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The wars & local soldiers, 1897

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Our Soldiers in England

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 2

CERLSEA BARRACKS, London, July 6th. Continuing from the procession day, the next was an inspection in Hyde Park, on the 23rd, by Lord Wolsely,…

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Escape From Portland. One Oonrict Killed, Another Wounded, but av Third Gets Clean Away

Northern Star · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 6

The greatest excitement was caused at Weymouth yesterday morning, on the report being circulated that several convicts had effected their escape from the grounds of the…

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Our Soldiers in England

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1897 · page 2

I suppose your gentle readers think that tho Lancer boys have forgotten that there is such a place as Coraki, but our time has been so much taken up that we feel loth to…

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Why Does a Soldier Wear a Red Coat

Northern Star · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 3

THE ideal colour fdr a soldier's uniform is one winch shall be sufficiently conspicuous at short distances to facilitate leading,'and to exaggerate the moral effect of the assault…

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