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The wars & local soldiers, 1876

7 stories in South Coast's papers

The Hermit or Soldier Crab

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1876 · page 2

So called, because it lives alone in its citadel, like a hermit in its cell, or sentinel in his box. I.—Appearance. Different from other crustaceans, having only…

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Woman’s Wounded Affections

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1876 · page 4

WASHINGTON IRVING wrote :—“As the dove will clasp its wings to its side and cover and conceal the arrow that is preying on its vitals, so it is the nature of woman to hide from the world…

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The Turko-servian War. Great Fight Before Alleviants

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1876 · page 4

BELGRADE, September 4—Official despatches say the entire Turkish army attacked the Serving right wing on Friday The battle lasted until 9 O’clock at night,…

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The Turko-servian War. Great Fight Before Alexinatz

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1876 · page 4

BELGRADE, September 4.— Official despatches say the entire Turkish army attacked the Servian right wing on Friday The battle lasted until 9 o'clock at night,…

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Rumours of War !

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1876 · page 2

The receipt of a telegram on Tuesday last that war between Russia and Turkey was inevitable created not a little sensation in this and the adjacent colonies, and although these [?]…

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England in War Time

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1876 · page 1

EVER at a time when the prospect of this country being involved in a European war appears remote, happily, it may not be uninteresting to consider what have been…

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England in War Time. (From the Pall Mall Gazette.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1876 · page 1

EVEN at a time when the prospect of this country being involved in a European war appears remote, happily, it may not be uninteresting to consider what have been…

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