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The wars & local soldiers, 1898

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Latest War News. London

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 2

A America's ultimatum has been transmitted to Spain. The Continental newspapers strongly condemn what they regard as the hypocritical…

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LATEST (per press telegram Association)war NewsThe Ultimatum to Spain.“War Begins To-morrow. SYDNEY

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 3

WAR has been decided on. Hostiles will commence on Saturday morning. President McKinley has signed the ultimatum…

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LATEST. War News. SYDNEY. Monday morning

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 April 1898 · page 3

HOSTILITIES have commenced. The American flagship has captured the Spanish ship Alphonse Doce with one thousand troops…

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The Cuban War. London

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 2

The port of Havanna is defended by fifty thousand troop, and the Spaniards are confident of victory. Eight vessels of the blockading squadron…

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Our Telegrams. the War. Monday, 9 a.m

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 2

Hostilities have commenced. The American five-ship has captured the Spanish ship Alphonso Doce, with 1000 troops on board, after four miles chase. It also captured the…

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Latest War News. Capture of Vessels and Troops. Sydney, Monday 25

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 3

Hostilities have commenced. The American flag ship has conquered the Spanish ship Alphonso Doce, with a thousand troops, after a four mile chase, and also the…

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LATEST. War News. Havana Bombarded. Excitement in Thecity Railway Returns Cuba to Be Invaded To-morrow. Hopeless Confusion in the U. S. War Department Stock Sales. Sydney. Friday morning

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 3

THREE American cruisers bombarded Havana yesterday and fired three hundred shots at the forts, demolishing the whole of…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 2

President M'Kinley in his message to Congress recommend the formal declaration of war so that the status of America may be made known, her rights asserted, and her duties maintained. The…

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The Cuban War

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 2

Yielding to the pressure of the democratic jingo party in Congress, President M'Kinley has decided to at once land 5000 American troops in Cuba…

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War News HOSTILITIES have [?]

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 4

The America[?] flagship has captured the Spanish ship Alphonso Doce with one thousand troops after a four miles [?]ase, and also…

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Our Telegrams. the War. Friday, 9.30 a.m

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 3

Three American cruisers bombarded Havana yesterday and fired 300 shots at the forts, demolishing the whole of the earth-works. The guns were dismantled and many…

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Latest War News. Havanna Bombarded. American Forces to Land. Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 2

The American ships have bombarded Havanna with great effect. The firing was excellent. The whole of the earthworks were demolished and many Spaniards were…

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LATEST. (per Press Telegram Association.) War News. Havana Bombarded. Excitement in the City Railway Returns Cuba to Be Invaded To-morrow. Hopeless Confusion in the U, S, War Department Stock Sales. Sydney. Friday morning

The Captain's Flat Mining Record · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 3

THERE American cruisers bombarded. Havana yesterday and fired three hundred shots at the forts, demolishing, the whole of…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 May 1898 · page 2

A Reuter's telegram states that a naval engagement has taken place near Mantanzas between the Spanish gunboat Ligera and the America torpedo-boat destroyer Cashing. The Cushing was disabled…

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Latest War News

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 4 May 1898 · page 2

London, Monday.—It is rumoured at Washington that the American squadron lost 2 ships and 500 men and the Spaniards lost 2000 men…

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Our Telegrams. the War. Monday, 9 a.m

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 May 1898 · page 2

The Cuban insurgents, acting in conjunction with the American troops, attacked Manzonilla After severe fighting the insurgents were victorious. There was…

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The Cuban War. Austria helps Spain. The First Engagement

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 4 May 1898 · page 2

The Emperor Francis Joseph, of A[?] who has expressed hii symp[?] wit[?] Spaniards in their struggle against Am[?], has now donated £20,000 to the S[?]…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 2

Fur her prticulars of the naval engagement off Manilla state that Admiral Dewey, the American COmmander-in-Chief, found that the Boea China Channel, at the entrances to the harbor, had not…

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The Cuban War

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 2

The state of the war at Cuba has c[?] panic at Madrid, Spain, and martial [?] been proclaimed to maintain order. It was reported from America that [?]…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 May 1898 · page 2

The United States cruiser Annapolis has captured the French liner Lafayette, after an exciting chase. The Lafayette was attempting to run the blockade and enter Havans Harbour at night…

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