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The wars & local soldiers, 1896

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The Matabele Revolt. Defeat of the Rebels. 250 Killed and Wounded

Evening News · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 4

LONDON,, April 9.—Further news from Buluwayo states that in the attack on the Matabele rebels by the volunteer force under the command of the Hon. Maurice…

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Special Cables. From the Heralds London Correspondents. the Soudan War. Retreat of the Dervishes. the Wounded Abandoned. Evacuation of Kassala Discredited. London, April 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 9

News from the Soudan reports that the dervishes who retired to Tucruf after their defeat by the Italians at Kassala have withdrawn to Osobri. They abandoned…

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Cora Stores fop War-time

Evening News · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 2

TRONG as our war fleet is, it is very far from being strong enough to successfully…

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Indian Native War. Nepaul to Invade Thibet. Redressing Ancient Wrongs

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Night.--Preparations are being made in Nepaul, a native kingdom in India, for a military invasion of Thibet, an adjoining State,…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. the Matabele Revolt. Defeat of the Rebels. 250 Killed and Wounded. London, April 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 9

Further news from Buluwayo states that in the attack on the Matabele rebels by the volunteer force under the command of the Hon. Maunrice Giffered…

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News by Cable. An Matt Native War. Nepaul and Thibet. Invasion of Thibet

Evening News · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 4

LONDON, April 9.—The Maharaj Adiraj of Nepaul, an independent kingdom in the Himalayas, lying between British India on the south, Sikhim on the east, and Thibet…

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News by Cable. The War in the Soudan. Retreat of the Dervishes. The Evacuation of Kassala. Fighting Near Suakim

Evening News · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 4

LONDON, April 10.—News from the Soudan reports that the Dervishes who retired to Tuckruf after their defeat by the Italians it Kassala nave withdrawn to Osobri. In…

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Our Soldiers at Bathurst. How They Spent Their Time

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 11

H. Company 3rd regiment paraded on Thursday night, the 4th Instant, at the Orderly Room in full marching order. Major Ferris was present, the whole of the entertaining…

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Expedition to the Upper Nile. War in the Soudan. The Dervishes Concentrating Their Forces. Ten Thousand in the Vicinity of Dongola. LONDON, April 1

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 752

The Sultan of Turkey has resisted the pressure of France and Russia to hinder the British Expedition to the Soudan. Three French ironclads at Toulon have…

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Reuter's War News

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 April 1896 · page 5

A DESPATCH from London, dated March 8, says :- " At the County of London Sheriff's Court on Friday, before Mr. UnderSheriff Burchell…

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A Point of Honor. Baron Schrader Badly Wounded. LONDON, Friday Night

Truth · Sunday 12 April 1896 · page 5

[?]n from Berlin states that a [?]fought between Herr Kaize [?]sadger, in which the latter [?]unded. The duel was…

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At Man-o'-war Stairs. Bluejackets Ashore

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 April 1896 · page 2

HE present squadron of British warships in Farm Cove is…

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A Gasoline Freak. a Man-o-War's Launch Destroyed

Truth · Sunday 12 April 1896 · page 5

AN extraordinary occurrence took place alongside the Austrian training ship Albatross, on Friday afternoon. The warship was lying at anchor in Neutral Bay,…

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The Transvaal War Germ. Commandant Cronje V. Captain Sir John Willoughby. the Boers Mean Mischief. Four Thousand Australian Lives in Jeopardy

Truth · Sunday 12 April 1896 · page 4

THE recent upset in the Transvaal is interesting the world, bat more especially the English-speaking race. The Rand—the champion Tommy Tiddler's ground of the…

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A German Duel. Baron Schrader Badly Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 April 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night.--A duel has been fought between Herr Katze and Baron Sehrader, two members of the German Reichstag, over the recent…

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A Duel in Germany Baron Sehrader Wounded. London, April 10

The Australian Star · Monday 13 April 1896 · page 6

A telegram from Benin reports that a duel has been fought between Herr Katze and Baron Sehrader, in which the latter was seriously wounded,…

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The Abyssinian War. Italians at Kassala. London, April 10

The Australian Star · Monday 13 April 1896 · page 6

It has been officially announced by the Italian authorities that the garrison at Kassala, which has successfully driven off the dervishes, will remain…

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The War in the Soudan. Skirmishes Near Suakim

Evening News · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 6

LONDON, April 13.—The friendly natives have had frequent skirmishes with the Dervishes in the vicinity of Suakim, and have been victorious on each occasion…

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Special Edition. Late Cables. The War in the Soudan. English Cavalry Ordered From Aldershot. the Vote From the Egyptian Reserve. the Legal Proceedings

Evening News · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 5

LONDON, April 13.—The 9th (the Queen's Royal) Lancers has been ordered to the Soudan. The regiment is now stationed at Aldershot…

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Reuter's War News

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 6

At the County of London Sheriff's Court on Friday, March 6, before Mr. Under Sheriff Burchell and a jury, the adjourned case of Reuter's Telegram Company, Limited, v. the New York…

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