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The wars & local soldiers, 1898

2,281 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 115

The Final War. a Story of the Great Betrayal. Special Rights of Serial Publication Secured by the "Sunday Times" From the Publishers, George Bell and Son, London). Chapter X.—An Ally and a Proclamation

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 February 1898 · page 5

WELL-ORGANISED and simultaneous at-tack was now being made upon the rich…

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Dogs in War

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 7

A correspondent to an exchange refers in the following paragraph to the modern dog of war, now being so freely used by continental armies for…

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The War on the Indian Frontier

Evening News · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 11

THE 15th of December saw the end of the first phase of the…

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Original Novel. THE Daughters of Eye; A Tale of the Maori War Chapter V.—(continued.)

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 3

Florrie sprang quickly from him, exclaiming as she did so, 'Mr. Ward, you really must not talk like this to me!' 'Mr. Ward,' echoed Charley with all the…

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News from Abroad. (By Cable From Lqndon.) Terrible Disaster. a Man-of-war Blown Up. Great Loss of Life

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 13

A terrific explosion occurred on February 15 on board the United States armored cruiser Maine, lying in the harbor at Havannah, Cuba. Two hundred and fifty-five of the crew were killed, and…

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Another View of the Cuban War. Spain, a Good Mother. an Article Which Will Surprise Australians. the Horrors of the Negro

The Catholic Press · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 8

The awful character of the atrocities which mark the Black Rising in Cuba, decorated with the title of a Patriotic War by Irish fools and American intriguers, has…

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German and French War Preparations

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 February 1898 · page 8

THE Emperor of Germany has informed his military attaches that the German army can be almost fully supplied with Krupp's new artillery, capable of throwing twelve shells a…

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The Final War. a Story of the Great Betrayal Chapter XI-The Capture of Havre (Continued)

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 February 1898 · page 5

E ROSNY'S frame of mind was not of an enviable cast as be raced back to Havre. He…

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America Unprepared for War. Best Ships Defective. Deficiency of Munitions

Evening News · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 6

LONDON, February 27, 3 p.m.-The latest reports from Washington state that the United States is unprepared for war; the coast defences are insufficient; the best ships of the navy are…

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"Jingo" Newspapers. Inciting to War. Wild Stories Princed in Red

Evening News · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 6

LONDON, February 27, 3 p.m.-Several of the New York newspapers are inciting the Government to declare war against Spain, and are printing in red ink wild, sensational stories to the…

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Greece and Turkey. the War Indemnity Loan Arranged. London, Feb. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 5

A Greek loan of £6,600,000 for the purpose of paying off the war indomnity to Turkey has been arranged. Great Britain, France, and Russia will guarantee…

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British Army Reform. Government Proposals Explained. Improvement in the Soldiers' Condition

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday--In the House of Commons last night Mr. William St. John F. Brodrick, Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office, explained the Government…

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War Practice

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 3

The new cruiser Mohawk, and the cruising gunboat Goldfinch left Sydney yesterday for Jervis Bay, for shot and shell practice…

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The United States War Scare

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 4

How far genuine popular sentiment against Spain has been aroused in the United States by the destruction of the war vessel Maine at Havana, it is impossible to…

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America Unprepared for War. London, Feb. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 5

According to the latest reports from Washington, the United States Government is unprepared for war; the coast defences are insufficient, the…

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War! United States and Spain. the Maine Disaster Causes Trouble

Evening News · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 2

For the past few days the cablegrams have kept the public fully alive to the extreme probability of a war taking place between Spain and the United States, owing to the recent…

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Inciting to War. Wild Stories Printed in Red. London, Feb. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 5

Several of the New York newspapers are inciting the Government to declare war against Spain, and are printing in red ink wild sensational stories to the…

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Inciting to War. Sensational Stories in American Journals. Printed in Red Ink

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Night.--Several of the New York newspapers are making extraordinary efforts to incite the Government to declare war against Spain…

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"War to the Knife." a Municipal Breeze

Evening News · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 3

At a meeting of the Newtown Council on September 17, 1895, a select committee, consisting of Aldermen Smith. Salmon, Rigg, and Morgan, was appointed to consider and report upon the best means…

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News by the Mail. Ignatius Donnelly Again. Bacon Wrote " Don Quixote." the German Emperor and Britain. No War During the Queen's Life. Polar Exploration. the Tatton-sykes Scandal

Evening News · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 3

ALBANY (W.A.), Thursday.-The following items are from the latest London files by the P. and O. steamer India: Mr. Ignatius Donnelly, of Baconian theory fame…

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