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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

2,867 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 144

War Waged Upon the Public. Denounced by Mr. Wade

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 10

In the course of his North Sydney speech last night, Mr. Wade referred to the Brisbane strike. In Queensland, he said, over some purely petty question, between certain men and their…

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The Coal Trade. Peace or War? a Guarantee Turned Down

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Sunday Evening.--Mr. D. A. Thomas, managing director of the Cambrian Collieries, Ltd., and director of many colliery and other companies, gave evidence on…

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Riots in Belgium. Conelict with Troops. Soldiers Beaten Back. Brussels, Feb. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 9

A mob of coalminers at Mons attempted to liberate two strikers who had been arrested for looting. A party of gendarmes fired their rifles in the…

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Citizen Soldiers Complain. Blind Leading Blind

The Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 6

For a considerable time the military authorities have experienced difficulty in obtaining sufficient recruits to fill the vacancies which are constantly occurring in the ranks…

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Turko-itaiian War

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 57

The rigorous exclusion of press representatives from Tripoli no doubt accounts for the paucity of news from that Asiatic centre of disorder. News from Constantinople is to the…

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Turco-italian War. Rome, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 19

A contingent of Eritrean black troops has arrived at Tripoli. The Italian forces warmly welcomed them…

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Viscount Haldane, K.c. British War Minister. What His First Briefs Brought. a Born Diplomat

Evening News · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 4

A man who never married, who will [?]anghingly tell you that he is much too busy to think about marriage whose day begins at 8 a.m. and ends an hour and a half after midnight—such…

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What a Soldier Eats. Supplies for the Camps

Evening News · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 4

Every effort is being made by the Australian military authorities that the food supplied to the permanent forces in barracks and the mil[?] in camps of training. shall be of the very…

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Called to Melbourne. Mr. Warton's Services Enlisted

The Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 7

Mr. A. C. Warton, secretary of the Australian Tramway Employees Federation, has been called to Melbourne to consult with the Federal officers with regard to the Brisbane…

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The Coming Soldier. General Gordon and the Cadets

The Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 4

Brigadier-General Gordon expresses himself as being entirely satisfied with the results that have been achieved up to the present in, connection with the compulsory…

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Brutal Murder. Former Dancing Girl Found Dead in a Cottage with her Throat Cut. Ex-soldier Arrested

Globe · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 7

In circumstances vividly recalling the murder of Emily Dimmock in Camden Town, North London. four years ago, an unfortunate woman was brutally done to death in her home [?]t…

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Turco-italian War. Arab Prisoners

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 8

MALTA, Wednesday.—Three Arab prisoners were found heavily ironed aboard the steamer Euns, on route from Sicily to Tripoil. They have been detained pending the…

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Beaten by Goats! War in Tripoli. Some New Incidents. Arabs' Fierce Threat

The Sun · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 8

"When the lately-arrived. Turkish mails left Europe Italy had just had a big set to with a herd of goats." Mr. K. Mockbell, one of Sydney's leading…

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What War Would Mean. the Financial Aspect. Inevitable Ruin to England and Germany. Publicist's Alarming Conclusions

The Sun · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 3

Mr. Joslah C. Wedgerwood, of Staffordshire, has written a remarkable article for the "Manchester Guardian," putting forward the commercial aspects of a modern war. Mr…

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Italy and Its War. Hopeless Enterprise. "Sile Has Bitten Off More Tilan Sile Can Ohew" Rome, January 11

The Catholic Press · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 15

There are a very large number of people in Italy who wish the war had never been began at all: The families of the solders fighting, to begin with, who, as a rule, know…

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Airships in War

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

The International Arbitration League has issued a protest against the use of aerial vessels in war, and urging an international agreement, to abstain…

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Starving Millions. in Central China. Floods, War, and Famine

Evening News · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 4

Beginning with the month of February the next three months threaten to be a period of great suffering and misery in Central China. From information supplied by the Central…

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Breeding War Dogs. a Chance for General Baden-powell

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 16

Mr. Robert Kaleski, the well-known cattle dog enthusiast, is arranging with the Cattle and Sheep Dog Club of New South Wales to present a blue cattle…

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Beaten by Goats! War in Tripoli. Some New Incidents. Arabs. Fierce Threat

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 8

"When the lately arrived Turkish mails left Europe Italy had just had a big set-to with a herd of goats. Mr. K. Mockbell, one of Sydney's leading…

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The Fight for Freedom The Sinews of War

People · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 4

The present position in connection with the fight being made against the P.L.L. levy, which it is sought to force all miners within the…

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