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The wars & local soldiers, 1890

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Trades and Labor Council. The Seamen and Wharf Laborers. War Between the Unions. Mr. Schey's Eight-hour Bill

The Australian Star · Friday 16 May 1890 · page 3

A meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held last night at the Trades Hall, when Mr. P. J. Brennan (president) occupied the chair…

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The Nun of Kenmare. Secret Societies in America Drilling for War with England

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 17 May 1890 · page 10

Miss M. Cusack was a fervent ritualist, who honestly went over to Rome, and became its best known nun, and brought it much money. Alter some years experience of the…

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Shocking Tragedy in Melbourne. a Religious Maniac. a Man Murdered and Another Wounded

Evening News · Monday 19 May 1890 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A shocking tragedy was committed in Flinders-street at 2 o'clock oil Sunday morning. A young man named Joseph M'Grath came to Melbourne about ten days ago,…

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Russian War Preparations

Evening News · Tuesday 20 May 1890 · page 4

LONDON, May 19.—It is officially announced that France has agreed to supply Russia with a million rifles and a complement of smokeless powder by October…

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Shocking Tragedy in Melbourne. a Religious Maniac. a Man Murdered and Another Wounded

Evening News · Tuesday 20 May 1890 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A shocking tragedy was committed in Flinders-street at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning. A young man named Joseph M'Grath came to Melbourne about ten days ago,…

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Preparing for War. London, May 19

The Australian Star · Tuesday 20 May 1890 · page 4

One million of the new type of French rifle have been ordered by the Russian Government, which are to be delivered in October next…

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Russia and Turkey. the Unpaid War Indemnity

Evening News · Tuesday 20 May 1890 · page 5

CONSTANTINOPLE, May 18.—M. Melidoff, the Russian Ambassador to the Porte, has addressed a strongly-worded note to the Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs,…

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Russia and Turkey. the Demand for the War Indemnity

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 May 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The Porte has not yet answered the demand made by Russia for the immediate payment of the indemnity agreed upon in connection the with…

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On the Training Track at Randwick. Paris Puts Down Soldier's Wind. Gresford Has Gone Off. Gaytime Beats Victor Hugo. Paddy Fails to Please the Touts. Barraba Beats The Queen and Honeydew. Hilda Shows Symptoms of Soreness. Magnus Beats Goldmaster. Mantilla Improving

The Australian Star · Tuesday 20 May 1890 · page 6

The weather this morning was fine, though decidedly cool until the sun shone out, aud as a consequence, with the Queen's Birthday meeting so near at hand, the…

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Burge Talks War. (To the Editor of the Referee.)

Referee · Wednesday 21 May 1890 · page 6

Sir,—I see a statement in the STAR that the committee of the Sydney Amateur Gymnastic Club are thinking of claiming the light-weight championship for George Dawson, in order to…

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The War Spirit of Germany. the Emperor's Deity. His Children Worship It. Taught in the Nursery. (See illustration on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 26

Every day the telegraphic cable brings us news of the menace to the peace of Europe from many causes, chief among which seems to be the worship of the war spirit…

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The European Situation. the Next War. of Long Duration. the Bulgarian Conspiracy. Russian Intrigues. Germany Bounces. Russia Irritated. Russia and Turkey. France and Russia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 11

LONDON, May 14.—Speaking in the German Reichstag, Count Von Moltke predicted that the next war in which Germany was engaged would be of long…

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Sir Charles Dilke on Organisation for War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 May 1890 · page 7

Sir Charles Dilke contributes to the April number of the United Service Magazine a noteworthy article, entitled "Our War Organisation of the Future," in which he enlarges upon the necessity of a General Staff…

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Newfoundland Fisheries. Hostilities Feared. British Men-of-war Ordered Up

Evening News · Monday 26 May 1890 · page 4

LONDON, May 25.—The whole of the fishing population of Newfoundland are arming, owing to their dissatisfaction to the proposed settlement of the fisheries…

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The Newfoundland Fisheries. Open Hostilities Feared. British Men-of-war Ordered to the Coast. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, May 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 May 1890 · page 5

The whole of the fishing population of Newfoundland are arming, and an outbreak of open hostilities between the Newfoundland and French fishing vessels…

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The Newfoundland Fisheries. British Fishermen Coerced by a French Man-of-war. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, May 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 5

A French man-of-war ordered some British fishermen at St. George'a Bay, Newfoundland, to remove their nets, and landed a body of marines to enforce…

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4 o'clock Edition. the Sussex-street Riot. Savage Attack on the Police. A Soldier and a Civilian also Assaulted

The Australian Star · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 6

We yesterday published some facts in connection with a most serious and sanguinary riot which made night hideous and dangerous in the neighborhood of Liverpool and Sussex…

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Her Wounded Feelings

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 6

A SPARE but determined housekeeper, named Mary Osborne, brought her husband Richard to the Control Police Court to-day on a charge of desertion. The defendant…

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The Matabele Soldiers' Dance. (By a Times Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 4

The "Big Dance" of the Matabale army held annually at BuluwayE[?], has been described as the sight of South Africa by those few travellers who have penetrated into those hitherto almost unknown parts…

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Lectures. the Australian Soldier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 5

At the Civil Service Institute last night Captain M'Cutchoon delivered a lecture on "The Australian Soldier." Major-General Richardson presided, and there was a fair attendance of members of the institute…

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