, whose…

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Lady's Remarkable Life. Father, Mother, and a Son Killed in War

The Star · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 3

A remarkable career has been terminated by the death at North Cheriton, Somerset of Mrs. T. E. Mulock, widow of Colonel T. E. Mulock…

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The Motor Cycle in War. a Severe Test. Melbourne to Sydney Reliability Trial

Evening News · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 8

The motor has arrived in Australia. Our metropolitan streets echo with the raucous honk honk of its warning horn every minute of the sleeping as well as the waking day. Its…

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Unauthorised Persons Wearing War Medals. No Legislation in Britain

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 June 1910 · page 5

Mr. Arthur J. Vogan, who served as a sergeant in the South African war, recently wrote to the British War Office, asking what legislation there was in…

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Another War Terror. Wireless Airships. an Australian's Invention. London, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 June 1910 · page 7

The invention of Mr. A. G. Roberts, an engineer of West Australia, for controlling dirigible balloons and aeroplanes, by means of Hertzian waves,…

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

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 19 June 1910 · page 15

During August H.M.S, Powerful will be docked at Cockatoo Island. The military age in all conscribed countries is 20. --"Saturday Review."…

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The Young Soldier

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 19 June 1910 · page 15

Captain Neeld, of the Senior Cadets, has been transferred to the unattached list. Sergeant-major Gill, I.S., is conducting cadet inspection work on the northern rivers…

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Welcome Home. Mr. Roosevelt's Return to New York. Striking Demonstration. National and Non-political

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 June 1910 · page 15

LONDON, Sunday. -- Mr. T. Roosevelt and family returned to New York yesterday from their tour abroad. The ex-President's welcome, exceeded…

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Australia's Government. a German Visitor's Views. No Danger of War. Fremantle

The Star · Monday 20 June 1910 · page 6

Among the passengers by the G.M.S Prinz Regent Luitpold is Herr Philip Hei[?]ker, chairman of the board of directors of the Norddeutscher Lloyd. On being inter[?]…

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South African Soldiers. Book on Memorials. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 June 1910 · page 8

The Secretary for Defence (Mr. Pethebridge) has received a letter from the High Commissioner for Australia in regard to the publication of a book on the memorials erected in…

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A Soldier's Bankruptcy. Major C. B. Airey's Estate. Scathing Remarks by the Registrar

The Star · Monday 20 June 1910 · page 4

Mr. Sainsbury, the Registrar in Bankruptcy, to-day delivered his reserved decision on the application of Charles Bourne Airey for a certificate of discharge. He said…

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Tragedy in a Pulpit. Minister's Throat Cut. a Kentucky Incident. Wounded Man Succumbs

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.--While under suspension on certain charges, Rev. Vanover, a Baptist minister, attempted to re-enter the pulpit at his church at Williamsburg,…

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Probate Court. (Before Mr. Justice Street.) a Soldier's Will. Re J. A. M W. Thompson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 4

Mr. Maughan, instructed by Mr. R. W. Thompson, of West Maitland (by his agent, Mr. J. C. Webster), appeared for Walter Valentine Windeyer Thompson, executor of…

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South African Soldier. and His Last Testament

The Star · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 5

In the Probate Court, before Mr. Justice Street, to-day, Mr. Manghan (instructed by Mr. R. W. Thompson) appeared for Walter Valentine Windeyer Thompson, executor…

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