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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1890

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War and Artillery Inventions

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1890 · page 4

CAPTAIN ZAUNSK[?], the well-known American military expert and inventor of the Zalinski gun, has recently been in Europe, says the Paris, correspondent of the New…

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Shocking Tragedy at Penrith. Two Men Stabbed by an Indian. Both Mortally Wounded

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 January 1890 · page 2

A fearful tragedy was enacted at Penrith on Friday, by which a very old police officer, Sergeant Beatty, and John Zabuliter, a young man a native of the district, were mortally wounded,…

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Coach Proprietors at War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 4

AT the Braidwood Police Court on Wednesday, 22nd instant, Owen Malone was summoned b) Peter Gibbons for having on the 4th January at Reedy Creek wilfully prevented him from…

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War Against the Sparrow

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1890 · page 2

RICHMOND, Wednesday.—At the Agricultural Society's meeting to-day a resolution was unanimously passed that the sparrow be classed as a noxious bird and included in the proposed new…

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Soldiers Billeted in the Hotels. London, March 16

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 19 March 1890 · page 2

Fearing riots, which -seem likely to ensue, the magistrates have closed a number of publichouses in the districts moat affected by the atrikes, and have billsled troops upon the prelaes…

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Essay on War

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 16 April 1890 · page 4

THE following essay on War was read by Mr. Forgie at the Phoenix Debating Society on Wednesday evening, the 2nd instant:— War, either in its international or civil…

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Serious Mining Riots It Germany and Austria. Conflicts with the Military Many of the Rioters Killed and Wounded London, April 18

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 23 April 1890 · page 3

VERY serious riots have occurred in Silesia In connection with the strike of the miners. there are 40.000 men on strike, and they are pillaging the villages, stopping the factories, and…

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Cable News. The Next European War. LONDON, May 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 May 1890 · page 3

Speaking in the German Reichstag, Count von Moltke predicted that the next war in which Germany was engaged would be of a long duration…

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News by Cable. British Fishermen Cocreed by a French Man-of-War. LONDON, May 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 3

A French man-of-war ordered some British fisherman at St. George Bay, Newfoundland, to remove their note, and landed a body of marines to enfore compliance with the order…

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The American Civil War

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 4

FOUR handsome quarto volumes, illustrated with numerous strategical maps and embellished with innumerable picturesque engravings, narrate…

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The War in Central America. LONDON, July 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 7

Guatemala, which has declared war against the Republic of San Salvador, has appealed to America to prevent Mexico from intervening in the present struggle on behalf of San Salvador…

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The War in Central America. LONDON, July 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 July 1890 · page 2

General Ezeta, the President of San Salvador, has challenged the President of Guatemala, General Don Barillas, to a single combat. It is reported that the troops of San Salvador…

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Cable News. The War in Central America. LONDON, July 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 July 1890 · page 4

In the battle of Chiago Guatemala last ([?]00 men and San Salvador 90. Honduras, fearing domestic revolts, is afraid to join Guatemala The San Salvador troops have again defeated…

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Make War on the Weeds

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 August 1890 · page 1

Why in a garden's wildered maze Like a young widow fresh and fair? Because it wants some hand to raise The weeds which have no business there…

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The War in Central America. LONDON, Aug 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 August 1890 · page 4

General Rivas, of the Sun Salvador army, who has been operating against Guatemala, suddenly turned traitor, and, with 200 Indians, captured the barracks at San Salvador…

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The War in Central America. LONDON, Aug. 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 August 1890 · page 2

The diplomatic body in Guatemala have opened up negotiations with San Salvador for the conclusion of hostilities. They are hopeful of a settlement being shortly arrived at…

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The War in Central America. London. August 1

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 August 1890 · page 5

General Rivas, who has been operating against Guatemala, suddenly tamed traitor, and, with 2000 Indians, captured the barracks at San Salvador. Subse…

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The War in Central America. LONDON, Aug. 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 August 1890 · page 4

The Government of Guatemala intended to divert the British debt fund from its legitimate channel, but in consequence of Lord Salisbury having threatened to send a man of war the…

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The German Minister for War. LONDON, Oct. 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 October 1890 · page 4

General Kaltenborn has succeeded General Verdy du Vernois as Minister for War in Germany…

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Crick on the War-path

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 16 December 1890 · page 2

MR. CRICK has given notice in the Assembly that be will move on Wednesday (to-morrow),--1. That in the opinion of this House it is essential to the efficacy of…

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