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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1870

11 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

The Two Flags. an Incident of the War in Cuba

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1870 · page 6

PRONE from the black-browed Moro—the eastle-crested crag—Drooped in the drowsy noontide the red-and-yellow flag;…

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The War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1870 · page 2

The French Minister announced the declaration of war against Prussia on the 13th July. King William of Prussia disclaims all…

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English and Foreign. Arrival of the English Mail. War Between France and Prussia. Wool Lower

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1870 · page 2

BY the arrival of the steamer Bangatira at Adelaide, we have European and Foreign intelligence to the 6th of August. We extract the following from the S M…

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Russia and the War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 3

THE Eastern Budget correspondent at St. Petersburg says. [?]ing on the 15th instant:—"The Government here has not yet declared itself on the France Prusalan [?]flict, but it has given some indication of the direction…

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Misccllancous. the War News

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 3

THE telegram reads like fiction Had anyone predicted that this was the way in which history would be written, he would have been laugh[?]t at as crazy. For twently years it has been the continuous policy of Nepotson [?]…

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The Topography of the Seat of War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 4

WE have complied the following description of the various fortified and occupied places at the coal of war, as a guide to the news that has already been received…

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War and Religion

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1870 · page 4

The absurd spectacle of two nations about to undertake the wholesale devlitry of murder and wounding each organising prayers for the success oif their violation of the Divine commands to the Croator, Whose…

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Incidents of the War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1870 · page 4

The Prissian officers who followed the great American war appear to have learned the tactics of masking their forces, which so signally contri[?]ted to the final sinces of the North. The French commenders, too conceited…

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English and foreign. the War News

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1870 · page 4

PARIS, 12th August, 9.45 p.m.—Communications with Strashourg are cut off. At the last news the Prussians were [?]cmbling in great force around the city…

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English and Foreign. the War. the Danes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1870 · page 3

L[?] has been been heard of the Preach fleet, except that it has been seen off copen he gen; and nothing whatever of the German fleet It is reported from the Baitle that the Dan sh people are eagarly demanding war with…

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Miscellaneous. War Notes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1870 · page 3

A number of batchers have left Cork for Paris [?]ired at £4 per week, for the purpose of slaughtering cattle and curing the meat…

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