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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

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Anclo-indian Ex-soldiers. West Australia's Policy

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 8

In pursuance of the policy of promoting direct immigration of time-expired soldiers from Indian to West Australia, the State Government…

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Woman's War Record

The World's News · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 13

The death has occurred in the National Asylum at Le Vesinet, of Mme. Le Breton, who, until quite recently, was a canteen woman in the French Army. The "Daily News" says she…

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War Against Hatpins. Buda-pesth Regulations

The World's News · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 2

Buda-Pesth is the first European town seriously to wage war against the long modern [?]atpins worn by ladies. The Buda-Pesth police sought counsel from the proprietors of…

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Aeroplanes in War. Australia Interested. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 15

Previous announcements made by the Minister for Defence that he was gathering all available information on the subject of military aviation have indicated a departmental…

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Sudden Death of a French Minister. at the War Office

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 13

PARIS, Thursday.--General Brun, Minister for War, died suddenly at the War Office to-day. Prior to being appointed by M. Briand, on July…

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Shanghaied by Japs. Artilleryman's Strange Story. Son of Titled Englishman Kidnapped for Russian War Service

The Sun · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 12

An army shanghaing story presenting unusual international complications has developed in the case of John A. M'Donald, who was written down as a deserter from the…

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In the Event of War. the French Navy's Part. Guarding the Mediterranean. Paris, Feb. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 15

Apropos of the discussion whether Britain, in the event of war, could arrange with France to guard the Mediterranean, Admiral Sir Edmund Fremantle, in an…

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A British Soldier in India

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 11

All infantry regiment was stationed at P——-, in India, at the same time as a certain battery of artillery was quartered there. There was great rivalry between…

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Stabbing Affray. Two Men Wounded in Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 8

ADELAIDE. Saturday.--A stabbing affray took place at Port Pirie, as the result of which two men are in hospital, and one under arrest. Both of the injured men were attacked in…

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If War Should Come. British Army Estimates. Increased Personnel. the Promotion of Aviation

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Friday Evening.--The Army estimates for 1911-12 provide for an expenditure of [?]27,690,000, as against £17,760,000 in 1910-11, and the personnel for the year…

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War on Tuberculosis

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 4

In Melbourne to-day (Tuesday) there will meet in conference a body of men from our various states, specially brought together to discuss the question…

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Soldiers of the King. the Story of N.s.w. Regiments. Attomobile Corps. Xni

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 3

The N.S.W. section of the Australian [?] Automobile Corps in one of the man recently [?] man of our entirely forever. it was [?] The commercial…

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Wounded Himself

The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 10

Yesterday P. J. Brown, of 17 Selwyn-street, Hoors Park, saw Geo. Ashley, a recent arrival from Katoomba, cutting at his wrist with a pocket knife. Ashley was on a seat near the College-street entrance to Hyde Park…

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In Time of War. How England Would Stand

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 40

Sir Arthur K. "Wilson, First Son Lord and chief expert adviser to the Admiralty, does not believe in the Navy scare which has been exploited for some time past in…

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Aeroplanes in War. a British Air Battalion. London, March 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 9

The War Office has organised an air battalion in connection with the Royal Engineers, to supersede the balloon school. The object is to create a body of…

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Labor War. the Renmark Strike. Settlers Co-operate. Some Unionist' Speeches

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--A gang of about 50 settlers, picking fruit co-operatively at Renmark on account of the strike, picked over 1200 boxes. All were men. It is estimated that…

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The War against Pests

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 4

Some 2519 fox scalps passed through the Mudgee (N.S.W.) receiver's hands last year…

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Red Indians on the War. Path. Murder or Nevada stockmen. Reno (Nevada)

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 6

Eight Indians and one white man have been killed in a fierce battle at Trscarora. when a pursuing sheriff's passo overtook twelve Shoshones, who…

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A Book by General Butler. Startling Allegations. What He Has to Say About the Boer War. Repeated Warnings Disregarded. Why He Was Recalled. London

The Sun · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 1

An interesting book made its appearance to-day in the autobiography of the late General Sir William Butler. The work contains some startling…

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