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The wars & local soldiers, 1877

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Latest War News. Gable Messages. The Beginning of the End. Fall of Plevna. Terrible Disaster to the Turkish Cause. Osman Pasha’s Army of 90,000 Totally Defeated. London, September 10

The Shoalhaven News, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1877 · page 2

The positions at Plevna held by Osman Pasha with 90,000 troops have been attacked by the main Russian army under the Grand Duke Nicholas, numbering about 90,000…

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Latest War News. Cable Messages. Russo-turkish War. London, September 13

The Shoalhaven News, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1877 · page 2

The bombardment of Plevna commenced at dawn on Friday, the 7th instant, the Russian troops being everywhere in position, with storming parties ready on the extreme left…

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Poetry. News From the War

The Shoalhaven News, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1877 · page 2

Gaily the paper man Touched his guitar, While he was reading the News from tho war,…

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Latest War News. (Reuter’s Special to the Sydney Evening News.) The Fighting near Kars. A Turkish Report-15,000 Russians, 2,500 Turks Killed. London, October 8

The Shoalhaven News, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1877 · page 2

A [?]espatch has been received at Constantinople, from Makhtar Pasha, respecting the fighting between Kars and Alexandropol. He states that the Russians had evacuated all their…

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Latest War News. London, October 10

The Shoalhaven News, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1877 · page 2

Chefket Pasha, convoying muni[?]ons of war and provisions to Plevna, has succeeded in joining osmun Pasha. Russian troops are stationed on the Pyrgos…

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War News (Reuter’s special to the Sydney [?] News) Total Defeat of [?] Pasha 9000 Turks and [?] Captured by the Russians 17,000 Killed and Wounded London, October 15

The Shoalhaven News, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1877 · page 2

On the [?] the new commander at the sh[?] attacked the [?] garrison in their new [?] and [?] but was compelled to…

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Latest War News. (Reuter’s Special to the Sydney Evening News.) October 18

The Shoalhaven News, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1877 · page 2

Ahmed Mukhtar P[?] mostly confirms the news of the Turkish defeat, but estimates his loss at only 800. He states that one and a half regiments of Russian cavalry and four battlions…

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Latest War News. (Router’s special to the Sydney Evening News,)The Recent Great Turkish Defeat in Asia. Expected Capitulation of Kars. Renewed Slaughter at Plevna. Indecisive Battles. Russian Artillery Reserves Called Out. The Recent Battle in Asia. London, October 21

The Shoalhaven News, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1877 · page 2

It is announced at Bucharest that the Roumanian troops thrice attacked, unsuccessfully, the Grevitza re[?] at Plevna, A despatch from Osman Pasha states that the…

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Official War Telegram

The Shoalhaven News, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1877 · page 2

We are indebted to the Hon. Colonial Secretary for the following:— THE RUSSIAN CAPTURE ON THE SOPHIA ROAD…

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Latest War News. Capture on the Sophia Road. The Bombardment of Kars The City Burning. London, October 26

The Shoalhaven News, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1877 · page 2

The assistance to Osman Pasha, at Plevna, having been successfully rendered him by Turkish movements along the Sophia, Road, a Russian division made an attack on a position…

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Latest War News. (From the Herald’s Messages,) London, November 13

The Shoalhaven News, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1877 · page 2

THE combined Turkish forces reached Erzeroum, at Hassankale, on the night of October 30. The Russians surrounded the rear guard and captured two battallions. A telegraphic…

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