A Relic of the War
CHRISPUS ATTE[?]CKS, the reputed hero of the so-called British massacre in the Boston streets at the opening of the American War of Independence, has…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1891
70 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 4
The Sioux War
THE war new being waged between the Sioux nation and the United States Government is principally remarkable as being a supreme effort…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of a War Historian
LONDON, Sunday.—The death is announced of Mr. A. W. Kinglake, the historian of the Crimean War. [Mr. Alexander William Kinglake was born in…
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LONDON, Sunday.—Reports have been received in New York that a body of United States cavalry has met with a reverse from the Sioux Indians, the losses on both sides…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The report that during the recent engagement between the United States troops and the Indians at Pine Ridge 200 squaws were amongst the…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—A dispatch from New York reports that a battle is proceeding between the Sioux Indians and the United States troops, and that the fighting is proving…
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FROM Thorn, West Prussia, it is reported that five Russian frontier guards broke into a farmhouse near Alexandrov during the night, and assaulted the family, who were in…
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LONDON, Monday.—General Miles the commander of the United States troops at the scene of hostilities, has formally announced the conclusion of the war with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →(From Sydney and Melbourne Papers.) End of the Sioux War
LONDON, Friday Night.—The rising of the Sioux Indians in the Nebraska and Dakota territories is at an end. The rebellious Indians have settled down to their…
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THURSDAY, February 26th, is likely to be the date of the Queen's visit to Portsmouth Dockyard, to witness the launching of two important war vessels simultaneously—an…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The Government of the United States, with a view to averting a recurrence of Indian outbreaks like that just suppressed, proposes to enlist 2000 Indians…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tithe War in Denbighshire
AT Bylchan, in North Wales, a parish situated in a mountainous district some miles from Denbigh, Mr. Joseph Roberts had duly levied distraint on behalf of the rector, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Queensland Shearing War. the Barcoo Set Ablaze. Stations Guarded by Armed Men. Defence Force in Readiness. Non-unionists Armed. BRISBANE
THE excitement in connection with the shearing difficulty in the Barcaldine and Clermont districts grows in intensity almost hour by hour, and at frequent intervals reports are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Shearing War. Unionist Powder and Shot Confiscated. Depredations Committed by Shearers. Permanent Forces Ordered to the Front. Mounted Infantry Called Out. BRISBANE
FURTHER intelligence is to hand in reference to the seizure of cartridges and shot at Emeral yesterday. Inspector Ahern states that he noticed three men taking great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Noble Work for British War-ships
THE duties of a policeman are not always of a coercive character. He has frequently to take care of little children who have lost their way, and bring them for safe-keeping…
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A CORRESPONDENT to a London paper, on January 30th, wired from Kingstown, Jamaica, as follows:—Serious rioting has been going on during the last few days in the…
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WINTON reports that the situation there is critical. Unionists are arriving in large numbers, and openly threatening revenge. Special constables are being sworn in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Civil War in Chili
WHILE glib-tongued mouthers on public platforms in New South Wales enunciate the opinion that the beat cure for the redress of grievances under which they consider they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Strike in Pennsylvania. Forty Men Wounded
NEW YORK, Friday.—During the disturbance between the police and the strikers at the Morewood Bay Cokeworks, forty cokemen were wounded. Great excitement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Chin War
CALCUTTA, Monday.—Fighting continues along the Indian frontier of the Chin country. The latest information from Burmah is to the effect that the Haka Chins have…
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