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The wars & local soldiers, 1893

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Second Edition. the Civil War in Brazil. a Foreign Minister Forcibly Detained. London, Dec. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 December 1893 · page 5

Advices from Brazil state that President Peixoto has forcibly detained the Portuguese Minister at Rio de Janeiro…

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The Next European War. War to the Death, No Mercy

Evening News · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 4

The Berlin correspondent of the New York-Herald writes : The Kaiser, I hear, following a report of Count York von Wartenburg, Military Attache at St. Petersburg, has just…

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Mashonaland. the Matabele War. Lobengula Again Defeated

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 11

LONDON, December 22.—Major Forbes, in command of a detachment of the Chartered Company's forces, concerning whose safety some fears had been entertained, is all…

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The South African War. London, Dec. 22

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 1362

Advices from South Africa state that word has reached Capetown to the effect that Major Forbes, in command of a detachment of the Chartered Company's…

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The War in South Africa. a Corkman in Mata[?]eland

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 5

Among those engaged in the compaign against the Metabole is a Corkman, Mr. Martin H. Nolan, who left for South Africa is January, 1890. Yesterday (says the Cark HERALD, Nov…

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The Civil War in Brazil. a Foreign Minister Forcibly Detained. London, Dec. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 9

Advices from Brazil state that President Peixoto has forcibly detained the Portuguese Minister at Rio de Janeiro…

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Scotland. a Thrilling Tug Of-war. How the Dublin Police Won the Day. Ireland Beats England and Scotland

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 7

We have heard how the Dublin men beat Govan and Glasgow. Here are the details of the big struggles in Glasgow given by a "man on the spot."…

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An Old Soldier

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 2

MAJOR-GENERAL TULLOCH, of the Victorian forces is emphatically an old soldier; he chooses his point of attack so well. We, of…

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Cable Messages. Miscellaneous. Influenza. the Harness Case. the Ownership of Love Letters. Employers' Liability. Lady Jersey and Samoa. Death of Mr. F. Tooth. Russian Soldiers Poisoned

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 11

LONDON, December 20.The deaths from influenza in London during the past week numbered 164. LONDON, December 21.—At the hearing of…

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The War in South Africa. Doubts As to the Safety of Captain Wilson's Force. Views of Mr. Rhodes and Sir Henry Loch

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday. -- Mr. Cecil J. Rhodes, Premier of Cape Colony, expresses the fear Unit Captain Wilson's force of 40 men, who crossed the Shangani…

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