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The wars & local soldiers, 1885

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Incidents of the War. the Fight for the Nile—scenes on the River's Bank

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1885 · page 2

THE following is by a correspondent of the DAILY NEWS, who was with the troops in the action alluded to, and is dated Abu Kru, Feb. 1:—…

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War Items

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1885 · page 5

The British are massing large bodies of troops near Quettah. In all their Contracts, the New Zealand Government stipulate for stoppage of work in the…

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Peace or War?

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1885 · page 2

IF the latest cablegrams of which we are in receipt bearing upon the Afghan frontier dispute are to be accepted as faithful evidence of the internal policy of Russia,…

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MORT & CO. [?]onlar Quay and [?] War

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1885 · page 2

THE BENEFIT TO MR. WEISS.-- Then new hall was fairly filled on Tuesday evening to witness the performance which had been arranged as a complimentary benefit to Mr. Weiss. The programme…

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Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1885 · page 4

Peace ! The 2000 soldiers ordered to India to skin the Bear, are not to go. Latest news! Turkey is becoming more friendly to England. Another Turkish loan, no…

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War in the Soudan. SUAKIM

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1885 · page 2

SICKNESS is increasing amongst the Contingent, and also amongst the artillery at Han[?]oub. There are already 15 cases of fever. Arrangements are being made for their return to…

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Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 4

Italy takes care of the Arabs in the Soudan. Louis Riel, the Canadian Indian Lilliput Cromwell, is in the jug…

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Our Design for the War Medal

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 3

The latest London cable states :-- The British and Australian troops did a forced inarch of twelve miles, under cover of darkness last night,and at daybreak furiously attacked -- a deserted village. The huts were Burnt; nobody being about. It was a glorious victory. The enemy lost heavily. One of our men got a black eye. Afterwards the entire force surrounded 400 goats and captured, them. VERY LATEST CABLE: -- It is intended…

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Is Our Navy Ready for War?

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1885 · page 5

IN a remarkably able and exhaustive communication under this heading in the PALL MALL GAZETTE, "One Who Knows the Facts" says:—"There is an…

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War Items

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 4

No war! No Russian envoy to go to Cabal. No hitch between England and Russia. No objection to England's fortifying…

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War, or a Fair Boundary

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 3

Events must rapidly bring us to a crisis, says the London TELEGRAPH, and, supposing no abrupt or violent solution arrive, the question will apparently end in the simple alter…

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War in the Soudan. COLOMBO

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 2

The transport Arab sailed" today for Sydney. Twelve of the contingent, who were down with sickness, have been left at Colombo, under Dr. Proudfoot. Eleven of the patients are suffering…

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German Views of an Anglo- Russian War

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 3

In all the German ports on the Baltic the greatest attention is given to the present state of Anglo- Russian relations, as the outbreak of war would not fail to exert the most…

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War Items

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1885 · page 4

The British lost 600 baggage animals in the hot fight of the 22nd March, outside Suakim. During the war scare, two million pounds of American beef were received at London in one…

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Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1885 · page 3

Fifteen thousand British troops are on their way to Herat. There has been a great exodus of British residents from Russia…

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Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 4

From June, 1877, to February, 1878, Russia lost in the Turkish campaign, 89,300 in killed and wounded. And the cost in coin was £70,000,000…

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The Issue of Peace or War

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 3

THE British people and the people of Europe and of the United States are all interested from different points of view in the issue of peace or war between Russia and…

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Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 4

Thursday, June 18th, was the seventieth anniversary of the battle of Waterloo. The British Government recently gave an order for 40 torpedo boats, each to cost £11,000…

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Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1885 · page 4

France's new rifle discharges three bullets. Italy is constructing a railway in the Soudan…

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Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1885 · page 4

Osman Digna is visiting the Mahdi. Lieutenant Pritchard, of the Soudan Contingent, has been banqueted by Brisbane officers. Two of the Australian Contingent went…

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