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The wars & local soldiers, 1891

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Spanish War Preparations

Evening News · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 6

London, September 9.-A great sensation has been caused in Madrid by the announcement that the Spanish Government intends forming a new army corps. The…

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Discontent in Samoa. Imprisonment of Chiefs a Native War Feared

Evening News · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Friday.-From advices just received form Samoa by the Alameda it appears that the situation there between Malietoa and Mataafa remains strained. Mataafa is at Malie…

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The Situation in Samoa. a Native War Feared. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 6

News from Somoa states that the situation between Malictoa nnd Mataafa is strained. Mataafa is at Malie, and claims authority. Malictoa appears to be disinclined to crush by…

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Balloons and War

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 574

"Up in a balloon " must now cease to be the expression of puzzled helplessness. The picture of a French Commander-in-Chief away up in a balloon, not " sailing round the moon," but…

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Civil War in Hayti

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 14

A cablegram, dated September 6, stated affairs in the Republic of Hayti were in a very unsettlod condition. Insurgent forces, under General Legitime, were preparing to attack General…

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Patrick Egan and the War in Chili

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 16

MR. Patrick Egan, formerly of the Irish Land League, Dublin, and now the United States con[?] inChili, expresses anxiety that the Chilian congress should inquire into his actions during…

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The Chilian War. Terrible Excesses by the Mob. London, Sept. 2

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 577

The mob at Coronal is said to have committed the most shocking outrages upon the residents. German warships are now lying in that port, and extending…

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The Fighting in Chili. Horrors of Civil War. Riot and Bloodshed. Cremation Op the Dead. (See illustrations on page 30.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 30

Recent cablegrams from London tell of some startling developments of the civil war in Chili. After the taking of Valparaiso, reported in our last issue, President Balmaceda attempted to…

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Sudden Death of a Soldier

Evening News · Monday 14 September 1891 · page 6

A member of the Hunter's Hill company of the 1st Regiment V.I named Jas. Waller died suddenly in the Sydney Hospital Saturday, a few minutes after being admitted to the institution. Waller…

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Is It War?

Evening News · Tuesday 15 September 1891 · page 4

ON Saturday last we remarked that the European situation was getting more serious than it had ever been before, and that it was time to endeavor to digest and set…

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The War Cloud. Turkey, Russia and England. a British Occupation. Effect on the Bourses. LONDON, September 14

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 September 1891 · page 5

Sir William White, the British Ambassador at the Porte, has had a cordial interview with the Sultan of Turkey with reference to recent events. The…

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The War Cloud. The Seizure of Mitylene. Landing of English Troops. Sigri Fortified by the British. The Port Surrounded With Torpedoes. The Dardanelles Question--England and Italy Parleying--Preparing for War--The Situation Alarming. LONDON, September 15

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 September 1891 · page 5

The action of Great Britain in seizing the island of Mitylene, a Turkish possession in the Grecian Archipelago, has caused a great sensation throughout the…

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French Soldiers. London, September 15

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 September 1891 · page 5

Sir Charles Dilke has given expression to his belief that the French soldier is the finest war material in Europe…

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Sir Charles Dilke on French Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 September 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--Sir Charles Dilke has expressed the opinion that the French soldier is the finest war material in Europe…

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News by Cable. War's Alarms. Britain Verses Russia. a Great Stroke by the Mediterranean Fleet. an Island Occupied and Fortified. Great Sensation

Evening News · Wednesday 16 September 1891 · page 4

LONDON, September 15.-The Greek Consuls at Mitylene and Smyrna announce that last Friday 13 ships landed troops and guns at Sigri, hoisted the…

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Second Edition. the Situation in Europe. Italian War Preparations

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 September 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday, 2.30 p.m.--It is announced that the Italian Government has issued a sudden order for arming the ships of the naval reserve…

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The War Scare. the Mitylene Hoax. Italy on the Warpath LONDON, September 16

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 September 1891 · page 4

It has now transpired that the British vessels at Mitylene, in the Grecian Archipelago, conducted manceuvres at Sigri, and that financiers made use of this fact to create…

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Russia and Turkey. the War Indemnity. London, Sept. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 September 1891 · page 5

In return for the concessions made by Turkey in regard to the passage of the Dardanelles, the Czar of Russia has abandoned a large portion of the arrears…

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The Labor War. Strikes of Dockers. London, September 17

The Australian Star · Friday 18 September 1891 · page 5

The dock laborers at Havre, in Prance, have gone out on strike on a demand for increased pay. The dock laborers employed at the docks…

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A Soldier Sentenced. Stealing a Watch. PARRAMATTA

The Australian Star · Friday 18 September 1891 · page 6

James Crossley, a member of the Permanent Artillery force, who was arrested on Wednesday evening at Paddington Barracks, was charged to-day with stealing a…

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