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The wars & local soldiers, 1890

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The Wounded Constable Hadley. His Removal to Sydney Necessary. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1890 · page 5

Constable Hadley, who was shot in the head by the prisoner, Tommy Ryan, in Copmanhurst lockup, left for one of the Sydney hospitals this morning, at the request of the medical advisors, who believe an…

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Russia and Bulgaria. Arrears of the War Indemnity

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday .--Russia has made a formal demand to Bulgaria for payment of all arrears in connection with the indemnity due from the last Russo-Turkish war…

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The Russo-turkish War. Indemnity Demanded by Russia. LONDON, February 24

The Australian Star · Wednesday 26 February 1890 · page 5

Russia has made a formal demand to Bulgaria for payment of all arrears in connection with the indemnity due from the last Russo-Turkish war…

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A Soldier's Troubles

The Australian Star · Thursday 27 February 1890 · page 5

HERBERT BRENT, described on the chargesheet as a soldier, appeared at the Water Police Court this morning on a charge of stealing a quantity of Mounted…

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News by Cable Social Distinction. Soldiers Excluded From a Theatre. Lord Randolph Churchill's Inquiry. LONDON February 28

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 4

In reply to Lord Randolph Churchill, who asked in the House of Commons last night whether the Government was aware that private soldiers and potty officers had been…

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Soldiers and the Theatres. an Intolerable Social Disability

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--In the House of Commons last night Lord Randolph Churchill asked whether the Government were aware that private soldiers and petty officers had…

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Holland in the Event of War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 5

Belgium (writes the Amsterdam correspondent of the Times) was roused to the alert by ex-Major Girard (whose pamphlet was extensively noticed by the English press); for Holland the alarm has just been…

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The Land War. Tenants' Defence Association

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 5

On Wednesday, January 23, the Convention for the county Maye met at Castlebar. The clergy of the county were present in very large numbers. The members of the Irish party who…

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Boulanger's Money. Where He Raises the Sinews of War

The Australian Star · Tuesday 11 March 1890 · page 6

"WHENCE comes the money ?" is a question which was repeated ad nauseam last year when General Boulanger was carrying on his campaign against the existing regime,…

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Australian. Victoria. Death of an Old Soldier

The Australian Star · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The death is announced of Samuel Bellamy Holman, of Hobart, formerly of the First Royal Fusiliers, aged 77. He was with the…

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By Yarra's Banks. Our Melbourne Message. A Protectionist Governor. The War on Bunny--A Relic of Convictism--An Unrehearsed Scene The New Bijou--Insanltary Sand

The Australian Star · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 6

LORD HOPETOUN does not know bow to make a speech, and the effort to listen to him is painful though respectful. You feel discouraged and tired when he uses his…

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6 o'clock Edition. Our Special Cable Service. the War in Dahomey. Severe Battle. Victory of the French Troops. 1000 Dahomeyans Slain. LONDON, March 12

The Australian Star · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 6

News from West Africa has been received to the effect that the Dahomeyans have been met in full force by the French, and that a fierce engagement took place,…

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Our Special Cable Service. the War in Dahomey. Severe Battle. Victory of the French Troops. 1000 Dahomeyans Slain. LONDON, March 12

The Australian Star · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 5

News from West Africa has been received to the effect that the Dahomeyans have been met in full force by the French, and that a fierce engagement took place,…

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A Stirring Scene of the Land War. a Demonstration of Sympathy with an Evicted Tenant

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 5

The removal of the hut from the Market Yard, Drogheda, for the shelter of the Morgan family, Dowth, lately evicted by Mr. Bredon (says the Drogheda INDHPENDENT), was marked…

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The Labor War

Evening News · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 4

As if to furnish, material for the consideration, and possibly for the bewilderment, of the Berlin Labor Conference, Europe, and particularly Great Britain, seems to have…

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The War Estimates. Increased Subsidies to Volunteers. Defeat of the Government

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--The Hon, Edward Stanhope, Secretary of State for the War Department, yesterday afternoon introduced into the House of Commons the military and…

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Russia and Bulgaria. the War Indemnity Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 March 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--It is understood that Russia has refused to accept the proffered payment of the indemnity due by Bulgaria in connection with the last…

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The Fortunk of War. a Story of the Days Before the Indian Mutiny

Illustrated Sydney News · Thursday 20 March 1890 · page 25

FOU years the political atmosphere of India had been surcharged with electricity. Ominous mutterings foretold the strorm which was to…

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The Fortune of War. a Story of the Days Before the Indian Mutiny

Illustrated Sydney News · Thursday 20 March 1890 · page 27

FOR years the political atmosphere of India had been surcharged with electricity. Ominous mutterings foretold the storm which was to…

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Caucus Politics. the Nationalist Club and the General Election. a "Confidential" Circular. the Rich Men to Be Rallied Against the Working Classes. Funds to Be Raised for a "Machine." the Squatters to Be Scared. Cartoonery and Buffoonery to Be Enlisted. Press Articles to Order

Evening News · Thursday 20 March 1890 · page 3

A Copy of the following extraordinary "confidential" circular, from which we omit only the name of the gentleman who has drawn up the propositions contained in it, has come into our…

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