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The wars & local soldiers, 1877

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The Russo-turkish War

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1877 · page 4

Before the end of July the Russians had concentrated 100,000 troops in front of Plerna, and completed the investment of Rustclink. They then…

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LONDON. Sunday. the Russo-tuekish War

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1877 · page 2

Nicksich has capitulated. The attacking force of Turkish trogys at Schipha Pass have entered Bulgaria. The Czar's army withdrew to a new…

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The Russo-turkish War. London, September 8

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1877 · page 6

Nothing fresh has been reported from Plevna. The Turkish troops who formed the attacking force at the Schipka Pass have entered Bulgaria Nicksich has capitulated…

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The Russo-Turkish War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1877 · page 14

The following account of the first battle of Plevna, in which the Russians were defeated, with other war [?] is taken from the Herald's extracts from papers received by the San Francisco mail steamer:…

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The Duration of the War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1877 · page 9

We understand (says the Eastern Budget) that in military circles at Vienna it is believed that the present war will be a long one, and that even in Armenia the Russians will not be…

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Mr. Gladstone on the War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1877 · page 7

Mr. Gladstone made several speeches in Devonshire during his visit there. On July 13, replying to an address from the Exeter Liberal Association, referred to the war said:—…

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The Russo-Turkish War. the Battle of Zewin Dooz, Asia Minor

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1877 · page 9

The correspondent of the Times with the Turkish army, writing on June 28, save:— Leaving Komadsov at three a m., we forded the Araxes. Fearing Cossack patrols, which have…

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The English News. ([?] Telegrams to Australian Association Press in the "S. M. Herald.") the Russo-turkish War. London, September 10

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1877 · page 14

The Czar, together with the Grand Duke Nicholas and Prince Charles of Roumania, is with the RussianRoumanian army, now attacking Plevna. The Russian head-quarters are at Kadenica, between…

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The Russo-turkish War. London, September 14

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 September 1877 · page 4

Sulieman Pasha has crossed the Balkans. A Turkish official d[?]spatch states that H afiz Pasha repulsed a violent attack from the Montenegrins…

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The English News. By Direct Telegrams. (R[?]ter's Telegrams to Australian Associated Press, in the "S. M. Herald.") the Russo Turkish War London September 18

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 September 1877 · page 3

The bombardment of Plevna commenced at dawn on Friday, the 7th instant, the Russian troops being everywhere in position, with storming parties ready on the extreme left The…

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Items of the War News. (From the European Mail of August 3.) Knowing Cossacks

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1877 · page 9

Passing through the streets of Galatz, the thin weary-looking horse of a Cossack fell suddenly, and apparently lifeless on the ground. Its master was moved even to tears, and bewailed the unhappy…

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Latest European Cablegrams. The Russo-Turkish War. [From the A. A. PRESS.] Bombay, September 18

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1877 · page 4

A Russian official despatch states that on the 12th instant the Turks recovered the three positions which thay had lost on the previous day. The Russians completely invest Plevna with…

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Shooting a Soldier

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1877 · page 15

In Dandalk, on July 28, a soldier of the 4th Dragoon Guards was shoudead in the street. It appears that the deceased and a man named Grooves, a fireman on board a steamer in the…

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Latest European Cablegrams. The Russo-Turkish War. [?] From the A. A. PRESS.] London, September 17

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1877 · page 5

A Turkish official dispatch states that Sulicman Pasha on the 16th instant captured part of the force of the Grand Duke Nicholas at Shipka Pass…

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The Russo-turkish War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 September 1877 · page 4

Constantinople, August 11.—The Minister for Foreign Affairs has addressed the following telegram to-day to the Ottoman representatives abroad:— "Telegram from Sulieman Pasha gives the…

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The Russo-turkish War. London September 25

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 October 1877 · page 4

A Russian official despatch states that the Turks renewed the bombardment of Fort Nicholas, at the Schipka Pass, and made a general assault, but were unsuccessful. The fighting was…

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The Russo-turkish War. London, September 22

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 October 1877 · page 3

Nothing official has been heard of Mahemet Ali's movements…

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The Russo-Turkish War. [FROM A. A. PRESS.] Sydney, Monday evening. London, Sept. 26

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 October 1877 · page 5

The Turks have occupied a natural stronghold on the Roumanian frontier, opposite Silistria. It has been ascertained that the Russian and Roumanian troops lost twenty-seven thousand men…

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The English News. By Direct Telegrams. (From the Herald's Special Telegraphic Correspondent.) the Russo-turkish War. London, September 24

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 October 1877 · page 3

The accounts of last Friday's fighting near Biela were greatly exaggerated. The Turks admit that the action was indecisive. The attack was made upon the Russians' entrenched…

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The Russo-Turkish War. [FROM A. A. PRESS.] London, September 28

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 13

The Daily News and other specials report that great discontent and discouragement prevail at the Russian head quarters, and that the success of the Russian arms is regarded as hopeless, unless a change be…

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