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The wars & local soldiers, 1896

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3rd Edition Miner Office, 6.30 p.m. the War Cloud. Latest Developments. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 4

The flying squadron has been ordered to assemble at Bearbaven and await orders. The British War Office is preparing…

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War Preparations by the Powers. London, January 23

Western Grazier · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 2

England is preparing to let contracts for large purchases of Australian preserved [?] The Secretary for War has promised…

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The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:- the War Cloud. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 1

The flying squadron has been ordered to Assemble at Bearhaven and await orders. The British War Office is preparing…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 4 p.m. the War Cloud. The Reported Russo-Turkish Treaty. England and America. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 4

The report of the treaty entered into between Russia and Turkey is denied in many quarters. The Constantinople correspondent of the…

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Fighting for Freedom. The War in Cuba. The Causes of the Revolution

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 3

"Cuba shares with J[?] the distinc tion of being the most fertile island on the globe," said Mr. Arthur Garesche to an American reporter, in speaking…

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The War Cloud. The Reported Russo-Turkish Treaty. England and America. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 1

The report of the treaty entered into between Russia and Turkey is denied in many quarters. The Constantinople correspondent of the…

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The War Cloud. England's Realtions with Germany. The New Turkish Complications. Indignity to the British Ambassador. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 2

The residents of Pietermaritzburg, in Natal, in public meeting assembled, denounced the action of the Emperor William of Germany in interfering in…

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Mr. Edison's New War Weapons

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 3

MR. THOMAS ALVA EDISON, the electrician, whose inventive genius has hitherto been devoted to appliances of peace, has now turned his talents to…

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The War Cloud. Russian Movements. Remarkable Events Impending in Turkey. Action of America. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 2

The Russian volunteer fleet in the Black Sea is shipping armaments at Sebastopol. Military movements are also daily reported from the Caucasus…

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If There Was War!

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 3

IN an "interview" published by the Paris Soir, Mr. Vanderbilt is represented as having held out his open palm, and remarked:—"One month from the…

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The Rights of War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 2

RECENT cable messages have led the Melbourne Herald to inquire what the "rights of war" are, with the following result:- According to the international law of war[?]…

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Late Cable News. British and Foreign. the Transvaal Invasion. the Wounded Officers Handed Over. Mr. Cecil, Rhodes, Cheered in London London, February 5

Western Grazier · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 2

Major Coventry and ten other officers who were wounded in Dr. Jameson's expedition against the Boers, have been handed over to the British…

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The War Cloud. English Preparations. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 2

Notwithstanding the more pacific aspect of affairs, defence preparations are still in active progress. The Foreign Secretary (Lord…

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The War Cloud. Announcement by the British Secretary. America Increasing Her Navy. London, February 17

Western Grazier · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 2

The British Secretary for War has announced that the Government will do everything in its power to promote the enlistment and training of…

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The War Cloud. Mr. Gladstone Interviewed in Paris. Despatch of Torpedo Destroyers to Malta. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 2

A representative of the Paris journal, Figaro, has succeeded in interviewing Mr. Gladstone while he was passing through that city on his return…

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The War Cloud. Proposed Increase of the British Defences. London, February 23

Western Grazier · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 2

The Times states that the Naval Works Bill will shortly be introduced, which will allocate seven millions sterling for the construction of defence…

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Mutiny of Chinese Soldiers. a Disastrous Result. London, February 26

Western Grazier · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 2

The Chinese soldiers at Kiang Yen mutinied, and attacked and killed their officers. During the fighting a magazine…

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Late Cable News. British and Foreign. Dr. Jameson. Charged Before the Police Court. Making War Against a Friendly State. the Doctor Cheered. London, February 26

Western Grazier · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 2

Dr. Jameson and others who took part in the Transvaal invasion worn brought before the Police Court in London to-day, charged with having…

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The Scotch Church and War. Address by the Moderator

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 March 1896 · page 3

DR. DONALD M.'LEOD, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, preached in King's College Chapel, Aberdeen, on Sunday, January…

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Spanish Antipathy to America. the American Flag Burnt. War Probable. London, March 8

Western Grazier · Wednesday 11 March 1896 · page 2

The feeling against the United States is intense throughout Spain. The students at Madrid have rioted, and burned the American flag. The…

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