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The wars & local soldiers, 1895

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The Chinese War Indemnity. Large Orders for England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—News previously telegraphed that the Japanese Government had requested China to pay the amount of the war indemnity in…

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CABLEGRAMS. Shocking Railway Accident in Japan the Victors' Return. 140 Soldiers Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—News is to hand of a terrible railway accident in Japan. A train conveying 400 soldiers was derailed between Kobe and…

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The Cuban War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A shocking incident of the Cuban war is reported. A train containing a force of volunteers proceeding to the seat of war was…

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Welcome Home at Stroud

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1895 · page 3

AT the Stroud School of Arts on Friday night a complimentary ball was tendered to Dr. and Mrs. Finlay by the residents of Stroud and…

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Nihilist Outrage. Explosion of a Mine. Three Hundred Soldiers Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1895 · page 5

BERLIN, Tuesday.—Reports of a serious Nihilist outrage are to hand from Tula, an important manufacturing city in Russia. A mine, which…

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The War Office. Question of Reform

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—In the House of Lords to-day the Marquis of Lansdowne explained that the Government had accepted the main principles of…

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The Peace of Europe. Russia on the War Path

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The presentation by the Czar of Russia of a large quantity of war material to the Prince of Montenegro has caused a profound…

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The Defence Forces. Peace and War Establishments. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 5

IN to-day's Government Uazette is published a good deal of information concerning the place and war establishments of the defence forces of the colony. The total peace establishment…

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Religious Riot in India. Fifty Persons Killed and Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 September 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Telegrams received from Calcutta to-day report that serious religious riots have taken place between Mahommedans and…

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The Chinese War Indemnity Loan Second Instalment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Cologne Gazette states that arrangements have been completed by the Governments of Russia and France for the floating…

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French War Estimates. Reduction Recommended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The committee appointed to examine the French Military Budget has decided to reduce the war estimates by 6,000,000 francs…

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A Spanish Loan. for the War in Cuba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 October 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Spanish Government have signified their intention of borrowing £3,000,000 in order to carry on the war in Cuba…

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The Armenian Difficulty. Turkey Threatened with War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 October 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—Reports have been received from Vienna stating that Russia is massing troops on the frontier of the Caucasus, and that…

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CABLEGRAMS. Activity in the Russian War Office. Troops Massing in Siberia. Designs on Corea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 October 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Startling news has been received from St. Petersburg. It appears that the Russian War Office is now in a state of feverish…

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The War in Madagascar. Discussion in the Chamber of Deputies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 October 1895 · page 4

PARIS, Tuesday.—In the Chamber of Deputies this afternoon M. Brisson made a speech which eulogised the, heroism of the French Army in…

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The War in Cuba. a Spanish Force Ambushed. Eight Hundred Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. — News has reached Madrid that the Cuban insurgents successfully ambushed a large Spanish force, which was thereby…

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The War Scare. Continental Exchanges Affected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 November 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The present unsettled state of affairs in Europe is causing a serious depression on the continental stock exchanges…

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After the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1895 · page 9

AFTER all the boasting of the Japanese, their battles in the late war with China were not won so easily as they represented. The final list of…

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The Chinese War Indemnity Payment Completed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Chinese Government to-day completed the payment of the war indemnity to Japan for the evacuation of the…

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Disturbance in Crete. Thirty-six Turkish Soldiers Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A serious affray has taken place at the Island of Crete between Christian Cretans and Turkish soldiers, thirty-six of the latter being…

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