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The wars & local soldiers, 1893

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The European Situation. Another War Alarm. London, Jan. 13

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 3

The, recent speech of Count von Caprivi, indicating an intention on the part of Germany to initiate war, has caused a sensation In Europe…

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The Strategic Situation of France in the Coming War. La Nouvelle. Revue. (Paris)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 4

A STUDY of the events of late years and the examination of the resultant situation in Europe, lead necessarily to the conclusion that war is inevitable in no long time. The…

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A War-time Relic

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 4

A RELIC of the France-German war—a watch which had Iain in the earth 22 years—has just been unearthed, and is now in the possession of the authorities of Frankfurt…

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Remarkable Escape of a Soldier

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1893 · page 5

ON the arrival of the Leeds Pullman express at Doncaster, at about D o'clock on Wednesday night (says a London paper on February 12), the guard observed that one of the…

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A Civil War Coming. London, Wednesday, Noon

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 4

The Marquis of Londonderry has expressed the opinion that a civil war is coming in Ireland…

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The Royal Military Tournament. the Australian Soldiers. London, May 26

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1893 · page 3

THE fourteenth annual Royal Military Tournament was opened to-day in the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington. Among the competitors who attracted…

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The Killed and Wounded. London, 11Th June

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 June 1893 · page 2

Besides the members of the War Bureau stall, a large number of workmen employed by the contractor who had undertaken the electric lighting installation were buried in…

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Civil War in Samoa. Threats Against Foreigners. Aria, 7Th July

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 July 1893 · page 4

The threatened collision between the rival factions under Malietoa, the king, and Mataala, the pretender, has taken place, and fighting commenced this morning…

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No Declaration of War to Be Made

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 5

M. de Blowitz, the Paris correspondent of the Times, states that the French Government does not intend to formally declare war against Siam, but will follow the precedent…

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50 Miners Killed and 150 Wounded

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 August 1893 · page 2

Another account is as follows:—LONDON, AUG. 18. The position of affairs in connection with the miners' strike in South Wales is…

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Social Meeting. Welcome Home to Dr. and Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Mackay

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 9 September 1893 · page 4

A VERY happy social public meeting was held in the Presbyterian Church on Tuesday night, the occasion being to afford opportunity to welcome home again, after holiday…

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The Woman's Military Career. an Old Soldier

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1893 · page 8

The extraordinary announcement in the Argus of yesterday that a person who had lived and worked in the Elmore district as a man, and bad served for several years as a…

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The Civil War in Brazil. London, Oct. 6

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 October 1893 · page 2

THE reports respecting the position of affairs at Rio de Janeiro are of a very conflicting character. It is stated that the insurgent fleet has kept up a bombardment of…

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The War in Africa. Easy British Victory Expected London, 12Th October

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 4

Soth A[?]can telegrams do not so far report further development in the Mashonaland war, except that Lobengula, King of the Matubeles, is said to be makingpany, which holds Mathonalaiid, expresses the opinion that the contest will bo short, sharp and decisive. He believes that the iUadibcle campaign will not last a month…

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The Matabele War. Hostilities Imminent. London, Oct. 13

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1893 · page 2

Advices from South Africa state that a large body of Matabeles bar the advance of the force under Commander Raaf on Tati. Large numbers of Matabeles are also…

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The War in South Africa. Sir F. Carringron's Opinion. London, October 14

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 October 1893 · page 4

Sir Frederick Carringtion, a British officer whose gallantry and experience in South African warfare have caused him to be nominated for the post of commander in…

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The Civil War in Brazil. London, Oct. 16

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 3

Telegrams from Rio Janeiro announce a resumption of hostilities by the revolted fleet, which has shelled Armacao, on the opposite side of the bay to the city. A…

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The War in Africa. Seizure of Lobengula's Cattle. London, Oct. 17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 4

NEWS has been received from Mashonaland of the seizure by the British force operating against the Matabeles of, 10,000 head of cattle, which King Lobengula, in…

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H.M.S. Katoomba and the Samoan War. Debate in the Sydney Assembly an All Night Debate. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 6

IN the Assembly to-day the Premier moved —"That the resolution adopted by the House on Tuesday, 3rd October, with regard to the part which H.M.S Katoomba took in…

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The War in Africa. London, Oct. 20

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1893 · page 2

FURTHER particulars are to hand respecting the defeat of the Matabeles by the British South Africa Company's forces. On Wednesday the column from Fort…

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