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The wars & local soldiers, 1853

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The Priest and the Soldier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 November 1853 · page 6

Archdeacon M'Carron is not to be hanged for mutiny this time. A Derry jury have acquitted him of the extraordinary offence for which Mr. Brewster and Mr. Keogh had…

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Chinese War. Progress of the Rebellion.— Land and Sea Fights.—fall of Shanghai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 November 1853 · page 5

BY the Formosa and Pekin, P. and O. Company's steamers, accounts have been received from Hongkong to the 29th September. The important events now…

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Bell's Life in Sydney. Saturday, December's, 1853. Ships' of War

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 3 December 1853 · page 2

AT this momentous period of the existence of Australia, at a time when each hour the inhabitants of Sydney expect to have their ears saluted by the thunder of Russian…

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The Soldier

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 3 December 1853 · page 4

The authoress of vhe following story—extracted from the " Manners and Customs of Society in India "—ssures us she has every ' reason to believe the circumstances perfectly true, as some of them ' came under her own observation…

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Trading Profits of War. (From The Leader.)

Empire · Thursday 8 December 1853 · page 3

Notwithstanding the pacific turns given by diplomatists to the last Russian note, it is quite evident that there is no substantial change in the posture of affairs…

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The Soldier

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 10 December 1853 · page 4

The week expired. Henry Harling again tried to gain his mother's consent to Iiis wishes, or.even to give up her plans for his interest; but all he could say was useless, and they parted with high words on both sides. This conversation took place in the…

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The Civil War in China

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 17 December 1853 · page 10

Our valuable contemporary, the MANCHESTER GUARDIAN, commenting on the proclamations, which are reported to have been recently issued by the chief of the insurrection now reigning, observes --…

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The Soldier. (Concluded.)

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 17 December 1853 · page 5

The next day Field came again to the sergeant's house, and asked him if the ring was done, and if he would oblige him by allowing him to take it back to Mrs. Davenport—he would pledge himself, he said, for its safe delivery…

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The Race. an Incident During the Late War

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 24 December 1853 · page 1

A Tender in the Downs and a well-manned boat apporoaching the shore. What a curious and engaging medley of character do their crews present to us! I remember a story…

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A Tory View of the War Question. (From the Standard, October 4.)

Empire · Tuesday 27 December 1853 · page 1

The Abordoon organ, the Times, commenees an article of some length with the following announcement:— " The ministers now in town,…

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Arrival of the Harbinger. News to October 6Th. Decision of Turkey for War! Empire Office, 3 o'clock

Empire · Tuesday 27 December 1853 · page 1

BY the arrival of the steamer Victoria this morning, from Melbourne, we have received London papers to the 6th of…

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Thoughts on a War Between Russia and Turkey. (From the Neue Pr[?]ussische Zi[?]tung.)

Empire · Wednesday 28 December 1853 · page 2

Even though France were to decline joining Great Britain in her refusal to force the acceptation of the Vienna Note on the Divan, yet that refusal on the part of Great Britain alone…

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The Empire. Thursday, December 29, 1853. Peace or War?

Empire · Thursday 29 December 1853 · page 2

THE stage at which the hostile preparations of Russia and Turkey had arrived at the beginning of October last, so far as it is intelligible from the Times, may be…

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The War Rumour

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 31 December 1853 · page 2

THE in[?]bitants of the metropolis were thrown into a state of unequivocal consternation on Tuesday by the terrible announcement that War had actually…

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A Tory View of the War Question

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 31 December 1853 · page 10

The Aberdeen organ, the TIMES, commences an article of some length with the following announcement: -- "The ministers now in town, constituting a…

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Thoughts on a War Between Russia and Turkey

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 31 December 1853 · page 11

Even though France were to decline joining Great Britain in her refusal to force the acceptation of the Viehna Note on the Divan, yet that refusal on the Part of Great Britain alone suffices to…

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Extraondinary News from England. Declaration of War by Turkey Against Russia

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 31 December 1853 · page 1

The steamer Victoria reached Sydney from Melbourne, on Tuesday morning, bringing news of thc arrival of the G. S. S. S. Steamer Harbinger, at the latter port, with London papers to…

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The Illustrated Sydney News. Saturday, December 31, 1853. Glad Rumours of War

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 31 December 1853 · page 6

FROM the recent English news we learn that the probability of war between Russia arid Turkey, before sufficiently great, has, on a sudden, been vastly increased, and that, while the hostile armies of those powers are marshalled in close opposition, and only…

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A Tory View of the War Question. (From the Standard, October 4.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 December 1853 · page 5

THE Abordeen organ, the Times, commences an article of some length with the following announcement:— "The Ministers now in town, constituting a…

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