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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1854

25 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Arrival of the Steamer Australian. News to October 15th Declaration of War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 January 1854 · page 2

The steamer Australian from London,. October 15, with the English mails arrived ut Mulbourne on tho 1st instant. By the Hellespont last evening we have the nine days later…

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British Extracts.. England or Russia Be the Greatest Loser by a War ? to the People of England

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 January 1854 · page 3

[?]ellow countrymen, — A contemporary journal has put forward on the eastern question species of contradiction, observes, in the [?] of the most belligerent logic, that" A war…

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European News. Commencement of War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 January 1854 · page 1

THE P.and O.Company's large screw steamer, Madras, commanded by Captain Parfitt, formerly of the Shangai, anchored soon after six o'clock yesterday evening…

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British Extracts. Russian and Turkish Soldiers on the Danube

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 March 1854 · page 4

At this moment, again standing face to face, and, to general appearances, on the eve of measuring their adverse forces, it cannot be otherwise than interesting to…

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War. War. Russians Against Turks. or Landlords Against Tenants

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 March 1854 · page 2

COMMENCEMENT of Hostilities, and Southern Question—the Retreat of Woundell Tenants.—Great Loss of 1000 Pounds by the Reduction in price (5000)…

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Great Britain Going to War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 April 1854 · page 2

Unless the omens are mistaken, the year 1654 is to the commencement of a great European war in which British must take a leading part. Four - fifths of the effective…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna Est Veritas Et Pr. Evalrbit." Saturday, April 8, 1854. European War — Colonial Defences

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 April 1854 · page 2

Now that the great nations of Europe are girding their loins for a bloody struggle, which may or may not be protracted, but in which, from our connection with Great…

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The War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 April 1854 · page 3

The "Times" January contains the following:— "Russian advices have reached Paris from St Petersburg of January 12, which describe the…

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Arrival of the Crcesus and City of Sydney. News to January 22. Progress of the War Another Battle

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 April 1854 · page 1

The Australian Steam Navigation Company's fine new steam-ship, City Sydney, arrived in port at daylight this morning, after all excellent passage…

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British Extracts. the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 June 1854 · page 2

At length, it appears, England and France have put forth an ultimatum it their own, and while we write, couriers me hurrying with it to St. Petersburg…

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British Extracts. Preparations for War. the Army

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 June 1854 · page 3

All thE assistant surgeons of the cavalry regients at home are to immediately placed under orders for foreign service, for the purpose of employed in the East with the…

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Original Poetry. the Soldier's Grave

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 June 1854 · page 1

Peace to the warrior dead! They have hurried him high on the mountain top, And the traveller will rein up his stead and stop. To case at his lofty bed…

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European News to the 4th. of April. Declaration of War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 July 1854 · page 2

The Queen of the South, after a voyage of 78 days' duration, arrived at Melbourne in Wednesday last, bringing intelligence from England to the 4th of April. Her…

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Miscellany. the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 July 1854 · page 4

The Russian advance in the Dabrudscha must be regarded either as conducted with another intention then the apparent one, 'or as indicating a very indifferent estimate…

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The Bathurst Free Press "Magna Rat Veritas Rt Pravaebit." Saturday, July 29, 1854. the Objects of the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 July 1854 · page 2

THE three most powerful nations of Europe are price more fairly launched into the terrible business of human destraction, and the forty years pence, with its tremendous…

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The Bathurst Free Press "Magna Est Verttas at Prevalebtt." Saturday, August 5, 1854. the War Its Widows and Orphans and Our Duty to Them

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 August 1854 · page 2

No subject ever yet broached to the world for discussion, has commanded entire [?] of opinio, and we can therefore experience little surprise that there are…

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District Intelligence. Orange. the War with Russia

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 September 1854 · page 3

A public meeting was heM on Wednesday List ut tho licensed house of Mr.Wynne, at Orange, to take into consideration the propriety of joining in tho movement now being made…

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The Bathurst Free Press "Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit." Saturday, September 16, 1854. the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 September 1854 · page 2

CONSIDERING the length of time which has elapsed since the declaration of war by England and France against Russia and the presence of the allied fleets in the…

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Select Poetry. WAR!

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 September 1854 · page 2

Thrice thirteen year's have passed away since England sheathed the sword. And battle scarred, war wasted gave God thanks for peace restored…

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The French People and the French Press on the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 November 1854 · page 3

It is not surprising that the public should now before that the war, interval of being nearly at an end, is yet only in the commencement; for the Ministerial Journey, the Constitutional, has to-day (wednes lay) a very…

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