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The wars & local soldiers, 1894

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The War in Brazil. Important Success for the Rebels. London, January 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 21

The Government of President Peixoto has sustained a severe disaster, which may have a material effect upon the fortunes of the civil war now raging in Brazil…

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The Matabele War. the Fate of Captain Wilson’s Party. London, January 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 21

Nothing definite has yet been ascertained respecting the fate of Captain Wilson’s party, who were reported to have been destroyed by the Matabele…

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The Matabele War. Fifteen Bechuanaland Police Killed. London, January, 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 24

News has been received from native sources of a disaster to a body of the Bechuanaland Border Police, who have been operating with the forces of the Chartered…

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The Civil War in Brazil. an Insurgent Success. London, January 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 21

The latest intelligence from Brazil reports another suceess for the insurgents. They have made an attack upon the island of Engenho, off the Brazilian coast,…

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The[?] an Afternoon with the Cows. a Few Notes About the Greatest Dairy Test That Ever War

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 4

If anything can be determined positively as to which is the best dairy cow, tonight to be this summer at the World's air grounds. Such a thoronghgoing…

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Outrage by Armed Burglars. a Pawnshop Raided.the Proprietor Shot at Twice. His Son Mortally Wounded. Arrest and Confession of the Burglars

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 25

Daring the early hours of Friday morning a two-story brick building in Nelson-place, Williamstown, was the scene of a murderous outrage by burglars. The…

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Cablegrams. the Matabele War. Destruction of Captain Wilson’s Force. London, January 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 24

Particulars have been received respecting the destruction of Captain Wilson’s force by the Matabele. It appears that Captain Wilson and his…

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The Civil War in Brazil. an Insurgent Success. Bombardment of a Hospital. London, January 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 24

The Brazilian insurgents have captured Conceicao in the island of Santa Catharine, a fortified island off the southern coast…

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The War Scare

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 4

THE wardrum is throbbing restlessly early this year 1894 in which we have entered. The roar of the murderous instruments of battle is heard from many wide…

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Phylloxera More Costly Than a Great War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 14

In view of the destruction wrought in the Bendigo district by the phylloxera, the ignorance displayed concerning the habits, life, and actions of that baneful insect is very great. It…

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The Mat Abele War. Lobengula Surrenders. London, January 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 21

Lobengula, the defeated King of the Matabele, has decided to accept the terms offered by Sir Henry Loch, the Governor of the Cape Colony and Her Majesty's…

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Sketcher. Tall Soldiers

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 3

The Regiment of Belgian Grenadiers can boast of possessing on its muster-roll the tallest soldier in Belgium. His name is Charles Louis Becaus; he is twenty-one…

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The Next European War

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 3

DURING the just departed Xmas season five hundred millions of people said with their lips, "Peace on earth and goodwill toward men." even while the br[?] of the leaders…

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The Naturalist. the German War-dogs

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 2

The war-dogs of Germany have been selected from our Scotch collies and the German sheep dogs. The former are distinguished by their speed, and the latter by…

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The Traveller, Spain’s African War

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 1

Old Melilla, where ruins of Pio[?] [?] still attest the town’s antiquity, suddenly drew the gazs of the world, two months ago. Everything about the town…

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The Next European War

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 3

During the just departed Xmas season five hundred millions of people said with their lips "Peace on earth and goodwill towards men," even while the brains of the leaders of…

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The Matabele War. a Balranaldite's Experience

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 3

We have received the following letter written by Mr. P. J. Clifford, who served as a volunteer in the South African Chartered Company, to one of…

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Sketcher. Tall Soldiers

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 6

The Regiment of Belgian Grenadiers can boast of possessing on its muster-roll the tallest soldier in Belgium. His name is Charles Louis Becaus; he is twenty-one…

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The Matabele War

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 5

We trekked along from Magundaans with only an occasional skirmish, and started at daylight yesterday to trek through Sigagrt bush. The guides wished to go straight…

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The Traveller. Spain's African War

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 5

Old Melilla, where ruins of P[?]cian walls still attest the town's antiquity, suddenly drew the gaze of the world, two months ago. Everything about the town…

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