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Illawarra · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1887

6 stories in Illawarra's papers

A Bulli Bannockburn the Battle of the Blacklegs! the Red Flag Hoisted ! Bulli Women to the Front! Bulli Baby Soldiers! Repulse of the Iron Horse! Rout of the Blacklegs! the Whitelegs Triumphant! a Calm After a Storm! Head Quarters, Bulli. Monday forenoon, 17th Jan., 1887

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1887 · page 2

The very air last night seemed war-like, after it had become known that about seventy five blackleg invaders were expected to arrive this morning by one of the Bulli Company's…

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The Probabilities of War

Kiama Reporter · Wednesday 23 March 1887 · page 4

THE "Times'" Brussels correspondent gives currency to the report of what he says is a usually well informed provincial journal, that a meeting of the principal Belgian generals…

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War Ships in Collision. Serious Damage to the Tyne

Kiama Reporter · Wednesday 4 May 1887 · page 4

FOR the past three days excitement has been running very high in consequence of a Melbourne telegram stating that H.M. troopship Tyno had been damaged severely…

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A Soldier under Napoleon

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1887 · page 4

Do you see that tumble-down cottage there, Beyond the road, by the syeamore tree, With rags in the broken window-panes, And thorns where the flower-pots used to…

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Peace and War

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 7 September 1887 · page 4

WE reprint a speech delivered by Sir Wilfrid Lawson at a recent meeting of the International Pence Association in London. Sir Wilford is known as a humourist, and is…

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Tug-o-war

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1887 · page 2

Two teams—10 men aside, £2 10s. J. Armstrong's team … … … … 1 It having been ascertained by the committee that two or three of the runners had…

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