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The wars & local soldiers, 1899

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War Ends Every Century

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 2

It is a curious fact, however little real significance it may have, that regularly, since and including the close of the eleventh century, each…

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Tragedy in Melbourne. a Showman Murdered. Two Others Wounded. Melbourne

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 5

A SHOCKING tragedy happened at the Eastern Market last evening. It appears that a phrenologist, who passes under the name of Medor, having conceived a grudge against Mr. and Mrs. Stevens,…

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War in Samoa. Auckland

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 5

Fighting continues in Somoa. As 105 British and American blue-jackets and 150 " friendlies," were returning on April 1 from an…

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War in Samoa, Settling the Difficulty. The New Zealand Troops. The High Commission, London

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 19 April 1899 · page 2

Mr. W. P. Reeves, Agent-General for New Zealand, in the course of an interview to-day, said that the best solution of the Samoan question would…

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War in Samoa. The American Squadron. The British Instructions. London

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 5

The American cruiser Marblehead has been ordered to join the cruiser Newark, and proceed to Samoa. The first-class cruiser Texas' is also…

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The Filipinos War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 26 April 1899 · page 3

The Americans attacked the town of Guagua at the Philippines. They were repulsed, and lost eight men, with 50 wounded. They were then reinforced…

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The War In the Philippines. Admiral Dewey and the German Admiral. London, April [?]

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 April 1899 · page 2

CAPTAIN Cochrane, of the U.S. cruiser Baleigh, states that he was present when Admiral Diedirchs, of the German navy, made a complaint to Admirel Dewey, at Manila. The latter's reply was:…

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War and Love

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 2

War and love are strange compeers; War sheds blood, and Love sheds tears. War has swords, and Love has darts; War breaks heads and Lore breaks…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Filipinos War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 4

Fierce fighting continues between the Filipinos and the Americans, near Manila. The former lost heavily, and the Americans lost eight killed. In…

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The Sinews of War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 4

Several prominent members of the Federal Association have undertaken to collect £1200 which will be necessary to successfully conduct the…

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War in Samoa. More Fighting. London

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 4

On the fifteenth instant 100 friendlies engaged 1200 rebels at Mangia, Samoa. The former were compelled…

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America and the Philippines. the War About Finished. London, April 29

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 2

ADVICES from Manila state that the war is practically over. The Americans who were taken prisoners from the gunboat Yorktown—Lieutenant Gilmore and a boat's crew of 14 men, who fell into an…

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War and Love

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 2

War and love are strange compeers, War s[?] blood, and Love sheds tears. War has swords, and Love has darts; War breaks heads and Love breaks…

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American War Cost

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 4

The campaign at Cuba and the Philippines has already cost America sixty millions sterling…

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News by Wire. the Philippine War. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 12

The Americans have gained further successes in the Phillippines. Up to the present the war has cost the United States £60,000,000…

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A Tug of War. [All Rights Reserved.]

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 7

"What a lucky girl I am!" said pretty Lina Vernon a month ago Lina Moore. "I'm only nineteen, and I'm married before any other girl I know, and I've had my own any through…

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The Strike of French Postmen. Rendered Futile by Women and Soldiers. London, May 17

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 May 1899 · page 2

THE strike of Paris postmen, who required extra pay, and which threatened to be very serious, ended quite unexpectedly. The work of letter-carrying was taken up by soldiers and women, and the regular postmen, seeing their case was…

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A Tug of War. [All Right Reserved.]

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 May 1899 · page 8

"What a lucky girl I am!" said pretty, Line Vernes - a month ago Lina Moore, "I'm only nineteen, and I'm married before any other girl I know, and I've had my own way through…

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The Philippine War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 4

Further heavy fighting has taken place between the American troops and the Filipinos, Major Lawton'a brigade, which had 500 men wounded…

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The Philippine War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 24 June 1899 · page 4

A division has occurred among the Republican party in the United States on account of the Philippine war. Mr. Whitelaw Reid, who was Speaker of…

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