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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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Pars From All Parts War Time-tables

Globe · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 5

in these days when we hear of mobillsation from all quarters it is…

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Aerial Defence. the Fourth Arm. War Secretary's' Assurance

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--The Aerial League has issued a manifesto in which [?] urges the immediate allocation of £1,000,000 to create an air fleet…

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German War Scare. Money Markets Stringency. Berlin

The Sun · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 8

The stringency, of the money market shows no signs of abatement, despite the favorable outside influences. The hoarding of money by the German public, and the…

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Victims of War. Cruelty of Copss and Crescent

The World's News · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 17

THERE are at this moment nearly thirty thousand Mahometan fugitives, destitute and sheterless, in this Sanjak of Bigha(writes Alan…

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The Dominions and the Navy. "In Time of War."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 23

Mr. Hamar Greenwood points out in the "Contemporary Review" that there are three views in Canada as to the navy. There is the Conservative view that it is Imperative to give a…

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Literature. Some New Books. the Best Account of the War

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 6

Lieutenant Wagner, the war correspondent of the Vienna "Reichspost," was practically the only correspondent who was allowed to know what was going on in tho early stages of the…

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Perfect War Engine. Aviator's New Invention. Flying Torpedo to Drop Bombs

The Sun · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 9

Henry N. Atwood, the Boston aviator, who thrilled Now York in June, 1911, by spiralling around the Singer tower in his aeroplane, is now at work on a new mechanism that…

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Soldier's Farewell

Globe · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 3

Lord Chelmsford was the recipient of an address last week from a number of soldiers, now resident is this State, who fought in the Zulu and Kaffir wars…

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Civil War Averted

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 16

There threatened to be trouble at Manly ever a disagreement among members of the Municipal Band. Some of these men are members of the Gas Employees' and other…

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Governor's First Speech Addresses South African Soldiers' Association. New South Wales and Empire Building

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 10

Col. Kenneth Mackay C.B., presided over the third annual reunion of the South African Soldiers' Association, held last night, at which His Excellency, Sir Gerald Strickland, made his…

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Soldiers Arrested. Complained of Camp Food. Shocking Conditions Alleged. HOBART

The Sun · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 1

Early in the week there were rumors of trouble at the military encampment at Ross. Twelve members of the R.A.G.A. were sent to Ross on Monday to make the usual…

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Gaoled Soldiers. the Hobart Trouble. Minister Promises Investigation

The Sun · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 4

Last night a "Sun" representative drew the attention of the Minister for Defence to the allegations made in connection with the Ross (Tasmania) camp, details of which…

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Governor's First Speech. South African Soldiers' Dinner. N.S.W As Empire Builder

The Sun · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 4

The annual dinner and re-union of the South African Soldiers' Association was held at the A.B.C. last night, and was a notable gathering from the tact that the guests…

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Old Sydney. Mr. George Morris on Early Pitt-street—Mort's Passage and Sand Terry's Home—Baker Hamilton as a Pigeon Shot—"In and Out 'The Eagle'"—A Concert Hall at "The Eagle"—Dairy Cows in Pitt-street—Men o' War on the Rampage—The Flying Pieman—Where the Cricketers' Arms Stood—Fireworks in the Park—Fun Fast and Furious—The Redford Hotel—A "Conundrum" which is a Conundrum—The "Dunbar" and the "Cawarra"—Coincidences—At Pitt and Park Streets—The Hills and Coopers—The Glasgow Hotel of the Forties—Building of the Criterion Theatre

Truth · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 12

Mr. George Morris, of the Royal Oak Hotel, Parramatta, writes:—"Dear Old Chum,—I was pleased to see you correct Mr. Coghlan's error as to the number of…

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The Scales of Peace and War

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 March 1913 · page 8

Mr. Asquith's announcement that Britain is under no obligation to send an armed force to operate in Europe will clear the air. It is an authoritative declaration that…

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War in the Air. a German Experiment. Berlin

Evening News · Monday 17 March 1913 · page 6

The new armed Zeppelin airship Friedrich shaffon underwent her crisis in a strong wind yesterday. A machine son sited on her upper deck was…

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British Defence. Lord Roberts' Campaign. Territorials in War. London, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 March 1913 · page 9

Six thousand working men attended a meeting in the Drill Hall at Wolverhampton last night, and another 5000 were present at an overflow meeting in the Agricultural…

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Is It War? Germans Intentions. a Sensational Statement. Why France Is Arming. Paris, Sunday Afternoon

Evening News · Monday 17 March 1913 · page 8

The native which is impelled France to such feverish haste in strengthening her forces has now been revealed, and vividly illustrates the tension in the chancellors of Europe…

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Soldiers' Dinner. Sir Gerald Strickland's Speech. a Broken Melody

Evening News · Monday 17 March 1913 · page 10

The South Africa Soldiers' Association met on Saturday night, at A.B.C. Pitt-street for the third annual re-union. Colonel kenneth Mackay, C.B., [?] and…

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War in the Air. London, Monday, 11.55 p.m

The Sun · Tuesday 18 March 1913 · page 5

As a result of Saturday's experiments the future German Zeppelin airships will be fitted with machine guns for use against hostile aircraft…

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