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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1885

269 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 14

The Soudan War. the Patriotic Fund. Meeting in Newcastle. the Resolution Lost by Four to One

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1885 · page 3

LAST night a meeting convened by his Worship the Mayor, at the request of a number of citizens, was held at the Court-house, Hunter-street, for the purpose (on…

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The Soudan War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 11

A BID for K.C.B., and a stolen march on Victoria, have placed the colony of New South Wales in a false, discreditable, and unconstitutional position…

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War Preparations in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 4

LONDON, March 4.—War preparations are being actively carried on in England…

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The Soudan War. the Battle Near Metemneh. General Stewart Shot. Death of Mr. Cameron of the Standard. Superb Bravery of the Arabs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The Orient Company's steamship Potosi, which arrived here to-day, brings the following intelligence from the seat of war…

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War Clouds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1885 · page 2

THE present position of the mother country is by no means an enviable one. Her South African and Soudan difficulties, though apparently of a…

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The Soudan War. the Russian Cloud

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1885 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.—Earl Granville and the Baron de Stael, Russian Ambassador, had an important interview to-day on the subject of the advance of…

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The War Cloud. Russian Cruisers Being Built in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1885 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.—The Russian Government has ordered several cruisers to be built in America, and the construction of the vessels is now being proceeded with…

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Illegal Enlistment of Troops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1885 · page 3

The following important constitutional letter appears in the Sydney Morning Herald of Saturday:— (To the Editor of the Herald.)…

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Home Impressions of the Soudan War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1885 · page 4

A GLANCE at any of the newspapers by the last English mail will convince the most prejudiced reader that the voice of the English people as a whole is…

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The Soudan War. a Hostile Army on These Shores. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1885 · page 6

SIR,—Your issue of yesterday contains the following extract from the Sydney Telegraph:— "At the meeting of the Marrickville…

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France & China. the Franco-chinese War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1885 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—Intelligence has been received from Tonquin stating that General Briere de l'Isle, commander of the French forces in Northern Tonquin, has raised the…

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England and Russia. the War Clouds. Preparations in England and India. Russians Still Advancing Into Afghanistan. Government Demands Their Withdrawal. Alliance with Turkey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1885 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—A statement made by the Observer yesterday, that the British Government had made a formal demand for the withdrawal of Russian troops from…

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The Soudan War. Parliamentary Vote

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1885 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Imperial Parliament have voted one million towards the expenses of the British expedition in the Soudan…

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The Soudan War. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1885 · page 2

SIR,—If you can suffer me to trespass upon your good nature, I should like to say something in answer to you contributor, "Verus," touching…

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War Preparations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1885 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Naval Volunteer Artillery drill every evening…

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An Enterprising War Correspondent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1885 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Mr. Melvin, of the Melbourne Daily Telegraph, shipped on board the Iberia as one of the crew in order the accompany the…

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The Russian Difficulty. the Afghan Question. Failure of Negotiations. the Russians Marching on Herat. the British Occupy Kobat Pass. War Imminent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1885 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.—Notwithstanding the interviews between Lord Granville and Baron Staal, no progress has been made towards a settlement of the…

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The Soudan War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 6

THE nationalities of the Soudan Contingent.—A friend who has a taste for statistics has compiled the following interesting table of nationalities…

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The Soudan War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1885 · page 2

SUAKIM, Thursday.—General Sir Gerald Graham, who was again appointed to command the troops about to operate against Osman Digna, arrived here…

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Colonial Preparations for War. COOTAMUNDRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1885 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The Mayor, in response to a numerously-signed requisition, has convened a public meeting for Thursday evening next, to take into…

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