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The wars & local soldiers, 1897

12 stories in Mid North Coast's papers

English Protest Against War

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 2

George the Third received a sharp lesson from his people in 1795, when the country was suffering from the effects of what historians have called the 'insane war' into…

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Declaration of War. Between Greece and Turkey. Latest Details. (By Wire.) London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 12

GENERAL Edhem Pasha, who is in command of the Turkish army on the Greek frontier, recently requested his Government to be allowed to cross the Greek…

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The War. the Greeks Falling Back. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 10

The Duke of Sparta, the Commander-in-Chief of the Greek army, together with the members of his staff, has left Larissa for Phersala, the…

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The War. Capture of Volo. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 9

Volo, the principal seaport of Thessaly, was evacuated by the Greeks and captured by the Turks without any resistance being offered…

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The War. Further Greek Defeats. Driven From Phersala. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 12

The people of Athens are in despair at the Greek defeats. Telegrams have been received announcing the complete rout of the…

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

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 11

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 War. Turkish Demands. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 12

In reply to the request of the Powers, the Porte states that Turkey is unable to consent to an armistice except on condition that Greece cedes…

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The War. Complete Rout of the Greeks. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 12

The latest news from Athens is that the Turks followed the retreating Greeks after the battle of Domoko and completely cleared them from the…

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Soldiers' Clothes

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 June 1897 · page 3

It costs the British Government £1,250,000 annually for the clothing furnished to one army all over the world. Each of the foreign possessions, however, has to pay back, to a…

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News by Wire. War Preparations. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 November 1897 · page 12

The French Government have ordered the immediate supply of 200 torpedoes from Hungary…

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News by Wire. London, Thursday. the Late War

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 9

The Greek Chamber of Deputies have appointed a committee to make an investigation in regard to the management of the late war with Turkey…

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Dave Kirk Again on the War Path. He Vanquishes His Opponent. a Wonderful Feat for One. 12 Months Ago Condemned for Life to a Sick Bed. Restored Vitality Due to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 6

He was unable to stir hand or foot, unable even to move, a victim of spinal disease, pleurisy, dysentry, complete paralysis of the body, and…

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