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The wars & local soldiers, 1870

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Arrival of the English Mail at Adelaide Important News. War between France and Prussia. England Probably Involved. The British Army Increased 40,000 Men. Fall of 2d. per pound in Wool. The Ocean Race won by the English Yacht Two Battles Fought. The/French Defeated. The French General Killed

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1870 · page 2

[The following items of telegraph news were issued to our subscribers on Monday last.] (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)…

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additional War Intelligence. (From the Melbourne Argus )

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1870 · page 2

Is Paria the students made propo[?] crying A bus la Prus[?]s ! Vice Is Fran[?] Vive is guerre ! Their number was 1000, and they marched by tours in good order…

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The European War.'

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 2

THE news by the next mail is looked forward to with far greater interest than any since the great Crimean war, in which Russia stood almost alone against the Great…

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Preparations for War in Melbourne

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 2

WE extract the following from the Herald’s “Melbourne Letter” which may be interesting to our readers : — A Militia Bill is being prepared which…

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The Franco-Prussian War

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 2

THE Herald, reviewing the news by the last mail, says :— The telegram reads like fiction. Had any one predicted that this was the way in…

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Additional War News

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1870 · page 2

The following telegraphic items from the Melbourne papers contain some particulars not before published in Sydney:— Paris, September 3rd…

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The War. the F[?] Battle

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1870 · page 4

SAARBRUCK, a small town on the Saar, in the occupation of a small body of Prussians, was attacked by the French, the Emperor and his son being present on the occasion…

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New War Missile

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1870 · page 4

A MOST important and interesting trial of a sea torpedo was made on July 25, in the offing at Plymouth. The Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir H. Codringtoo, K.C.B ,…

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Mr. Spargeon and the War

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1870 · page 4

AFTER laying the foundation-stone of a new Baptist, chapel at Peckham, a number of those present bad a tea meeting. At this meeting Mr. Spurgeon presided, and in…

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The War. Great Battle of [?]Edan

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1870 · page 4

THE correspondent of the New Fork Tribune writes:— After the defeat on the 30th and 31st of August (of which I have already informed…

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The War

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1870 · page 4

The news of the European war, and of a possible attack on Sydney, has caused tremendous sensation all over the colony. I send full accounts of the doings every where,…

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The European War

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1870 · page 4

THE fact that Marsha/ Mac[?]ahun is still in the land of toe living, must give general satisfaction, for it must be universally conceded that he is a brave and gallant soldier…

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The European War

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1870 · page 4

THE question, “Is it peace?” is one of Intense [?]nxiety. We bare bad enough of war. The pages of future [?]istory will be sufficiently crowded with deeds of martial…

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