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The wars & local soldiers, 1898

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The Indian Frontier War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 2

THE announcement that General Lockhart does not intend to take a couple of months' leave, but will remain in India and command the fighting on the…

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Original Novel. THE Daughters of Eve: A Tale of the Maorl War. CHAPTER 1. Whom the Story Is About

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 1

They had passed the Terri Teri lighthouse, and a gentle summer breeze was bearing the Edinboro' Castle to her destination. Those were the days when it…

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The Japanese War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 5

The Japanese Minister has demanded a signed assurance that the war indemnity will be paid in May…

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The War Clouds in the East

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 2

GREAT events, which will leave a deep impression upon the world's future history and the destines of races, are just now transpiring in the northern…

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The Indian Frontier War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 3

A message from Jamrud reports that the remainder of the Afridis are submitting…

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Neutrality in Case of Amerigo-spanish War. Later

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 3

The Standard says that with the exception of Austria and Germany the European Powers have assured the United states that they will remain neutral in the event of a war with Spain…

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A Murderous Tragedy in Sydney. a Man Shot Dead in Bed. His Wife Mortally Wounded. "The Murderer Suspected of Suicide. Sydney, Saturday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 3

A frightful tragedy occurred this morning at a little before seven o'clock in the Roman Catholic section at the necropolis at Rookwood. At that hour some persons in the vicinity of the residence of…

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The Soldiers Tricked

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 6

During a shooting exhibition by some English soldiers in the presence of an Afghan chief, the latter noticed, to his astonishment, that birds were the…

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Development of War, "Naught shall rue, if The Umpire to itself batrue." —The People's William of Avon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1898 · page 4

The completion of the £16,000,000 Chinese loan was by no means the sign of a peaceful termination of the Far Eastern question. England and Japan know that when the loan…

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Preparing for War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 5

The United States Government is accelerating the construction of 150 big guns in the Washington factory, to arm thirty euxiliary cruisers. An inspection has been ordered of forty steamers…

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A Murderous Tragedy in Sydney. a Man Shot Dead in Bed. His Wife Mortally Wounded. the Murderer Suspected of Suicide

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 4

A frightful tragedy occurred on Saturday morning at a little before seven o'clock in the Roman Catholic section of the necropolis at Rookwood…

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Development of War. "Naught shall rue, if The Empire to itself be true."—The People's William of Avon. (Concluded.) the Orders of Colonel M'claeum in Borgu, West Africa, Also Contain the Voice of War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 4

Africa, cast, central, south, and west, absorbs much public attention. Little did Livingstone dream of the country of his travels and discoveries that it would so soon be…

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The World's War Cloud. The Outlook Serious

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 2

The Standard says that with the exception. of Austria and Germany the European Powers have assured the United States of America that they…

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The War Scare

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 4

Indirectly the war scare promises to give a great impetus to trade. England is going to spend 25 millions on her navy. Russia, Germainy, France,…

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French War Preparations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 3

France is mobilising her fleet. The northern squadron has been ordered to be ready for any emergency. There is great activity in the naval dockyards at Cherbourg and Brest. All leave to…

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Will There be War? LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 2

The President of the Board of Trade, in the course of a speech last night, stated that all disputes between the Powers would probably be amicably…

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News by Cable French War Preparations. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 2

France is mobolising her fleet. The northern squadron has been ordered to be ready for any emergency. There is great activity in the naval…

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The Soldiers Tricked

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 3

During a shooting exhibition by some English soldiers in the presence of an Afghan chief, the latter noticed, to his astonishment, that birds were the…

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A Concealed War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 2

MR. FREDERICK GREENWOOD writes a suggestive article in the February Nineteenth Century. His point is that the Continental nations are preparing to wage, are in fact already waging,…

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Japan Preparing for War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 5

Japan is largely increasing its force of marines and purchasing transport vessels…

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