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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1914
Page
3
The term Armageddon is used to describe Europe's peril yet readers should recall its biblical origin. The idea implies a decisive battle between good and evil with world altering consequences, a notion that has spurred heroism and brutality across history.
Reported discontent among ten labor unions condemns the half time employment scheme. The text also mentions Campbell and Waters with headaches, a chemist in Queanbeyan, and a Spanish steamer captain facing a mutinous crew who fear German advances in Lonjon. A blood petition is described in a separate line.
An army chaplain pays tribute to Tommy Atkins citing his braver y and camaraderie. He recalls amusing overseas scenes in Egypt Malta and Hongkong, contrasts foreign service with home love, and shares anecdotes from Pekin and the Boer War.
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