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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1887

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Germany and France. M. Schnabele Pensioned. War Considered Inevitable London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1887 · page 5

GERMANY has warned to put a stop to the system of espionage, and to prevent her officials on the frontier from fomenting treason…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Monday. Japanese War Vessel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1887 · page 5

The Japanese corvetto Ryurgo arrived from Port Shinajawa, via Singapore and Batavia. She has been fitted as a cruiser and training vessel. The…

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QUEBEC, Saturday. on the War Path

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1887 · page 5

Mr. O'Brien arrived from Montreal, and was received with much enthusiasm by the Irish residents. He intends to speak in Toronto, despite the…

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A Soldier's Dream

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1887 · page 3

A HOME paper has the following:—Private Owen Perry, of the Manchester Regiment, is in custody at Holywell, North Wales, awaiting an…

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Foreign War Vessels in British Harbours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1887 · page 5

The British Government proposes to prohibit armed parties landing from foreign men-of-war on British territory, and to restrict the number of…

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A Story of the Russo-turkish War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1887 · page 5

THE Paris correspondent of the Times says that the following 'gives an absolutely authentic account of an un-known episode of the Turko-Russian…

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A "Soldiers Battle" in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1887 · page 8

THE battle of Chattanooga was one of the most important events of the American Civil War. It was fought on November 24th, 1863, and the…

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Terrible Incident of the American War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 10

DURING the tumult and excitement of the late war, one of the saddest incidents that occurred was the marriage and death of Annie, oldest daughter…

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A Soldier's Grievance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 8

A CONSPICUOUS object in front of the House of Commons the other day was an army captain, formerly belonging to the 86th Regiment, who, in order…

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The Tithe-war in Wales. Extraordinary Scenes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1887 · page 6

IN the parish of Meifod Mont, on May 27, six farms distrained upon by the representatives of the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford. The…

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Launch of Another War Vessel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1887 · page 8

AT Chatham Dockyard, on June 7, Her Majesty's ship Immortalite, a twin-screw belted cruiser, was launched, or rather floated out of the…

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Vagaries of the "War Cry."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1887 · page 5

LAST week we condensed from one of our London exchanges an account of the proceedings at the Alexandra Palace, at Muswell Hill, within the metropolitan area of…

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War Office Reforms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1887 · page 5

In the House of Commons, Mr. Stanhope has announced that a number of important reforms are to be effected in the administration of the…

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The War in Ireland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1887 · page 7

FROM our intelligence by cablegram it will be seen that civil war in Ireland is an accomplished fact. Mr. William O'Brien, the oratorical fire-brand who…

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The Civil War in Ireland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1887 · page 5

Series of evictions was arranged to take place in Youghall to-day, but the populace assembled and removed the rails between the stations of Mogeely…

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More War Vessels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 5

It is probable that two of the Mohawk type of torpedo cruisers will be added to the war vessels on the Australian station…

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The War in Ireland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 5

The police have discovered that the Kerry moonlighters intended to make an attempt on the lives of all the caretakers on the widely-scattered…

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Man of War Overdue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1887 · page 5

The British gunboat Wasp is overdue at Singapore. It is feared she has foundered in a typhoon…

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PARIS, Tuesday. Corruption in the French War Office

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1887 · page 5

The scandal arising out of the arrest of General Cafferel, Assistant Secretary to the War Office, for selling military decorations, is increasing in…

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PARIS, Thursday. the Corruption in the French War Office

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1887 · page 5

Tje Military Council having fully considered the case against General Caffarel, assistant-secretary to the war office, has found him guilty of…

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