The War at Perak
The' correspondent of the Straits Observer writes from Singapore on November 20:—The troops from Hongkong arrived here on Tuesday, the l6th, and were disembarked and…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1876
28 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 2
Origin of the Late Franco German War
Arsene Houssaye, in his letter to the New York Tribune, tells this curious story:—On what slight threads hang the destinies of nations? The Duke of Gramont did not have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. Arrival of the Suez Mail. Probable War with England Russia Accuses England. Prince of Wales Recalled. Dreadful Colliery Explosions. the Dutch Insurgents. Great Excitement in Victorian Parliament. Dr. M'gibbon. Half-yearly Meeting of Wallsend Coal Company. Sydney. Friday, Reed. 9.50 p.m. PARLIAMENTARY
In the Assembly this evening there was a fair compliment of members in their places. Mr. Cohen asked Postmaster-General,—Is he aware that the railway carriages used on the Great Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Soldier's Death
[Lines written on the death of John FitzPatrick, a discharged soldier, who rode in the Balaklava charge, and fought at Inkerman. "He fell dead of hunger," December 9th,…
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This is the title of a pamphlet forwarded to this office by Mr. John E. Kelly, of Sydney, the articles of which it is composed having previously appeared in the Stockwhip, from which…
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"OF arms and of the man I sing," so said old Virgil centuries ago, but we of Greta in these modern days must slightly alter the line, and sing (or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A German War Ship. H.I.M. S.S. LOUISE
The visit of this specimen of the vessels of her class in the German navy to these waters has not been altogether unexpected: for, on being commissioned last year for the China…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News from the Seat of War at Greta
SINCE my last communication things have assumed a very quiet aspect here, and we were beginning to think that the war hatchet was buried, and the…
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The Zealandia arrived with the San Francisco mails, at noon to-day. There are indications of a crisis on the Eastern question…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Launch of the Inflexible. the Most Powerful Ship of War in the World
The ironclad turret ship Inflexible was successfully launched at Portsmouth dockyard on 27th April. The Inflexible was commenced a little more than two yean ago, and when completed…
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Although the Carlist war is at an and, the Madrid Government are likely to have some trouble with the people of the Barque Provinces. A…
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AS public opinion is so much engrossed at the present time with the ominous affairs of Europe, in which it would appear that England is to play an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Friday, Recd. 9:15 P.M. the Eastern Question. Declaration of War!
Reuter's telegrams to July 9th, state that the province of Montenegro has declared war against Turkey. The Servian troops had had an engagement…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Game of Draw. An interesting incident of life on the Mississippi during the war
They were sitting around the table in a Fifteenth Ward faro bank that is temporarily closed through some misunderstanding with the public and having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Startling Rumours of War. Recd. 9.30
It was rumoured in certain circles in Sydney, this afternoon, that war had been declared between England and Russia, and great excitement was caused. Nothing,…
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THE city has been excited this afternoon by rumours of war, and the one topic of inquiry and conversation is a report which has been spread that England has declared war against…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Rumours
THE Sydney papers of Thursday afternoon gave publicity to the war rumours mentioned by our correspondents in Friday's issue. These were followed by…
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THE telegrams from Reuter, published to-day, set the minds of the people at rest respecting the probability or possibility of war between England and Russia, or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wisdom, Folly, and War. [Arthur Wood, Lambton.]
BY recent European news, we learn that the very heart of the nations is being eaten out by the envious and ever-insatiable gorge of War. Russia alone, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Telegrams. Latest War News. [?] Fighting. the Russian Government Permits Its Soldiers and Officers to Join the Servians. an Armistice Proposed. Threatened Massacre of Europeans. Cablegram. LONDON, August 25
The Servians and Turks are still fighting. The Russian officers and soldiers of all ranks are joining the Servians in the bloody encounters, and have received the permission…
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