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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
269 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 14
LONDON Monday.—The Russian reply to Lord Granville's note of March 16, which was recently submitted by the Russian Ambassador in London to the British Government,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Tuesday.—The Australian and New Zealand Underwriters' Association of London advise that from the 1st inst. a war premium of half-a-crown per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—H. M. S. Nelson has gone to sea; also, H. M. S. Diamond. Their destination is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Saturday night an interesting lecture, entitled "How War with Russia might affect Australia," was delivered by Mr. A. Mackay, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two or three weeks ago the Shah reviewed 5000 troops, cavalry and infantry, which he has ordered to Astarabad, it is supposed to occupy some of the disputed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AMIDST the hullahballoo both here and in England over the luckless Soudan expedition it is worth while to notice what shameless indifference is paid to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE question has been often asked "How do soldiers feel when in battle?" and it is one difficult to answer. A long experience among veterans in the ranks leads us to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CALCUTTA, Thursday.—News has been received that the Russians, under General Komaroff, attacked the Afghans on the 30th ult. on the barks of the Kusk, about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Friday afternoon.—The news of the collision between the Afghans and the Russians has created great excitement in London and the country…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEWCASTLE, 3 p.m.—Captain Jacobson, of the American schooner Quickstep, which arrived here this morning, reports that on April 6th last, when 25 miles off Capo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Saturday 1 p.m.âAngel and Thurston, the escapees from Coonamble Gaol, stuck up Charles Stewart, storekeeper, at Bellinfont's Bridge, Green…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Sunday.—War risks on vessels proceeding to Australia have been advanced by Lloyds five shillings per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →INTENSE excitement was caused in Melbourne on Friday when the news of the collision between the Afghans and the Russians became known. All the daily and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, March 4, —Mr. Burleigh, the war correspondent who was wounded at Abu Klea, has under the inspiration of his h[?]rt written to the Daily…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SYDNEY, Monday.—The steamer Thetis, with Messrs. Dalley and Dibbs, arrived at Clarence Heads on Sunday. The works at the entrance of the Clarence were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. George Augustus Sala, in his lecture delivered at the Golden Age Hall, Maryborough, on Friday night (writes the correspondent of the Argus), to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Captain Calder reports sighting off Caps Jaffa a man-of-war under steam and canvas, and a strange looking steamer with a gunboat astern,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A cable from the Agent-General says that war appears imminent, and that great excitement exists in Loudon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"IF it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come; the readiness is all." These words of Hamlet…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The captain of the Diamond makes one of the council of war, to be held this afternoon, to consider all defence matters…
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