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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

8,444 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

The Meat War. City Depots Busy. Week-end Shoppers in Forge. Plenty of Meat This Morning

Evening News · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 8

Although the depots for the sale of meat in the city were thrown open at 8 0'clock this morning, there were large crowds gathered before that hour. By half-past 9 the police on…

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Fight. the Butchers' War Long Struggle Probable. To-day's Important Meetings. Employees' Manifesto. History of the Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 13

Viewed from every point of view, the butchers' dispute presents no feature which can be regarded as justifying the expectation of anything but strife…

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Meat War. Masters and Men at Depots Looking for Sundays Joints Playfair's Rushed. (Continued from page 8)

Evening News · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 11

All the depots were rushed to-day. The police had an arduous task, strenuous in fact, and now and again it was necessary to use a little more than tact. But they did not exceed their…

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Goats Cause Alarm. Believed to Be Rebel Soldiers

Evening News · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 14

Such a state of excitement was recently brought about in the city of San Luis Potoal, Mexico, by the reported imminence of a rebbel attack that a pandic broke out among the…

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Tragedies of the Czar's Journey SOLDIERS 48 Hours in Raging Snowstorm

The World's News · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 28

TELEGRAMS from wayside stations to St. Petersburg on January 2 told of a series of miserable tragedies along the Moscow Railway after the passage of the Czar's, train, which…

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Sick Soldiers. French and German Armies. London

The Sun · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 8

Of 823,000 men in the French army no fewer than 37,631 are in hospital. It was admitted in the Chamber of, Deputies yesterday that there was a lack of…

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In the Air. the Governor-general Interviewed. Experiences When Flying "Indispensable in Time of War."

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 February 1914 · page 9

His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Denman, who flew yesterday at Randwick with Hawker, accorded a special interview to a representative of the "Sunday…

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Leopard at Large. Excitement in Melbourne. Girl's Narrow Escape. Soldier's Three Shots. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 22 February 1914 · page 7

Four hour' liberty ended in a leopard' being shot in a Melbourne fowlhouse this morning. The impromptu big game hunt started about half past two. Mr. le Souef,…

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Obsolete Rifles. Expert's Condemnation. the Federal Bungle. War Office's New Weapon

The Sun · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 1

The history of the Federal Small Arms. Factory at Lithgow is a record of bungling. There was serious delay in the delivery of the machinery, followed by further delay in the…

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Meat War. Men Still Determined Will Stand by Their Demands. Cabinet Meeting Today

Evening News · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 6

Determination is still expressed by the members of the Australasian Meat industry employes Union not to submit to the demand of the master butchers that they must go…

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The Meat War. New Development. Government Will Prosecute Masters. Preparing Evidence for Premier. (Continued from page 6.)

Evening News · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 7

The Government has made up its mind to take a serious step in order to bring the meat trouble to a close. Its project is to threaten the masters with legal pensities if…

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About a Bottle of Beer. Soldier Roughly Handled

The Sun · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 10

As the outcome of a melee in Oxford-street, Paddington on the night of February 14, three young men, Wm. Edwards, Horace Andrews, and David Connors, were charged this…

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Sydney Out Off. a Hint of What War Would Do

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 1

The Sydney meat strike or lock—out has in it very serious possibilities. We have now federation of employers connected with the stock, meat,…

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Meat War. Premier Returns From N.z. Mr. Holman Kept in Touch

Evening News · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 7

The Premier's New Zealand holiday is over and he is now taking his share of the Industrial troubles which exist in the State. Mr. Holman was a passenger from…

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General Review of the Markets the Meat War in Sydney. Minister for Labor and Master Butchers at Variance

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 5

Contrary to expectation, no settlement has yet been selected in the butchers dispute at Sydney. When the "Farmer and Settler" went to press…

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Politics from the Rural Stand point The Next Move in the Meat War. Government, The Trades Hall, and the Employers

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 1

In connection [?] the deplo[?]ble disloc[?]on of the meat industry in Sydney, the question in the mind of every on is. What will the…

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Australian Soldiers. General Hamilton Pleased. Brisbane

The Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 11

General Sir Ian Hamilton to-day referred to Saturday's review of (the cadet and citizen forces, as having been a very creditable turnout. He said he was very pleased with…

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Troop Train Blown Up. Fifty-five Soldiers Killed. New York

The Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 9

A train by which a company of Mexican infantry was being conveyed from the capital to Vera Cruz was blown up by the rebels near Lima to-day…

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Against War. Professor Jordan Speaks. Lessons From Bulgaria. Fremantle

The Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 10

Before Professor David Starr Jordan left by today's muilboat he made the following stirring indictment of war:-- "What shall we say of using wrong as a…

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War Too Costly. World's Peace Assured. Prof. Jordan's Views. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 14

The passengers by the German mail steamer Frederich der Gross, which called at Fremantle to-day, included Professor David Starr Jordan, Chancellor of Leland-Stanford…

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