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The wars & local soldiers, 1882

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Egyptian Secretary for War

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1882 · page 2

LONDON, January 5.—Araby Bey, one of the Egyptian nationalist leaders, has been appointed Under Secretary for War, in the Ministry of the Khedive of…

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Man-of-war Regatta

Evening News · Saturday 7 January 1882 · page 5

It is anticipated that a man-of-war regatta will take place between crew of the various men-of-war on Tuesday afternoon next. Admiral Aslambee off and other officers have offered prizes for competition both in pulling and…

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The Coming War

Sydney Punch · Saturday 14 January 1882 · page 3

Wag: ' Ah, I see there's one more nation about to be forced into a sanguinary war!' Pacific old gent: ' Good gracious! you don't say so! What nation!'…

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Egyptian Secretary for War

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1882 · page 7

LONDON, January 5.—Araby Bey, one of the Egyptian nationalist leaders, has been appointed Under Secretary for War, in the Ministry of the Khedive of…

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The Fruit of War

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 14 January 1882 · page 8

At Durham; 1346, there fell 15,000 ; at Halidon-hill and Agincourt, 20,000 each ; at Bautzen and Lepanto, 25,000 each ; at Austerlitz, Jena, and Lutzen, 30,000each ; at…

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The War in Chill

Evening News · Friday 20 January 1882 · page 2

VALPARAISO, January 18.—Peace has been signed between Bolivia and Chili, under which the former state cedes to Chili the coast of Brittynge…

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The War in Chili

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 16

VALPARAISO, January 18.—Peace has been signed between Bolivia and Chili, under which the former state cedes to Chili the coast of Brittynge with Peru…

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The War Against the Lady Land Leaguers

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 6

The police outrages (says the Nation of Dec. 3) continue to grow in number and heinousness. Scarcely a day passes which does not witness the gravest inroads made by…

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The Russian War Vessels at Hobart

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1882 · page 4

Two of the three expected visitors to our port,says the Hobart Mercury, the Russian war vessels Afrika, Westnik, anchored in the harboar on Tuesday afternoon after a pleasant run from…

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Cable Messages. the Turkish War Indemnity

Evening News · Friday 27 January 1882 · page 2

LONDON, January 25, 6.40 p.m.—The pressing demands and attitude of Russia has drawn from Turkey a guarantee that annual instalments of ten million francs will…

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The Russian War Indemnity. London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1882 · page 5

Turkey has guaranteed an annual instalment of 10,000,000 francs towards the Russian war indemnity…

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The Auld War Times in Scotland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 23

A CORRESPONDENT sends us extracts from a work by Andrew Scott, day labouror, and church officer and bedral at the village of Bowden. We give the leading poem entire, as it possesses both merit and…

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The Russian War Indemnity. London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 160

Turkey has guaranteed an annual instalment of 10,000,000 francs towards the Russian war indemnity…

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Religious War

Evening News · Friday 3 February 1882 · page 2

IF religious friendships are stronger and sweeter than those of the merely worldly, it is unhappily the fact that religious differences even on minor and unessential matters…

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"War."

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 18 February 1882 · page 5

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To-day's Cables. The Threatened War! LONDON, February 21

Evening News · Wednesday 22 February 1882 · page 4

Germany and Austria demand of Russia Skobeloff's dismissal or his retirement. Otherwise they will declare war…

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Threatened War in Europe. LONDON, February 20, 6.25 p.m

Evening News · Wednesday 22 February 1882 · page 4

General Skobeloff lias arrived in London. There is increasing excitement throughout Europe at the inflammatory diatribes the hero of Plevna has been delivering against…

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Late European Cablegrams. Turkey Preparing for War

Evening News · Saturday 25 February 1882 · page 4

LONDON, February 23.—Turkey is also making preparations for war, and is indcavouring to improve the armament of her forces. A contract has been entered into…

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Threatened War in Europe. [By Cable.] the Pan-slavic Agitation. London, February 18

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1882 · page 10

General Skobeloff, who recently expressed sympathy with the Slay insurrection, has addressed a number of Servian students in Paris. He stated that Russia was in danger,…

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War Threatened. Excitement in Europe. London, February 27

Evening News · Tuesday 28 February 1882 · page 2

There is increasing excitement throughout Europe at the Strained, relations subsisting between Germany and Russia, and it is now feared that war is inevitabley…

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