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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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"On the High Road." Three Striking Verses From the New Song Commissioned by the War Office

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 5

Will you listen while I tell you of the Red and Green and Brown? When the Green's the Green of England that is better than the town;…

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To Regain Lost Love. Seaman Fatally Stabbed by Soldier

The Arrow · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 1

Tragedy which followed in the wake of the transfer of a woman's affections from one man to another had its sequel at the Old Bailey, London, last month, when James Seannell, 42,…

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The Arab Soldier

The World's News · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 13

The Arab soldier has suddenly become a facto[?] of importance in world politics. For years a[?] source to France of trouble and expense, he may turn out to be a good investment…

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Sedition in England. The Syndicalist's Open Letter to the Soldiers

The International Socialist · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 3

[THE cables report that Guy Bowman and Benjamin Bull, printers, have been charged with publishing treasonable matter in the syndicalist the official organ of the Industrial Syndicalist…

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War Against Flies

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1912 · page 19

Eynsford (Eng.) last month decided on a campaign against the house fly. "Where flies multiply, babies die," so Mr. E. O. Till, the Gresham professor of physics, told the villagers…

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Aeronautics Aeroplanes in War

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1912 · page 19

Signor Rossi, the aviator, flew from Tobruk in Tripoli last month iu a Farman biplane, taking with him Captain Montu. According to an official despatch, the aviator flew over a…

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War Against Wood Pigeons

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1912 · page 5

Devon (Eng.) farmers took the keenest interest in an attempt which was made from one end of the county to the other, last month, with a view of killing off the wood pigeons, which…

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Britain Prepared for War

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1912 · page 14

In the House of Commons on Tuesday the Army Estimates were challenged regarding the preparedness of the service in the event of war. In reply, Colonel Seely, Parliamentary Secretary to the…

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War Office and Aviation

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1912 · page 19

Viscount Haldane, speaking at a dinner given by the Durham Territorial Association last month, said: There were problems in the question of Home Defence awaiting treatment. One…

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Fight in Courthouse. Outlaw Commits Suicide After Being Captured. Wounded Woman Succumbs. Cincinnati, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1912 · page 7

The two mountain outlaws who engaged in the light in the Hillsville (Virginia) courthouse, have been captured. One of them attempted suicide…

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Elsie's Eagerness. Journeys After Jackson. Laggard in Love and A'ero in War Refuses to Wed Pear Elsie by Law

Truth · Sunday 17 March 1912 · page 3

A slim young girl, named Elsie Kubn, good-looking but unblushing, allowed her tongue to waggle freely in a case which she brought before Mr. Payten, S.M., at the…

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Sinews of War. Suffragettes in Court. Plentiful Funds

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 10

LONDON, Friday Evening.--In his opening address at the hearing of the conspiracy charge against Mrs. Pethick Lawrence, Mrs. Pankhurst, And Mrs. Tuke, in connection with the recent…

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The "Labor" Party and Civil War. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 4

Sir.--In an before April last, when taking my part in urging the rejection of the referenda Bill. 1 c[?]tioned the people in regard to the future "peace, order, and good government" of our community. I predicted…

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Full War Paint. Petersham Cadets' Parade. Record for Commonwealth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 10

Rat-a-tat-tat! Rat-a-lat-tat! Petersham on Saturday was stirred to its depths as a smartly-uniformed, well-set-up, and well-disciplined detachment of senior…

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Camp at Kensington. Cadets Under War Conditions. "Steady, Boys, Steady."

Evening News · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 5

The first occasion on which permission has been granted to the cadets under the compulsory service [?]hame, to hold a [?]was on Saturday night…

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The "Labour" Party and Civil War. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 5

Sir,—In and before April last, when taking my part in urging the rejection of the Referenda Bill, 1 cautioned the people in regard to the future "peace, order; and good…

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Twixt Shell and Gale. Rescue of Compatriots. in Turco-italian War. Armand Behic at Hodeida

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A graphic story of the rescue of compatriots from the consequences of the Turko-Italian "war is told by the officers of the French mail steamer Armand Be[?]ic,…

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Burglars and Bottles. Soldiers Surprise Robbers. Exciting Scenes

Evening News · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 8

BERLIN, Sunday Evening.—There was an exciting incident at Mulb[?], Prussia, last night. Two soldiers surprised three burglars in a regimental canteen, whence bottles, glasses…

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Motor Juggerant. Cuts Up a Company of Soldiers. an Extraordinary Accident

Evening News · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 8

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—While a company of infantry was engaged in night operations at Farmborough, near Aldershot, a taxi-cab dashed late the ranks…

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Strike and Starvation. Horrors of the Coal War. Two Millions and a Half Idle. Thousands of Famished Families. Meat and Vegetables a Luxury. London

The Sun · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 1

So far there has been a remarkable absence of violence among the miners on strike, but there are now indications of more serious outbreaks, in the Lanarkshire district. That…

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