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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
96 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 5
AT the word knout, Charles Vavasseur uttered a cry of horror, and threw his arms around his friend. The speaker looked surprised; it was evident that the Englishman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is with much sorrow that we announce the death of this distinguished Naval officer, who was mortally wounded on the 12th instant, at the Island of Santa Cruz, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thus even-handed justice doth commend The ingredients of the poisoned chalice To our own lips.—SHAKESPEARE. THE Princess Troubetskoi was probably the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How beautiful is death when earned by virtue. ADDISON. THE sables and ermines began to get scarcer in the neighbourhood of the station—a sure…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THOU hast proved a consolation to my last days,' he said; 'may thy age be happy. Thou hast borne adversity with firmness. May prosperity never find thee wanting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →JULIAN instantly cut the traces of the sledge. 'Save yourselves,' he shouted. The next moment the field of ice was rent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I AM SURE, she said, that Alexis will return; he cannot have the heart to leave us, he loves us too well.' What,' she added; 'should he do in the world alone? I am sure…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A BRIEF consultation was a held by the tenants of the lonely rock as to the means of escaping from their perilous position, and joining the allied armies. They had braved too many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MARSHAL ST. ARNAUD smiled again. 'And in presence of the enemy of my country. A sword is all I ask, and permission to serve in the army as a volunteer.'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BUT not to listen to the truth colonel, said Henri de la Tour, who could no longer restrain his indignation at the treatment he saw his friend endure. 'I accompanied that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eschew thou evil! In the glass of time There is a grain of sand, which—soon or late—Falls to mark the hour of retribution. Evil deeds are debts, writ in the register…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Honour and truth were given to cherish; Cherish them, then, though all else should take flight; Landmarks are these which never should parish, Stars that will shine in the duskiest night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →GENERAL TAWN looked puzzled; he did not like to confess that he was convinced. 'I believe,' observed Colonel Morely, 'that this—this person's story is a true one; it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AT a banquet given to him in Rome, Garibaldi is reported to have said that, "A new principle had dawned on civilization which would put an end to war, and bring in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At an early hour the following morning, the French assembled the drums and trumpets of the different regiments on the heights of Alma, even to the loftiest hills, whose slumbering…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I NEED not tell you, Mr. Vavasseur,' continued Bailey, 'that your bravery on the Alma has made you popular with the men; some call you the gentleman soldier, others…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FROM that moment Jack's reconciliation with the French was complete; he even forgave in his heart the soldier who had somewhat ungenerously used his bayonet when he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT is impossible that I should have expressed a doubt of the word of a gentleman,' observed the cousin of our hero—determined at every cost to avoid a hostile meeting, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oh, what makes woman lovely? Virtue, faith, "And gentleness in suffering—an endurance Through scorn or trial. These call beauty forth, Give it its stamp celestial, and admit it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wise men who can read the signs of the times are confident that Germany cannot help soon attacking France again in self-defence. Ultramontanism is gathering up its forces and…
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