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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

2,185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 110

Is Civil War Possible? Mr. C. A. Lee Says It Is. What Federal Aggrandisement May Lead To

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 13

Mr. C. A. Lee M.L.A., says that the result of the carrying of the referendum and the consequent centralisation of the Government of Australia in one spot, would be civil war…

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Diekens' Soldier Son. Grave Discovered

Evening News · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 6

It was known to most students of Indian history that a soldier son of Charles Dickens had died, and was buried in the Military Cametery in Calcutta. [?]ut [?] the grave…

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Soldier of Fortune. Death of a Picturesque Adventurer. Served Under Twelve Flags

The Sun · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 1

Captain George B. Boynton, the famous filibuster, who served under 12 flags, and in spirit remained a soldier of fortune almost to the last hour, has died in a New York…

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War on the Trusts. 35 Companies Prosecuted Vancouver, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 March 1911 · page 7

The Cleveland (U.S.A.) Government suit, alleging conspiracy for the restraint of the trade, has commenced against 35 companies manufacturing…

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Butler's Biography. Some Startling Statements. Sidelights of the Boer War. London

Truth · Sunday 5 March 1911 · page 8

The autobiography of General Butler first reached publicity to-day. The volume contains some startling statements of the events leading up to the Boer war…

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Hints to Young Soldiers

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 March 1911 · page 17

The record books issued to the recruits under the Universal Training Regulations are very complete in every detail. At the back are some pithy points, headed as above, which every…

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For the Time of Need Soldiers and Sailors at Call Imperial Pensioners and Reservists in N.s. Wales

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 March 1911 · page 12

At every ceremonial parade of the Commonwealth military force the general public are always interested in the small band of grey-headed and frequently…

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Here and There. Feather-bed Soldiers

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 March 1911 · page 5

General Maunoury, Governor of Paris, has issued a circular letter rebuking the officers of the Paris garrison for their growing habit of staying in bed late on…

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Japs. in America. Protest by Spanish-american War Veterans. New York

The Sun · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 6

The veterans of the Spanish-American War met to-day and entered a vigorous protest against the terms of the new Japanese treaty, stating that its acceptance was a dastardly…

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"Dave" Nourse— Batsman. Somebody's Cricket Baby. His Hard Battle Fob Honors Fireworks, Soldier, Policeman and Cricketer

Evening News · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 4

Certainly "Dave" Suits South Africa's great left-hander better than "Arthur." and yet, if truth known, Nourse's only Christian name is Arthur— plain Arthur. Nourse has been…

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On the War-path

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 8

General Kitchener" writes from the field of action:— "I have got two members already, and I might have another to-night, if…

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Tram and Cart Collide. Close Call for Hing War

The Sun · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 6

Hing War, an employee of a Chinese gardener of Waterloo, had a narrow escape this morning of going where good Pagans go after they are dead. Hing was driving his horse…

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Old Soldier's Heroism. Washington

The Sun · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 6

In saving the life of MISS Helen Dickinson, a grand-daughter of the United States Secretary for War, her coachman, M'Quade, sacrificed his own, yesterday. M'Quade, who…

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Soldiers of the Legion. German Newspapers Protest

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 7

BERLIN, Sunday.--The German newspapers. bitterly resent the enrolment of German minors in the French Foreign Legion and declare that until 1910 enrollers under…

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How Drummer Larkin Won the Victoria Cross. a True Story of the Crimean War

The Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 8

"I say, Jim, that drummer-boy of ours is a high-flyer, and no mistake! What d'ye think I heard him say just now? 'If I could only get the Victoria Cross I'd be quite…

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Soldiers of the King. the Story of N.s.w. Regiments. St. George's English Rifles. Xxiii

Evening News · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 4

The St. George's Rifles first came into existence on June 12, 1896 being incorporated with the Scottish and the Irish Rifles in the [?] Regiment under the volunteer system of…

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Heat for Italian Soldiers. South America Supplants Australia

Evening News · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 10

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.— The British Standard Produce Company west smithfield City which has regularly supplied the military in Italy with Australian beef for three…

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Bishop Reville's Return Welcome Home to Bendigo

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 19

The Bishop of Bendigo, Right Rev. Dr. Reville, O.S.A., was enthusiastically welcomed home on Wednesday week last. The Rev. E. J. Rooney and Dr. A. L. Kenny,…

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Government Troops Beaten. Many Killed and Wounded. New York, Later

The Sun · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 5

A message from El Paso says that the Insurrectionist couriers report a battle at Alamoh, three days ago. A large number of Government troops…

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Kaiser on Drinking. Nerves, He Says Will Win the Next War. BERLIN,January 23

Watchman · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 5

What purports to be the stenographic text of tho German Emperor's speech at the Murwik Naval College on November 21 is published…

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