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

The wars & local soldiers, 1855

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War in the Crimea. Progress of the Siege

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 January 1855 · page 2

Two Despatches from Marseilles announce that on tho 7th the siege batteries at Sebastopol were finished, and that the bombardment was to begin on the 9th.The engineers thought that…

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A Soldier's Description of the Battle of the Alma

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 February 1855 · page 2

The following letter is from a corporal of the 4th foot to his wile :- Camp outside Sebastopol, Crimea, Black Sea, Oct. 2, 1854…

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English News [Continued From our Supplement."] Progress of the War. Official Despatch From General Lord Raglan. War Department

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 February 1855 · page 4

His Grace the Duke of Newcastle has this day received a despatch, of which the following is a copy, addressed to his grace by Field-marshal, the Lord Raglan, G.C.B…

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Arrival of the Baines, with Mails to December 9. Progress of the War. Terrific Storm in the Black Sea, and great Destruction of Life among the FRENCH and English Shipping

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 February 1855 · page 1

By the arrival of the splendid new chipper James Dairies, after a passage . of 44 days, we have received the European mails, via Melbourne to the 9th of…

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Mems of the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 March 1855 · page 3

GENERAL ORDER.—After the fight of Inker[?], or as it has been aptly called, "The Rattle of the Giants," the following general order was issued by the…

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The War. Manifesto of the Czar

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 March 1855 · page 1

An extraordinary supplement of the Journal de St. Petersboug of the 16th (18th) December brings us the following document :—…

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Latest From the Seat of War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 April 1855 · page 2

The Ginges, which arrived at Toulon on Tuesday, the 2nd, January, left Constantinople on the 25th December. At the last dates from the Crimes eighteen. Turkish battalions had…

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British Extracts. War Incidents

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 April 1855 · page 1

An officer of the 77th Regiment, who commanded one of the outlying pickets on the memorable 5th of November, describes his adventures after he and his…

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The War. English Camp, Heights of Sebastopol

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 April 1855 · page 4

DECEMBER 18. — According to the latest programme the whole town is to be shelled incessantly for 48 hours, after which a grand assault is to be attempted in two…

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Three Days Later. Progress of the War. Resignation. Lord John Russell

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 May 1855 · page 1

By the Wonga Wonga (a) we have Melbourne papers to the 24th instant, from which we extract the following particulars…

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Official Despatch From Field-marshal Raglan. War Department, March 2

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 May 1855 · page 3

Lord Panmure on Thursday received a [?]speatch) and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to the hike of Newcastle Lord Raglan…

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Inquiry Into the Conduct of the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 June 1855 · page 2

A brisk canvass is in progress, among the members of the House of Commons, with a view to induce them to allow the inquiry, into the conduct of the war to drop. The agents of the…

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Three Days' Later From England. Adhesion of the New Czar to the War Policy

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 June 1855 · page 4

BY the Hellespont, which came in this morning, we have received three days' later intelligence from England. The most important item is the adhesion…

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The War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 June 1855 · page 1

Intelligence from Constantinople; Via Trieste, states that General Pelissier had advanced, against the heights occupied by the Russians to the rear Of Balaklava,…

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The Sick and Wounded at Scutari. -Scutari, March 8

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 June 1855 · page 2

The Sanitary Commissioners, Dr. Gavin, Dr. Sutherland, and Mr. Rawlinson, arrived here on Tuesday, after a quick passage from Marseilles. They are about…

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The War. Berlin, Wednesday, March 21

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 June 1855 · page 1

Advices from St. Petersburg of this day's date state, that the following despatch had been received from General Osten-Sacken:…

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The War in the Crimea Malta, 13th April 18

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 July 1855 · page 2

Our letters from the camp before Seba[?] extend to the 3rd instant, up to which [?] succession of skirmishes had taken place [?] direction of Fort Malakoff, but unfortu[?]…

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The Position of the Armies and Prospects of the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 July 1855 · page 1

It will he seen from official accounts, both from the Allied and Russian armies, that a desperate engagement took place before Sevastopol on the night of the…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna Est Veritas Et Praevalebit." Saturday, July 7, 1855. the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 July 1855 · page 2

EVERY successive mail from England only tends to confirm the conviction which must gradually have been, gathering strength from the recital of previous mails…

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The War. Latest Intelligence. [Wecopy the following from the Times and Daily News April 4, and the Northern Daily Times, April 5.] VIENNA. Tuesday evening, April 3

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 July 1855 · page 2

A kind of panic prevails here, as it is believed the Conferences have been broken off. They are only suspended until Monday or Tuesday next…

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