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

The wars & local soldiers, 1856

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

Despatches From the Crimea. War Department, March 13

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 June 1856 · page 3

Lord Panmure has this day received two despatches and in an enslosure, of which the following are copies, addressed to his Lordship by General Sir William Codrington, K.C.B:—…

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British Extracts Winter Nights Among the Soldiers in the Crimea

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 June 1856 · page 4

Although active warfare in the Crimes is tempornity supended the soldier is not exactly "coddled." as the Times would have you to believe. During the day he has still plenty of…

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Declaration of War Against Costa Rica

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 July 1856 · page 3

Following of the decree in relation to the Accessary Transit Company, the next great movement of importance is the claration of hostilities by this Government against the neighbouring Commonwealth of Casta Rica—Every effort consistent with national honour had been…

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The Cost of the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 July 1856 · page 4

The bill of the war will probably never be presented to the British public in a separate form. It is, however, a very natural subject of curiosity, and…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalerit." Wednesday, September 3, 1856. War with America

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 September 1856 · page 2

Matters, we regret to say, presented a more threating aspect between the British and United States Governments at the date of the last departure, June 10th…

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Crew of the Soldier Lightning

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 September 1856 · page 2

A letter received yesterday from Captain Durrant, of the barque Washington trying dated Singapore, June 14, and addressed to Messrs, Monteliore, Graham, and Co., says:— "I fell in…

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Civil War in Kansas

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 September 1856 · page 4

The intelligence from Kaosas reports the breaking out of civil war, and conforms the news of the destruction of the town of Lawrence. The hotel, two priming…

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Balance-sheet of the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 September 1856 · page 1

The Spectator remarks that the grand net totals of the loss or gain by the late contest, to each party in the Paris Conference, may he tabulated thus…

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The War Expenditure and the National Debt

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 September 1856 · page 4

So far as the money market can be effected by the war, we may now say that we know the worst. A present loan of £5,000,000 and a contingent issue of…

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This Canadian Press on the Probabilities of War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 September 1856 · page 4

While the American Government is doing its best to provoke a quarrel with England, a stale of anarchy, sufficient to engage all its energies, exists in its own…

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A Glimpse at the Past War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 September 1856 · page 4

One of the latest letter from the Camp before [?] by the Times correspondent, contains the following striking passage:—…

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Mortality of War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 September 1856 · page 4

The following statistics of the losses of the British army during the Crimean and Peninsular wars will be perused with considerable interest. The improvements…

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Poetry. the Soldiers Welcome Home

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 October 1856 · page 4

Back they come, like waves retreating. When the storm no more is breaking; Hungry hope no longer cheating. Back they come!…

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Murder of Two Sisters by a Soldier

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 November 1856 · page 4

Two young female were murdered near Folkstone on the 3rd of August, under circumstances of a peculiarly painful and distressing nature. The murdered…

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