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Illawarra · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1878

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Dr. Pye Smith on War

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1878 · page 4

THE late Rev. John: Bye Smith, D.D., F.R.S., wrote as follows :—"Erroneous views of the peculiar nature of the old Testament dispensation, and of the design and…

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Death of a Gallant Soldier

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1878 · page 4

GENERAL WILLIAM McBAIN, V.C, died on June 23 at the Herbot hospital, Woolwich. I career has been often quoted as an extraordinary example of promotion in the…

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Mr. Spurgeon on the War Madness

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1878 · page 4

MR. SPURGEON has published in the new number if his magazine a manifesto the subject of what he calls the "War Madness." He mentions the case of a friend of his who…

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The War in New Caledonia

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1878 · page 3

A TELEGRAM from Wellington, NEw Zealand, to the S. M. Herald of Monday last, says:—The Easby (s.) brings New Caledonia news to the 14th of September. From the…

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The Afghan War. London, November 26

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1878 · page 3

The head men of Kurd and Kharbar Villages offer their services to the British. Supplies for the British troops are arriving from all sides. Native contingents will…

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Original Contributions. War in Asia

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1878 · page 2

A CONTROVERSY of different kind from that carried on in Sydney by two women, whose operations are only calculated to excite reprobation and disgust, is now inviting the…

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