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The wars & local soldiers, 1894

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The Corean War. a Startling Rumor. London, August 16

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 August 1894 · page 4

No confirmation has yet been received of the reported naval engagement in which a Japanese fleet signally repulsed the attack of a Chinese squadron of war ships. The…

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The Corean War. Raising of War Loans. London, 17Th August

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 August 1894 · page 2

In pursuance of the intention of the Chinese Government to raise a loan of £10,000,000 to provide funds for moro vigorously prosecuting the war against Japan it is…

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The Corean War. London, Aug. 17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1894 · page 2

THE reported naval engagement between the Chinese and the Japanese has not so far been corroborated, and no further fighting has been reported in Corea. The…

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Should the War Loans Be Granted? London, 18Th August

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 August 1894 · page 2

The [?] Zeitung, a leading Berlin newspaper, commenting on the announcement that China is about to raise a war loan of £10,000,000, warmly condemns the…

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Corean Soldiers Fighting for Japan. Barbarism of the Chinese. London, Aug. 19

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 August 1894 · page 2

Details of the lighting between the Chinese and Japanese troops in Corea at Yasban, where the entrenchments of the former were carried and their guns and standards…

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The Corean War. London, Aug. 20

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1894 · page 3

ANOTHER vessel has been, seized by the British Foreign Office, at Newcastle on Tyne, as being intended for services in the,Corean war. The vessel detained is a steel cruiser,…

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The Corean War. Chinese Advance on Seoul. London, 21St August

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 August 1894 · page 3

News has been received from Corea that General Oshima, the Japanese commander, who has 50,000 troops in and around Seoul, has despatched a strong detachment to the…

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The War in Corea

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 25 August 1894 · page 2

The Japs seem to be licking the Chinese all along the line. Somehow our sympathies are with the Japs. We are not very clear as to what the trouble is all about. We know…

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Spence's Column. in War the Innocent Suffer-strikes Forced on by Capital. Unionism Growing Stronger

The Worker · Saturday 25 August 1894 · page 3

In warfare between nations it is those who have nothing personally to fear from the result who are the main cause of the trouble. Too much wine the night before or perhaps a bad…

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The Corean War. Thirteen Hundred Killed. Hundreds of Prisoners Beheaded. London, Aug. 25

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 August 1894 · page 4

Details of the battle fought in the Corea on the 17th inst., between the Chinese and Japanese troops, the latter being signally routed, show that the fight took place at an…

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The Corean War. Reported Chinese Victory in Corea. London, Aug. 29

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 September 1894 · page 6

The reports respecting the war between China and Japan continue to be of a conflicting character, and it is difficult to know what the exact position of affairs really is…

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The Railway Freight War

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 4

MR. J. Williams, of Numurkah, makes (the Age says) an inquiry of us as to "why the whole of the famous Tuppal wool clip is being sent from Sydney this year for the…

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The Corean War. London, Sept 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 3

THE military operations between China and Japan in Corea are being impeded by heavy rains, which render the roads almost impassable. Although there has been no important…

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Great Britain and the War. London, Sept. 7

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 3

An anti-British feeling is finding vent and growing in China in relation to the attitude assumed by Great Britain with, respect to the war. This feeling, inspired by…

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The Corean War. Chinese and Japanese Armies Meeting. London, Sept. 8

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 3

No further fighting between the Chinese and Japanese troops in Corea has been reported. The lastest intelligence from the scene of war is that the two armies are…

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The Corean War. London, Sept. 10

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1894 · page 2

ADMIRAL Ting, commander of the Chinese fleet in the Yellow Sen, has by order of the Emperor, been deprived of the decoration of the Peacock's Feather, dismissed from his…

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Diggers Attacked by Blacks Two Men Desperately Wounded. Revolvers That Would Not Go Off. Coolgardie

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1894 · page 2

A SERIOUS affray between blacks and diggers took place at Windich Brook, five miles from Mount Margaret, three weeks age. The men in camp were surrounded by the natives,…

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The Corean War. a Japanese Disaster. London, Sept. 10

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 September 1894 · page 4

It is reported that the Japanese warship Hi-Yei, has been sunk by the Chinese. A cable message received from Washington states that confirmation of the reports that…

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The Corean War. London, Sept. 12

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 2

AN interesting and wholly unexpected development has taken place in connection with the Corean troubles. It has transpired that, as a result of the diplomatic…

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The Corean War. Preparing for a Winter Campaign. London, Sept. 13

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 4

The commander of the Chinese troops in the Corea, in a despatch to the Viceroy, Li Hung Chang, expresses his belief that he will be unable to drive the Japanese out of…

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