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The wars & local soldiers, 1903

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China's War Indemnity. a Complicated Situation. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 2

The situation with regard to the Powers and China is becoming more complicated. France and Russia, it is claimed,…

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The War Commission. Attitude of Boer Leaders. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 2

Major-General Baden-Powell during the week has given evidence before Lord Elgin's War Commission, supplying full details of the siege of…

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The War Cloud. Germany and the Balkans [Reut[?]'s Messares.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 3

Count Von Balow, the German Imperial Chancellor, speaking in the Reich[?]t[?]g yesterday, said that Germany was co-operating with the other…

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The War Cloud. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

Reports received from Bulgaria state that many murders have lately been committed in the vilayet of Monastir, and the placing of the…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] The War Cloud. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 1

The British consulate reports that the Sultan of Turkey's mistion has failed to reconcile the Albanians to his proposed reforms, and that Turkey is…

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Some War Stories

Western Grazier · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 1

Some good an[?]odotes of his experiences during the [?]iage of Plavna are told by Mr Frederick Villtera, the distinguished was corresponn[?]nt…

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The Boer War. Evidence before the Commission. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 2

Giving evidence before the War Commission yesterday, the Marquis of Lansdowne (now Foreign Minister bat Secretary for War at the outbreak of…

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A Soldier Lover. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 2

Rose Rudd yesterday afternoon obtained £20 damages for breach of promise of marriage agains[?] George Ralston, a New South Wales trooper,…

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A Trouble in Barracks. Soldiers Shoot their Comrades. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 2

A serious disturbance arose in the Pretoria milltary barracks yesterday. Owing to his partioipation in a brawl a corporal of the Leinster…

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Supplies for the War. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 2

The C[?]adian House of Commons, by 66 votes to 35, has refused to require [?] turn of the price paid by the Dominion Minister of Agriculture on behalf of…

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The War Cloud. Revolts and Risings. Further Severe Fighting. Turkish Troops Active. The Mitrovitza Affair. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 April 1903 · page 2

The trouble concerning Albania, Bulgaria, &c, is spreading rapidly. I[?] is unknown whether the Albanian revolt is against the reforms proposed…

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Maori War Veteran Dead

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 2

MAJOR GENERAL Sir Georgs Whitmore, a veteran of the Crimea and the Maori wars, died in New Zealand the other day, aged 74 years. After publishing…

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The War Cloud. [Reuter's Message.] London, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 4

The re[?]ls of the fighting at Mitrovi[?]z, In A'banla, was, it is now telegraphed, decided by the Turkish artillery sh[?]lling the Albanian forces,…

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The following appeared in Saturday's Third Edition:— the War Cloud. Troublons Times. [Reuter's Messag[?]s] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 1

The Sultan of Turkey, on hearing of the Mitrovi[?]z[?] affair, sent an eminent physician, to M. Stcharbina, the Russian Consul, who was wounded. This…

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The War Cloud. a "Musselman Rebellion." Diplomatic Circles Anxious. Albanians Mobilising. Armed Intervention Sought [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 2

The Daily Telegraph correspondent asserts that 600 Albanians were killed in the Mitrovi[?]a[?] affair lase week. The rest of the Albanian forces are, he…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Third Edition. Riots in Madrid. Many Killed and Wounded. [Reuter's Message.) London, Sunday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 4

Great excitenment has been caused in Madrid, the Spanish capital, by a series of serious street riots. Bands of students and workmen,…

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The War Cloud. The Rising in Albania. Advice from the Powers. A Macedonian Band Cut Up Russia's Part in the Game. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 2

The cathedral of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, was crowded yesterday in expectation of some reference to the sairring events of the week. The…

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The War Cloud. Another Massacre. Progress of the Revolution. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 2

Advices from Nien soate that the Albaniaus have attacked the township of Oahrida and massacred many of the Christians there…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Second Edition:— the War Cloud. Warning from Austria. [Reuter's Message.] London, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 4

The Austrian troops at Agram, S[?]rafero, and Tem[?]var, in the southern part of Hangary, have been mobilised, and the Austrian…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 3 P.M. the War Cloud. The Trouble Widening. Spread of the Revolution. [Reuter's Message.] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 4

The trouble in and around European Turkey widens daily. One hundred and ten villagers in the Ochrida district, Albania, have…

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