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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1899

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Impressing the for Bigner. a Tall Soldier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1899 · page 4

'The tallest man in his army,' who is accompanying the German Emperor on his visit to the East is a Grenadier…

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LATEST European News. LONDON, Friday. War in Samoa

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 3

Construing the war in Samoa brought about by the Chief Justice having decided that the Chief, M[?]fa, was disqualified from…

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Our Soldiers in the Sounan

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 2

'One thing puzzled me very much during the Nile expedi-tion,' remarked a well-known officer the other day. ' My…

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The War at Manila, the Insurgents Lose 4000. American Loss, 40 Killed and 178 Wounded

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 4

Forther details of the fighting at Mauils on Sunday last show that the hostilities extended over a distance of 17 miles…

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American War Losses

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 3

The American losses in the late war with Spain are 329 killed in action; 125 died from wounds; 5277 succumbed to disease…

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Cooma Mining War. Den's Court. Saturday 8Th April, 1899

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 2

The Mining Warden Mr. J. McKe[?]ey, presided. The Court was held for the purpose of considering applications for suspension of labor…

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The Phillipine War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1899 · page 3

American newspapers arc despondent in tone concerning the Phillipine war. They express much division of opinion respecting the…

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Glimpses of the Great War. Wellington on Waterloo

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1899 · page 4

A contribution of carious historical interest in' Blackwood's Mazezine' for March is Mr. Chailes Bngot's paper, 'By-gone Days.'…

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LATEST European News. LONDON, Friday. American War Expenses

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 3

The war in Cubs and the Philip-pines cost America three-hundred million dollars. The Americans have captured…

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The Samoan War. Training of Samoan Troops

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 2

Mr. L. E. Gaunt, brother of Lieutenant Gaunt, of H.M.S. Porpoise, arrived at Auckland from Samoa by the Tarinni. Mr. Gaunt has been in Samoa since the…

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A War feared in the Transvaal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1899 · page 3

It is feared at the Cape that war connot; be avoided. There is an expectation that England is sending large bodies of troops to the Cape,…

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In the Transvaal the Imminence of War. a Leading Uitlander's Opinion

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 4

Mr. Woodford Leonard, of Johannesburg, barrister-in-law, who was prominent among the Uitlanders at the time of Dr.Jameson'a raid on…

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The Riots in Brussels. Exciting Scenes. Many Wounded. London, June 30

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1899 · page 2

The serious riots which have been caused by the passing by the Legislature of the Proportional Representation Bill were continued…

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One of America's War Heroes

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 4

"Fred. Funston" is now a popular hero (says the Westminster Gazette). Colonel Frederic Funston, of the Kansas Regiment of Volunteers, was…

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The Yankes Soldier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 1

Mr. Poultney Bigelow has delivered a quaint and interesting lecture at the Royal United Service Institution on "The Yankee Soldier." Major-General…

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A New War Terror

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1899 · page 1

The Royal Engineers (says the'Daily Telegraph") have been testing the value of wireless telegraphy, not only…

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War material interoepted

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 August 1899 · page 3

The Portuguese authorities at [?] Bay prevented the landing of war materials, including 15,000 Mauser rifles for the Boers…

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The Transvaal. Ominous Preparations. Boer War Material. London, Aug. 19

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 3

Great Britain's military preparations in South Africa continue. The Government is arranging to despatch to the Transvaal frontier 23,000 infantry,…

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Cooma Mining War Den's Court. Bushy Hill Suspensions. Granted Till 12th SEPTEMBER

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 2

The Mining Warden (Mr. J. McKenscy) presided at the Court House, Cooma, on Thursday, when an application for further suspension of the labor conditions on certain…

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British preparations for war

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1899 · page 3

The First Royal Dragoons are under orders to be in readiness for the Transvaal. Twenty five thousand troops at…

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