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Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1878

26 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 2

The War in New Caledonia. (From the Herald's Resident Correspondent.) Noumea, Sept 6

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 October 1878 · page 6

By H M.S. Wolverine, Commodore Ho kins, which left here at 6 a m yesterday, I sent you intelligence of encounters with the insurgents, resulting in the death of Atai, the head chief of…

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The Singleton Argus. Wednesday, October 9, 1878. More War

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 9 October 1878 · page 2

The cablegrams received from Europe to the 28th September, show that there is every prospect of another war breaking out between Great Britain and the…

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[?] Maitland Mercury. Saturday, November 30, 1878. the War with Afghanistan

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 November 1878 · page 4

ENGLAND IS once more engaged in war. Whether it will prove a "little" war, or a great one none can say. It may be ended at one fell stroke, when the time comes for…

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Additional Mail News via Torres Straits. (From the Evening News.) Cooktown, November 27. the Anglo-afghan War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 November 1878 · page 15

Simla, October 10.—A change has taken place in the plan of military operations. The Government are reticent as to what took place at the capture of Ali Musjid. The…

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Victoria and Civil War

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1878 · page 4

THE Arqus of the 2nd last. says:"The community needs peace-needs it badly. While we are taking about abstract questions, and working…

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The War in New Caledonia, (From the E. News.) Noumea, December 5, 1878

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1878 · page 2

THROUGH the kindness of one of the the commanding officers of one of Her Majesty's schooners, 1 send you a few lines to keep you informed of the events…

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