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The wars & local soldiers, 1897

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A War Scare. London, Feb. 10

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 2

A SERIOUS panic occurred on the Stock Exchange at St. Petersburg yesterday. It was caused by rumours that war is likely to break out in Europe, and that the…

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The War Clouds. Serious Situation in Europe. the Cale to Arms. London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1897 · page 2

Owing to the Interference on Graces in the Craton difficulty, the European situation is extremely grave. The Porto has warned Greece that it will cases diplomatic relation unions the,…

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War In Crete. London, Feb 17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1897 · page 2

COLONEL Vassos, in his proclamation demanding the surrender of Canea, declares that he is bringing peace and the rule of law in Crete. He intended to occupy the…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. This is true liberts when freborn [?] Having to advise the public, may speak free." Milton. Saturday, February 20, 1897. the War in Crete

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1897 · page 2

THE Eastern question, which has been hanging like a heavy cloud over Europe for years past, has again approached a dangerous phase, and may…

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The War Cloud. Excitement Rising in Europe. London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1897 · page 2

EXCITEMENT is rising in Europe over the trouble in Crete. Yesterday fifteen hundred students paraded Paris streets shouting, "Down with Turkey!"…

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The Latest. [By Telegraph.] London, Feb. 23. War in Crete

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 2

Two hundred and fifty soldiers and 1700 Mahomedans at Candanos and 1000 at Spaniaco and Seleno, in Crete, being in imminent danger of capture, the consuls…

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The Latest. [By Telegraph.] London, March 7. a Dreadful War

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 2

The Marquis di Rudini, Italian Premier, in a manifesto to the doctors declares that the concert of the Powers alone prevents a "dreadful war."…

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The War Clouds. a Grave Situation in Europe. C[?] London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 2

The Greek Government in reply to a pole from the Powers says that the recalling of the Greek tennis from [?] print to the [?]…

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The War Clouds. Prospects of Peace in Crete

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1897 · page 2

THE Greek fleet has virtually been withdrawn from Crete. The Greek Government has made revised demands to the Powers in regard to…

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Must Prepare for War. London, March 17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 2

PRESIDENT Kruger, who for some days has been on a visit to President Steyn at Bloemfoutien, with the objeet of attempting to bring about a closer union of the South…

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The War Clouds. the Disturbed State of Europe. Latest From Crete. London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 2

THE Turkish forces have made another attempt to convey prosis one to those besieged in the fort at Malaxa. The Cretan insurgents. however, arrived before the provision had reached…

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The War in Crete. Fanaticism Increasing. More Bombarding. London, 9Th March

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 1 April 1897 · page 3

So far the intervention of the powers in Crete has produced anything but a pacifying effect. The establishment of the blockade and the occupation of the seaports by the…

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War Probable. Serious Situation in Crete. the Greeks Determines. London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 3

Greece is apparently unwilling to agree to a mutual withdrawal of Turkish and Greek troops from Crete, and requires to be allowed to administ[?] the island under a European…

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The War Cloud. Europe's Peace. a Disturbing Statement. London, 3Rd April

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 3

Much public uneasiness has been occasioned by a remark made in the House of Commons to-day by Mr. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, and leader of the…

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The War Cloud. Greece and Turkey. London, 6Th April

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 2

The present situation as between Greece and Turkey is viewed with the greatest anxiety throughout Europe. The determination of the powers to extend the blockade…

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Supplies in War Time London, April. 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 4

In the House of Commons last, night a motion was carried directing the a tension of the Government to the question of the food supply of Great Britain in the event…

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The Eastern Crisis. "Hurrah for War." London, April, 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 2

YESTERDAY was the national anniversary of the commencement of the Greek War of Independence in 1821. In view of the present critical position of…

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Excited Feeling in Greece. "Hurrah for War." Anxiety in England. London, 7Th April

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 6

Although the prediction of Turkish officers that they would be ordered to attack the Greeks up the frontier before yesterday closed has not been fulfilled, than keen anxiety…

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The War Party in Turkey. London, 10Th April

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 2

The war party at the Yildiz Palace, according to a telegram from Constantinople, is gaining strength, which is being used with the object of inducing the Sultan to attack…

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The Rand Raid Inquiry. Willoughby and the War Office. Dr. Jameson Recalled

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 3

When Major Sir Jinn Willoughby was under examination before the select committee of the House of Commons a few days ago, be acknowledged that he had written a…

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