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The wars & local soldiers, 1910

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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 30 January 1910 · page 15

The University Senate of New Zealand has carried a motion to include military science in the curriculum as an optional subject in the course for the degrees of B.A. and B.Sc…

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The Young Soldier

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 30 January 1910 · page 15

Items of interest to the cadet forces are few and far between ut present. The new regimental badge for the second battalion of tile senior cadets has been approved of,…

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"Act of Class War." Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 7

The following resolution was carried at the half-yearly meeting of the Bendigo A.M.A.:— "That the Bendigo branch of the A.M.A. denounces the New South Wales Government for…

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Maria Kias, Aged 114. a Woman Who Gave Food to Napoleon's Soldiers

The Star · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 8

The oldest woman in Prussia, Maria Kias, died on December 16, at Lubschau, Silesia, aged 114. Born in Russia, Maria went to Germany at the age of 13; and became…

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Twice Hanged. Horrible Scene at an Execution Five Minutes of Agony. Victim Clubbed with Soldiers' Rifles

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Muvakkares Sultanah, a member of the entourage of the late Shall of Persia, recently returned to Teheran from Paris. He was arrested…

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Aquatics. Maori War Canoe V. Whaleboat

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 10

The Maoris at Clontari have issued a challenge to Sir, Williamson's Middle Harbor crew to row a one mile rare on Saturday next, starting from the Spit at 3 p.m. The conditions are 20 Maoris in a war canoe with Maori…

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Threatened "Milk War." South Coast Versus Camden. Concerted Action Desired

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

DAPTO, Monday.--An important meeting of the Dapto branch of the South Coast and Wost Camden Milk Suppliers' Association was hold on Saturday night to consider, the very…

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The War Lord's Powers. to Expel Parliamentarians. Scene in German Reichstag. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 7

During the debate on the military estimates, in the German Reichstag, Herr von Oldenburg, a Conservative, and an excavalry officer, in deprecating public…

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Germafts Peaceful Aims Conquest by Commerce, Not War. the Fleet Merely Imitative. an Ambassador's Pronouncement. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 7

Count Wolff-Metternich, German Ambassador at London, in the course of a speech at a banquet in London on the occasion of the German's Emperor's birthday, said:…

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Rowing. War Cance v WHALEBOAT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 10

A match has been arranged between the Maori war ca[?]e crew and the members of Mr. Williamson's Middie Harbour whaleboat crew, to row over a one-mile course, from the Spit to Clon[?]rf, at 3 p.m. on…

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War in the Air

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 4

The next war promises to be a duel of aeroplanes against dirigibles. A censes of aerial craft shows that at the opening of 1910 Germany will posses 14 dirigibles and…

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Freight War Threatented. Between German and English Lines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 7

LONDON. Thursday.--our German steamship lines are offering to take cargo to British South Africa from Southampton, Liverpool, London, and Glasgow at 5s…

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Freight War. in East African Trade. British and German Lines. London, Feb. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 7

Four German steamship lines are offering to take cargo to British South Africa from Southampton, Liverpool, London, and Glasgow for 5s a ton below the rates of the…

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No More War

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 14

When earth's last Dreadnought is finished and the paint on its turrets has dried. When all the nations are friendly and the last Balkan, war scare has died…

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The Freight War

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 8

LONDON, Friday Evening.—The German shipowners have agreed to refrain from cutting African freight rates, pending the result of negotiations with the English lines…

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South African Trade. Threatened Freight War. London, Friday, 4.35 p.m

The Star · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 1

Regarding the threatened freight war between British and German lines trading to South Africa, the German companies have agreed to refrain from cutting rates, pending…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. Turkey and Greeee. War Clouds Dispersing

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 8

LONDON, Friday Evening.—The strain between Turkey and Greece is relaxing, because Greece has given a formal assurance that no Greek representatives from abroad should take…

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Old Soldier's Loyalty

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 11

Daniel Collins, aged 47, a laborer, of Devonshire-road, Custom House, E., was charged at West Ham Police Court (London), on December 17 with using insulting behaviour…

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Czar as Sentry. Relieving a Soldier in Distress

The World's News · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 9

The story of how the Czar, like Haroun-alRasohid, took a two hours' walk disguised as A simple soldier was mentioned in a recent issue. His Majesty wore the uniform of a private…

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Maria Kias, Aged 114. Death of a Woman Who Gave Food to Napoleon's Soldiers

The World's News · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 11

The oldest woman in Prussia, Maria Kias, died recently at Lubschau, Silesia, aged 114. Born in Russia, Maria went to Germany at the age of 13, and became naturalised. She…

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