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The wars & local soldiers, 1892

8 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

A Female Soldier. Romantic Story of Love and War

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 4

THE stories of romance are not always the product of imagination (says a New York contemporary). There is a truthful story of a young woman, who, to be near the…

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Mittagong Tug of War and Athletic Sports

The Scrutineer · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 2

A tug of war contest, of £15, combined with athletic sports, was held on the Athletic Club grounds on Saturday last. The weather was very unfavorable, rain falling during the grater part of…

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To the Salvation Army Soldiers

The Scrutineer · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 4

O Soldiers of that "Army" bravo, Who testify God's power to save, And did the sinner "come:" Who fearlessly the Gospel preach…

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Tugof War at Mittagong

The Scrutineer · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 3

A meeting, at which some twenty-five gentlemen were present, was held in the Canterbury Hall, Mittagong, on Saturday evening last, 18th inst: Mr. I. Moses, who…

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Tug-of-War at Mittagong

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Tuesday 19 July 1892 · page 2

The subscription to defray the expenses of challenging the Champion Swedish team of Sydney to a tug-of-war contest with a crack team in Mittagong was readily responded to…

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The Two-headed Snake. a Hideous, Venomous Reptile. An Old Soldier Quails Before the Frightful Thing

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 July 1892 · page 1

I'VE seen a good many bad-looking snakes and other reptiles in my time, but the moccasin snake that Captain Heil of our place killed last summer made the…

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Fifty Lashes. a Maori War Incident. in Four Chapters. Chapter I.

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Friday 18 November 1892 · page 2

A full summer moon overhead, casting bars of soft sheen athwart the trees in the public Domain, Auckland, New Zealand…

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Fifty Lashes. a Maori War Incident. in Pour Chapters. Chapter Iii.—(continued.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 2

In our last number Bob Cable had decided that there was something wrong going on, and that he would see Mayor Bartoff…

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