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Southern Highlands · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1896

8 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Should There Be War?

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 2

THE war drums of the world are still sounding, but the chances are we shall not here the rattle of musketry, the booming of the cannons, or the fierce chorusing…

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St. Jude's Church. Welcome Home to the In[?]umbent

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 30 May 1896 · page 3

O[?] Tuesday evening last, at the invitation of the churchwardens of the above church, a large number of the parishioners assembled at the Association Hall to accord a welcome home to the Rev. G…

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In Matabeleland. Attack on Rebel, Strong Hold.—stirring News. Arthur Duprez Slightly Wounded

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 26 August 1896 · page 2

THE Henby Standard (London) of July 10th, [?]896, was received in Bowral last Thursday by Mr. W. Roylance from Mr. E. Bottley[?]an old Bowral friend now in…

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The Matabele War at at End. LONDON, Aug. 24

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 2

MR. CECIL, RHODES, accompanied by Captain Colenbrander and Mr. Sa[?]er, [?]armed and unprotected met six of the principal M[?] chie[?] including two brothers of the late King [?] and…

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Another War Scare

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 2

WITH the knowledge that war in Europe must greatly affect us in Australia, the startling development of affairs in Turkey is very naturally being keenly watched…

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War Works

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 2

WE are told by cable that the London Times is alarmed at the activity and lavishness of the Powers in the building of warships. The fact that France and…

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A Welcome Home

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 2

MR. and Mrs. John Holmes returned to Bowral on Thursday night, havingr journeyed from London in the P. and O. liner "Australia," They were met at the…

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Soldier Dogs

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 30 December 1896 · page 2

It is now about three years since the Germans began to train dogs for outpost service in time of war, the first experiments being made at Lubben in Prussia and Elsass…

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