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The wars & local soldiers, 1893

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Fighting in Morocco. a Holy War Against Spain. Heavy Spanish Reinforcements. a British Schooner Seized

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 October 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--Fourteen thousand Moors have proclaimed a holy war against Spain, and are menacing Melilla, a Spanish fortified town on the coast of…

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Holy War in Morocco. Melilla Menaced by Moors. Seizure of a British Schooner. LONDON, October 8

The Australian Star · Monday 9 October 1893 · page 5

A holy war has been proclaimed in Morocco by 14,000 Moors who are menacing the town of Melilla. The Spanish Government has despatched 20,000 troops to…

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The South African Trouble. the Matabeles Forcing a War. Lobengula Attacks the Imperial Forces. Authority Given for Repression

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 October 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night.--The outlook in South Africa, where King Lobengula, of the Matabeles, has begun a raid on Mashonaland, is becoming more serious…

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Special Edition Chance or Lottery. the Game of Monte Carlo. a Complicated Speculation. A Nice Point Decided at the Central-- The Ancestral Hall, The Marble and the Soldiers

The Australian Star · Monday 9 October 1893 · page 6

An interesting discussion upon what constitutes a game of chance "within the meaning of the statutes" took place at the Central Police Court to-day. The…

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The War in Brazil. the President Obdurate Intervention of Foreign Warships LONDON, October 8

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 October 1893 · page 6

Marshal Peixoto, the Brazilian President, refuses the suggestion of the foreign legations in Rio de Janeiro to compromise with the rebels. He states he is confident of…

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Melbourne Boxing News. Hatters Very Quiet. Not a Blow Struck, But Preparing for War. Tom Leos in Trouble. MELBOURNE

Referee · Wednesday 11 October 1893 · page 6

Peace in Melbourne and goodwill towards boxing men. This dear readers, is my text for this week as, pngilistically, not a solitary blow has been struck since my last. During…

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Legislative Assembly. the Ex-premier on the "War Path." Withdraws His Motion. Moves the Adjournment

Evening News · Thursday 12 October 1893 · page 5

When the Legislative Assembly met yesterday there was a large attendance of members, and a good deal of speculation was indulged in as to the outcome of the motion…

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Our Canadian Visitor. Hon. Mackenzie Bowell. Sketch of His Career. Journalist and Soldier--A Prominent Orangeman--Incidents of Interest In Canadian History

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 October 1893 · page 5

The subject of our illustration to-day, the Hon. Mackenzie Bowell, Canadian Minister for Trade and Commerce, who is now in Sydney charged with a mission by the…

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The South African Difficulty. Colonists Enrolling Against the Matabeles. British Soldiers Ordered to Fort Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 October 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--Telegrams from the Cape state that 800 British colonists are advancing to the relief of Fort Victoria, which has been threatened…

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The South Africa War. Action of Colonists. An Attack on the Matabeles. Reinforcements from the Cape--Instructions for Active Hostilities. LONDON, October 11

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 October 1893 · page 5

The British colonists in South Africa are actively preparing for the repulse of the Matabeles who are menacing Fort Victoria. Telegrams from the Cape report that a body…

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The Matabele War. London, October 12

The Australian Star · Friday 13 October 1893 · page 5

Mr. Cecil Rhodes, Premier of Cape Colony, has expressed the belief that the campaign against the Matabeles in South Africa will be concluded within a month…

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A "Milk" War. Producers and Consumers

Evening News · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 1

A droll "milk war" broke out come weeks ago in the Alsatian town of Rappoltswailer, on account of the cow owners demanding 20 pfennige (2½d) per quart for…

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A Sticking-up Case in the Carcoar District. Several Shots Fired. a Plucky Station Hand. One of the Robbers Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 9

ORANGE, Friday. -- On Tuesday night, at Eurowanbang station, a man named Wm. Mitchell, living on the station, hoard some persons outside his but. He called out to…

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Railway Collision. Eighteen Persons Killed, 60 Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 October 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night.--A disastrous railway collision has occurred near Jackson a station on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern line, Michigan,…

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The Railway Disaster the Michigan Collision. Exaggerated Reports. Eighteen Killed and Sixty Wounded--Failure of the Air Brake. LONDON, October 14

The Australian Star · Monday 16 October 1893 · page 5

Details to hand of the railway accident at Jackson, Michigan, show that the original report of 150 killed was exaggerated. The killed numbered 18 and the…

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South Africa War. an Explorer Interviewed. The Views of a Matabele Trader. Native Superstitions -- Strength of the Matabele Army--The Style of Fighting. LONDON, October 14

The Australian Star · Monday 16 October 1893 · page 5

Colonel Sir Frederick Carrington, who, it is said, will be placed in command of the troops to operate against the Matabsles, gives it as his experience that their king,…

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The Matabele War. Supplies for the British Forces. London, Oct. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 October 1893 · page 5

A telegram from Capetown states that the Hon. Cecil Rhodes, the Premier of Cape Colony, is hurriedly despatching supplies to the British forces operating…

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The War in Brazil. Foreign Intervention. The American Minister's Instructions. LONDON, October 14

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 October 1893 · page 6

It is considered by the United States Government that the foreign diplomats at Rio de Janeiro are meddling too much in the civil war. The authorities at…

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The Matabele War. London, Oct. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 October 1893 · page 5

Further advices from South Africa in regard to the Matabele outbreak state that 200 troops at Capetown are under orders to proceed to Macloutsie, the stronghold…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. the Matabelb War. No News From the Pront. Much Anxiety Felt. London, Oct. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 5

Latest advices from Capetown report that tho chief Khama, head of the Bamangwato tribo in Bechuanaland, who is assisting the British, has reached…

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