Prussian Preparations for the Late War
The London correspondent of the Northern Whig writes:— Next week a work will be published by Mr. Tweedie, of the Strand, which will, I…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1871
302 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 16
Scientific. Inventions Suggested by the late Civil War in America
THE inventions to which our late war gave rise aye as multifarious as were its wants. Some idea of its achievements may be gained by a look at the cases of models in the United States Patent Office. Shelf after shelf is…
Continued on Trove, page 487 →West Coast of Africa. Dreadful War.—twenty Thousand Natives Killed
INTELLIGENCE of a reliable nature has been received at Cape Coast Castle to the effect that the Ashantee army that invaded the eastern parts of the protectorate had been entirely destroyed, and its generals killed. There had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inventions Suggested by the Late Civil War in America
THE inventions to which our late war gave rise are as multifarious as were its wants. Some idea of its achievements may be gained by a look at the cases of models in the United States Patent Office. Shelf after shelf is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Condition of France and Prussia Before the War
THE reports by Colonel Stoffell, French Military Attache at Berlin, before the outbreak of the war, hare proved singularly prophetic. They treat of the relative positions of Prussia and France, and from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Hurricane. Two Railroad Trains Thrown From the Track. Houses Blown Down, and Trees Uprooted. Seven Persons Killed, and Many Wounded
ST. LOUIS, March 8.—A terrific hurricane passed over a portion of East St. Louis this afternoon. The wind first came from the south-east, accompanied by a brisk shower, but suddenly veered to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss of Property During the War
A PARLIAMENTARY paper has been issued, containing letters from British subjects residing in France respecting loss of property during the war, and the official answers elicited by those letters. As far back…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Reminiscences of an Old Soldier. (By "Pendennis Major," in the Calcutta Englishman.) III
IT has been commonly urged that men who boast cannot be brave men; but this is not an axiom I hold with regard to soldiers or sailors. And after all what is courage. Is it constitutional, or does it depend to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →German Losses in the War
THE losses suffered by the German army in the war show, remarks the North German Correspondent, how bloody the contest has been[?] and [?]ow dearly the victory has been purchased. The regiments of…
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THE losses suffered by the German army in the war show, remarks the North German Correspondent, how bloody the contest has been, and how dearly the victory has been purchased. The regiments of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Coast of Africa. Dreadful War.—twenty Thousand Natives Killed
INTELLIGENCE of a reliable nature has been received at Cape Coast Castle to the effect that the Ashantee army that invaded the eastern parte of the protectorate had been entirely destroyed, and its generals killed. There had…
Continued on Trove, page 533 →German Losses in the War
The losses suffered by the German army in the war show, remarks the North German Correspondent, how bloody the contest has been, and how dearly the victory has been purchased. The regiments of…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Arrival of the Alexandra at Adelaide with the English Mail Per Avoca. Dreadful News From Paris. One-fourth of the City Devastated. Shooting of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cure of the Madelainf, and 64 Hostages. Frightful Slaughter in the Streets of Paris. Destruction of the Tuilleries. Burning of the Louvre, Luxembourg, and Palais Royal. Outrage on the Remains of Napoleon I. Summary Executions by the Federals. 30,000 Killed and Wounded in the Streets of Paris. Arrest of the Communist Leaders. Refusal of European Powers to Shelter the Incendiaries. Prussian Intervention. Suppression of the Revolt. Monarchy Again in the Ascendant. [From Our Galle Special Commissioner.] Adelaide, Sunday, 1 A.m
THE branch mail steamer Alexandra, Captain Fitzsimmons, arrived off Glenelg Pier at 10.40 p.m. on Saturday night, with the South Australian branch of the European mail per Avoca…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Curious Murder by a Soldier
A CORRESPONDENT writing to the Bombay Gazette from Asseerghur on the 13th ultimo, says:—A most cold-blooded murder has just been committed near this place. It appears two loafers came up to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Protestantism and Catholicism in the Franco-german War. (Translated for the Sydney Morning Herald from the Civilta Cattolica—a Florentine fortnightly magazine— published on the 15th of April last.)
AMONGST the various scandalous arguments against Providence which base-minded men and unbelieve[?]s have drawn from the war recently brought [?] a close, not the least remarkable is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Civil War in France
On April 25 firing commenced on the Neuilly side. An attempt was made at midnight upon the forts of Issy and Vanvres, there being a violent comnonade and fusillade, but with small result. Shells had fallen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →European News. [From Our Correspondent "Stella."] the Civil War in Paris—the Investment by the Versailles Troops. London, April 28, 1871
THE "speedy solution" of the "Paris difficulty" which has been so long promised by the Government seems no nearer than it was a month ago. The forces assembled by it, and that have now, it is believed, invested the town on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →England's War
We look to the colonies as the immediate refuge for millions of our countrymen, as offering at once a complete and the only solution for our social difficulties, and as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Civil War in France
On April 25 firing commenced on the Neuilly side. An attempt was made at midnight upon the forts of Issy and Vanvres, there being a violent cannonade and fusillade, but with small result. Shells had fallen…
Continued on Trove, page 587 →Prince Bismarck on the War
The Bill for the incorporation of Alsace and Lorraiue elicited a speech from Prince B [?]marck, which was chiefly remarkable for the apology it contained for annexing unwilling provinces…
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