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

The wars & local soldiers, 1884

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Franco-Chinese War. LONDON, September 1

Southern Argus · Thursday 4 September 1884 · page 2

A report is current to the effect that the Chinese Governments has formally declared war against France, and has notified the fact to the Japanese Government…

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Franco-chinese War. London, August 31

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 September 1884 · page 3

The latest advices from the East state that 80,000 Chinese are marching upon Quang-Si, one of the southern provinces of China…

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The Franco-Chinese War. LONDON, Sept. 5

Southern Argus · Tuesday 9 September 1884 · page 2

The bembardment of Kelung, on the northern coast of the Island of Formosa, has been resumed b the French fleet. HONGKONG, Sept. 5…

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Franco-Chinese War. LONDON, September 8

Southern Argus · Thursday 11 September 1884 · page 2

The Chinese officials at Foochow have notified that war has been declared by the Chinese Government agninst France. Shanghai is to be treated as a neutral port…

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Franco-chinese War. Londong, September 8

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 September 1884 · page 3

The Times this morning publishes a communication from its correspondent in China, confirming the previous intelligence that China had formally declared…

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Franco-Chinese War. PARIS, September 10

Southern Argus · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 2

Le National in its issue of this morning states that M. Jules Ferry meditates a formal declaration of war against China, and proceeds to say that the Premier intends to take steps to convoke the…

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Incidents in the Career of a War Correspondent

Southern Argus · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 4

Mr. Melton Prior, the war correspondent of the Illustrated London News, supplies the following to the representative of the Pall Mall Gazette, who has recently interviewed…

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The Franco-chinese War

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 September 1884 · page 2

IN view of the resumption of the war between France and China, a statement of the occurrences which have led to tho present crisis will be of interest to our…

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The Franco-chinese War. London, September 10

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 September 1884 · page 3

An announcement has appeared in the Times to the effect that the Russian fleet has left Cheefoo. It is generally believed that Russia has hostile designs upon…

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Franco-Chinese War. LONDON, Sent. 17

Southern Argus · Saturday 20 September 1884 · page 2

The latest intelligence from the East states that considerable agitation prevails amongst the British residents at Foo[?]how and Shanghai. Complications arising out of the hostilities between France…

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Why France Is at War with Madagascar

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 20 September 1884 · page 6

The true origin and purport of the movement against Madagascar (the New York Sun remarks) are disclosed in a late number of the Revue des Deux Mondes, and the…

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Franco-Chinese War. HONGKONG, Oct. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 October 1884 · page 2

INTELLIGENCE is to hand that Admiral Courbet is now attacking the port of Keelung, in the north of the island of Formosa. The Chinese garrisons offered considerable resistance, but after a sharp…

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The Franco-chinese War. Hongkong, October 5

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 7 October 1884 · page 3

Intelligence is to hand that Admiral Courbet is now attacking the port of Keelung, in the north of the island of Formosa. The Chinese garrisons offered considerable resistance, but after a short…

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Frank Warden on the War Path

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 October 1884 · page 2

IT will be seen by advertisement that Frank Warden is going to give an open-air address next Friday afternoon, at half-past two, in Belmore-square, on the "Sophistries and Subtlety of the Devil in…

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The Franco-Chinese War. HONGKONG, Oct. 9

Southern Argus · Tuesday 14 October 1884 · page 2

Later advices report that Admiral Lespes has not occupied Tamsui, as was previously stated. The vessels under his command, however, are bombarding the Chinese positions, which are strongly…

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The Franco-Chinese War. LONDON, Oct. 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 October 1884 · page 2

LATEST reports from the East state that 600 French troops, while endeavouring to occupy the port of Tamsui, fell into an ambuscade. Twenty men were taken prisoners and immediately put to death by the…

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The Franco-chinese War. London, October 13

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 October 1884 · page 3

Further particulars have been received of the recent battle between the French and Chinese at Loocbung, in Tonquin, which show that the Chinese forces…

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The Feanco-chinese War. Hongkong, October 17

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 October 1884 · page 3

Later advices from Formosa state that Admiral Lespes, after the first repulse on the 8th instant, landed a second force at Tamsui, when the engagement was greatly…

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A War Correspondent

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 3

A WAR CORRESPONDENT.—An English war correspondent, Mr. Prior, states that the principal expenses of such a journalist are not his salary, but his outfit and his means…

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Franco-Chinese War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 November 1884 · page 7

AN official telegram from Hanoi, dated October 9th, states that the French have had three successful engagements with the Chinese, the last of which proved a veritable disaster to the Chinese. The…

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