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Northern Rivers · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1889

4 stories in Northern Rivers's papers

Frightful Accident with a War Ship

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1889 · page 2

A PRIVATE letter has been received from Kobe, Japan, which contains thrilling details of the overturning of a Japanese warship while undergoing repairs on a slip…

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The [?]orthern Star. Wednesday, March 13, 1889. Tug of War

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 March 1889 · page 2

As might have been anticipated, the tug of war has now commenced in earnest between the contending parties in the Parliament, to the Protectionist cry of " Yo heave oh [?]" of…

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Is a Soldier's Life worth Living ?

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1889 · page 4

LORD WOLSELEY in discussing this question in an article in the Fortnightly Review, says:— If I were asked, as a soldier, whether I thought a soldier's…

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The Soldier's Dress as Suited to Our Climate

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 July 1889 · page 4

BEFORE a meeting of the memebers of the Service Association of New South Wales, S[?]geonMajor Williams, M. D., read a paper on the above subject, viewing it first from the standpoint of…

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