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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1886

5 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

The Waste of War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1886 · page 2

Give me the gold that war has cost Before this peace-expanding day, The wasted skill, the labor lost, The mental treasure thrown away;…

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The Soudan War. the Latest News

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1886 · page 4

VALE'S is the place for Boots and Shoes, Boots and Shoes of every kind, For war and elegance here you'll find Ladies, Gentlemen's, and Children's Boots…

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Miscellaneous. Peace or War?

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 2

Peace is it or war? God knows. The sky has a lurid light That comes are the tempest blows: We hear in the thickening night…

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Civil War in Ireland

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 3

LONDON, August 10.—A semiofficial report from Belfast estimates that during the riots up to date there have been 20 killed and 200 wounded…

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The War Cloud

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1886 · page 3

London, August 23.—Now that the first shock of surprise ocasioned by the startling intelligence from Bulgaria is over, it is seen that…

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