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The wars & local soldiers, 1897

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The Cuban Civil War. Demand for General Weyler's Recall. London, January 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 27

The failure of General Weyler, the Spanish Commander-in-Chief in Cuba, to suppress the insurrection is causing dissatisfaction in Spain. Several Madrid…

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English Protest Against War

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 2

George the Third received a sharp lesson from his people in 1795, when the country was suffering from the effects of what historians have called the ‘insane war’ into…

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English Protest Against War

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 2

George the Third received a sharp lesson from his people in 1795, when the country was suffering from the effects of what historians have called the in[?] war into…

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English Protest Against War

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 2

George the Third received a [?] lesson from his people in [?] when the country was suffering from the [?] of what historians have called the [?] war[?] into…

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Soldiers on Wheels

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1897 · page 10

In the month of September last the people of Helena, the capital of Montana, were surprised to see riding through their streets a party of sight edourned soldiers…

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Literature. Lord Roberts's War Experience

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 March 1897 · page 8

Lord Roberts's "Forty-one Years in India: From Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief," has just been published by Richard Bentley and Son. It contains a large…

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Butler's Career. Interviewed by an American Newspaper. His Life as a Soldier and Sailor. On Active Service in Egyyt

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 4

The mails to hand on Thursday by the R.M.S. Alameda show that the notorious Butler gave the San Francisco Examiner an account of his life…

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The Cuban Civil War. a Spanish Statement. London, March 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 26

Senor Canovas del Castillo, the Premier of Spain, states that the campaign conducted by General Weyler against the Cuban insurgents, is approaching a…

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In the Zulu War. a Story of Bush and Battle. the Tale of an Old Campaigner Besieged in a Mission Kown—feeding on Weevils and Oxen—on the Verge of a Gruesome Grave

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 10

He was a bronzed and bearded soldier—an old Warrior of the Zulu campaign—and had much of interest to tell. His name is Mr. R Groves, of Hyde Park,…

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Crack Shots in War

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 4

Many people assert that crack shots ire not of the slightest value in war, because they find men on the move very different to hit compared with…

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Turkey and Greece. Turkey Declares War. Numerous Engagements and Fierce Fighting. SYDNEY, Monday morning

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 2

Turkey has declared war against Greece. The King of Greece has ordered a general advance of the Grecian army. The Turks have sunk a Greek steamer…

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Greece and Turkey. War Declared. London

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 2

War has been declared between Turkey and Greece. The Greeks have captured Menege in Macedonia. Fifty thousand…

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Turkey and Greece. War Declared. London, April, 18

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 2

All the efforts of the powers, to prevent the outbreak of hostilities between Grecce and Tarkey have proved unavailing. The initiative was taken yesterday by the…

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War !

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 2

THE dogs of war have been let slip and the miserable business of human butchery is in full swing on the northern borders of Greece. The sympathy of most…

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Comedy of War. a Humorous Confederate

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 4

General Porter, author of "Campaignig with Grant"—the title of an interesting series of papers appearing in the Century—reports the amusing…

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The War Between Greece and Turkey

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 27

The following article taken from the Sydney Morning Herald will be interesting:— While it would be folly to underrate the seriousness of the fighting between Turks and…

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British War-ships at Durban. London, April 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 27

A powerful British squadron, consisting of nine warships of the Cape and West African squadron, is now assembled at Durban, the capital and chief port of Natal…

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Blockade Postponed. Athens Despondent. War Spirit Uncontrollable. London, April 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 26

The European powers have decided to postpone for the present the blockade of Piraeus, the port of Athens. This course has been decided upon in…

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The Turko-grecian War. Details of the Fighting. LONDON, 20th April

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 4

The detailed accounts which have now beon received of the battle between Turks and Greeks for the possession of Meluna Puss show that the…

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The Cause of the War. History of the Cretan Dispute. Fighting Strength of the Combatants

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 4

The most serious feature about the war declared between Turkey and Greece is the possibilities it opens up for a great European conflict. "The…

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