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The wars & local soldiers, 1894

1,476 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 74

War in Honduras. Insurgents Repulsed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Monday, 1 p.m.--News has been received of fighting between the Government and rebel troops in the republic of Honduras, Central America…

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News by Cable. Civil War in Honduras. Insurgents Repulsed

Evening News · Tuesday 13 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 12.—News has been received of fighting between the Government and rebel troops in the republic of Honduras, Central America…

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News by Cable. The Civil War in Brazil. More Fighting. Admiral De Gama Wounded

Evening News · Wednesday 14 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 18.—The Brazilian insurgents, under the command of Admiral de Gama, made a fierce attack upon Armacao, but the insurgents were repulsed by the…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. the War in Brazil. Fieroe Fighting. the Insurgent Commander Wounded. London, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1894 · page 5

News from Brazil in reference to the progress of the civil war in that country states that the insurgents, under the command of Admiral de Gama, made a fierce…

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Italy Preparing for War. Large Purchase of Rifles

Evening News · Wednesday 14 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 13.—The Italian war authorities are purchasing a million and a half of rifles…

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Bomb Outrage. Another in Paris. in a Crowded Cafe. a Workman Killed. Man [?]ons Wounded-- Pursuit of the [?]al-- A Gendarme Killed -- The Culprit Sabred and Captured. London, February 13

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 February 1894 · page 6

Another startling bomb outrage is reported from Paris. The scene of this second assault on society in general was a cafe at the…

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The War in Brazil. Admiral De Gama Reported to Be Dying. London, Feb. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 5

It is reported from Rio de Janeiro that Admiral de Gama, the insurgent leader, who was seriously wounded in the attack upon Armacao, is dying of his wounds…

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The Manufacture of Cordite. Action Against the British War Office

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night. --Mr. Nobel, the inventor of the smokeless explosive, known as cordite, instituted a prosecution against the War Office for an…

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The Manufacture of Cordite. Action Against the War. Office. Olalm for Alleged Infringement of a Patent. London, Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 5

The inventor of the explosive known as "cordite" brought an action against the War Office for an alleged infringement of his patent…

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Star's Special Cables Upsetting a Patent. Manufacture of Cordite. Claims for Compensation. An Explosive Adopted by the War Department. Action to Invalidate a Foreign Patent--Judgment for the Government. London, February 14

The Australian Star · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 6

The case affecting the patents of the smokeless explosive known as cordite has just been concluded. Cordite is it high explosive, and has been adopted…

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Civil War in Honduras. Insurgents Repulsed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 12

LONDON, February 12.—News has been received of fighting between tbe Government and rebel troops in the republic of Honduras, Central America…

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The Civil War in Brazil. Rio to be Blockaded. London, Feb. 6

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 326

Admiral di Gama, the Brazilian insurgent leader, has notified his intention to blockade Rio de Janeiro in order to secure the right of the insurgent forces to…

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News by Cable. Terrible Explosion on a Man-of-war. Forty-six Killed

Evening News · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 16.—A terrible accident occurred to-day in the harbor at Kiel, Germany. A steam pipe on the German cruiser Brandenburg burst, causing much…

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Jewish Soldiers in London

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 24

A London contemporary says that on Sunday, December 10, what is believed to have been the first muster of Jewish volunteers of the metropolis ever held for united divine service was made…

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News by Cable. The Civil War in Brazil. Insurgent Defeat

Evening News · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 17.—President Peixoto's troops have defeated the insurgents at Bassoffondo, killing 400 of their number…

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The War in Brazil. an Insurgent Defeat. London, Feb. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 5

President Peixoto's troops have defeated the insurgents at Bassoffondo, killing 400 of their number. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)…

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The War in Brazil. London. Feb, 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 5

The Niotheroy, a cruiser equipped in New York for President Peixoto's fleet, has arrived at Rio de Janeiro. FEB. 21…

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The War in Brazil. Foreign Residents Compelled to Join the Army. London, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 5

President Peixoto is compelling foreigners resident in Rio de Janeiro to perform military service in the ranks of the Loyalist army…

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The Next European War

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 6

During the just departed Xmas season five hundred millions of people said with their lips, "Peace on earth and goodwill toward men," even while the brains of the leaders of nearly all the…

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The New American War Ship Olympia

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 387

The cruiser Olympia, built at the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, has recently been completed, and iu her trial trips has proved herself one of the noblest and fastest ships in the United…

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