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The wars & local soldiers, 1871

15 stories in Murray's papers

English Opinion on the War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 January 1871 · page 6

The S. M. Herald, gives ample extracts from the three great organs of opinion, the Edinburgh Review, the Quarterly Review, and the British Quarterly Review, with…

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The Riderless War-horses. (From the Spectator.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 January 1871 · page 4

In almost the last letter written by Lieutenant-Colonel Pemberton from the seat of war before his untimely death, there was a passage which strikes us as describing one…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Special War Telegram to December 27th

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 21 January 1871 · page 5

The German army had commenced the bombardment of Fort de Rosny, from the heights of Avron, prior to the bombardment of Paris…

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Arrival of the European Mail, Via SUEZ. England Still Neutral. Russia Not Desiring War. Paris to be Bombarded. American Difficulty Unsettled. French Government Removed to Bordeaux. Continued Defeats of the French. Wool Id Higher. Prussian Proposal to Annex Holland. Paris Still Holds Out.[BY Electric Telegraph.]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 21 January 1871 · page 6

Latest special telegrams from London, December 23rd. The French continue to be everywhere defeated…

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War News

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 January 1871 · page 4

THE Germans look upon the capitulation of the city as a question of time; and it is announced that King William awaits the event before returning to Berlin…

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The War Between France and Prussia. the Besie[?]ing Army

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 February 1871 · page 4

Communication with the head-quarters of the King of Prussia, at Versailles, is regular[?]nd constant. Dr. Russell, in one of his recent letters,…

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The War

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 February 1871 · page 4

The loss of the Germans in this campaign has been very happy. The Bavarian corps d’armee left Germany 30,000 ; it has been in 16 battles, and now Von der Tana cannot number more…

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The Use of Pigeons in War

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 March 1871 · page 3

Under the signet are of “Carrier,” a correspondent of the Filed communicates to that journal the following interesting information relative to carrier pigeons:—…

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Germany After the War. (Pall Mall Gazelle.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 March 1871 · page 3

The emotions caused by reading that General [?] has demanded the enormous contribution of 15,000,000 francs from Rouen are not confined to pity for the unfortunate…

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Arrival of the European Mail Via Suez. Paris has Surrendered. A War Contribution of 200,000,000 francs imposed on Paris. French Constituent Assembly convoked. Disturbances in Paris. Surrender of the Entire French Regular Army. Alabama Claims to be Settled by a Commission. Advance in the Price of Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 18 March 1871 · page 4

[We are indebted for most of the following the O. and M. Advertiser, Our own telegram, containing the principal items of news, was issued as an Extraordinary at 10…

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War Between France and Prussia. the Bombardment of Paris

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 25 March 1871 · page 3

The latest intelligence from the seat of war continued in the Home News of the 30th December, brought up the operations of the be[?]ging army to the day of the bombardment…

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Extracts From War News. the Hobrors of War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 April 1871 · page 4

A correspondent of the Times, writing with regard lo on engagement near Beaugency, says:—“The whole town was a vast hospital, and there was only one doctor…

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War Items. the Migration of Rats From Paris

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 April 1871 · page 4

A letter from Versailles says :—“I [?] from the officers commanding the outputs that on going the rounds at night they meet with troops of rats, which being no longer…

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The War. the Capitulation of Paris. (From the European Mail.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 22 April 1871 · page 4

The following tells the history of the war since the date of our last:— From what was stated in our last, our readers will be prepared for the news that…

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The Civil War in France

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 July 1871 · page 3

Describing the details of the affair at Clamart on 1st May, the Times correspondent says the 22nd Battalion of the Chasseurs succeeded in surrounding and entering the…

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