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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1872

4 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

The Alabama War

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 13 June 1872 · page 4

The Lion sat and wagged his tail On haughty Albion's cliffs of chalk: The Eagle, perched on a Yankee rail, Opened his beak and emitted a squawk…

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The Possibility of War this Year

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 13 June 1872 · page 3

The Spectator is of opinion that the real danger of war in Europe, and it believes the danger is very real, arises from the character, the history, and the position of M. Thiers,…

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The Alabama War

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1872 · page 2

The Lion sat and wagged his tail On haughty Albion's cliffs of chalk : The Eagle, perched on a Yankee rail, Opened his beak and emitted a squawk…

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First message from England Direct By the Java Cable. News to June 22. Angry Aspect of the Alabama Dispute. England and America on the Point of War. Adelaide, Tuesday, 2.20 p.m

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 6 July 1872 · page 7

The Java papers of June 8th to 14th, say that England and America have nearly been declaring war. The opposition given by America in the…

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