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The wars & local soldiers, 1899

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Tragedy in Melbourne. Murder of a Showman. His Wife Wounded. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 3

Early this evening a horrible tragedy was enacted in the Eastern Market, Bourke-street. Emery Gordon Medor, a phrenologies, carrying on business in the Market, fired a revolver shot at Mrs. Stevens…

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How Soldiers Fight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 5

Mr. Norroys Connell's articles in Pearson's Magazine under the above title have been unusually interesting. The final paper treats of the duties of foot soldiers on the battlefield…

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The Phillipine War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 3

Advices from Manila state that further fighting has taken place between the American troops and the F[?]lipines. The Americans captured Santa Cruz, in La Gunade Bay. The Filipinos fought…

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The Late War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 3

Peace ratificat one between America and Spain have been exchanged at Washington, and the twenty million dollars indemnity paid…

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A Melbourne Tragedy. Murder of a Show Man. Two Other Persons Wounded

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 4

THE usual quietude and humdrum of business was ruthlessly disturbed in the Melbourne Eastern Market late on Monday afternoon by a phrenologist,…

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The War in Samoa. London. April 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 3

Further instructions from the British Government have been sent to the British Consul at Samoa. Mr. Tripp (a Democrat), formerly United States Ambassador at Vienna, has been appointed to…

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War in Samoa. the Fighting Continued. Mataafa's Men Win a Toughly Fought Battle. European and American Losses. Heavy Losses by the Rebels Afterwards. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 3

THE fighting continues at Samoa. One hundred and five British and American bluejackets and 150 friendly natives were returning on the Ist April from…

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The War in Samoa. a Pitched Battle. Anglo-american Repulse and Retreat. Plucky Conduct

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 4

FIGHTING continues in Samoa over the Kingship. After several smaller conflicts, a disastrous encounter came on March 31st. A party led by First…

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War in Samoa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 3

LATEST news from Samoa states that fighting continues. 105 British and American bluejackets and 150 friendly natives were returning on the 1st April…

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The Samoan War. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 2

RESPECTING the Samoa crisis, Germany will not appoint its member of the High Commission until Great Britain has indicated how far she has…

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Soldiers and Sermons

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 5

An interview with the Rev. Arthur Robins, so well known as "The Soldiers' Bishop," occupies a prominent position in a recent number of the Windsor Magazine, and thrown…

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The Samoan War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 2

VOLUMINOUS accounts of the fighting between the Anglo-American war ships and Samoan natives, who claim Mataafa for their King, have appeared…

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Soldiers and Civilians. a Protest Against Invasion. a Military Triumph. Sydney, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 3

Last evening a disturbance occurred at Rookwood of a somewhat serious character, the result of the local "push brigade," and a detachment of between 50 and 60 of the Field artillery coming…

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Men of War Names

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 8

At last the Royal Navy is to be honoured by having one of its new powerful armoured cruisers named "Drake," after the great hero of the Armada, and another one named…

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Soldiers and Larrikins. a "Push" and the Field Artillery Exciting Scene at Rockwood. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 5

Last evening a disturbance occurred at Roookwood of a somewhat serious character, the result of the local "push brigade" and a detachment of…

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The Philippine War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 April 1899 · page 3

The American newspapers are despondent in tone concerning the Philippine war, and express much division of opinion regarding the expediency of enforcing sovereign rights in the islands…

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The Philippine War. London, April 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 April 1899 · page 3

Reuter's agency states that Captain Coghlan, of the United States cruiser Raleigh, referred in the course of a speech delivered at a banquet in New York, to an incident which occurred prior to the…

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The War in the Philippines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1899 · page 3

Advices from the Philippines state that a further engagement has taken place between the United States and the native forces. The latter, who were strongly entrenched at Gurgua, killed eight…

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Soldiers and Larrikins. a "Push" and the Field Artillery. Exciting Scene at Rookwood

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1899 · page 2

ON Thursday evening a disturbance at Rookwood of a somewhat serious character, the result of the local "push brigade" and a detachment of between…

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The War in the Philippines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1899 · page 3

During the engagement which took place at Guagua, north of Manila, between the United States and the native forces, whon the latter war strongly entrenched, a fog prevailed in such a way…

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