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The wars & local soldiers, 1858

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Indian War Sketches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 August 1858 · page 3

FROM the Indian papers we have already given the official details of the taking of Lucknow. A graphic narrative, however, of the operations which immediately preceded and followed that great event has just…

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Our Soldiers in India

The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion · Saturday 14 August 1858 · page 13

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Indian War Sketches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 August 1858 · page 4

FROM one of Mr. Russell's earlier letters, depicting events which occurred in February last, we give the following detached pictures, commencing with his photograph of…

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Indian War Sketches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 August 1858 · page 8

FROM one of Mr. Russell's earlier letters, depicting events which occurred in February last, we give the following detached pictures, commencing with his photograph of…

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The Prospects of War in France. (From the Continental Review, May 5.)

Empire · Tuesday 17 August 1858 · page 3

We have this week two facts to notice in the current history of France, which are of some importance. The Independance Belge, a paper which is certainly not violent nor even adverse…

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The Probabilities of War Between France and England. (From, the Times, June 12.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 August 1858 · page 2

[?] French Government [?] of late [?]een arming in a manner inexplicable and alarming is a thing of sufficient notoriety. France has not a single neighbour from whom she need fesr insult, much less attack…

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War with France. [From a Correspondent.]

Empire · Wednesday 25 August 1858 · page 4

Dr. Lang, in his lecture announced for on Monday evening on the prospect for Australia in the event of a war with France, gave us copious and most interesting extracts from a review of the report published by a…

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The Prospect for Australia in the Event of a War with France

Empire · Thursday 26 August 1858 · page 2

BEING A LECTURE DELIVERED IN THE EVENING OF MONDAY, THE 23RD INSTANT, BY THE REV. DR. LANG. [N.B. This Lecture was advertised to be delivered in the Lecture Room, Jamison-street, but as the place,…

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War with France. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Friday 27 August 1858 · page 5

SIR—I am not sorry to observe that my lecture on Monday evening has exalted some little attention among parties who dislike the principles it advocates and the course it recommends. It is very evident, at all events,…

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The Old Soldier and the Bushranger

The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion · Saturday 28 August 1858 · page 5

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The War in India

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 September 1858 · page 5

A CORRESPONDENT of the Englishman writes:- "Your military correspondent, whose letters appeared in your columns of the 8th instant, has drawn up a forminable Catalogne of our offences against, and…

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Soldiers' Daughters' Home. (From the times, 19th June.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 October 1858 · page 8

THE ceremony of inaugurating this new asylum by his Royal Highness the Prince Consert took place yesterday, under the most favourable circumstances. For the last three years Rosalya-house, Hampstead; has…

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The Utah War. (From the Boston Journal, June 21.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 October 1858 · page 3

By the following accounts it may be seen that the Mormon troubles are at an end. On the 10th instant the President sent the following message to Congress: "A message was received from the President,…

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Army Clothtng.—how the Poor Soldier Is Fleeced. (From the Daily News, 30th June.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 October 1858 · page 3

[?] we need not remind our readers, was primarily and principally an army clothing establishment on a great scale. The character of all establishments of this kind, of course, [?] greatly on the…

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The Mormon War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 October 1858 · page 2

THE final settlement of the Mormon question, (which we announced some days ago,) by the submission of Brigham Young and his adherents, is not confirmed by the papers just to hand. Military movements are…

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The Mormon War

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 13 October 1858 · page 3

The final settlement of the Mormon question, as has been announced, is not confirmed by the late papers. Military movements are still recorded, and the Mormon policy appears still to be as much a…

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H. M. Ships-of-war on the Station

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Monday 15 November 1858 · page 219

Iris, 26 guns, at Port Curtis. Cordelia (s.), 11 guns, sailed 21st August, on a cruise. Herald, surveying ship, sailed 3rd September, on a cruise…

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The War in India

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 November 1858 · page 8

WE have papers to the 9th of October from Bombay. The Bombay Telegraph supplies the following particulars of operations for suppressing the rebellion:- On the 7th of September it remarks, " We commence…

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Foreign Men-of-war. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 December 1858 · page 5

SIR,—It is the fashion (led by your shipping reporters) to designate French men-of-war "His Imperial Majesty's ship," and the same practice has been adopted with regard to the Novara. This is a mistake. It is the custom in every kingdom to speak of…

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Ships-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 December 1858 · page 9

H.[?]. Iris, 26 guns. H. Brig Elk, 2 guns, just arrived from China. H[?] Herald, 6 guns, at Moreton Bay. H[?] Cordelia (s.), 11 guns, on a cruise…

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