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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1876

28 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 2

New Zealand War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1876 · page 2

Sergeant John Oakes, of the Railway Store Depôt, Newcastle, has received a modal from the Native Defence Office, Wellington, N.Z, for…

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The New War Vessel for the Australian Station

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1876 · page 2

The steam corvette Wolverine 17 guns, 1703 tons, 400 horse-power, has been ordered to the Australian station, and will bring out reserves for other ships at present employed…

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The Trade of Soldiery. Arthur Wood, Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1876 · page 4

DIRRY a living for many. Would destroy a trade that sustains so many lions? What would they do if war [?]ould be no more? Fear not, the…

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Latest Telegrams. Rumours of War. SYDNEY. Received 11.15 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1876 · page 2

A cablegrrm from London dated October 28th, states that war rumours have caused a panic on the Stock Exchange. Foreign stocks fell heavily, especially Russian. All home…

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Latest Telegrams. War Inevitable—between Russia and Turkey. Panic on The Exchange, Committal of Cohen, for Manslaughter. Suicide—Melancholy Case. Sydney. Wednesday, 11.15 A.M.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1876 · page 2

THE following telegram has been read in the Adelaide Assembly, from the Agent-General…

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Turko-servian War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1876 · page 2

Muktar Pasha has advanced into Montenegro, capturing retrenchments. Servian Generals have called out all man between the ages of eighteen and fifty years, for service…

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Latest Cable Messages. the War in Turkey. Turkey Complies with Russian Demands. the Contending Forces Separated Death of Cardinal Antonelli. Tilden Elected President of the United States. Conference at Stamboul. the Policy of Germany. Bombay, November 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1876 · page 4

The Porte has accepted the ultimatum forced upon her by Russia after the serious defeat of the Servian army, and an armistice has been signed. The terms of the armistice…

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Latest Cable Messages. the War in Turkey. Turkey Complies with Russian Demands. the Contending Forces Separated Death of Cardinal Antonelli. Tilden Elected President of the United States. Conference at Stamboul. the Policy of Germany. Bombay, November 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1876 · page 2

The Porte has accepted the ultimatum forced upon her by Russia after the serious defeat of the Servian army, and an armistice has been signed. The terms of the armistice…

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