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Mid North Coast · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1886

8 stories in Mid North Coast's papers

The Waste of War

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 2

Give me the gold that war has cost Before this peace-expanding day, The wasted skill, the labor lost, The mental treasure thrown away;…

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Miscellaneous. Peace or War?

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 4

Peace is it or was? Gad knows. The sky has a lurid light That comes ere the tempest blows; We hear in the thickening night…

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On the War Path. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 July 1886 · page 2

Sir, -- We had peace for the last few weeks until the Church Martial was invoked by the rampant lion who attempted to put his foot down on us. Scores of pounds were…

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War Clouds

Macleay Argus · Saturday 28 August 1886 · page 2

Europe is quaking with the tread of armed men. Perhaps the most remarkable incident of modem times occurred at Widdin, a semi-fortified…

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The Trying Moment in War

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 September 1886 · page 2

I'LL tell you when a man feels, real badly. It's when he's forming his men into line for a big battle when a little skirmishing fire is kept up all the time. Every minute or so some…

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Peace or War?

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 4

Peace is it or war ? God knows. The sky has a lurid light That comes ere the tempest blows; We hear in the thickening nig[?]…

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The Mysterious Marriage. How a Russian Soldier Found His Bride

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 October 1886 · page 1

Towards the end of 1811, an epoch so memorable in the history of Russia, there dwelt on his domain of Menarodowno, Gabriel Gabrielowich, and his wife and only daugter…

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Science. An Engine of War

Macleay Argus · Saturday 4 December 1886 · page 2

THE details of moving torpedos, as regards their steering power, propulsion and explosive charge, have for some time past formed a Special study with Mr. R. Paulson, who has…

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