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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

8,444 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250

Shot in the Back. Trouble Oft a Barque. Sailor Wounded at Balmain

Evening News · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 11

There was little excitement on board the big Norwegian barque Bolgen, lying at Mort's Dock, about half-past 10 this morning, when the boatswain. Oscar Anderson, was shot in…

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Railways in War. Useful Asset for Enemy. Astonished Premiers. Mr. Cook's Little Bluff. Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 6

To transport 30,000 mounted troopers from Melbourne to Brisbane would, the Prime Minister told the Premiers' Conference, take 63 days. Even this astonishing estimate…

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Food Pills for Soldiers

The World's News · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 2

THE Brunswick "Anzeiger" says that new "food pills" are to be introduce in the German Army. According to the official report, the tests made with these pills, which…

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Our Scots Soldiers' New Uniforms

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 April 1914 · page 5

Sir,—The military authorities have announced that as a concession to the clamorings of the Hieland laddies, English, Scottish, and Irish national regiments are to be raised in New…

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German War Tax. the Kaiser Pays

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 9

BERLIN, Friday.--Though not required to pay the war tax, the Kaiser has contributed his quota, £200,000…

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German War Tax. Emperor's Contribution. Berlin, April 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 10

Though not required to pay the war tax, the German Emperor has contributed his quota, amounting to £200,000…

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Where War Is War

The Sun · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 6

Many persons who are loud in their demands that Greece should be taught a lesson, or that Belgium should no longer be treated with kid gloves, will stand honestly aghast with horror on reading of the methods of General Villa. That cheerful patriot; according to the cables, has no respect for the women of the enemy --and the definition…

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War and Peace

Evening News · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 6

It is quite pleasant to hear that sevanty-one French professors. Journalists, authors, and artists, all bora since the Franco-German War, have written a book entitled "Armed Peace."…

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The War Against Pests

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 3

The monthly returns from scalp-receivers in Gundagai P.P. district show that eight dingoes and 3,622 crows heads have been paid for last month,…

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The Camps. Artillery and Infantry. War Strength

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 7

Those units of the Australian citizen army encamped at Liverpool and National Park did not share in the general holiday yesterday. They put in the day working hard at their…

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Indian Runs Amok. Several Killed and Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 9

DELHI, Monday.--A native orderly ran amok at Tonk (Rajputann). He shot and killed Lieutenant G. W. Hi[?]kle and two of the constabulary, and seriously wounded Majors G. B…

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Religious Riots. Panic in a Cathedral. Scores Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 9

ROME, Tuesday.--Serious religious riots marked Easter. A priest and acolytes were wounded with revolver shots during a public procession at Pagnan[?] Treviso, and during a…

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Washington Excited. "War Inevitable." Scare Press Reports. London, Wednesday Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 9

Washington hums with excited speculation over the latest developments in Mexico, and the papers are again declaring that war is inevitable…

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Mimic War. Battle of Cabramatta Creek. Night Attack by Enemy. Liverpool Camp

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 14

Skirmishing was the order of the day for the Eighth infantry Brigade. It was also the order of the night. For 20 hours two regiments of infantry held the ridge above…

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Is It War? America and Mexico. Uncle Sam's Patience Exhausted. Orders to Tee Fleet. Washington, Tuesday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 7

The Limited States Cabinet has held a street discussion on the Mexican situation. Mr.J. Daniels Secretary to the Navy, has now ordered the American feet to Mexican…

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German East Africa. Treatment of Native Soldiers. Berlin, April 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 13

Members of the Left in the Reichstag are strongly protesting against the army orders which have been issued providing for punishments in East Africa, whereby native soldiers…

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Witte on Waste of War. the Spending of Money

The Sun · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 4

Dr. E. J. Dillon has a remarkably interesting account in the "Contemporary Review" of a recent talk with the great Russian statesman, Count Witte, on how Europe…

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Socialism Leads to Class War. "Let Us Drop the Word."

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 23

Speaking at the A. H. C. Guild Conference last Saturday, his Grace the Archbishop of Sydney said it occurred to him that peace was the most agreeable idea…

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Random Notes. the "Times"--one Penny. Europe's War Scare. London, March 13

The Sun · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 6

The sensation of the week has been the announcement that the price of the "Times" will be reduced to one penny on Monday. For a long time past Fleet- street has been filled…

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Mexico. United States Acts. Tampico Incident. War Fleet Ordered South. Washington, April 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 11

The Cabinet yesterday discussed the Mexican situation in secret, and it was subsequently announced that the United States war fleet had been ordered to sall…

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