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The wars & local soldiers, 1885

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Original Correspondence. Light on War Topics. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1885 · page 4

SIR,—It is hoped that the Mercury is not a haughty self-assertive individual, who delights in the thought of being superior to all commendation and common gratitude. Its columns may be acknowledged,…

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Second Sheet to The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, May 2, 1885. the Contingent and a Russian War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1885 · page 13

OUR correspondent S.P., whose vigorous and hearty letter appeared in our last issue, expresses what we fancy most people think in connexion with the present position of the…

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Should a Christian Nation Engage in War

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 May 1885 · page 1

THE following is the full text of a discource recently delivered by the Rey. J. 8. White, M.A., LL.D., in St. Andrew's Church, Singleton. It is…

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The War in the Soudan. Our Troops in Action. None Wounded. Narrow Escape of War Correspondents. (From the E. News War Correspondent.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 May 1885 · page 1

Suakim, May 6, 9.50 p.m.—A reconnaissance was made last night, extending to Thalkub, a native village. some miles beyond Hasheen. The force…

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A Soldier's Letter. Korti, Feb. 1, 1885

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1885 · page 21

DEAR "WALT.—I don't know, but I suppose you will forgive me for not writing before, but to tell you the truth since Dec. 1 I have not known what it is to have five minutes to…

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India in Case of War

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1885 · page 3

THE Lahore Tribute, commenting on the position of affairs, said :—"It may be readily admitted that a Russian army advancing into India will be accompanied…

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New War Vessels

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 15

The new belted cruisers, or, as they have been called in Parliament, the new "Merseys," for which certain shipbuilders have just been invited to tender, differ (says the Glasgow Herald) from their more…

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M. Vambery Thinks War Inevitable

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 1

THE following extract from the M. Arminious [?]ambery's article in the Egyptes which has attracted considerable attention :—"Whatever Russian…

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War Preparations

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 1

THE Australian squadron is considered to be weak in regard of ironclads, 2nd together with the squadron in the China seas will be at once reinforced. The…

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"War or a Fair Boundary."

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 4

EVENTS, however, must rapidly bring us to a crisis, says the Telegraph, and, supposing no abrupt or. violent solution arrive, the question will apparently end,…

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The Wounded at the Soudan

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 17

The Ladies' Pict trial has received a letter from a lady at Cairo who bravely accompanied her husband to Egypt when his regiment was put under orders for Suakim. She says:—" I…

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English Preparations for War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1885 · page 7

Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at a dinner of the Eighty Club on April 28, observed that war, even a successful war, was so great a misfortune for those who were engaged in it,…

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Original Correspondence. War, Considered As to Its Cost Alone. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1885 · page 3

SIR,—Those who have lived in England must have been often struck with the dreadful burdens of taxation the wars of England have imposed upon the middle and working…

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The Russian Difficulty Finland and the War

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 June 1885 · page 1

SEVERAL foreign papers have recently reported that Finland had resolved to equip ten torpedo boats which, in case of war, would strengthen the Russian…

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The Return of Our Soldiers. Proposed Local Reception [?]Pital Speech by Rev Dr. White

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1885 · page 1

Friday night meeting called by the [?] in response to is numerously [?] requisition, was held at the [?] Chambers with a view to…

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The Late Franco-Chinese War and Chinese Defence

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 10

The Tientsin correspondent of the Overland China Ma[?] writes:—"As soon as the dispute with France is arranged a commission will be appointed which, with the assistance of the German military officers,…

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Steamships and War Risks in Mutual Offices

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1885 · page 7

The uncertainty that has prevailed politically of late has brought to the front a question of great interest that can scarcely be siid to have ever been within the range of…

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War

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 1

WHAT a fine looking thing is war ? Yet dress it as we may and feather it, and daub it with gold, huzza it, and sing songs about, it what is it nine times out…

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German View of the Soudan War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1885 · page 7

The S. M. Herald's Berlin correspondent writes: The war in the Soudan has excited great interest here, particularly in the military…

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War Correspondents and Generals

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1885 · page 3

Some years ago Lord Wolseley denounced the war correspondent as the curse of modern armies in the field. To the authorities, at any rate, the war correspondent in the recent Soudan expeditions must have…

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