The Anglo-Afghan War. LONDON, December 30
Latest advices from Cabul state the people are quieting down. The city is still held by strong forces. General Baker is gone in pursuit of the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1880
120 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 6
Letter From an Orcadian Soldier in Afghanistan
MR. OLIVER LAUGHTON, Soulisquoy, has received a letter from an old servant at present in Afghanistan. The writer is D. Oliver, a Lance-Corporal in the…
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LAST evening we had the pleasure of being present at a private exhibition of the great International series of dioramic views exhibited at the Protestant Hall. The first…
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AT the Protestant Hall, last night, a Diorama of the late war in Afghanistan and Scottish scenery was exhibited, but owing, no doubt, to the threatening aspect of the…
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IT has for some time past been asserted without contradiction that a firm of shipbuilders on the Clyde has received an order from the Russian Government for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War Between Chili and Peru. New York, Jan. 23
It is reported here that the British Government contemplates intervening between Chili and Peru, with a view to bring the war to a close…
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IN spite of all that may be said to the contrary, the presence of 350,000 Russian troops in Poland, on the German frontier, is certainly an event…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War between Chili and Peru. LONDON, Feb. 2
The latest advices from South America state that the Chilian fleet, owing to recent successes, are strictly blockading. the Peruvian coast. It is believed, however,…
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Information has been received from Valparaiso stating that it is intended to suspend operations in the war between Chili and Peru till the autumn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eighteen Sons in the War
REV. DANIEL S. HELTER, Baptist preacher of Roane country, Tennessee, is 88 years old, and is as active as most men at 50. He recently walked…
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Naval operations have been recommenced. The Chilian fleet which were recently blockading Arica, made an attack on that town. During the attack the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Preparations for War at China
China is making preparations for war on a large scale. The Russian difficulty is the principal cause, but a defensive attitude is to be assumed towards all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Afghan War. LONDON, March 6
The latest despatches from the seat of war in Afghanistan show that very little fighting has taken place during the past week, but that active preparations have…
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It is reported at Bombay that the Afghans have resumed offensive operations, and have captured the town of Charikar, thirty-six miles north of Cabul…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War between Chili and Peru. LONDON, March 29
Intelligence has been received from the seat of war in South America. It is stated that renewed fighting between the Chilians and Peruvians has occurred…
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The fear is increasing that war will take place between Russia and China, arising out of the Kuldja dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Hurricane in America a Whole Town Destroyed.—great Loss of Life—hundreds Wounded—others Rendered Homeless. Sydney
A DISASTROUS hurricane swept over Missouri State, completely destroying a whole town. Eighty persons were killed, and two hundred wounded. Hundreds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Hurricane in Missouri. 80 Killed—200 Wounded. London, April 20
A cablegram from New York states that a furious and calamitous hurricane has swept through the State of Missouri, causing the complete destruction of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in Afghanistan
Another important change has been made in the army at Cabul. A despatch has been received annulling the last arrangement made during Lord Lytton's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tactics of War
AN army, when engaged in the strife with the enemy has its movements directed by its Commander-in-Chief, his generals and aides-de-camp are…
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