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The wars & local soldiers, 1899

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Another War-ship Despatched. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 2

H.M S. Royalist, now on the New Zealand station, has been despatched to Samoa…

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The War in Samoa. a Conference in Berlin

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 2

The London " Daily News" expresses the View that the treaty drawn up at Berlin, under which Great Britain, the United States and Germany are…

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War in Samoa. Further Particulars. Britain and America Together. Vindicating Treaty Rights. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 3

The San Francisco mail steamer, Alameda, which attired this morning, brought files of the Samoan "Weekly Herald," dated from 4th to 7th…

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Britain and France. the Fashoda Incident. M. Delcasse Explains. War with England. Calamity for the World. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 2

Some important utterances in reference to French relations with the other Powers were made in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday by M. Delcasse, the Minister of…

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The Samoan War. London

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 3

The leading Gorman papers attribute the Samoan trouble to a question of religion, and state that the action taken by the British Consul was…

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A War Incident

The Temora Star · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 2

SOON after the troops reached the Presidio, Private Patrick, M'Ginty, went to headquarters and asked for a two weeks' leave of absence. His…

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The Trouble in America. Philippine National Republic. War with the United States. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 2

The latest information from the Philippines states that the National Republic was proclaimed on Sunday last and that the Congress has adopted a constitution…

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Latest from the City. SYDNEY, Tuesday. What War Means to America

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 2

It is probable that America will maintain an army of 64000 men for twelve months. Admiral versus General…

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In Case of War. How Is England to Be Fed. London, Monday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 2

Mr W. H. Long, speaking at Newcastle, condemned as useles the proposal that public granaries should be established to guard against a famine in Great Britain in case of…

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An African Railway. From Cape Town to Cairo. Cecil Rhodes on the War Path. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 5

There can be no doubt of the persistency of the Hon. Cecil Rhodes, whose scheme for the establishment of a railway from Cape Town to Cairo was recently rejected by the…

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At War. Americans and Filipinos. Fighting on Saturday. Attack on Manilla. Many Killed and Wounded. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 2

The latest and most important intelligence received from the Philippines is to the effect that the long dreaded active hostilities between the insurgents and the American…

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A Sensational Shooting Case. Indians on the War Path. Character Involved. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 2

At the Narandera Police Court to-day an Indian hawker named Mahomet Ali was charged with shooting with intent to murder…

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Latest from the City. SYDNEY, Friday More War

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 2

Amerioa's New Pleasures Exciting hostilities have broken out in the Philippines, between the insurgents and…

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Death of War. J. Duke

The Temora Star · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

AGAIN we have to record the death of one of our residents. The above gentleman has been ailing for some time, mid has been suffering from asthma…

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Melbourne. Friday. Attempted Murder at Queenscliff—a Soldier's Quarrel

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

A tragic incident occurred at 2 o'clock this morning at Queenscliff Port. In No. 3 room Gunner Pollock, Gunner Briner and a number of other members of the Permanent…

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Victoria. a Strange Act. a Soldier Shoots a Messmate. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

A tragic incident occurred last night at the Queenseliff Forts. Two gunners of the Permanent Artillery forces, named respectively Polock and Briuer and a number of…

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A Soldier Shoots his Comrade

The Temora Star · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 2

A SENSATIONAL tragedy occurred at Queenscliff Forts, Melbourne, on Friday last. A number of soldiers in No. 3. Barrack-room had retired to bed,…

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Later Cables. the Soudan. Removal of Wounded Soldiers. the War Office Denounced. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 February 1899 · page 2

The Times this morning stolidly denounces the War oFfice for refusing to send a hospital ship to the Soudan, for the purpose of removing wounded soldiers to England…

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After Omdurman. the Charge of Killing This Wounded

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 6

MR. Bonnett Burleigh, war correspondent, of the "Daily Telegraph," who was present at the battle of Omdurman, replie. at length to the charges brought by Mr. E…

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Surgery in the Gr[?]eco Turkish War

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 2

Mr. F. C. Abbott, the distinguished young surgeon who was at the head of the "Daily Chronicle" hospitals in Greece during the war, contributes an…

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