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The wars & local soldiers, 1898

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Admissions by Marchand British War Preparations. French Newspaper Sneers. Further Justice by the "Blue Book." London

National Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1898 · page 3

Major Marchand informed General Kitchener that he was confident of being recalled when the position became known…

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Preparations for War. But Peaceful Intentions. London

National Advocate · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 3

Latest information states that preparations for war are still being continued by England and France, but it is thought that their intentions are for a…

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Marchand's Despatches. Distress of the French Soldiers. London

National Advocate · Monday 31 October 1898 · page 3

The French Agency in Egypt telegraphs that Major Marchand has volunteered to convey his own completed despatches to Cairo…

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War Preparations in China

National Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday. Austrian bluejackets are landing in China, bound for Pekin. British cruisers at Hong Kong are…

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The War Scare. Major-general French's Views

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

Major-General French was seen by a "Sunday Times" representative with reference to the trouble between Britain and France, the exchange of our troops with England, and military matters in…

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War Scare. Orange

National Advocate · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 2

Quite a sensation has been caused among local volunteers at the receipt this morning of an intimation by CapLamrock, from head quarters, that the…

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French War Preparations. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 3

The Toulon fleet is ready for sea…

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An Incident of the Afghan War

Molong Argus · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 3

Just before daybreak on the morning of the 2nd December, 1878, when the troops under General Roberts were about to attack the Pelwar Kotal, the men of the 8th…

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England and France. the Probable Result of an Anglo-french War

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 4

"Are the French," asks the London "Spectator," "likely to rush into such a struggle without allies, for allies they would certainly not have? We do not doubt the…

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Cuban Soldiery. Clamoring for Pay. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1898 · page 3

Information from Cuba states that a force of 7000 soldiers recently surrounded Central Blanco's palace at Havana, clamoring for arrears of pay…

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The Austrian War Minister. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 3

General Edler von Krieghammer, Austria-Hungarian Minister for War, has resigned from that position…

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Britain and France. Danger of War Remote. London

National Advocate · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 3

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, made an important speech at Edinburgh last night. He referred at length to the trouble which had…

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Great Britain and France. War Preparations Delayed. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1898 · page 3

The Channel Squadron has been ordered to leave Gibraltar on 10th prox. for England. Warlike preparations which were in…

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War Captures. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1898 · page 2

The New York Chamber of Commerce has petitioned President M'Kinley that he will convene on international conference, with a view to the exemption of…

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Monarchs Wounded in War

Molong Argus · Friday 23 December 1898 · page 3

There is but one m[?]arch in Europe who can show the sear of a wound received in war. It is King Humbert. The latter, at the battle of Custozza, which resulted so…

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Colonel Wright's Christmas. The Strange Meeting of Two Old Rivals on a Christmas Eve of War Time—Carey's Terrible Temptation, and the Tragedy that Followed

Molong Argus · Friday 23 December 1898 · page 2

AS Colonel Wright walked up the steps of the Park National…

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War Munitions. a Large Order. London

National Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1898 · page 1

The British War Office has ordered from Birmingham 50,000 shells and 7,000,000 cartridges…

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