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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1882

159 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 8

Honours to Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1882 · page 2

LONDON, October 2.—The Indian native contingent, who distinguished themselves in the Egyptian campaign, are to receive medals at the hands of Her Majesty the…

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The Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War Chapter XXXI.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1882 · page 4

Scarcely had Beatrice and her waiting maid seated themselves in the van, than a chaise was seen driving rapidly to the house. It contained the Reverend…

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The Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War Chapter XXXI.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1882 · page 4

Fatigned with the excitement she had undergone, the heiress retired to her room the instant she reached the, Moat. But it was in vain that she…

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The Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War. Chapter Xxxii

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1882 · page 3

THE knowledge which as sprits we obtain is to be valued in the midst of pain. Annihilation were to lose heaven more; They are not quite exiled whose thoughts can…

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The Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War. Chapter XXXII.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1882 · page 1

Without waiting to any further remonstrance on the subject, the speaker took his departure, leaving the exiles with the friend whom…

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The Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War Chapter XXXIII.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1882 · page 3

SHE next offered them the bread and salt, of which they each partook, though Charles only understood the meaning of the latter…

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The Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War Chapter Xxxiv (Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1882 · page 1

Two of the largest had fallen, so as to form a sort of arch or cave of two considerable a depth even for the snowdriff to penetrate. It was well known…

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The Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War. Chapter Xxxv (Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1882 · page 4

'Fear not, they will be paid for: we are not the worst shots at the station, as you may perceive.' The Israelite, after counting them…

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Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War Chapter Xxxv (Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1882 · page 4

'He is as anxious as yourself for a meeting,' answered Troubetskoi; 'and, despite his advanced age, would have accompanied us here had his pupils…

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The Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War Chapter Xxxvi (Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1882 · page 3

Your grandfather?' repeated their new friend, with surprise. 'Whom I came to Russia to seek,' said Henri. 'They told me in St…

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The Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War Chapter Xxxvii

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 October 1882 · page 4

Beware! there is an adder in your path; But I will teach you so to draw its fangs You may make sport with it.—OLD PLAY. ON reaching their home—if the…

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The Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War Chapter XXXVII.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1882 · page 1

'Your visit to the Prince Troubetskoi is known to one of your bitterest enemies—Ishmael, the Hebrew—who hates all that is noble or good. He…

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The Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War Chapter XXXVIII.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1882 · page 3

'Right,' answered the Jewess; weakly, rashly, it should not be resigned, but when death is the last shelter from pollution, from misery,…

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Supposed Burning of a British Man-of-war Off the Coast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1882 · page 4

BY a telegram in our shipping column will be seen what appears to be a serious confiagration at sea, possibly resulting in the destruction of a British man-of-war by fire…

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A Soldier's Sentiment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1882 · page 4

THE following passage may be found in the "Soldier's Pocket Book" (p.249) by Sir Garnet Wolseley:—"An English general of the present…

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M. Rochefort on the Egyptian War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1882 · page 4

M. HENRO ROC[?]FORT'S comments on the Egyptian expedition always repay perusal. He writes in the Intsansigeant:—"Arabi, brave and intelligent…

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The Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War Chapter XXXVIII.—(Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1882 · page 1

'It was tinged with blood!' said Julian. I saw that she noticed it by the sudden pallor which overspread her features—oft was it an unerring sign…

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The Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War Chapter X[?] (Continued)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1882 · page 3

There was something so respectful, yet at the same time so determined in the tone and manner of the speaker, that the old man could not feel…

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The Feats of a War Correspondent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1882 · page 4

MR. CAMERON, of the London Standard, has rivalled the finest exploits of MacGahan and Forbes. At Kassassin (according to a home paper), with the…

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The Soldier of Fortune a Tale of the Crimean War Chapter Xl (Continued)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1882 · page 1

THE first place at which they halted was the hut in which the Jews had carried on their illicit trade. It was evident from the confusion which…

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