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

The wars & local soldiers, 1855

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War Items From Russia

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 September 1855 · page 1

A correspondent of the Times writes from Cronstadt on the 11th June, that he believes till ideas of attacking Sweaborg or Cronstadt are abandonoed…

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French Soldiers in the East

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 September 1855 · page 4

"Extracts from the fourth letter of Pere de Datnas, Chaplain of the army in the. In my last letter I described to you the…

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ARRIVaL of the Champion of the Seas, with Mails of July 5. Important War Intelligence. Reported Entrance Into Sebastppol

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 October 1855 · page 2

By the arrival of the Steamship City of Sydney, this evening, we are placed in possession of intelligence from England to July 5, brought to Melbourne by the mail packet…

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The War in Asia

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 October 1855 · page 4

Kara advices of June 16 state that the demonstration in that town by the Russians had been repulsed, and that the assailants withdrew to Agoia Kalash…

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State of the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 October 1855 · page 1

Tho public mind has had time to recover not only from the irritation naturally felt at tho tidings of a check where a triumph had been expected, but from the far more justifiable…

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The Siege or Sebastopol. War Department, July 6

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 October 1855 · page 1

Lord Panmare presents his compliments to the Editor of the Times, and has great pleasure in transmitting the enclosed intelligence, which has readied him from General Simpson:—…

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British Extracts. Prince Albert on the Conduct of the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 October 1855 · page 4

At the Annual dinner oF the Trinity Corporation, on Saturday evening last, at the Trinity House, his Highness Prince Albert proposed the health of her…

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Sir Charles Napier on the Government and the War. To the Editor of the Morning Advertiser

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 October 1855 · page 4

Sir,—You ask why your squadron, in the Baltic which did nothing to signify last year, is likely to do nothing this ? The Question is easily answered viz :-…

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The War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 October 1855 · page 2

The Times, to-day, takes a more encouraging view of aspects of the war. It says-We have gained upon Russia in her own territories, and in front of her strongest fortress. We have now…

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Progress of the War. the British Camp and Works

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 October 1855 · page 1

July 7.-No. change has occurred in the general disposition of the troops, nor [?] incident of peculiar [?] in the siege one-rations taken place since the last mail. The…

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Survey of the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 November 1855 · page 2

Although but little news had arrived from the seat of war up to last night, what little there it shows that in spite of great o[?]stacks the allies…

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War Items

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

SANG FROID.—Every one goes to his duty as merry as a lark, caring as little for Russor his balls as they do for the football they kick for sport…

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The War in the Crin

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

The Thador arrived at Marseilles August with accounts from Constan[?] 26th July. Mehemet Bey, the [?] Ambassador, arrived by her with [?]…

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English News. From the Home News. London, August 10. the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 November 1855 · page 4

The worts of the besiegers go forward in spite of all opposition. A fortnight ago—that is, on the 27th ultimo—the advanced trench of the French had reached to within…

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British Extracts the Effect of the War on the Internal State of Russia

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 November 1855 · page 1

Satied with battles and sieges, and finding nothing [?] remarkable in [?] which the war affects our own resources, we naturally become the more anxious to lift the…

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The Bathurst Free Press "Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit." Saturday, November 10, 1855. the War

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

THE last news by the Wonga Wonga tells us little that is new. We have the old story that the siege works are favourably progressing, and numberless reports…

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The War. Destruction of Sweaborg

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 November 1855 · page 2

After long waiting, a blow has been struck in the Gulf of Finland which will reverberate from St. Petersburg to Moscow. The second naval fortress in…

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The War in the Crimea. Before Sebastopol, August 4, 1855

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 November 1855 · page 2

The "Woronzoff-road, passing through our camps, reaches the brow of the hills overlooking Sebastopol at a place called by our own soldiers the picket house, and…

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The War. the White Sea

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 December 1855 · page 2

The Moniteur publishes the following report, addressed by Captain Guilbert, commanding the French frigate Cleopatia in the White Sea, and dated June…

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British Extracts. Survey of the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 December 1855 · page 4

News of the most stirring character has arrived this week from the theatre of war, both in the Baltic and the Crimea; and has raised expectation to the highest pitch…

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