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The wars & local soldiers, 1897

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War is Growing Safer

Northern Star · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 5

It is usual to compare the battles of the century with the battles of to-day and dilate upon the greater deadliness of modern weapons and the modern result. But the…

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Crimean War Incident

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1897 · page 6

One of the stories of the Crimean war told by the novelist. Turgemieff, and well-authenticated by existing letters, is peculiarly touching. Sergius Ivanovitch,…

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C a B L E G R a M S. War in The, East. Turkey Declared War Against GreeceLondon

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 3

Turkey has declared war against Greece The latter has ordered a general advance of the troops. The Turks have sunk Greek steamer…

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The northern Star. Wednesday Morning, April.21st, 1897. War Broken Out" in the East

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 2

THE Situation in Crete has for some time been a very…

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War Declared

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 4

THE strained relations which have existed for some time hetween Greece and Turkey have at length culminated in a declaration of active hostilities between the two…

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The War Between Greece and Turkey. [From Sydney Papers.]

Northern Star · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 7

FURTHER Particulars of the battle of the Maluna Pass (on the north-eastern frontier), which commauds the road to Larissa, the chief town of Thessaly, state that the struggle between the opposing…

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The War in Europe. From Sydney Papers

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 April 1897 · page 2

THE [?] Wednesday fortifiel Kritiri the last summit near the [?] Pass, and to the left of the main body of the Turkish forces. A deep ravine separated the two armies…

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The War in Europe. From Sydney Papers

Northern Star · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 7

Koitika was captured by the Turks on Thursday after a fierce battle. The battles at Raveni and Mutti were fought on Friday…

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The War in Europe. From Sydney Papers

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 May 1897 · page 3

THE Powers are negotiating with a view to intervening between Greece aud Turkey. The King of the Hollenes is prepared to abdicate in favour of his second son; Prince George…

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The War in Europe. From Sydney Papers

Northern Star · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 7

THE Greek troops at Phersala and Dhomoke, the principal points of the second line of defence, are drawn up in battle order, awaiting the attack of the Turkish troops…

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The War in Europe. From Sydney Papers

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 3

THE Tarks, numbering 30,000 men, decended from the heights upon Phersala. The infantry advanced [?] guns. and on reaching the Greek lines, of [?] strong and sharp fighting ensued…

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The Turko-grecian War

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 4

THE struggle for Supremacy at present hiking place between the unspeakable Turks on the one hand and the impulsive Greeks on the other, seems to have…

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The War in Europe. Terrible Loss of Life. Will England Be Drawn Into It?

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 2

WAR has been predicted so often between France and Germany, England and Russia, and various other Home countries, that we begun to rend of them in the papers without…

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The Northern Star. Saturday Morning, May 15Th, 1897. the Greece-turkish War

Northern Star · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 2

DRIVEN from position afterposition it was to be expected that the Greek…

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The War Chests of Europe

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 8

"How many people" (asks the Golden Penny) "know that Germany him a special war treasure of six million sterling lying in coined gold at Spandau…

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CO-OPERATION. Address by Mr. J. T. Cole. Co-operation v. Commercialism. The recent war or prices

Northern Star · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 8

LAST week, on the conclusion of the half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Byron Bay Cooperative Creamery, an address was given by Mr. J. T. Cole, one of the directors of the…

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Our Soldiers in England

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 2

JUNE 1st, 1897.—The morning' broke fine with a fairly calm sea, and being only one day from England, everyone seamed cheerful, and no wonder, after…

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Women Soldiers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 7

PERHAPS the most surprising recent example of legislative courage (the Melbourne Argus thinks) is that supplied by the Colorado Legislature, which has…

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Our Soldiers in England

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1897 · page 8

CHELSEA BARRACKS, June 24th, 1897. Following the last letters, which ended at the big wheel, our next experience was a short ride on anything but good…

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A Locomotive as a War Chariot. a True War Story

Northern Star · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 6

'SMOKY HILL was the end of the track at that time,' said the old-engineer, shifting his lame foot to an easy position. 'We had built a roundhouse-a square.one-with only…

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