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The wars & local soldiers, 1897

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The War in Greece

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 4

From Athens it is reported that the Turks have foitified the Pass of Thermopylae. Turkey has suspended the…

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The Greco-Turkish War. London, May 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 5

All the measures which are being taken in Tuckey with regard to Thessaly point to the retention of the province. The Grand Vizier threatens to resign of the province be evacuated. The…

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The Greco-turkish War. London, May 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 6

A Greek torpedo vessel has captured an Austrian Lloyds steamer bound for Vole, with 72 Turkish seamen and a newly-appointed Turkish Governor on board. The steamer has been taken to Skiathos,…

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The Mysterious Marriage. Chapter Xiv. the Inauguration of War

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 7

The utter consternation of the Lady Nora's guardian and suitor at her unexpected appearance, and at the revelation that she had bean a…

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Return of Italians From the War. Garibaldi's Troops. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 4

RICCOTTI GARIBALDI, who went to Grecce with a force of Italian volunteers to aid the Greeks in the war against Turkey, has with 1200 of the…

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The War Chests of Europe. Some Preparations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 2

How many people know that Germany has a special war treasure of six millions sterling lying in coined gold at Spardau? Financially, no less than…

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The Greeco-Turkish War. LONDON, May 28

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 2

All the measures which are being taken in Turkey with regard to Thessaly point to the retention of the province. The Grand Vizier threatens…

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The War in Greece

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 2

THE Sultan has presented the Emperor William of Germany with a battery of six Greek guns, which were captured by his troops during…

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The War in Greece

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 June 1897 · page 5

THE armistice between Turkey and Greece lasts for 15 days from the 20th May. Greece hopes that the Powers will…

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The Greco-turkish War. London, May 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1897 · page 2

M. Felice, an Italian Socialist Deputy, who was a volunteer in Greece, has been deported to Italy for having grossly insulted M. Ralli, the Premier of Greece, in his own office…

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The Next War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1897 · page 2

The next war is going to be the most appalling catastrophe the world has ever seen. A public man of large experience said to me the other day that he believed the inevitable…

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Spanish Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1897 · page 3

One of the most pathetic, and even heartrending things in the history of modern warfare has been the sending of thousands of very young peasants from the interior…

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The War in Europe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1897 · page 5

The Porte claims Thessaly, on the ground Greece has acted unfairly to the Modems residing in that territory, and because the Greek Government failed to suppress brigandage…

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The War in Europe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1897 · page 5

The Greek Government has appealed to the Powers to prevent pillage and outrage by the Turks in Thessaly and Epirus. The Sultan shows no indication of ordering the…

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The War in Europe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1897 · page 5

In regard to the Turkish demands, the Sultan is reported to be disposed to accept the territory to the north of the river Pencos and an indemnity of 4,000,000 Turkish pounds. He also undertakes to…

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The Greco-turkish War. London, June 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1897 · page 7

At the request of the Embassies, the Porto has agreed to continue the armistice during the time the negotiations for peace are being carried on. The Sultan has thanked the Egyptians who…

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The War in Europe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1897 · page 5

The foreign Ambassadors in Constantinople are highly displeased with the Sultan for having appealed to the Czar of Russian and the Emperor of Germany to assist him in his claim to Thessaly…

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War in Europe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1897 · page 5

The Vienna correspondent of the Times states that the Porte is disposed to accept the rectification of the Greeo-Turkish frontier as defined by the Powers…

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The British Soldier

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 4

With all his faults and peculiarities the dress of a British soldier to-day (writes Mr Walter Wood in the "Pall Mall Magazine" for March)…

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Latest News by Cable. London, June 28. Greco-turkish War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1897 · page 5

Reports from Athens state that the Turks have occupied positions commanding Agrapha, and that the Greeks have occupied Karepuisi, to prevent pillaging…

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