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

The wars & local soldiers, 1856

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Dispatches From the Crimea War Department, October 2

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 January 1856 · page 4

Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch, and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to his lordship by General Simpson:—…

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The War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 January 1856 · page 2

Regarding the Crimean campaign as we do, merely as the first act of a more tremendous drams than even the original French Revolution, we have to remark that that act is not yet played…

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The War in Asia

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 January 1856 · page 4

A communication from Trebizond, dated 8th October, elates that the Russians are supposed to be preparing to attack Kars again…

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Progress of the War. Capture of Kinburn

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 January 1856 · page 4

The three forts at Kinburn, at the mouth of the Dnieper, were captured on the 17th of October, and 1300 prisoners taken. The following telegraphic…

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Official Despatches From the Seat of War. Commercial Intelligence From London to October 28

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 January 1856 · page 1

By the arrival of the Wonga Wona at half-past 5 o'clock this morning, we have received Melbourne papers, containing further details of the important intelligence…

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The British Army and the Art of War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 February 1856 · page 2

One effect of the war in which the country is now engaged has been to shake public confidence in the military capacity off our generals. The attacks made on the late Lord Raglan must be…

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The War. Hamburgh, November 14th

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 February 1856 · page 1

[?]despatch from St. Peterburgh [?]ces that the Emperor left Niclo[?]eff 6[?] 7th November for the Crises, to command in person of the army of…

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Humoured Change in This Seat of War. Paris, Wednesday Evening

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 February 1856 · page 1

I have more than once had occasion to [?]ention that a sort of council of War, under the presidency of the emperor, is [?]equently held in the Tuilleries to…

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Latest Intelligence. the War in the Crimea. [?] at Sebastopol, November 10

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 February 1856 · page 1

General Codrington is appointed Com[?]-in-Chief, and succeeds General [?]son General Airey and General [?]rd return to England, and Colonel…

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Sir Robert Peel on the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 1

A few evenings since Sir Robert, Peel delivered a lecture at the Leamington Atheneum The subject was, "An evening with the poets, with recitals of…

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British Extracts. the War As It Affects Commerce and Finance

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 1

On Saturday we extracted from the Times City article same noteworthy observations on the recent rise in price of most articles of general consumption. One of…

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The War. Late Terrible Explosion. Patch From General Codring

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 March 1856 · page 1

Panmure has received a despatch enclosures, of which the following pies, addressed to his lordship by Sir. William Codrington, K.C.B…

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British Extracts Mr. Cobden on the Army & the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 March 1856 · page 1

Mr. Cobden has written a letter to the Leeds Mercury on the war. The following are the main points :—It appears that the number of British…

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The War in Asia

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 April 1856 · page 4

The "Post Ampt Gazette," in a letter from Vienna of the 2nd, says Hali, Pa[?] has arrived at Erzeroum, where troops are being collected by the Turkish…

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Progress of the War. Surrender of Kars

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 April 1856 · page 4

We regret to state that authentic intelligence has been received, which leaves no doubt as to the fate of Kars. Ismail Pacha (General Kamety), with another officer…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna Rst Veritas Et Prevalebtt." Saturday, April 12,1856. the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 April 1856 · page 2

It appears then after all that the English sails did not find their way down to the rocky bed of the Atlantic of Pacific Ocean, but that we are actually yet in…

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British Extracts Russia's View of the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 April 1856 · page 2

America is proud of originality citizens delight in novelty, have a nat[?] tendency to paradox, and find their excil menta in surprise. They have take…

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The Russians As Soldiers

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 April 1856 · page 4

TUESDAY, DEE. 4.—We have been all much amused this mail by the perusal of an article ex[?]ractoed from the New York Herald of the 25th of October, which appeared in the Times of the 17th…

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The Bathurst Free Press "Magna Est Vkritas Et Prevalkutt" Saturday, April 26, 1856. the War and the Threatened Peace

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 April 1856 · page 2

Our latest intelligence from England leaves us little room to congratulate ourselves no the prospects of the issue in which the chivalry of the Allies and…

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The Bathurst Free Press "Magna Est Veritas Et Pr[?]rvalrbit" Wednesday, May 28, 1856. War with America

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 May 1856 · page 2

No greater calamity could befal the human race than a war between England and America; and it is therefore with feelings of sincere sorrow that we learn…

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