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The wars & local soldiers, 1898

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A Malay Marriage. and Its Consequences. Three Persons Wounded

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 4

During the marriage festivities of a Malay couple at Thursday Island, another Malay entered tho room and Bred a revolver indiscrimately anions…

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Cablegrams. [Frokm the Metropolitan Papers.] Sydney, Tuesday. China ana the Powers. Offer From England. War Indemnity

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 2

The Pokin correspondent to the: Times states that the British Ambassado hsd conveyed tothe. Chinese Government an offer from Britain to…

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In Espiritu Bay. an Incident of the Cuban War. Recuring a Britishing - INSURGENT"

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 8

One excltering evening the little tramp eteamer Avoret lay gently rising and felline on the oily swell of Eepiritu Bey. It was fiercely hot,…

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War and Federation

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 2

ONE of our Sydney contemporaries advances the opinion that the present war scare will be the means of hastening on Federation. There is no disguising the gravity of…

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Original Novel. ­­­­­­THE Daughters of Eve: A Tale of the Maori War. CHAPTER I. Whom the Story Is About

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 1

They had passed the Terri Teri lighthouse, and a gentle summer breeze was bearing the Edinboro Castle to her destination. Those were the days when it…

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Rumours of War

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

Judging by cable messages there has been serious talk of war over the Chinese division. Croat Britain has insisted on commerce open to the…

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The Coming War

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

The fine art of diplomacy seems to here been abandoned with regard to the orieis in China, and England has [?]ated that her right to develop…

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Our Sydney Letter. Sydney, Wednesday. the War Scarce

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 7

" War may be declared within 48 hours," was the substance of a cable message received a day or two ago by a big mercantile firm in Sydney…

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Lord Roberts's Advice. to Be Prepared for War

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 4

Lord Roberts, speaking at Dablin, strongly urged the necessity of being prepared for war…

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Original Novel. THE Daughters of Eve; A Tale of the Maop[?] War. Chapter Ii.--(continued.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1898 · page 1

'Look at that old fellow with a stick sitting across the boat, he seems to be swearing at the boys who are asking him for fruit.' 'Very likely he is, in which case it is just…

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War's Alarms

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1898 · page 2

IN view of the strained relations in the Far Eas., the statement that a message was received by the Government last week from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the…

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Original Novel. THE Daughters of Eye; A Tale of the Maori War Chapter Iii.--(continued.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1898 · page 1

'And so you are going to venture amongst the wild men of the woods, Miss Florrie ' said Charley Ward, so soon as they were on board, and the sails were up…

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The War Cloud

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 2

Excitement raged in Sydney a few days ago, whim a report was circulated that a cable message had been received to the effect that war between…

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Original Novel. THE Daughters of Eve; A Tale of the Maori War Chapter Iv.--(continued)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 1

There was, besides this, a private note for Florrie, in which the bashful lover said he slept every night with a lock of maiden-hair under his pillow, and some indefinite…

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Preparing for War

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 3

Work is being proceeded with day and night at Woolwich Arsenal. 15,000 men are employed. The output of cartridges has been increased to…

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Passing Notes. [For the Chronicle.] War Work

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 5

There is one thing certain end that is, that in the event of a sudden collapse of diplomacy, England will not be onprepared for war. The cable flashes…

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Terrible Disaster. a Man-of-war Blown Up. Great Loss of Life

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 3

A terrific explosion occurred on Tuesday on board the United States armored cruiser Maine, lying in the barbor at Havannah, Cuba…

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Original Novel. THE Daughters of Eve: Tale of the Maori War Chapter V.--(continued.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 1

Florrie sprang quickly from him, exclaiming as she did so, 'Mr. Ward, you really must not talk like this to me!' 'Mr. Ward,' echoed Charley with all the…

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Original Novel. THE Daughters of Eve; A Tale of the Maori War. Chapter Vii.--(continued.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 1

'He has not said he wanted to see you; he is more considerate than you give him creditor.' 'Oh, Mary, we shall never see Don again.'…

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Tommy Atkins Sick. Nursing the Ashantee Soldiers

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 2

Sister Grey, the senior sister in the Army Nursing Service, is a enthusiastic as Rudyard Kipling on the subject of Tommy Atkins. "Twenty-three years in the service makes…

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