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The wars & local soldiers, 1894

4 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

The Next European War

Katoomba Times · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 4

DURING the just departed Xmas [?] 500,00,000 of people said with their [?] "Peace on earth and goodwill toward men," even while the brains of the loaders of nearly all the nations of the world were…

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New Bread for Soldiers

Katoomba Times · Friday 15 June 1894 · page 3

The Minister of War is about to introduce a new sort of bread, intended for soldiers' consumption only. It seems to be of the nature of man[?] of which [?] read in Scripture. The loaf possesses…

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The War in Corea

The Mountaineer · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 3

Mr. A. H. Savage-Lander in the Fortnigtly Review. describes a visit to Coceps wherein he says:—The Coreans, it must be understood are lazy…

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The Soldier's Prayer-book and Atmenac

The Mountaineer · Friday 7 December 1894 · page 4

The First Sergeant march [?] the soldiers to church. When the parson had read the prayers, he gave our his next. Those who had a Bible took if out. One soldier had…

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