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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

2,185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 110

A Fight in the Dark. Black Chiefs and White Raiders. Two Men Killed, One Wounded War in the New Hebrides

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 8

The Island of Santo, in the New Hebri[?]es Group, is the scene of a smell war. Two chiefs, Zingourou and Neil, who control the northern part of the island, have revolted against the…

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Commercial. Wheat in War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 11

The Corn Trade Association of Great Britain.and Ireland are deeply concerned in the position which wheat will occupy under the Declaration of London. Accordingly a…

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Fighting in Santo. Two Rebellious Chiefs. Night Attack. English Settler Wounded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 9

News arrived yesterday by the French steamer Pacifique of a fight between militia at New Hebrides and rebellious natives. As a result of the first skirmish an English…

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France's War Fleet. Two New Battleships Authorised

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 8

PARIS, Friday Afternoon.--The Senate has adopted a bill authorising the commencement of the construction of two battleships this year…

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Under War Conditions. the Censor. Artillery at the Heads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 8

The announced determination of the Defence Department to exercise a severe consorship over information given to members of the press in connection with the coast defence…

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War Minister and Law Lord. Lord James of Hereford Resigns

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday.--Lord Haldane (Secretary of State for War) has been appointed a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, succeeding Lord James of Hereford,…

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Referenda War. Blowing Hot and Cold. Mr. Wade on Mr. Hughes. Equal Representation in the Senate. Nationalising Liquor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 8

Mr. Wade on Saturday attacked the position taken up by the Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hushes), on several points, especially that of equal representation in the Federal Senate. He…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. The French Riots. More Destruction. Soldiers Charge with Drawn Swords. Mort and Chandon's Vines Uprooted

Evening News · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 8

PARIS, Sunday Evening.—Vine-dressers at Trepell barrieaded the village and pillaged the residence of a wine merchant. Soldiers demolished the barricade and in order to stop…

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Hungry Soldiers. No Meat Arrives. Demonstration of Protest. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 6

Many complaints are made in Kilmore camp of the deficient transport arrangements. Troops arriving on Thursday evening and the early hours of Friday morning found that…

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Soldier's Death. Serious Allegations. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 8

The death occurred in Kilmore camo yesterday morning of Private William D[?]vern, a lad of 18, who had just joined the 5th A.I.R., and had been sick while out with…

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Easter Camps. Yesterday at Liverpool. Should Soldiers Work on Sunday? Liverpool, Sunday Evening

The Sun · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 6

Distinctly unpleasant weather came up today, in marked contrast to the pleasant conditions that obtained during the first two days of the training, and the heavy rain materially…

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A Great Soldier. Sir William Butler's Autobiography. Interesting Revelations

The Sun · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 9

Echoes of the South African War are revived in the "Autobiography of Sir William Butler," which was published in London last month. Sir William Butler was a great…

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Battle of April 26. the Sinews of War. Mr. Hughes's Statements. Another Manifesto

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--As the referenda polling day is approaching, Mr. Hughes is becoming extremely agitated as to what the result may be. He has vehemently repeated his…

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Champagne Trouble. More Rioting. Soldiers Charge with Swords. Paris, April 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 15

Vinedressers of Trepail barricaded the village, and pillaged the residence of a wine merchant. Soldiers demolished the barricades in…

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Socialists Scheme. to Prevent War. Strikes As an Effective Means. London

The Sun · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 8

The Independent Labor Party, whose annual conference is now in progress in Birmingham, passed a resolution to-day agreeing to co-operate with the socialists of all…

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To Asphyxiate Soldiers

Globe · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 6

A new form of grenade has been made at Krupp's, by which opposing troops at distances of 800yds. can be asphyxiated in their trenches. It looks like a little round metal balloon…

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Japan Has a Fund of 100,000,000 Pounds for War. United States the Mark. Money Got Ready After Russian Affair. Senator's Emphatic Statement

Globe · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 7

WASHINGTON, March 6.—Upon every occasion in which the honor and growth of that American navy are at stake, and in which the safety and protection of our country are an…

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A War of the Scripts

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 4

A war of the scripts is afoot in India. There are at present fifty alphabets in the service of the countless dialects; most of them are syllabic not literal; from 500 to…

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A Memory of the Civil War. (A grateful tribute to the Catholic Sisters.)

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 45

When the black-throated cannon were roaring ami the rifles were spitting their lead, When the field whore the battle was raging…

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Ticklish Situation. American Intervention in Mexico. the Danger It Would Involve. a War That Might Last for Years. Washington

The Sun · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 1

Regarding America's proposed intervention in the Mexican revolt, the opinion held in official circles in Washington is that the adoption of such a course would mean war…

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