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The wars & local soldiers, 1912

2,867 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 144

Turco-italian War. Seven Turkish Gunboats Sunk. Rome, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 January 1912 · page 7

The cruiser Piedmonte, the steamer Garibaldino, and the destroyer Artiglieri intercepted seven Turkish gunboats and the armed yacht Fauvette, off Kunfuda in Arabia last Sunday…

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Must Lead to War. German Journal on the Increase of Armaments. Possibility of Business Agreement

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 January 1912 · page 5

The "Cologne Gazette," a journal which is very frequently the mouthpiece of the German Government, discussed in a recent issue the possibility of a business agreement with…

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Bahia Bombarded. Twenty Killed, Owe Hundred Wounded

Evening News · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 8

RIC DE JANEIRO, Sunday Evening.—Further details of the shelling of Bahia by the Federals from the Fort of Sao Marcello show that [?]0 persons were killed and a hundred…

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Crecy and War Time

Evening News · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 8

The interesting article, concerning war time and Cr[?]y (Mr. H. Goodwin's mountain home for invalided soldiers), and which was printed in the "Evening News" on January 6, was…

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Queensland's Tug-of-war

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 8

It is law in Queensland if a measure passed by the Lower House of Parliament is thrown out twice within four months by the Upper House, that is shall become the subject of a…

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A Costly Campaign. Italy's Monthly War 'Bill. Rome

The Sun · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 1

Reports concerning the cost of the war with Turkey have been published, showing that the campaign in Tripoli is involving an expenditure of £1,500,009 a month…

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Turko-italian War. Naval Engagement. Turkish Expedition Captured. Rome, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 9

The Italian cruiser Pledmonte, the steamer Garibaldino, and the destroyer Artiglieri intercepted seven Turkish gunboats, and the armed yacht Fauvette, off…

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Faked Despatches. Glorious Italian Victories. What They Really Were. Letters From the Front. Interesting Sidelights on the War. Rome

The Sun · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 1

Letters from Italian officers at the front make some startling disclosures. Battles which official despatches have represented as having resulted in glorious…

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Newspaper Burnt. Out. Soldiers As Firemen. Vancouver

The Sun · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 10

The offices of the "Herald and Mail," in Halifax, were burnt out on Friday morning. The fire provided a great spectacle, and attracted thousands of people…

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The War against Pests

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 3

During three days at Davis Creek, Singleton, a party with 12 guns shot [?] hares and rabbits, and also a few foxes…

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The Italian-turkish War of 1911. "The Oasis."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 9

The "oasis," to which frequent reference has been made since the day of the Italian landing in Tripoli, almost baffles description. It is a tangle of primitive buildings, more…

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Turko-italian War. Red Sea Engagement. Cruisers Versus Gunboats. Rome, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 9

Referring to the recent naval engagement in the Red Sea, the Italian Commander reports that, being convinced that a number of Turkish gunboats were…

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News of the World by Our Independent Cable Service. Austria's Foreign Relations Baron's Startling Speeches. When the War in Tripoli Is Over. Vienna

The Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 1

A great stir has been made by some speeches in which Baron Fuchs has lately been dealing with the relations between Italy and Austria…

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Turko-italian War

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 6

There can be no pitched battles nowadays, and the Turko-Italian brushes savour of modern guerrilla warfare by land and sea. It appears as if Italy is having things all its…

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The Brain of the Navy. Future War Plans

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 13

Of Admiral Pruce Louis of Battenburg it has been humorously said that he was born a Serche Highness, but has lived it down." The general approval with which his…

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Horrors of War. Tortures at Tabriz. Russians Buried Alive. St. Petersburg, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 19

Forty Russians were killed at Tabriz, but only 17 bodies have been recovered. Many were buried alive after undergoing horrible tortures…

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Incident of the War

Evening News · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 8

ROME, Wednesday.—Italian torpedoers have seized the French steamer Carthage, owing to the fact that she had aeroplanes on board, It is understood that the aeroplanes were being…

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Japanese Squadron. Reception at Cabarita. Naval War Song

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 10

Pleasant weather favoured the outing arranged by the Consul-General for Japan, Mr. M. Saito, in honour of the visit of the Japanese Training Squadron, and several hundred…

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Yellow Fever. Health Department Not Alarmed. War Waged on Mosquitoes

The Sun · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 4

The Health Department does not share with the doctors, whose opinions were published in "The Sun" on Wednesday, the fear of trouble in Australia through yellow fever…

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Turko-italian War. French Steamer Seized. Aeroplanes on Board. Rome, Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 9

Italian torpedoers have seized the French steamer Carthage, owing to the fact that she had aeroplanes on board. It is understood that the aeroplanes were…

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