Raising of the Russian War Vessels at Sebastopol. the Yankee Epxedition to Sebastopol.—contract to Raise Sixty-four Vessels of War.—condition of the Vessels.—magnitude of The, Un, Dertaking.—the Re-building of Sebastopol &c., &c.. (From the Boston Traveller, February 28.)
Empire · Thursday 4 June 1857 · page 3
A few yours since the combined nations of langland and France despatched to the shores of the Crimea a powerful and warlike expedition to exterminate and destroy. In a month or two an expedition will sail from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wreck of the French Man-of-war Steamer Duroc. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 June 1857 · page 4
SIR,—I rely upon your never-failing obligeance to give publicity to the following. The French man-of-war steamer Duroc was wrecked on Mellish Reef on the 12th August last, after four days departure from New…
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The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Monday 15 June 1857 · page 144
SIR,—I rely upon your never-failing obligeance to give publicity to the following. The French man-of-war steamer Duroc was wrecked on Mellish Reef on the 12th August last, after four days departure from New…
Continued on Trove, page 144 →The Wreck of the French Man-of-war Steamer Duroc. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 June 1857 · page 4
SIR,—In returning my most sincere thanks for the immediate publicity you gave to my letter on this lameatable subject, I am happy to say that I have been informed by Mr. Baines, a member of the Northern Expedition (who was at Timor at the time) that…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1857 · page 4
THE French Consul, Monsieur L. F. Sentis, has politely favoured us with the loan of a file of the Moniteur, from which we have translated the following facts regarding the wreck of the above vessel, and the subsequent history of the captain and crew. That…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Further Particulars. The Herald, of 16th March, gives the following additional particulars as to the killed and wounded:— KILLED
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1857 · page 2
Donald Stewart, merchant, Hamilton. A. Grant, about 45 years of age, residence unknown. John Russell, railway contractor, Brantford; Mrs. Russell, his wife…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 June 1857 · page 12
THE French Consul, Monsieur L. F. Sentis, has politely favoured us with the loan of a file of the Monteur, from which we have translated the following facts regarding the wreck of the above vessel, and the subsequent history of the captain and crow. That…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The War Medals Awarded by the Emperor of the French. (From the Times, 14th April.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 June 1857 · page 2
WE published yesterday a roll of honours which must have carried pride and gratification to many a household among us, and which should have been read with admiration and pleasure by…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 June 1857 · page 6
IN a paragraph of some six or eight lines, transferred to our columns lately, from an English paper, it was stated that an American had entered into a contract with the Russian Government by which he bouud…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →India. Grievances of Catholic Soldiers
Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 August 1857 · page 4
Thanks to the dilatoriness of the supreme government, and to Lord Harris's want of confidence in himself, the bigots have still power to trifle with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Landless! Landless! (The War-cry of the McGREGORS.)
Empire · Thursday 15 October 1857 · page 4
Untilled and waste these valleys lie, Dreary and silent hill and plain; Though fit to gladden heart and eye With fruits and flowers and waving grain;…
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Empire · Monday 19 October 1857 · page 2
Mr. John Bright has been un[?]mously elected to represent the borough of Birmingham in the Imperial Parliament, and that, too, under circumstances which must have proved peculiarly gratifying to him. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Scrap From a Soldier's Scrap Book. the Seventy-seventh
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 October 1857 · page 5
The much lov'd sccnes of happy home, no longer do I view, Likewise the friends I lov'd so well, who were so kind and true, I'm far from all my youthful haunts, and the girl I adore— Transcendant maid I left behind on Albion's classic shore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Way to Make Political Soldiers. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 November 1857 · page 3
SIR,—Thinking that the following recipe, which I picked up somewhere, may be useful at the present moment to our Parliament, I cannot help sending it to yon, in the hope you will give it a place in your…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →China. Fearful Typhoon and Great Destruction of Shipping—warlike Operations, and Capt. Cochrane Dangerously Wounded. Pigeon Express From Galle. Observer Office, 5½ p.m., October 15
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 November 1857 · page 1
Hard at work since 6 a.m. we thought the labours of the day were completed, when it was discovered that Pigeons with despatches from Galle had arrived. When they arrived it is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →China. Fearful Typhoon and Great Destruction of Shipping—warlike Operations, and Capt. Cochrane Dangerously Wounded. Pigeon Express From Galle. Observer Office, 5½ p[?]., October 15
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 November 1857 · page 2
Hard at work since 6 a.m. we thought the labours of the day were completed, when it was discovered that Pigeons, with despatches from Galle had arrived. When they arrived it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Street Preaching and Its Results—serious Rioting in Belfast—several Persons Wounded
Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 November 1857 · page 3
We extract the following from the Ulsterman:—Again has Belfast, so much boasted of for its love of order, been the scene of the most ruffianly and brutal riots. All along, during the week, we saw…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arrival of the Columbian. News to the 16Th September. Capture, of Delhi by the British, and Progress of the Indian War
Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 21 November 1857 · page 4
The mail, steamer Columbian, which, reached Sydney on Tuesday, brings us the gratifying. intellgence of the fall of Delhi, which was taken on the 18th'September, sad is now entirely in the possession of our forces…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"List of Killed and Wounded
Empire · Monday 23 November 1857 · page 3
"TE HAPUKA'S SIDE.—Killed: Rotohiko Kongarangi (from the Wairoa). Wounded: None. "TE MOANA NUI'S SIDE.—Killed: Matthew Kawaka (from Taupo). Wounded: Renata Noekai (severely),…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder of a Soldier of the 77Th at Goat Island
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 December 1857 · page 4
YESTERDAY an inquest was held on Goat Island, within the office of Mr. James Midgley, superintendent, by the City Coroner, Mr. J. S. Parker, and a jury of twelve, touching the death of Samuel Bryant,…
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