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The wars & local soldiers, 1897

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Control of Hawaii. Japan and America. Both Send War Ships. London, 10Th April

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 2

Serious trouble threatens to arise in Hawaii from the endeavors of Japan to gain a footing in the island. Recently the Hawaiian Republic sent Mr William Smith, its…

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A Blast of War. Turkey and Greece. a Frontier Fight. London, 10Th April

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 2

Open hostilities between Turks and Greeks took place on the frontier to-day, and though the events up to the present do not involve the official declaration of war, the dangers of…

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Germanton. (From Our Correspondent.) Welcome Home

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 2

THE concert arranged by the congregation of the Presbyterian Church us a welcome to Mr. M'Kinlay on his safe return from a twelve months' visit to "the old countrie "…

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Canada and War. London. April 15

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 2

SIR Richard John Curtwright, the Canadian Minister for Trade and Commerce, in the course of a speech yesterday, said that an outbreak of war in Europe was probable…

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War

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 3

MONDAY morning's most startling intelligence from Europe was that war had been deolared between Turkey and Greece. Turkey is the aggressor…

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War Declared

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 5

IN our paper to-day will be found not only the news that Turkey has declared war against Greece, but reports of the actual fighting, and the calamitous results…

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[By Wire.] the War Slaughter. London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 5

Fifty theusand Turkish and Greek troops were engaged fighting on the frontier, throughout Saturday and Sunday. The Turkish troops destroyed Actium, a Greek…

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Outbreak of War. Turkey v. Greece. Turkey assumes the Aggressive. LONDON, April 18

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 5

ALL the efforts of the powers to prevent the outbreak of hostilities between Greece and Turkey have proved unavailing. The initiative was taken yesterday by the…

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Graeco-Turkish War. Outbreak of Hostilities, Defeat of the Greeks. London, April 17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 2

ONE of the members of the Greek National League, who has been captured by the Turks, has made a statement which confirms the belief that the recent raid was secretly…

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The War. Greeks in Full Retreat. Fall in Consols. [By Telegraph.] London, April 20

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 2

The Turks have captured the heights of Skumpa, and the Greeks have captured five Turkish block houses at Vezeros. Heavy fighting has taken place on the…

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The War in Europe. Greece and Turkey. Success of the Turks. 50,000 Men Engaged. London, 18Th April

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 3

Advices from the frontier stale that fierce fighting it proceeding between the Greek and Turkish forces. The losses on both sides have been very heavy, and five Turkish…

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War. the Turks and Greeks. London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 2

THE war which broke out between Grecoe and Turkey, last week,is resulting in great slaughter, The Turke are defeating the Greeks, whose army is comparatively week. What the…

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A General News Letter. Interesting to Everyone. the Laws of War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 4

As a war is now being waged over the Cretan trouble, we may state in answer to a Gundagai correspondent that the "laws of war," as at present formulated by civilised…

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Progress of the War

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 3

After the Turks bad captured the Maluna Pas the, fired from the hights upon the retiring Greeks in the plains below, terrible shunghter being inflicted…

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The War. London, April 21

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 6
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FURTHER details are published respecting the fighting at the Maluna Pass, whioh resulted in the Turks capturing the entire pass…

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The War. Continued Fighting. London, 20Th April

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 2

The fighting on the Greco-Turkish frontier continues with varying results, though on the whole the main advantage has been on the side of Turkey…

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The War. Servia and Bulgaria Restless. London, April 22

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 2

The Turks have retired from the town of Strevina, which they burned. They are now retreating upon Pentefigadia, where it is expected a battle will take place…

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The War. [By Telegraph.] London, April 25

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 2

OSMAN Pasha arrived at Salonica to-day, and immediately started for the front. The Greeks retired from Larissa in good order, and are taking their field artillery and…

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The War. the Greeks Retreating. London, April 23

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 2

THE second Turkish squadron consisting of three war-ships, five torpedo boats and four steamers, converted into cruisers, which recently sailed through the…

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