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

The wars & local soldiers, 1857

11 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers

The War in Circassia

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 January 1857 · page 4

We have received the following telegraphic despatch from our Vienna correspondent:— "Vienna, Thursday Evening, Oct. 16…

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Nicaragua. Reported Execution of Soldiers by Walker—government Decrees

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 January 1857 · page 3

A rumour has reached us from Costs Rice via Bocas del Toro, that some insubordination having taken place among Walker's troops, several officers and a number of privates in all…

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The English War with Russia

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 April 1857 · page 4

We find the following in the Times, but it must be taken cum grane sails. [?]Marseilles, Tuesday. The advices brought by the Euphrates…

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The War with China

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 April 1857 · page 4

The most desirable result, under all the ciecumstances would be that the rupture should be confined in its effects to the scene of its origin, and terminated at…

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The War with Persia

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 April 1857 · page 4

VIENNA, Feb, 12,—700 men have arrived in the Persian Gulf from Bombay. An English corpsed armce has reached Cabul. It is marching, in conjunction…

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The War with China

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 April 1857 · page 4

The Daily News also gives prominence to the following paragraph:—"In another column we have stated no troops are to be sent from England to Persis…

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Rumoured Termination of the Persian War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 April 1857 · page 4

It is not intended, says the Daily News, to send out any troops from England to Persia. This announcement we make with the most entire confidence…

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Danger of Modelling in War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 June 1857 · page 4

Few persons, especially perhaps of the many young ladies who are now preactising the very pleasing art of modelling fruit, flowers, & c., in wax, at all suspect the…

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Bright for War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 October 1857 · page 4

Mr. John Bright has been unanimously elected to represent the borough of Birmingham in the Imperial Parliament, and that, too, under circumstances which must…

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The Bathurst Free Press "Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit," Saturday, October 31, 1857. Expenses of War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 October 1857 · page 2

IT must have been a subject of specula[?] who sought escape in his reflections from the lumults of the Capitol why the temple…

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This War in India

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 December 1857 · page 3

The Mercury contains the following summary of home news connected with the war in Ind a. :—The Pays of Paris says that there has…

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