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The wars & local soldiers, 1899

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The Recent Spanish War. Inquiry Demanded. London, Sunday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 2

Marshall Campos and other Spanish Generals demand a Parliamentary inquiry into the conduct of the late war between Spain and America…

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War of Independence

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 2

The Filipino insurgents have issued a violent proclamation in which the declare that the women will, if necessary, participate in the war of independence…

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Cable News. the Philippines. Further Fighting at Manila. Two Thousand Killed and Wounded. 3,000 Bouses Destroyed. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 2

Reports from the Philippines state that there has been farther serious fighting at Manila. Indiscriminate shooting is said to have taken place between the insurgents and…

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War and Sex

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 2

The influence of war upon the sex of new born infants is a subject that is engaging the attention of anthropological scientists in the United States of…

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Vote for Twelve War-ships

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 2

Before the close of the session Congress voted 1,000,000 dollars for the purpose of investigating the various routes for a ship canal across the Isthmus of Panama. The…

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Federation and War. Miss Scott Speaks Out

The Worker · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 4

In the course of Wednesday night's lecture, Miss Rose Scott said :— It is considered that no question in Europe is more rife with serious and…

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American-spanish War. Official-statement. of This Losses Sustained. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 2

The United States War Department has issued an official statement of the casualties in the recent war with Spain. The report sets out that America lost…

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Heroes of War and Peace

The Worker · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 3

Aye, that is a story that takes one's breath, How the men rowed out in the face of death— Rowed as calmly as fishermen may Who haul their nets at the break of day…

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Our Soldiers and the Camp

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 2

Preparations are already being made for the Easter Encampment at Rookwood, and the getting there of the country corps. As on former occasions, the "G" Wagga…

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The War at Manilla. Latest News From the Scene. Guebilla Fighting in the Islands. Iloilo Destroyed by Fire. Americans Punishing the Rebels

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 March 1899 · page 4

The China Steam Navigation Company's steamer Chingtu arrived in Sydney on Sunday from Manila, and other Eastern ports. The lates files by the steamer gives news of…

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The Value of War

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 6

Mr. H. F. Wyatt takes high ground in his paper on "War as the Supreme Test of National Value," in the February "Ninteenth Century." This is a very…

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The Doings of the World. Cables From Everywhere. London, Sunday war in the philippines

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 2

The United States army made a general advance against the Filipinos from Manila on Saturday, and in the face of stubborn resistance carried the…

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Taken in War

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 5

THE Colonel came home upon leave—the only leuve spent up…

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War Ends Every Century

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 8

It is a curious fact, however little real significance it may have, that regularly, since and including the close of the eleventh century, each…

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Cablegrams, the Fillipino War London

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 2

After eva[?]nating Molabon the Filipinos set fire to the town and then fled in a state of panic. Another battle wan fought near…

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Our Soldiers and the Camp

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 2

This afternoon the "G" (Wagga) Company will entrain for conveyance to the Military Service Camp at Rookwood. As in former years, the men, who will…

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War in Samoa. Fight in a Plantation. British and American Sailors Attacked. Driven Back to the Beach Three Officers and 12 Men Killed. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 3

The latest news from Samoa, dated April 1st, conveys intelligence of a more startling character than any previously received. Up to that date, although…

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An Old Soldier's Letter. Treats of War and Character. a Reference"to ' PIWEE.'

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 19 April 1899 · page 2

DRAR Ma Doman,--Your 'Piwee,' begins takingly and cheerily, and I look forward with pleasure for the continuations. I was in Auckland (NZ.) in 1869. when I…

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A Soldier's End. Blows His Brains Out. Sydney, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 5

An inquest touching the death of Alfred Ernest Daunt, ex Sergeant of the 1st Australian Horse, who shot himself yesterday, was held by the City Coroner to-day. A…

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Latest from the City. Sydney, Tuesday. Peace or War?

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 26 April 1899 · page 2

Grave apprehension prevails in the Continental capitals with regard to the forthcoming Peace Conference, It is feared…

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