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The wars & local soldiers, 1894

1,476 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 74

The War of Railway Rates. a Letter From the N.s.w. Commissioners. the Victorian Merchandise Charges

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 July 1894 · page 3

On June 19 the New South Wales Railway Commissioners wrote to the Victorian commissioners in answer to their communication of the 15th of that month. The…

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The Railway War. The Porder Traffic. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Friday 6 July 1894 · page 6

With reference to the statement of the New South Wales Railway Commissioners with reference to the border rates, Mr. Sider says there is no truth in the…

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The War of Railway Rates. the Queensland Border Tax

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 July 1894 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday. -- It is understood that Mr. Eddy, the Chief Commissioner for Railways in New South Wales, intended visiting Brisbane to-day, but was prevented…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. the Railway Strike in America. Soldiers with Gatlings in the Streets of Chicago. Troops Ordered to Sacramento. London, July 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1894 · page 5

Detachments of soldiers, with Gatling and Hotchkiss guns, are stationed in the streets of Chicago to coerce the railway employees who have struck work…

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Italy and Brazil. Grievances of Italians at Rio De Janeiro. Two Italian Men-of-war Ordered to Brazil. London, July 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1894 · page 5

Signor Crispi, the Italian Premier, has given orders for the despatch of two menof-war to Brazil, for the purpose of securing redress for the grievances of…

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Cable Messages. China'and Japan. War Imminent

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 11

LONDON, June 27.—China having declined to agree to the proposal of the Japanese Government for joint intervention in the affairs of Corea, where a revolt has taken…

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General News. the War or Railway Rates

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 4

A telegram from Melbourne was published in our issue yesterday stating that the Victorian railways authorities emphatically denied making any alteration in the…

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The Rosehill-Dural Line. Important Arbitration Case.THE War of Valuations

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 4

The first of a number, probably, of important arbitration cases arising out of valuations—in connection with the construction of Simpson’s Rosehill-Dural railway line and the land…

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News by the English Mail. Notes From Various Sources. the Very Latest Engine of War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 12

The new inventions which M. Turpin. the discoverer of melinite, is reported to have sold to Germany, are stated by the Dix-Neucieme Si[?]ele to consist of a mitrailleuse and a shell. The former, which…

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News by Cable. The Strike in America. Fighting the Mob. Incendiarism at Chicago. Threatened Civil War

Evening News · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 4

London, July 6.—The United States Government has instituted a prosecution of the leaders of the railway strike, charging them with criminal…

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Foreign. an Irish Soldier's Sad End

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 7

A military correspondent writing under date of Poona April 24 sends the Dublin FREEMAN, May 26, the following:— "Private O'Hara, of the 1st Battalion Leinster…

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Threatened Civil War in Yankeeland. LONDON, Friday Night

Truth · Sunday 8 July 1894 · page 5

Thirty-two railways have been laid idle in the United States. The Government has instituted a prosecution of 30 strike leaders on charges of criminal conspiracy. At…

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China and Japan. the Threatened War

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 July 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night--Owing to the danger of an outbreak of war between Japan and China, over the Corean difficulty, the Chinese Consuls in…

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Holy War for Compensation ! To the Editor

Evening News · Monday 9 July 1894 · page 6

Sir,—One of the singular things today is the attitude a few of the many representatives of labor take in favoring compensation. They pose as democrats, yet on this point…

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South African War General Joubert's Campaign. Dynamiting the Enemy. London, July 9

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 July 1894 · page 5

The campaign of the Transvaal Government against the troublesome natives has resulted in a battle at the stronghold of the Malabochs. The…

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The Late Coal Strike in America. a Reign of Terror. Encounters with the Militia Many Killed and Wounded a Manager Abducted and Held Prisoner

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 July 1894 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Monday.--Mail advices to hand by the R.M.S. Orizaba, dated New York, June 6, show that the coal famine was daily growing more intense. consequent…

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Our Special Cables the Railway Strike. a Train Wrecked by a Bomb. a General Strike Advocated. Strikers Arming And. Drilling. Ammunition Issued to the Soldiery

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 July 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.--A mass meeting of trades delegates, representing 100,000 workers, was held in Chicago to-day, when a resolution was…

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The War of Railway Rates. New South Wales Canvassers in Riverina. Protest by the Victorian Commissioners. They Will Not Retaliate

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 July 1894 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--In reference to a letter in to-day's "Age," stating that the New South Wales Railway Department had sent out canvassers to tout for the…

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The Corean Difficulty. War Imminent. China and Japan Preparing. Twelve British Vessels Chartered [?] Japan. London, July 12

The Australian Star · Friday 13 July 1894 · page 4

The prospects of a war between China and Japan in connection with the Corean difficulty are daily increasing, and each nation is actively preparing for…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. Railway Strike in America. the Strike Collapsing. a Train Derailed at Sacramento. Three Soldiers Killed. the General Labour Strike a Fiasco. London, July 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1894 · page 5

Matters in connection with the strike of railway employees are becoming quieter at Sacramento, in the State of California. Two fruitless attempts have been made…

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