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The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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Civil War in Hayti

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 October 1902 · page 2

A sanguinary fight has taken place between the Government force and a boyd of revolutionists, lasting several days. The final result was that the…

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Wireless Telegraphy. Useless for War Purposes. London, October 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 34

The Channel and Mediterranean squadrons of the British fleet have conducted manoeuvres off Argostoli, on the coast, of Greece. Prince Louis of Battenberg, captain of…

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Returned Soldiers' Pay. an Important Decision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 35

The case of Howarth versus Walker, o claim by a member of one of the New South Wales contingents for Imperial pay in addition to that paid by the State Government…

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Returned Soldier in Trouble. Several Charges Preferred

The Independent · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 2

About a fortnight ago Richard Vernon, a young man who accompanied one of the Victorian contingents to South Africa wan arrested at Echuca on the charge of…

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Pay of New South Wales Soldiers. Case Before the Full Court. From £40,000 TO £100,000 INVOLVED

The Independent · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 4

The case of Howarth v. Walker, in which the New South Wales Government was sued by a returned soldier for alleged arrears of [?] and which was decided in favour of the…

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Our Forces in the Late War An Interesting Return

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 4

A Parliamentary paper has been issued in London giving a return of the military forces in South Africa from 1899 to 1902, and a detailed table of the…

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Found Wounded. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

Constable Cassidy, whose constitution has been undermined with a fearful attack of rheumatic fever, was found in the yard at his residence last night with a…

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Our Forces in the late War. an Interesting Return

The Independent · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 3

A Parliamentary paper has been issued in London giving a return of the military forces in South Africa from 1899 to 1902, and a detailed table of the…

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The War Horse

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 November 1902 · page 35

The usual end of a horse killed on the battlefield is an unhonoured grave, unmarked by even a single stone, for, fond as a soldier may be of his charger, he never goes to the…

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The War Grant. London, November 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 November 1902 · page 26

A commission has been appointed at Pretoria to deal with the allotment of the grant to recoup Boer burghers for losses sustained by the war. The appointment is made under…

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The War Losses in South Africa. The British Aid. Great Speech in Parliament. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 2

In the House of Commons last night a debate of special interest occurred on the motion that £8,000,000 be voted for the Transvaal and Orange River…

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A Morning in the LIFE of a Soldier's Sweetheart. (Copyright.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 November 1902 · page 4

A glorious April morning. The sun shone brightly on the rain drops that glittered like diamonds on the tiny blades of grass, which were…

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A Soldier's Requiem

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 1

Soldier, sleep in martial cloak, As in shroud by love conceited! Cannon rear nor saber stroke Follows where thou hast retreated…

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War in South America. Brazil and Bolivia. London, November 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 20

A telegram from Valparaiso, in Chili, states that hostilities have broken out between the South American republics of Brazil and Bolivia. The telegram states that…

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War Against Cancer

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 4

Now that the simplest und most agreeable of tonics, fresh air, has been discovered to be at once preventive, of and a remedy for consumption, the…

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End of the War

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 November 1902 · page 1

The war was over The victorious Japanese troops marched proudly through the streets of Pekin. Li Hung Chang, "the Bismarck of the East," sat…

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A Soldier's Soliloque

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 November 1902 · page 2

He held his old shirt up by the neck before discarding it for ever but he wasn't mourning for the garment. He only said "I only wish I…

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Trouble in Turkey. Unpaid Soldiers Clamorous. London, November 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 21

A significant incident is reported from Constantinople. A number of discharged Turkish soldiers surrounded the house of a general on the Dardanelles, and clamorously…

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Catching a Burglar. the Intruder Wounded Twice

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1902 · page 24

In the early hours of Tuesday morning a burglar was twice fired at and wounded by a resident of Petersham. The wounded man gave the name of Richard Dowling, his age…

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The Next Great War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1902 · page 39

General Brialmont, Inspector-General of Engineering and Fortifications in Belgium, takes a pessimistic view of the prospects of peace in Europe. War between France and…

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