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The wars & local soldiers, 1897

168 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 9

The Greco-Turkish War. LONDON, May 25

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1897 · page 4

THE carrying out of the order which was lately promulgated by the Porte for the expulsion of Greeks from Turkey has been suspended…

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Increasing War Armaments. [By Cable] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1897 · page 5

THE German Riechstag has voted additional credit of one and a half million sterling for increasing the strength of the artillery…

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Last Nights Cables. [Through Our Special Agents.] the Greco-turkish War [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1897 · page 5

The Sultan of Turkey is indisposed to to yield to the peace terms as defined by the Powers, and has despatched 7000 troops to reinforce the Turkish Army in…

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Soldiers' Clothes

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1897 · page 1

It costs the British Government £1,250,000 annually for the clothing furnished to our army all over the world. Each of the foreign possessions however, has to pay back, to a…

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War News. Greece and Turkey. Terms of Peace. German Intervention. May 25

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 3

The dispatch of the joint note drawn up by the Ambassadors in Constantinople defining the views of the Powers as to the terms of peace…

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Cablegrams. Sydney, Friday. the War. Greece and Turkey. Britain and the Concert. Grand Vizier Defiant. More [?] Ex[?]ted Socialist Deported

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 5

A reports current in Athens that Great B[?] [?] to withdraw from the European concert if Tarkey occupies any portion of Thessaly…

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Aid for the Sick & Wounded. [By Cable.] London, Sunday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 5

THE fund inaugurated by the LONDON DAILY CHRONICLE in aid of the Greek sick and wounded is closed, the amount subscribed being £10,000…

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The War in Europe

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 4

THE BATTLE OR MATTI.—TERRIBLE SCENES, The battle of Matti was fought between 12,000 Turks and 7000 Greeks though the latter were reinforced in the evening by…

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The Greco-Turkish War. LONDON. May 27

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 4

M. FELICE, an Italian Socialist Deputy, who was a volunteer in Greece, has been deported to Italy for having grossly insulted M. Ralli, the Premier of Greece, in…

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The Spoils of War, [By Cable.] London, Sunday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 5

THE Sultan of Turkey has presented the Emperor of Germany with a battery of six guns recently captured from the Greeks by the Turks…

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War News. Greece and Turkey. the Occupation of Thessaly. London, May 28

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 4

All the measures which are being taken by the Turks in Thessaly point to the retention of the province. The G[?]and Vizier threatens to…

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Cablegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. the War. Greece and Turkey. European Concert. a Serious Outlook. Village Burned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 3

The Powers have asked the Porte to agree to an armistice of unlimited duration, to allow peace negotiations to proceed…

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CABLEGRAMS. [?] War News Greece and Tarke[?] Armistic[?] [?]Ed. Proposal [?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 June 1897 · page 5

The [?]istice between Gr[?] and Tursay has been [?] provefing the sece[?] tima for [?]tions for [?]…

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The War. Greece and Turkey. the Armistice. London, June I.

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 June 1897 · page 6

The armistice between Turkey and Greece lusts for fifteen days from May 20. Greece hopes that the Powers will…

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Cycles in War

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1897 · page 3

It is evident that the cycle is now in course of [?]ffecting a very potent revolution in the manners and customs of men and women, and it may be…

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War News. Greece and Turkey. the Preliminaries for Peace. London, June 4

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1897 · page 4

As a result of the conferences between the Foreign Ambassadors in Constantinople and Tew[?]k Pasha, the Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs,…

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Cablegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. the War. Greece and Turkey. Young Turkish Party. Hostilities Suspended

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1897 · page 3

The Turkish Ports claims Thessaly on the ground that the Greeks acted unfairly to the Moslems residing there, and failed to suppress…

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

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1897 · page 5

THE latest wires from the seat of war state that the embassies of the powers are engaged considering the demands of Turkey, and have referred the question of war…

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Our Soldiers Victorious

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1897 · page 2

At the military tournament Captain Thompson, and Lieutenants Onslow and Campbell were defeated in the riding and jumping competition…

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War News. Greece and Trukey. the Turkish Demands. London, June 8

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1897 · page 3

The Sultsn shows no indication of ordering the Turkish troops to evacnate Thessaly, or consenting to a reduction of the amount demanded…

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