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Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers
49 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 3
The powerful tribes of Mang[?]es have assumed a threate[?]ing attitude. In consequence of this General Roberts has decided to return to the Kurrum district, and there concentrate his forces, which lately…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Natal contains a native population, estimated at 300,000, of Zulu nationality, while its European and coolie inhabitants number together some 40,000. On the south in its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Erench man of war Allier, 2000 tons, Captain Colombea, which left France on November 15 for New Caledonia with 228 soldiers and 102 of a crew, called at Java on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FINE passage in one of Daniel Webster's speeches reminded the American Congress that when the colonies of the great western continent rose against the mother-country, she was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir George Grey publishes some advice to the Imperial Government on the Zulu war. He says: "Conciliate the Boers, and provide instantly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wednesday last, the 22nd January, 1879, will be remembered in after years as one of the saddest days in the history of this country, and one of the most disastrous in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The extraordinary expenses caused to Russia by the war in 1877 amounted to 429,328,000 roubles, which, added to 50,998,000 roubles spent in 1876 for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As it is usual for Parliaments of Europeans and assemblages of various kinds to conclude with a ball (says the New Zealand Herald of the 10th instant), so the Maori Parliament at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE opium revenue of India is to have the honour of paying the expenses of the Afghan war. Lord Cranbrook, in proposing to charge the war expenditure…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WE suppose a time will come when the British nation shall have so far extended its borders and enlarged its coasts that it will have sufficient room for all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The interest in the Afghan campaign wanes before the terrible disaster which has befallen our troops in South Africa. The news that reached us by the last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Further advices from Cape Town, dated the 18th March, state that Oham, Cetewayo's brother, is the supposed aspirant to the throne…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Advices received from Cape Town to the 25th ultimo state that a conroy of supplies, when proceeding on the 12th March to Limsberg, accompanied by 104 men of the 80th…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The latest news received in England up to the time the Chimborazo left Plymouth, from South Africa is to the 4th February, at which date the British forces remained strictly on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THERE is no reason to apprehend disgrace to British arms in South Africa. True, they have suffered two signal disasters. If these were distinguished by the extermination of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ANOTHER tale of sorrow comes to us from Zululand. Not indeed this time of defeat, but of a victory purchased by the death of a number of the brave…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Cabinet Council at the close of last week had unfortunately another subject to occupy them besides the contemplated legislation of the coming…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LIEUTENANT-GENERAL Lord Chelmslord's despatch published in a supple to Friday's Gazette, bring the narrative of military transactions in South Africa,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We are now in possession of full details regarding the great disaster at Isandula. On January 21, the day before the action took place, Colonel Glyn, in command of the 3rd…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →IT is very Strange to find Christian brethren advocating sisters apologising for and even advocating war, and the secular press writing it down. The St…
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