Frank Calvary! a Semi-nautical Novel Chapter Xxxiii. Harry overboard—Our hero saves his life—Orders for sailing homewards—The storm—The frigate is driven on snore— Frank's narrow escape—The rafts—Attack upon the French troops—Combat between Frank and the French officer—Tremendous slaughter—Repulse of the troops—The rafts put to sea—A vessel of war is sighted—The disappointment; and its result upon our hero
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 2
ONE night, about two years after the events narrated in the last chapter, all hands were called to shorten sail, as a squall was brewing to windward…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1885 · page 4
THE intention of Mr. Chamberlain's speech in the Consolidated Fund Bill debate, which was answered by Lord Randolph Churchill, was to fix upon…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1885 · page 4
ON May the 8th, in the House of Commons, Mr. J. Morley asked the Secretary of State for War whether it was in accordance with the policy…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 8
IF Russia can injure the British mercantile navy, we, in return, can completely extinguish her carrying trade. This is quite true. But what is it we…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1885 · page 3
The first of a series of lectures in the School of Arts was delivered last evening by Mr. Kinnaird Rose. The subject was "Personal Experiences of a War…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 6
Thus the Melbourne Herald: The many friends of Mr. Melvin, of the Melbourne Telegraph, will be delighted to hear that he is in excellent health…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 7
What chiefly oppresses the colonial mind as regards the future has been forcibly pointed out by Mr. Stout. It is the fear lest the colonies should be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Frank Calvary! a Semi-nautical Novel Chapter Xxxvii. Frank is obliged to be drunk—Is locked up—His disgraceful conduct thereupon—Is put in a cell, where he meets Harry—Bribes the guard, makes him intoxicated, and dons his clothes—Escape—Pursuit—Desperate encounter—Harry is wounded—They betake themselves on board Chevrin's sloop
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 2
AFTER leaving the cabaret, Frank rapidly directed his steps to the Rue de Joie, which he reached in about five minutes. All was dark and dreary at…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1885 · page 3
LONDON, Monday.—Viscount Bury has been appointed Under-secretary for War…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1885 · page 5
The warlike stores are now being removed from the gunboat Palumah, as she is undergoing preparations for survey work, and will leave as soon as possible'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →REVIEW. Out in the Soudan.—A Story of the War
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 3
George Robertson and Co., Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. CONSIDERING the "war fever" which may be said to have pervaded New…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1885 · page 2
REPORTS from Tiflis state that the Russian authorities in Turkestan have had to cope with serious troubles on account of the unwillingness of the…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1885 · page 3
It is reported that H.M.S. Beacon has been presented by the British Government to one of the Australian colonies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →("Sydney Daily Telegraph" Special Message.) London, Thursday. Alikhanoff seeks to Provoke War. A Deadlock in Negotiations. Panic on the Exchange. Russian Advance
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1885 · page 5
The latest intelligence in reference to the Anglo-Russian difficulty is to the effect that Lieutenant Colonel Alikhanoff, the chief of the Merv oasis, is trying to…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 July 1885 · page 3
Brigader-General Owen has had an interview with the Premier relative to the defences, and steps are being taken to have the forces available for…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1885 · page 2
THE Russian soldier in the field is a man of many virtues. At hone in peace, indeed, he has but one vice to speak of. He will get drunk when he…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1885 · page 10
MEN, impelled by the force of circumstances and by political considerations in which they have no voice, go forth armed with all modern engines of…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1885 · page 11
A VERY powerful war steamer has just been completed on the Tyne (says an English paper) for the Italian Government. It is to be hoped we may…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1885 · page 3
ORDERS have been issued to expedite the armament and manning of several of the ocean steamers of the mercantile fleet both at home and abroad as…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1885 · page 5
Mr. N. Melville, M.L.A., and Mr. G. Perry came to very storey words yesterday in the Domain…
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