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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1891

70 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 4

A Tug-of-war Protest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1891 · page 5

THE Permanent Artillerymen from Fort Scratchley, who proceeded to Maitland on the Prince of Wales' Birthday to compete in the tug-of war event, have entered a protest…

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A Monument of the War of 1870

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1891 · page 8

M. BARTHOLDI, the well-known sculptor, who is at present staying at Clareno, on the Lake of Geneva, has been commissioned by a wealthy…

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During Adjournment. the Dogs of Political War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 November 1891 · page 5

WHICH for the past three weeks have been held in leash will again be let loose upon a long-suffering and patient community on Wednesday next. In other words, the…

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Wounded with a Bottle. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1891 · page 5

ALFRED M'DONNELL, a young man known to the police authorities, was brought before Mr. Johnson, S.M., at the Central to-day on a charge of having, on the night of…

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The European Situation. Peace or War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1891 · page 5

LONDON. Tuesday,—Count Kalnoky, the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has officially announced that Austria does not intend to add to her sphere in the Balkans,…

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A Japanese Man-of-war. Coaling at Brisbane. BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1891 · page 5

THE steamer Hiyee, Captain Mori, a Japanese man-of-war, has arrived in Moreton Bay, from Japan via Now Britain and New York, and will probably remain in port for ten…

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Careless Use of Firearms. a Youth Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1891 · page 5

THE youngest son of Mr. William Wells, the cab proprietor, who resides in Perkin-street, was accidentally shot is the leg last evening by another lad named Charlton, son of Mr…

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Fiscal War. France Versus Spain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Owing to the high duties on Spanish wines, imposed by the new French tariff, Spain has trebled the duties on French imports…

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Reminiscences of a War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 December 1891 · page 8

NEWS was received the other day of the discovery in an out-of-the-way ditch in the Niagara peninsula of Ontario of the remains of eleven of…

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Sir John Gorst and the Maori War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 December 1891 · page 13

SIR JOHN GORST'S Antipodean friends will (says an English paper) be pleased to hear of his promotion in the Government. It is a long time…

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