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The wars & local soldiers, 1894

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Native Troubles in Samoa, End of the War. Submission of Tamasese. Auckland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 24

News from Samoa states that Tamasese and a number of chiefs went aboard H.M.S. Curacoa at Mulifanna, where the Asna rebels were entrenched, and formerly submitted to…

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Sensational Accident at Aldershot. a Balloon Struck by Lightning. Four Soldiers Injured. London, September 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 27

An accident of a highly sensations character occurred at Aldershot to-day. A trial ascent was being made of a military balloon, and four soldiers were holding the ropes attached to it,…

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Cablegrams. China and Japan. a Big Batile.the Chinese Routed. 16,000 Killed and Wounded. London, September 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 18

News has just been received that a severe engagement has taken place in Corea between the Chinese and Japanese troops. The Japanese succeeded in inflicting a…

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Bricandace in Servia. a Serious Encounter. Twenty-two Soldiers Killed. London, September 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 20

For some time past brigandage has bean rife in cerain parts of Servia. The Government being determined to suppress the evil sent a body of troops to capture the…

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Vigorous Prosecution of the War by Japan. London, September 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 18

Japan has decided to vigorously prosecute the war against China before the winter sets in. Arrangements have been made to despatch…

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French Designs on Madagascar. the Hovas Preparing for War. London, September 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 18

Much excitement prevails in Madagascar in consequence of the reports that France intends despatching a military expedition for the conquest of the island. The Hovas…

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Women As Soldiers

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 October 1894 · page 2

As women hers are into almost every thing else a new field is opened to their the military line, and as the idea is English, it ought to take at once. In England…

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Women As Soldiers

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 17 October 1894 · page 5

As women here are into almost everything else a new field is opened to them in the military line, and as the idea is English, it ought to take at once. In England a…

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War Declarations of Japan and China. The Mikado's Manifesto

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 4

The following is the formal declaration of war by Japan, published in the official Gazette of 3rd August:— "We, the Emperor of the Empire…

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The Dangers of a War Correspondent

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 October 1894 · page 4

Mr. G. W. Smalley, in Harpers' Magazine for August, relates his brief experiences as a war correspondent in the American civil war. He joined in…

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The Lady and the Soldier

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1894 · page 28

The Built Pass (says " Itlno " in the Woronora Times) was the scene of a very pretty little act of gallantry on Sunday last, The Field Battery of Artillery, on their journey…

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Japanese War Preparations. a Third Army Being Equipped. London, October 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 18

Japan is making every effort to bring the war with China to a successful issue as early as possible, and immense military preparations are being made with this…

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Children’s Column. the Story of Sonny Sahib. in Six Chapters. Chapter Iv.—the Coming of the Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 11

The year passed—the year that was to pass before the Maharajah would give Doctor Roberts more information about Sunni—and meantime Sunni was growing…

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Soldiers’ Prayer-book and Almanac

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 1

The First Sergeant marched the soldiers to church. When the parson had read the prayer he took his text. Those who had a Bible took it out. One soldier had neither a…

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Wheat and War

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 8

FARMERS as a rule are not speculative men. The great profits which are occasionally made through what may be called accidental circumstances…

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Soldiers' Prayer-book and Almanac

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 21 November 1894 · page 5

The First Sergeant marched the soldiers to church. When the person had read the prayer he took his text Those who had a Bible took it out. One soldier had neither a…

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The Recent War Scare. Offer of a Canadian Regiment. London, November 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1894 · page 18

It will be remembered that on October 4 a war scare was caused in London by the sudden summoning of a Cabinet Council in London and the recall of two members of…

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Cost of the War to Japan £30,000,000. LONDON, November 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1894 · page 18

It is announced that up to date the cost of the war to Japan has been £30,000,000…

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Frozen Mutton for British Troops. Tenders Invited by the War Office. London, November 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1894 · page 18

The War Office is inviting tenters for the supply of frozen mutton for the troops at Malta and Gozo for a period of five years…

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The War at Lombok. a Native Stronghold Stormed. Dutch Loss One Hundred and Fifty. London, November 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 November 1894 · page 18

The Dutch have stormed a Balinese stronghold in the island of Lombok near Java. The natives offered a desperate resistance…

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