The War Cloud Drawing Nearer
THE American mail brings us full details of the manner in which the news of the fail of Khartoum was received in England. Seldom within…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1885
269 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 14
Russia and England. Rumoured Declaration of War Military Preparations
LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Gladstone was again questioned in the House of Commons last night as to the state of negotiations with Russia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →(From Our Own Correspondent.) War Risks
LONDON, Saturday.—War risks are demanded by the insurance companies on vessels proceeding to Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Soudan War. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—Now, as there is a slight full in the general excitement—the first outburst of liberality has subsided, that urged the wealthy portion of the…
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FROM the American papers brought by the R.M.S. Australia we take the following:— GORDON'S DEATH…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—James Marrit, the Soudan soldier charged with manslaughter, was acquitted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chinese Men of War Blown to Pieces by French Torpedo Boats. Ten Thousand French Troops Advancing on Langson. Desperate Fighting at Keelung. Heavy Losses by the Chinese
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The steamship Catterthun arrived at Cooktown yesterday, having left Hongkong on the 22nd February. She brings the following later China…
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The following cablegrams are now first published for public information. Immediately after the offer had been telegraphed, Sir Saul Samuel cabled—…
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CAIRO, Friday.—News has been recieved from Suakim that the forces under the command of General Graham started at daylight this morning for…
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SUAKIM, Saturday evening.—The British losses are officially stated at twenty-two killed, forty-four wounded…
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In the news received by the Orient, which arrived at Adelaide, we learn that amongst those severely wounded in the fight at Dulka with the column…
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GENERALS Pierce Young and Custer were messmates, and classmates and devoted friends at West Point. In the war they were major-generals of…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The Observer states that it is rumoured in political circles that M. de Giers, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has resigned, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russia and England. Threatened War with Russia. British Preparations. General Roberts Appointed to Command
LONDON, Monday.—The Daily News publishes a paragraph stating that orders have been given for the mobilisation of a force consisting of 25,000 men in India,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Soudan War. the Crushing of Osman Digna
THE military correspondent of the Times remarks that, among the various qualifications demanded of the General who is to be entrusted with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Soudan War. Australia in the Soudan. the English Press
In the course of an article on the offer of New South Wales, which has now become historical, the Pall Mall Gazette says:—"The Ministerial policy of massacre and…
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SIR,—As much babbling is going on at the present time on the Soudan question, I think it is not out of place to say a few words on the subject. In…
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THE China Mail of February 19, in considering the question "Is war to be declared?" says:—"To China the state of reprisals has its advantages…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →England and Russia. The Russian War-Cloud. Warships Fitting for Service
LONDON, Wednesday.—Eleven warshiws are being fitted at Devenport with supplies for a period of six months…
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LONDON, Thursday.—It is authoritatively stated that Earl Granville yesterday saw the Russian Ambassador in London, who informed him that the…
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