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The wars & local soldiers, 1856

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War Abroad and War at Home

The Australian Band of Hope Review, and Children's Friend · Saturday 8 November 1856 · page 8

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Affecting Circumstances; an "Incident of the War

Empire · Monday 10 November 1856 · page 3

"— A few Sundays since a young and interesting country girl, plainly hut neatly dressed, was standing among a group of anxious and agitated people, on the steam packet quay, evidently awaiting the arrival of the…

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Murder of Two Sisters by a Soldier. (From the Home News, August 19th.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 November 1856 · page 5

Two young females were murdered near Folkstone on the 3rd of August, under circumstances of a peculiarly painful and distressing nature. The murdered girls, Caroline and Maria Back, were of the respective ages…

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Murder of Two Sisters by a Soldier

Empire · Monday 10 November 1856 · page 5

Two young females were murdered near Folkstone on the 3rd of August, under circumstances of a peculiarly painful and distressing nature. The murdered girls, Caroline and Maria Back, were of the respective ages of…

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Settlement of the Foreign Enlistment Question. (From the Morning Post, 20th August.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 November 1856 · page 8

OF the two questions which have recently disturbed the friendly relations between this country and the United States of America, one appears to have received a settlement perfectly satisfactory to our Transmlantic…

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Crime in England. Murder of Two Sisters by Soldier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 November 1856 · page 4

Two young females were murdered near Folk-stone, on the 3rd of August, under circumstances of a peculiarly painful and distressing nature. The murdered girls, Caroline and Maria Hack,…

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The Prussian Soldiery

Empire · Wednesday 10 December 1856 · page 5

It is a real pleasure to see the Prussian soldiery, such is their youthful bloom and their stalwart appearance. One is reminded, by many a fineintellectual countennnce among them, that the youth…

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(Enclosure.) War Department, 8th March, 1856

Empire · Tuesday 23 December 1856 · page 2

SIR—I have laid before Lord Panmure your letter of the 30th January last, with its enclosures from the Governor of New South Wales, relating to the defences of Sydney, and requesting that a company of Royal…

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A War of Tariffs. (From the Argus, December 20.)

Empire · Saturday 27 December 1856 · page 3

It is quite evident that there is no unmixed good in this world. Responsible Government is considered a boon and a blessing, but it has its drawbacks. One of these is that the beneficial action of an honest Executive…

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Parkesennery's Tear. (Air—The Soldier's Tear

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 27 December 1856 · page 2

Upon the steps he turned. To take a farewell look Of the House and all the Bunchmen green, The Speaker and May's book;…

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The War in Cibcassia. (From the Times, of October 18.) by Submarine and Britis[?] Telegraph

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 December 1856 · page 2

We haw received the following telegraphic despatch from our vienna correspondent:— "Vienna, Thursday Evening, October 16. "The Journal de Corstantinople of the 10th instant,…

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The War in Circassia. (From the Times, of Saturday, October 18.) (By Submarine and British Telegraph.)

Empire · Monday 29 December 1856 · page 6

We have received the following telegraphic despatch from our Vienna correspondent — "Vienna, Thursday Evening, October 16. " The Journal de Constantinople of the 10th instant,…

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Nicaragua. Reported Execution of Soldiers by Walker-government Decrees. (From the Aspincall Courier, September 19.)

Empire · Tuesday 30 December 1856 · page 3

A rumour has reached us from Costa Rica via Bocas del Toro, that some insubordination having taken place among Walker's troops, several officers and a number of privates, in all numbering about forty, refused duty…

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