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The wars & local soldiers, 1895

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The Situation in Europe. "War at Any Moment."

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 15

LONDON, July 1.—Much surprise has been caused in Berlin by a remark made by General Zurlinden (an Alsatian), the French Minister of War,…

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News by the Mail. a Fearful Death. A Sensational Wedding. Attacked by Brigands. A Soldier Shot. A Horrible Spectacle. A Peculiar Suicide

Evening News · Wednesday 10 July 1895 · page 5

ALBANY (W.A.), Wednesday.-The English newspapers by the R.M.S. Lusitania, which arrived yesterday from London, contain particulars of the suicide of…

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News by the Mail. [Some of the Following Items Appeared in Our Late Editions of Yesterday.] a Fearful Death. a Sensational Wedding. Attacked by Brigands, a Soldier Shot. a Horrible Spectacle. a Peculiar Suicide

Evening News · Thursday 11 July 1895 · page 5

ALBANY (W.A.), Wednesday.-The English newspapers by the R.M.S. Lusitania, which arrived yesterday from London, contain particulars of the suicide of a…

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War Probable at Samoa

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 4

Our Samoan correspondent, writing under date Apia. Juno 25, says:--"It is the general opinion here that war will reopen in a few weeks, and the arrival of…

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Military and Defence. an Important War Game

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 11

Accompanying yesterday's general order was a scheme which the Major-General Commanding desired to be worked out by heads of departments and commanding…

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Telegraphic. Special Cables. The Chinese War Indemnity. LONDON, July 4

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 66

A Chinese 6 per cent. loan of £1,000,000 has been subscribed in London six times over. Telegrams from Pekin state that the…

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News by Cable. Trouble in Crete. Turkish Soldiers Killed toy Peasants

Evening News · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 4

LONDON, July 12.—A. serious conflict has taken place in the Island of Crete between Albanian gendarmes and a body of peasants. The…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's Special Correspondents. Revolt in Crete. Turkish Soldiers Killed by Peasants. London, July 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 9

A serious conflict has taken place in the Island of Crete between Albanian gendarmes and a body of peasants. The peasants killed an officer of the gendarmes…

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Till This Wordy War Is Over. An Election Lay

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 July 1895 · page 5

From the North and South, and Centre, from the East and from the West, They are buzzing out like locusts on a pasture hunting quest…

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Federal Defence. a War Game Problem

Evening News · Monday 15 July 1895 · page 3

The following strategical scheme for instructional purposes has been issued from military headquarters: 1. The Major-General commanding…

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News by Cable. Cyclone in New Jersey. Houses Wrecked. Forty-four Killed and Wounded

Evening News · Monday 15 July 1895 · page 5

LONDON, July 15.-A destructive cyclone has passed over the State fo New Jersey (U.S.) One hundred and tea houses were…

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Star's Special Cables Stambouloff Dying Attacked by Conspirators. Terribly Wounded. Both Hands Amputated. London, July 16

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 July 1895 · page 6

M. Stambouloff, ex-Premier of Bulgaria, who was attacked in the streets of Sofia by four conspirators armed with revolvers and knives, is…

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Sketcher. Killed and Wounded

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 10

It is remarkable that the mere modern battens in Europe in which great[?] of men have been engaged battles in which were used rifled oamon and small…

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Federal Defence. a War Game Problem

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 11

The following strategical scheme for instructional purposes has been issued from military headquarters: 1.The Major-General commanding…

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Cost of War. European Armaments. An Interview With General Turr

Evening News · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 11

HE well-known Hungarian promoter of the Corinth Canal, General…

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On the Ridge of War. (Dedicated to the electors of New South Wales, and particularly to the workers of Sydney.)

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 11

Can we fashion forth a ballad, to speed the cause today ? Can we sing a song of battle, can we shape a martial lay ?…

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The Iusurrection in Cuba. Marshal Campos Wounded

Evening News · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 4

LONDON, July 23.-Marshal Martinez Campos, the Spanish Commander- in-Chief in Cuba, was wounded in the recent fight with the…

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The Dahomey War. General Dodds in Sydney. A Distinguished French Officer. Experiences in Dahomey--Barbarity of the Natives--Fighting the Amazons-- Subjection of the King

The Australian Star · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 5

General Dodds, whose name in connection with French operations m Dahomey was, a year or two ago, prominently before the world, was in Sydney a few days ago on his…

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News by Cable. The War Indemnity. The Commercial Treaty. China and Japan

Evening News · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 6

LONDON, July 25.-Japan, has requested China to pay the amount of the war indemnity to her credit in London. This is regarded as indicating the intention…

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The Umbrella in War

Evening News · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 1

"As to the most curious thing I saw in connection with the Chino-Japanese war," said a British military officer, recently returned from the…

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