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The wars & local soldiers, 1897

9 stories in Illawarra's papers

The European Difficulty. Would Australia Be Compelled to Offer Assistance If England Went to War? What Kind of a Force Could We Put in the Field

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 2

Australia, if war was declared between England and any other European country, would in all probability have to help England, as the next great European war will…

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The War in Europe. Terrible Loss of Life. Will England Be Drawn Into It!

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1897 · page 4

WAR has been predicted so often between France and Germany, England and Russia, and various other Home countries, that we began to read of them in the papers without…

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The Hardships of War

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 2

THE soldier, as often as not, has to fight with an empty stomach, without sloop, ill clothed, and sickly in health. Hunger and sleeplessness are some of the…

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The Greeko-Turkish War. CONTRIBUTED

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 4

GREECE, with all her old traditions, And her army living on scant provisions— With nothing else but bread and cheese Can ill afford to stand at ante…

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New Editor of the War Cry

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1897 · page 2

THE edict has gone forth, and in another week or so—the "War Cry"—so far as editors are concerned, will be under new management. The photographs in this…

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Co-operation. Address by Mr. J. T. Cole. Co-operation v. Commercialism the Recent War in Prices

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 2

LAST week, on the conclusion of the half yearly meeting of shareholders of the Byron Bay Co-operative Creamery, an address was given by Mr. J.T. Cole, [?] of the directors…

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The War in Thessaly

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1897 · page 4

Mr. Charles Williams, war correspondent, contributes a very interesting article on "The War in Thessaly" to the "Fortnightly Review" for June…

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Volunteers for the Indian Frontier. Eight Kiama Men Enlisted

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 2

A MEETING of the Kiama "E." Company Second Infantry Regiment was hold at the Orderly Room on Thursday evening last, whoa Captain Honey laid before the…

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A Soldier Champion

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1897 · page 2

During the visit of colonial troops to England, the Tadpole (London) Swimming Club brought off a 116days. swimming event—all competitors starting from…

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