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The wars & local soldiers, 1885

10 stories in Riverina's papers

War and Its Justification

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1885 · page 3

THE Rev. M. Gray preached a special sermon in Christ Church, Cootamundra, last Sunday night upon the subject of "War and its justification, with special reference to the…

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War!

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 5

Has Peace then come? The bright fulfilment of prophetic song. The pre[?]ge to the overthrow of wrong; Or do the dumb…

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The War in the Soudan. (Argus Correspondent.) LONDON, February 20

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1885 · page 3

The whole situation in the Soudan has been revolutionised by the news received on the evening of the 18th, that owing to the reinforcements of 5000 men sent by the…

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War!

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 4

THE true and faithful British subject will probably agree with Benjamin Franklin that there never was a good war or a bad peace; though they will…

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Late Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. War to b Declared

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 4

The Evening News asserts that the local authorities have within the past twenty-four hours been put in possession of information which leads to the conviction that war will…

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The Soudan War. Suakim, May 8

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1885 · page 4

General Lord Wolseley reviewed the whole of the British troops here this morning, including the New South Wales Contingent. The New South Wales Infantry and…

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The Soudan War. Suakim, May 11

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 16 May 1885 · page 6

The New South Wales contingent have proposed that 100 of their number shall be formed into a mounted infantry corps, to act as scouts, and do other advance work…

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The Soudan War. Suakim, May 15

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 May 1885 · page 3

Colonel Richardson, the commandant of the New South Wales Contingent, has gone on board the hospital ship Ganges in order to recruit his health. He is suffering from…

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The Welcome Home

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 7

THE landing of tho contingent on Tuesday last was in all its surrounding about as dismal as the embarkation on the 3rd March last was brilliant. This, of course, was…

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The Queen and the Wounded. (Christian World.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1885 · page 4

THE Queen has been engaged in one of those acts of true woma[?]ly sympathy which have helped to ende[?]r her to the nation. Accompanied by…

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