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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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What of Its War Training. the United States Army

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 April 1914 · page 9

In an interview with a representative of "M'Clure's Magazine" a couple of years ago, General Wood, chief of staff of the United State Army, made a striking and significant…

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£30,000,000. Uncle Sam's War Fund. London, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 28 April 1914 · page 7

The United States Government contemplates providing a war fund of £30,000,000,…

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Ready for War. City and North Sydney. Northern Councils' Revolt. Surprise Lighting Move

The Sun · Tuesday 28 April 1914 · page 1

The City Council is perfecting, arrangements to meet any possibility of North Sydney continuing to stand in the way of the introduction of electric lighting into the northern…

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Weapons of War. Dispersed in All Directions. Arms and Ammunition Hidden London, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 28 April 1914 · page 1

In order to render futile any attempt on the part of the Government to discover the rifles and ammunition which had been landed the Ulster gun-runners were kept busy right…

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Worship of Soldiers. Australians Hard to Please Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 28 April 1914 · page 7

In his farewell interviews General Sir Ian Hamilton remarked on the lack of enthuslasm amongst spectators at military reviews and parades. He regarded this as furnishing…

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The Mexican War

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 54

The position in regard to Mexico appears even more serious than before, if the rumors are to be believed, which say that Huerta has no intention of accepting mediation, but…

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Civil War Goes On

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 19

The Constitutionalists have renewed the siege of Tampico, which is in the hands of the Mexican Federal troops, and a heavy bombardment is proceeding…

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First Aid in War

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 55

Lieutenant-Colonel J. D. F. Donegan, of the British Royal Army Medical Corps, gave some interesting particulars, in a lecture at the Royal United Service Institution, London, of…

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The Mexican War--The Theatre of Operations

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 32

Contrary to general expectations, General Huerta (President of Mexico) refused to salute the United States flag in the manner demanded by the President of the United…

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Records of the Ring. at the Stadium. Alien Welters War Two Californians Meet in Sydney Ring. Fritz Holland Too Strong for a Cleverer Man, Fitton Fitted Fritz Finely, But Lacked Condition. a Yankee with a Straight Left. Holland's Queer Shopping and Use of the Heel of the Hand. Jinny Outed in the Ninth

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 6

It seems a rather queer thing that two men of the same class, from the same State of America, should come all the way to Australia, to fight in Sydney. Yet…

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St. Ursula's College, Armidale. Welcome Home to Dean Tobin

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 29

On Saturday morning St. Ursula's was en fete to give a "caed mille failthe" to the Very Rev. Dean Tobin, who has just returned from a 12 months' holiday to…

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The Oil War

The Australian Worker · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 19

War has broken out between America and Mexico. Already hundreds have been killed or wounded, and Vera Cruz is now in…

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America's Other War

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 6

While in peril of being embroiled with Mexico, the United Slides already has another "war" on its hands, and that by no means a little one. In Colorado, a State…

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Many Wounded. Women and Children Present. Strikers Well Entrenched

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 7

BOULDER, Colorado, Wednesday.--The fighting between the strikers and militia has resulted in another death. Many were wounded around the neighborhood. Women and…

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The War of Independence

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 47

The most striking incident I know in history is the War of Independence. The English Government had to keep a large army in America, and in order to meet the…

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Sir Ian Hamilton. Defence to Prevent War. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 12

General Sir lan Hamilton expressed his approval of the senior cadets paraded for inspection at Dunedin. He was particularly impressed with the soldierly bearing of the New…

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Strike War. Troops to Suppress Miners the Colorado Outbreak. Boulder (Colorado). Wednesday Night

Evening News · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 1

The fighting between the strikers and [?] militia in this neighborhood has resulted in one man being killed and many being wounded. A number of women and children took [?]…

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The School in France a Teacher's Avowal. What Has Come of the War Against Religion

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 16

We have translated the accompanying from the Paris "Univers" of March 5. It is from the pen of the editor of a "paper…

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"A Few Amateur Soldiers." Australia's Defence Scheme. London, Thursday Morning

The Sun · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 9

The Rev. E. C, Spurr, formerly of Melbourne, speaking yesterday before the Baptists' Colonial Society, described the Australian defence scheme as useless…

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Civil War in Colorado

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 10

The Colorado (U.S.A.) strikers and mine-guards fou[?]nt a battle near Walzebug one of the strikers being killed. Several buildings were burned…

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