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The wars & local soldiers, 1898

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War Medals Won by Woman

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 31 August 1898 · page 2

A woman is so prominently before the public, in the person of christina, Queen Regent of Spain, in connection with the American-Spanish War, that it is interesting…

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Cost of the War to Spain. London, August 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 26

The Madrid Gazette stares that the expenditure by Spain upon the campaign in Cuba alone between the months of January and June amounted to 447,369,450 pesetas…

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The Soudan War. Advance on Omdurman Commenced. London, August 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 26

The Anglo-Egyptian army under the command of the Sirdar, Sir H. H. Kitchener, is drawing near to Omdurnman, the headquarters of the Khalifa…

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A War Correspondent's Perils. London, September 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1898 · page 26

During the charge of the Lancers, the Hon. Hubert Howard, second son of tho Earl of Carlisle, was killed. He was 27 years old. and was acting as war…

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Cable News. the Soudan War. a Decisive British Victory. Dervish Loss Estimated at From 8000 TO 15,000. the Soudan. Capital Occupied. London. September 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1898 · page 26

Advices from the seat of war in the Soudan state that the British gunboats have bombarded and demolished all the forts on Tuti Island, which is situated at the junction of…

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The Cretan Rising. Massacre of Christians. Many Hundreds Missing. Twenty-one British Soldiers Killed LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 September 1898 · page 4

The Moslem rising at Candia, in Crete, was of a far more serious character than the first reports suggested. Latest advices show that the armed…

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Cable News. the Soudan War. the Dervish Losses. 11,500 KILLED, 16,000 Wounded London, September 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 35

An official statement has been issued by Sir Herbert Kitchener respecting the losses sustained by the Khalif'a army in the battle near Omdurman on Friday last. According…

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The Soudan War. Are the French on the White Nile?

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 4

The situation at Fashoda, on the White Nile, some 400 miles south of Khartoum-Omdurman, which is supposed to be in French occupation, is exciting a great deal…

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A British Soldier's Mistake

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 9

The moon has a curious trick of changing objects into something quire unlike themselves in appearance. In one instance such a transformation nearly cost the life…

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Cable News. the Soudan War. Fearful Slaughter of Dervishes. London. September 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 26

While proceeding up the White Nile the gunboat Sultan intercepted the dervish garrison of Kedaref, who were making for the river from Kedaref, n position near the…

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The Close of the War

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 2

THE peace protocol between Spain and America has now been signed and settled so that we are now enabled to estimate with some approximation the cost…

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Wit and Humor. Encouraged Him to Enlist

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 October 1898 · page 11

"Hang the war, anyhow I" said a young man to his chum in an uptown clubhouse last night. "Why, what's the matter now ? You…

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Deniliquin Police Court Tuesday, October 4. the Tug-of-war Case. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 October 1898 · page 2

George Lawrence Maver (Mr Laman) v. Patrick Fleming (Mr Wilkinson), assault. Defendant pleaded not guilty. G. L. Maver, contractor, deposed that he knew…

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France Will Not Risk War. London, October 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 26

The Paris journal Le Matin makes the significant statement that Franco will not risk going to war over Fashoda…

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Massacre in Armenia. 22 Killed and 40 Wounded. London, October 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 October 1898 · page 27

Another massacre has been committed by the Turks in Armenia. The population of Owzounli, which consisted of Armenians and Turks, complained that the seat of…

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What War Correspondents Cost

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 26 October 1898 · page 4

In nil probability, the present conflict between Spain and America may prove the costliest war on record, so far as newspapers are concerned. A war…

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Increase of British War Vessels. London

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 2

The British Government has called for tenders for the construction of four first-class battleships, one first-class cruiser, and twelve torpedo-boat destroyers…

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The British War Office Preparations. The Stock Exchange Steadier

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 2

England has called tenders for the construction of four first-class battleships, one first-class cruiser, and twelve torpedo-boat destroyers…

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War Preparations. London

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 November 1898 · page 2

A strong British emergency squadron is being equipped at Plymouth, and 700 officers and men of the British fleets have been recalled from leave…

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Herbert War R[?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 4 November 1898 · page 2

When the [?] his visit to Leo XIII, Count [?] was in attendance on his [?] master and when they reached the door of the Pope’s…

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