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The wars & local soldiers, 1898

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Is England Going to War?

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

COLONEL Gunter, the military commandant in Queensland, and Major General French, commandant in New South Wales, are present in Melbourne in connection with…

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Original Novel. THE Daughters of Eve: A Tale of the Macri War Chapter Ix.--(continued.)

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

Charley Ward's admiration for Florrie resolved itself into the ruling passion of his life, and he longed and looked for the time when a new love might spring up out of…

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Our Sydney Letter. Sydney, Wednesday. the War-scare

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

The warlike news from the other side of the globe is setting us all to calculate chances. Apart from the very remote danger of invasion, it is…

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Telegrams. [From the Metropolitan Papers.] Sydney, Saturay. Terrible Tragedy. a Man Murdered and His Wife Wounded

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 2

A terrible tragedy was enacted early this morning at Rookwood Cemetery. William King sod his wif,…

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

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

The girl looked in the direction where Geordie would fire and said, 'He has shot one, look!' and they could make out two (forms--one was helping another to retreat…

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Britain's War Clouds. Probable Amicable Settlements

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 5

Mr. Ritohie, President of the Board of Trade, said the existing disputes with foreign nations would probably be amicably settled…

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Cablegrams. [From the Metropolitan Paperes.] Sydney, Friday. France Preparing for War. Movements of the Fleet. "To Be Prepared for Ant Emergency." All Admirals Summoned to Paris

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 5

The French fleet is being mobilised. The Northern squadron has been ordered to be qilrepared for any emergency. The dockyards at'Cherbourge…

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London. Wednesday. War Inevitable

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 3

The United States House of Representatives has authorised the construction of several war ships, and five dry docks. There is a decided revival of the war scare in the United…

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

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

By 11 o'clock he arrived at Parnell, where he knew the Campbells were staying, and they knew before he spoke that something was wrong at the farm. They thought…

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War Inevitable

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 3

The United States House of Representatives has authoised the construction of several war ships, and five dry docks…

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Can War be Avoided?

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 2

WHETHER the present towering war clouds will pass over as similar clouds have passed times out of number, no one can say but certain it is that…

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War Clouds in the East

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 4

[?] has [?] a twenty-five years' [?] [?] [?]…

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United States and Spain. War Immine[?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 March 1898 · page 4

The United [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 1

They were approaching the quarry when Charley looked smartly up. 'Did you hear that?' 'I did not observe anything.'…

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The talk of War

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

The nations of the earth just now are preparing for war. England is urged to tight Russia--and hurried meetings of the Cabinet have been…

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War Clouds in the East

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 6

Many at the London underwriters are now charging 6 per cent, war [?] Prince Kung refused to sign the…

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Our Wires. (Per Grevillie's Telegram Company") Sydney War

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 3

War has been practically declared between Spain and America. THURSDAY, 10.22 a.m…

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

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 1

When Florrie was lifted from the horse, she was made aware that children were clustering around her, and she felt less afraid. But some of the bolder ones tugged…

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The War Scare

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 3

The Natal Government has offered to give the British war ships, 12,000 tons of coal…

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A Concealed War

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 2

Mr. Frederick Greenwood writes a suggestive article in the February "Nineteenth Century." His point is that…

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