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The wars & local soldiers, 1845

25 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 2

War with America

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 8 November 1845 · page 4

The opinion we lately expressed in reference to the probabilities of a war with the United States of North America is rather confirmed by the tenour of the late arrivals. The evident Yankee object in…

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Windsor. When Greek Meets Greek, Then Comes the Tug of War

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 22 November 1845 · page 2

OUR sporting townsmen, Messrs. Seymour and Hudson, well-known oppositionists, who were never known to be defeated or run off—have been fortunate in obtaining…

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The Story of a Disabled Soldier

The Sentinel · Wednesday 26 November 1845 · page 4

No observation is more common, and at the same time more true, than that one half of the world are ignorant how the other half lives. The misfortunes of the great are held up to engage our attention; are…

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War Between America (U.s.) and Mexico

The Australian · Saturday 13 December 1845 · page 3

WE find the following startling announcement in the Melbourne Courier, received yesterday, under the heading "English. Intelligence."…

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A Man-of-war's Crew

The Australian · Tuesday 30 December 1845 · page 232

A TRUE history of a man-of-war's crew would be full of high romance, varying with stirring incident, and too often darkened with deep and deadly crime. Many go to sea with the old Robinson Crusoe spirit, seeking…

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