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The wars & local soldiers, 1897

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Last Night's Cables. [Through Our Special Agents.] War Between Turkey and Greece. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 3

TURKEY has declared war against Greece. The commander of the Turkish Army on the Greek Frontier has been ordered to assume the offensive against Greece…

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War

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 2

MADNESS seems to have befalien Greece, or she would never have Welted a war with Turkey singlehanded. The cables every day bring…

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War. Fierce Fighting on the Frontier. General Advanceof the Turkish Army Ordered

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 4

London, April 17 —A pessimistic feeling prersils at Athens, though the populace insists that the honor of the country requires sacrifices and…

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Cablegrams. Sydney, Tuesday, War Hews. Greece and Turkey. Fighting in Progress, Towns Desteoyed. a Pasha and a Turkish General Killed. Many Officersalso Bsin. Gberk8 Sombarding. Tuberksapture Mmlana. the Last Geecian Reserves Called Out

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 2

A great battle has taken place at Maluna, the Pass commanding the road to Larissa, the chief town of Thessaly…

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The Greco-Turkish War

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 2

WHAT will be the outcome of the sanguinary struggle now going on between Greece and Turkey ? The whole Eastern question is such a hopelessly tangled mass of secret…

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London. Tuesday. Turko Greecan War

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 3

Desperate hand-in-hand fighting is going on at Grevena. The Turks have repulsed the Greeks, who were attacking Viglia, capturing a battery, and are invading Epirus at…

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The War in Europe. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 3

NEWS has just reached London that the Turkish fort at Prevesa, a town situated at, the entrance to the Gulf of Arta, in Albania, has fired upon and sunk a…

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The Greco-turkish War. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 5

FURTHER particulars of the battle of Maluna Pass state that the Turks on the heights fired on the retiring Greeks in the plain below, causing immense slaughter,…

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The Greco-Turkish War. LONDON, April 20. 7.40 a.m

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 4

THE fall of Prevesa is believed to be imminent. 7.45 a.m. The residents of Arta, fearing that the…

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Greece v. Turkey. The cause of the war. History of the Cretan Dispute. Fighting Strength of the Combatants

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 2

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

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Cablegrams. Sydney. Friday. the War. Turks Concentrating Greeks Strongly Entrenched. Great Batiees Proceeding. Turks Getting the Advantage. Greeks Fighting Bravely Against Odds

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 5

The Turkish Commander is concentrating his forces at the south of Maluna, preparatory to attacking. Laris[?]a, where Le anticipates at essy…

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War News. Greece and Turkey. Continued Fierce Fighting. Heavy Losses on Both Sides. the Battle at Maluna Pass. the Turkish Viotort. London. April 20

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 6

Further particulars of the battle of the buttle of the Maluna Pass (on the north-eAstern frontier), which commands the made to Larissa, the chief…

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The War

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 3

Severe fighting has taken place at Mati, on the Thessally side of Maluna Pass. The Turks received strong reinforcements, and compelled the Greeks to retire…

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The War. London

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 3

Renewed fighting of a severe character has taken place at Mati, on the Thessally side of Maluna Pass. The fighting lasted six hours. The Turks were eventually strongly…

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The Greco-Turkish War. LONDON, April 22

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 4

IN a letter from Mr. Gladstone, published in this morning's papers, the veteran statesman makes reference to the "incredible shame and incomparable bungling on the…

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The Greco-turkish War. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 5

FOUR battalions of Albanians, who were stationed at Janina by the Turks, have broken out in mutiny, and in consequence of the outbreak the Moslem residents have…

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The Greco-turkish War. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 5

SEVERE fighting has taken place at Mati, on the Thessaly side of Muluna Pass. The Turks received strong reinforcements and compelled the Greeks to retire…

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Cablegrams. Sydney. Tuesday. War News. Greeks Retreating Before the Turks. Larissa Occupied. Wounded Women and Children. 40,000 Greeks at Pharsalis. Rejoicing at Constantinople. Grieving in Athens. 200,000 Greeks Ordered to Leave Turkey. More Fooling by the Powers

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 April 1897 · page 2

News from the seat of war continues to be generally unfavourable to Greece. The Turks have occupied Lariesa…

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The War. Greece and Turkey. Desperate Fighting at Maluna Pass. Attempted Re-capture by the Greeks. London, April 23

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 April 1897 · page 4

The Greeks on Wednesday fortified Kritiri, the last summit near the Maluna Pass, and to the left of the main body of the Turkish forces. A…

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The War

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1897 · page 3

The panic at Larissa when the Turks approached during the night was terrible. The cries of the people were agonising, and many were trampelled to death in their eagerness…

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