Guerilla War in Madagascar— The Hovas led by an Englishman
THE correspondent at the Standard at Antarianarive, in a letter dated 12th September, says that the war in M[?]dagascar may now be said to have assumed…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1885
98 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 5
Franco Chinese War
Despatches from Tonquiu state that General Negrier had an engagement with Chinese forces numbering six thousand, resulting, after severe fighting, in…
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The steamer Woosung, which arrived to-day, brings the following advices:— Hongkong, Dec. 16. Divers are engaged raising the guns from…
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PERHAPS it was not quite in accordance with tradition for Lord Welseley to offer a money prize to his men (observes a writer in Vanity Fair), but no one…
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Three soldiers condemned to several years' imprisonment by a court martial have escaped from the military gaol at Bordeaux, and have not since been captured. One of them,…
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Cairo, January 24.—A telegraphic despatch was received to-day from General Wolseley, stating that the column under command of…
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ON the 12th January a rumour was circulated in Noumea that the man-of-war Cher, which some time ago visited Sydney, had been wrecked on the…
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The scene at the Railway Station, "Singleton, on Wednesday night will long be remembered by those who witnessed it. Hundreds of people crowded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shot as a Spy. the Fate of a French War Correspondent in the East. (From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.)
A terrible example has been made in Tonquin. One of the special correspondents attached to the expedition now in the field was Camille Farcy, well known as a brilliant…
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THE fate of O'Donovan, Power, Cameron, and Herbert does not appear to have inspired any terrors in the Sydney press men. It is understood…
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Three braver men than those just sacrificed to incompetence never bared a sword on a battle field. There was nothing of the mercenary free booter…
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Cooktown, February 24.—The steamer Guthrie arrived today from Hongkong, which she left on February 7. The intest advices report that the attack…
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Sydney, Friday.—Arrangements have been made for any of the Catholic Soldiers going to the Soudan, and who wish to receive the sacrament before their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Soudan Soldiers and Legal Responsibility. (From the Herald.)
An application made under somewhat peculiar circumstances was heard in Chambers yesterday before Mr. Justice Windeyer in the case of Fowler v. Kenna. It appears that the…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—The imme[?] crowds that found their way to M[?] Park to witness the review must h[?] been the means of considerably lesson [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →European Cablegrams. the Soudan War. London, March 2
At a Cabinet Council which was held on Saturday, it was resolved that the Redistribution Bill should be hastened through Parliament, and that a…
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The report that Lord Wolseley's eyesight had become affected proves to be without foundation. Lord Wolseley has issued an address…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Soudan Campaign. the Voyage of Our Troops. (From the Herald's Special War Correspondent.) S.S. Iberia (Backstairs Passage), March 6
The passage of the troopships from Sydney Heads to Kangaroo Island has not been altogether so smooth as we should have liked. We have had several changes of weather, and…
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London, Thursday.-The Stock Markets very depressed and there has been a semi-panic in consequence of the uneasiness which prevails regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Soudan War. Osman Digna at Work. a Night Attack. the Rebels Repulsed. Several Men Killed [?] London
The rebels under Osman Digna, since the Mahdi has occupied Khartoum, have been increasing in boldness, and made a vigorous attack on the British…
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