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The wars & local soldiers, 1889

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A Salvation Soldier's Fight

Referee · Wednesday 30 October 1889 · page 6

A curious phase of the Salvation Army w[?] is reported from Charters Towers, Queens land. On September 5 an open air service was in progress at Day Dawn Crossing, about…

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A Notorious Criminal. Shoots Three Men. One Dead, One Dying. the Other Seriously Wounded

Evening News · Thursday 31 October 1889 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Joe Flick, a notorious half-caste, who recently escaped from Normanton Lock-up, was tracked by Constable Wavell to Lawn Hill Station, where the constable and two…

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The Wreck of an English Man-of-war

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 October 1889 · page 8

Our cable messages of teh 21st ultime from Lond[?] cluded the report of the loss of H. M.S. Lily, also loss of life Some further particulars are now to hand. A despatch from New York dated Septembr 20 says that a despatch from St…

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The Land War

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 November 1889 · page 6

The following extracts are from the Dublin papers to Sept. 21:— MORE EVICTIONS ON THE CURRAS ESTATE. A Kanturk correspondent writes :— Mr. Patrick…

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A Sad Result of the Land War

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 2 November 1889 · page 3

In all the speeches and conflicts of the Irish Agitators, there has been no allusion to, and no sympathy with the sufferings of the families of those who have been…

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A Shooting Case in King Street. a Shopkeeper Seriously Wounded. the Assailant in Custody

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 November 1889 · page 4

About noon yesterday King-street was thrown into a state of excitement by the attempted murder of Mr. J. H. Bartlett, a well-known mercer, by a man named Arthur…

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Shooting in King-street. The Character of Andrew. Condition of the Wounded Man. The Accused Before the Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 November 1889 · page 6

While there is no material change in Mr. Bartlett's condition this morning, still he shows slight signs of improvement. His rest during last night was not…

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The Land War. More Evictions

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 November 1889 · page 7

The Irish papers to September 28 have the following:— A Killarney correspondent writes that several seizures have been made on the estate of Mr. H…

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Story of a Wounded Finger

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 November 1889 · page 6

CUMBERLAND Island comes to the fore with a pretty little romance, which emphasises the fact that girls who want good husbands should study physiology, says the…

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A Soldier Sentenced to Death

The Australian Star · Friday 15 November 1889 · page 6

ONE of the reserve men serving in the 62nd Regiment, quartered at Lorient (France), has just been condemned to death by a court martial, sitting at Nantes, for an…

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The Land War

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 November 1889 · page 6

The Dublin papers to October 5 give the following particulars:— A Letterkenny correspondent writes that accommodation for eighty riflemen and two superior…

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Revolution in Brazil. a Republic Proclaimed. Deposition of the Emperor. The Army Upholds the Republic-- A Minister Wounded--The Imperial Family Safe. LONDON, November 16

The Australian Star · Monday 18 November 1889 · page 6

An insurrection has taken place in Brazil, and a Republic has been proclaimed, in opposition to the rule of the present Emperor, Don Pedro II. The…

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Soldiers Who Swim

The Australian Star · Monday 18 November 1889 · page 6

THE ability to swim is now practically made an essential in the British army. Orders have recently been issued that no soldier shall be allowed to enter a boat or…

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A Welcome Home

Evening News · Wednesday 20 November 1889 · page 6

WALLERAWANG, Monday.—An enthusiastic welcome was given on Saturday afternoon at Wallerawang to Mr. James N. Barton, on the occasion of his return from England,…

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Men-of-war Waiting for Guns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 November 1889 · page 8

Several lists have lately been published purporting to give the names of British worships intended for service abroad but laid up for want of their heavy guns. The Exchange Telegraph Company, probably noticing that many names…

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Latest Cables. Sensational Shooting Case. Another Judge Shot At. His Honor Dangerously Wounded. The Would-be Assassin Captured-- The Result of an Adverse Decision. LONDON, November 20

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 November 1889 · page 5

A sensational shooting affair is reported from Nottingham. It appears that yesterday a German, who carries on business as a dentist in Nottingham, was concerned in…

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"P. P. C." a Story by "Egeria." Chapter I. Bob the Soldier

Evening News · Friday 22 November 1889 · page 7

The rain, which had been threatening all day, began with the setting of the sun—a steady downpour, which, in no time, filled the ruts and gullies, and turned the road into an amateur…

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The Czar and War. Continued Russian Preparations

Evening News · Saturday 23 November 1889 · page 4

LONDON, November 22.—The Czar, ad­dressing the representatives of the Russian army at St. Petersburg, on Wednesday, prayed that Russia might be spared from…

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Review. a German Man-of-war Is the South Seas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 November 1889 · page 9

Works of travel of a purely descriptive nature are rather at a disoount newsdays. Unless a book contains something of a thrilling personal character—an account, say, of the hair-breadth…

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The European Outlook. Russia Still Arming. The Czar Prays God to Avert War. LONDON, November 22

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 November 1889 · page 5

The work of thorougly arming the Russian troops and defending all points along the Russian frontier is steadily proceeding. Speaking yesterday at the…

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