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The wars & local soldiers, 1891

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The Shearers' War in Queensland. BRISBANE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 18 May 1891 · page 2

The strike has begun the process of collapsing. Fifteen unionist shearers resumed work at Alice Downs Station, and many others have asked for employment…

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The Shearers' War in Queensland

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 May 1891 · page 3

The unionists are expected to offer resistance to the free laborers at Brinerah station. They have stated they will make that station the Waterloo of the struggle…

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Sick Soldiers. London, May 18

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1891 · page 3

The weather is intensely cold throughout Europe, and a serious outbreak of [?]holera has occurred in Burmah amongst [?]ie soldiers quartered there. It has…

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The Shearers' War in Queensland. BRISBANE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 21 May 1891 · page 3

The Chief Secretary has sent the following reply to the letter addressed to him by the secretary of the Labor Federation, suggesting the passage of a bill providing…

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The Shearers War. Three Years Each for Conspiracy

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 21 May 1891 · page 2

At Rockhampton yesterday, Mr. Justice Harding sentenced the twelve unionists convicted of conspiracy each to three years' imprisonment…

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The Shearers' War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 May 1891 · page 2

The Queensland Government are prepreparing to meet further expected trouble in connection with the shearers' strike…

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The Shearers' War in Queensland. More Outrages. Brisbane

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 May 1891 · page 2

The Government has received advices from Cannamulla to the effect that the unionists have left camp there and scattered in all directions. The police believe they mean mischief, and, with…

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The Shearers' War in Queensland. BRISBANE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 26 May 1891 · page 3

At a meeting of carriers at Barcaldine, on Saturday afternoon, it was decided to requisition Mr. Parnell to undertake the formation of a new union. On being…

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The Shearers' War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 May 1891 · page 3

The strike has ended in Queensland so far as the carriers arc concerned, the union having accepted the pastoralists' terms…

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The Shearers' War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 28 May 1891 · page 3

Two shearers were yesterday captured at Lammermoor Station, near Hughenden, in the act of cutting down and burning the station fence…

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The Shearers' War in Queensland. BRISBANE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 28 May 1891 · page 3

There was considerable excitement in the offices of the Pastoralists' Association, Brisbane, on Monday, when it became known through public announcement that…

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Preparing for War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 29 May 1891 · page 3

The French Chamber of Deputies has authorised the Government to store a sufficient supply of grain in fortified towns to last for two months in the event of war…

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The Shearers' War in Queensland

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 29 May 1891 · page 2

Despite the repeated assertions of the labor leaders that all unionists are continuing firm, news is daily being received that unionists in twos and threes are…

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The Shearers WaR. Poisoning the Tanks

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 29 May 1891 · page 3

The water in the tanks at Mitchell Downs Station, Queensland, has been poisoned with strychnine. The water was analysed owing to the suspicious action of…

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The Shearers' War in Queensland. BRISBANE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 2

Colonel French reports from Charleville that it is raining in torrents in that district. The country will be impassable for a week. He is sending the field battery back to…

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The Shearers' War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 1 June 1891 · page 3

A mass meeting of unionists was held in Flinders' Park, Melbourne, yesterday when resolutions were passed, expressing sympathy with the men convicted at…

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War Preparations

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 2 June 1891 · page 3

Bulgaria has ordered 40,000 rilles from Vienna to be delivered in September…

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The Shearers' War in Queensland. BARCALDINE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 June 1891 · page 2

The free laborers for Bimerah were sent by train to the end of the railway line on Saturday. A mass meeting was held on Saturday afternoon, when Mr. Casey, a…

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The Shearers' War in Queensland. BRISBANE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 4 June 1891 · page 3

News from Barcaldine has been received that all mounted unionists are being ordered into camp with the view of preventing any further depredations…

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The Shearers' War in Queensland. BRISBANE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 2

A telegram from Augathella states that the special constables have just returned. They found a piece of clothe soaked in kerosene where a number of horses had…

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