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The wars & local soldiers, 1877

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The War in the East

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 December 1877 · page 7

Eyoub Pasha, who was constantly thwarting Mehemet Ali, has been removed by Sulieman Pasha, and replaced by Fazli Pasha, from the Caucasus. General Doctoroff has succeeded…

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Official War Telegram. London, November 24

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 December 1877 · page 3

Kars has been taken, after live days and five nights’ continuous bombardment. Plevna is entirely invested. and expected hourly to fall. Erzeroum is invested by the Russians, and called on to…

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Special War Telegrams. (From the Argus.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 December 1877 · page 3

THE POSITION AT PLEVNA-London, November 14. —There has been continual fighting to the south of Plevua; General Skobeloff has captured fresh positions, and the circle of investment is contracted. On…

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War in the East. London, Oct. 26

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 December 1877 · page 2

General Todleben undertook the direction of the [?] operations before Plevna on 1st October, as chief of the staff of Prince Charles. The bombardment commenced on…

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Latest War Telegram. London, Nov.24

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 December 1877 · page 2

Kars has been taken after five days and nights continues bombardment. Plevna is closely invested and is…

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War in the East. London, Oct. 26

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 December 1877 · page 2

General Todleben undertook the direction of the siege operations before [?] on 1st October, as chief of the staff of Prince Charles. The bombardment commenced on…

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Late War News. Suicide of Osman Pasila. Servia Drclared War Against Turkey. London, December 17

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 December 1877 · page 2

Osman Pasha has committed suicide by poisoning owing to the Moslem objection have his wounded arm amputated. Servia has declared war against Turkey…

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The War in the East. Official Telegram. London Dec 11

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 December 1877 · page 2

Plevna has surrendered, after very severe fighting. The garrison had been previously reduced to a state of starvation…

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War News

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 22 December 1877 · page 2

The following telegrams are from the "Age":—FALL OF PLEVNA, LONDON 10th; December. 1.40 p.m. plevna has surrendered unconditionally Several him…

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Exciting War News. By Electric Telegraph. England Preparing for War. Sydney, Friday night

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 22 December 1877 · page 2

Exciting war telegram received, dated London, December 20th:— At the assembling of Parliament, the Commons at once asked that the army should at once be placed on a war…

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[?]Fficial War Telegram. London, December 11

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 December 1877 · page 3

[?] has surrendered, after severe fighting, [?] had been reduced to starvation ; [?] was severely wounded in a last at-break through ; by the fall of Plevna,…

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[?] War in the East. (From the Argus) London, November 30

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 December 1877 · page 3

[?] Pasha states that the Russian loss at [?] Tuesday, 27th, was 2000, and the [?] to-day from Vienna states…

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The War in the [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 2

The telegraphic news published in [?] Argus states that 60,000 additional have been mobilised, and that the [?] were employed In the investment of…

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