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The wars & local soldiers, 1894

1,476 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 74

The Matabele War. the Tati Incident. Captain Francis Interviewed. Lobenigula's Peace Envoys -- Made Prisoners and Shot -- The Captain's Orders -- " Shoot Every Male Nigger You Come Across" -- Hardships of the Soldiers

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 8

Captain Lloyd Francis is a tall, somewhat spare man, whose physical characteristics stamp him as the very beau ideal of a guerilla fighter. He has been all through…

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Our Special Cables France Aud German. a War Declared to Be Inevitable

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--M. St. Hilaire, the French writer and politician, declares that war between France and Germany is inevitable, and that each flay brings…

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War in Samoa. Apia Threatened. White Residents in Danger. Beheading Prisoners -- A Sanguinary Struggle. AUCKLAND

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 5

News has come to hand of the outbreak of civil war in Samoa, and the perpetration of atrocities by the combatants on both sides. The cause of the trouble is…

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The Civil War in Brazil. Arrest of British Bluejackets. Summary Execution of Prisoners Ordered. London, March 22

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 638

Advices received from Rio de Janeiro state that President Peixoto has tendered an apology to Great Britain for having ordered the arrest of British bluejackets…

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Civil War in Samoa. Renewal of Hostilities. the Outlook Critical. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 9

News has reached here by the R.M.S. Alameda, which arrived from San Francisco to-day, of another outbreak of civil war in Samoa. Writing on 2nd March, tho correspondent at Apia of the…

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Riots in Vienna. Serious Disturbance by Strikers. Demand for Eight Hours and Increased Pay. The Troops Ordered Out. The Company's Buildings Occupied by Soldiers. London, March 30

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 5

The men employed, at a gasworks at Vienna have gone on strike in order to secure the adoption of the eight hours' system of work, and to enforce…

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Civil War ia Samoa—A State of Alarm. AUCKLAND

Truth · Sunday 1 April 1894 · page 5

News has been received from Apia my another outbreak of civil war in Samoa[?]ry Young Tamasese is said to have stirred up hostilities against Mclictoa, and that MAtsafa,…

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News by Cable. Matabeleland. the Last of the Indunas. the War Completely Over

Evening News · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 4

LONDON, March 31. News from South Africa states that the Matabele rising has now been entirely quelled. Gambo, the last induna. or chief, who continued to hold…

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The War in Brazil

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 4

LONDON, April 2.—President Peixoto's troops have occupied Istarare, on the frontier of the province of Sao Paulo…

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The Matabele War. Allegations Against the Troops. Reported Shooting' of Wounded Prisoners. Questions in the Commons-The British-South Africa Co. and Mr. Labouchere

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

With reference to the allegations contained in the report of the interview with Captain Francis, which we published recently, the following is of…

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A Russian Man-o'-War

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Russian man-o'-war Lareisser arrived today from the Cape. She goes on to join the Pacific Squadron. On arrival she fired a salute of 21 guns, which was responded…

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The Civil War in Brazil. London, April 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

President Peixoto's troops have occupied Starrare, on the frontier of the province of Sao Paulo…

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Peruvian Politics. Death of the President.civil War Anticipated

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 4

LONDON, April 2.—General Remigio Morales Bermudez, President of Peru, is dead. He commenced his four years' term in August, 1890, and would consequently have retired…

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The Lithgow Deviation. a Departmental Tug of War. a Fourth Scheme

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 2

The Public Works Committee, which met again yesterday to consider "the proposed deviation to avoid the Lithgow Zigzag," were presented with yet another scheme of…

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A Russian Man o' War

Evening News · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday . The Russian man o' war Lareisser arrived today from the Cape. She goes on to join the Pacific Squadron. On arrival she fired a salute of 21 gnus, which was responded…

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The Samoan War. Opening of Hostilities. Government Men Fired Upon Wounded Men Decapitated--Attack on the Rebel Position--Defeat of the Government Forces--Food Trees Destroyed--Prospects of a Prolonged Struggle--Shocking Treatment of Women--Atrocities by Government Troops. Extraordinary Brutality

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 5

Samoan files to hand this morning by the American mail boat give additional particulars of the outbreak of civil war in Samoa, as briefly reported from New Zealand a few…

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The War in Samoa. Further Particulars. Insult to the Union Jack. A Great Fight --The Killed and Wounded

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 8

Further details of the trouble in Samoa are to hand :-- An English flag, which had been flying over the premises of Messrs, Frings and…

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Tug-or-war

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 8

It will be seen by our advertising columns that a tug-of-war will take place at Brown's Athletic Hall, Hargravestreet, Paddington, between two teams from different parts…

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The Civil War in Samoa the Causes of the Outbreak. "Criminal Absurdities" of Government

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 3

SAMOA, March 22. -- As I have stated before in your columns, it will require a considerable effusion of Samoan blood, and perhaps also a little white, before the public wakes…

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War in Samoa. Return to Barbaric Customs. Head-cutting and Mutilation of Captives. Anticipated Attack on the White Population. the Outlook Serious. (From Our Correspondent.) Apia, March 22. Causes of the War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 5

The transitory condition of affairs in Samoa has once more been exemplified. When the last mail left here, although matters were very unsettled, there was a reasonable prospect of peace being…

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