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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1854

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English News. Declaration of War

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1854 · page 4

THE steamer Australian, which arrived yesterday, brings news only to the 15th October. The latest intelligence from Eastern Europe confirms the report that…

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War Rumours

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1854 · page 4

A Calcutta newspaper states that Dost Ma-homed Khan, late sovereign of Affghanistan, has sold his services to tile Russian Emperor, and purposes to try his fortune once more…

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The Russian and Turkish War

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1854 · page 2

THESE powers have entered upon hostilities in right earnest, as we learn from the different sources of intelligence which have reached the colony. The great…

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Latest European News. Progress of the War

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1854 · page 5

THE arrival of the Cresus and City of Sydney has put us in possession of English news to the 22nd January. The Court remained at Windsor, but Her…

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Preparations for War

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1854 · page 2

On the evening before the Crest of the Wace sailed from Liverpool (viz., 10th Fed.), news reached that port, by electric telegraph, to the effect that Admiral Sir Charles Napier was…

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Confession of a Murder by a Private Soldier

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1854 · page 4

A man named Benjamin M'Donald, a private of the 50th Regiment, now at Plymouth, has voluntarily confessed to the chief warder of the Devonport Military Prison, that he a short time…

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Preparations of War

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1854 · page 4

The navel enrolled out-pensioners of Greenwich have been called on to serve, and all under 60 years of age, capable of hearing arms, were surveyed for service on the 14th instant, at the…

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The War Budget. House of Commons, March 6

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1854 · page 4

The House having resolved itself into a committee of ways and means, the CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER brought forward the consideration of the financial state of the country…

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Later European News. Preparations of the Allies. War Inevitable

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1854 · page 4

THE overland mail brought to Sydney by the Madras, which arrived on Friday last, (May 19,) places us in possession of European news to the 8th of March…

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Later European News. Declaration of War

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1854 · page 4

The Queen of the South, after a voyage of 78 days duration, arrived at Melbourne on Wednesday se'nnight, bringing intelligence from England to the…

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Has Russia Obtained a New Projectile of War

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1854 · page 4

THIS momentous question, broached in the Parisian correspondence of the Atlas, a few days ago, is now anxiously canvassed by the military. authorities in England. The only facts which…

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Later European News. Latest From the Seat of War

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1854 · page 2

By the Spirit of the Age we have home news to the 10th of April. There had been some skirmishes between the troops of Russia and Turkey, but no battle,…

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The War

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 12 August 1854 · page 2

THE arrival of the clipper, Lightning, at Melbourne from Liverpool, has furnished as with English news to the 15th of May, the particulars of which will…

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Later European News. the War. Advance of the Combined Fleets Upon Constadt

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1854 · page 4

THE packet ship Ocean Chief, which arrived at Melbourne on the 7th inst., brings English news to the 24th May. The intelligence from the Baltic represents…

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The War in the East. Vienna, Tuesday morning, 10 o'clock

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1854 · page 2

Tax telegraphic despatches from the Danube are contradictory. The following is probably correct. Towards the end of May, 5000 Turkish horse took the Russians by surprise, at Turnu…

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Our Soldiers and Sailors

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1854 · page 2

The soldier, whose deeds live immortal in story. When duty to far distant [?] seeds, With transport would [?] old ages of glory For one happy day with—wife children, and friends…

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Domestic Intelligence. Public Meeting. for the Relief of Soldiers' Widows and Orphans

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1854 · page 4

On Saturday last, pursuant to requisition a public meeting was held at the Court House, Goulburn, for raising a subscription for the wives and children of our Leave soldiers…

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The War. Fighting in the Baltic. Bombardment of Hango. Destruction of the Ports, with Great Loss to the Russians. Gallant Exploit of the Arrogant and Hecla

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1854 · page 4

The following appeared in the second edition of the Daily News of yesterday:— We have received the following communications, which give some interesting particulars…

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Later European News. the War

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1854 · page 4

IN our recent publications we gave briefly, but as far as our space would admit, the leading features of the intelligence from the seat of war, as received…

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The Solicitor - General's Proposed War Tax

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1854 · page 2

"Not all the power of words with which you are so graced, will ever wash out, or even paliate this foul blot in your character."…

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