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The wars & local soldiers, 1872

88 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 5

Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 March 1872 · page 7

Clio, 2' guns, Commodore Stirling, at Frcemantle. Cossack, 16 guns, Captain Douglas, at Sydney. Rosario, 3 guns, Commander Challis, at Auckland. Blanche, 8 guns, Commander Simpson, at New Zealand…

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The Kriegsspiel, or War Game

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 30 March 1872 · page 3

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Dr.dollinger on War Against Science

Empire · Tuesday 2 April 1872 · page 3

THE Cologlie Gazette gives the following summary of Dr. Dellinger'a speech, as rector of the University of Munich on December 23rd:—' After alluding to the glorious war and peace, and to the present…

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Dr, Dollinger on War Against Science

Evening News · Thursday 4 April 1872 · page 3

The Cologne Gazette gives the following summary of Dr. Dollinger's speech, as rector of the University of Munich, on December 23rd:-' After alluding to the glorious war and peace, and to the present…

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Statistics of the War

Evening News · Tuesday 9 April 1872 · page 3

THE Elberfeld Gazetted publishes some carious statistics of the comparative de[?]liness of the different weapons used in the Franco-Germen war. According to them, of 3453 Germans wounded before…

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The Jesuits and the Late War

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 6

A Berlin correspondent of the Cologne Gazette, referring to an entry made on the 2nd of May, 1870, by Professor Friedrich in the diary kept by him at the Œcumenical Council, in which the…

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Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 5

Clio[?] [?] guns, Commodore Stirling, at Fremantle, Cossack, 16 guns, Captain Douglas, at Sydney. Rosario, 3 guns, Commander Challis, at Auckland. Blanche, 5 guns,Commander Simpson, at Sydney…

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Prospect of War--position of Ireland. (From the Irishman.)

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 3

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Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 April 1872 · page 7
Also in Empire

(lio, 2 guns, Commodore Stirling, at Fremantle. (ossack, 16 guns, Captain Douglas, on a cruise. Rosario, 3 guns, Commander Challis, at Auckland. Blanche, 8 guns, Commander Simpson, at Sydney…

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The War Against the Looshai Tribes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 5

The London Universe writes:—Very little seems to be known respecting a war in which England is engaged in the east of India with the Looshai tribes. The…

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Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 May 1872 · page 7

Clio, 21 guns, Commodore Stirling, at Sydney. Coseack, 16 guns, Captain Douglas, on a cruise. Rosario, 3 guns, Commodore Challis, at Auckland. Blanche, 3 guns, Commander Simpson, at Sydney…

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Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 May 1872 · page 7

Clic, 21 guns, Commodore Stirling, at Sydney. Cossack, 16 guns, Captain Douglas, on a cruise. Rosario, 3 guns, Commodore Challis, at Auckland. Blanche, 3 guns, Commander Simpson, on a cruise…

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America. John Mitchel on "War Oe Peace?"

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 May 1872 · page 3

Oh! there can be no war—there can be no war, say the Wall-street men and the dry goods merchants—between two nations doing such an immense and gainful trade together…

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Intended Action of the Irish in America in View of a War with England

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 25 May 1872 · page 3

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Soldier's Wives. (From a new Journal, entitled Woman)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 May 1872 · page 6

THE discipline, morality, and health of our army are of the greatest possible importance to the country. If these be wanting, not only is the army inefficient, but also the latter becomes a canker which seriously…

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The State of War in Texas. Armed Bands Making War on the Americans Between the Nueces and the Rio Grande

Evening News · Wednesday 29 May 1872 · page 3

From the 15th of February, 1872, to the 29th of said month, four large droves of stolen beeves were crossed into Mexico, between the Florida and St. Maria ranches. The former is about twenty-seven miles above…

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Arrival of the Nebraska with the Mails Via California. English News to April 26. Civil War in Spain—carlists and Republicans United Probable Settlement of the Alabama Dispute. Greatearthquakes in America

Empire · Friday 31 May 1872 · page 3

BY the arrival of the steamship Hero, from New Zealand, we have intelligence of the arrival there of the American mail steamer Nebraska, and we have our files bringing down the English news to April 26th—twelve…

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Beauregard on the Conduct of the War

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 June 1872 · page 3

In a recent Dumber of a Southern magazine, General Beauregard comments upon the siege of Charleston and Grant's last Virginia campaigne. In regard to the attack of the…

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Rumours of Another War on the Continent

Evening News · Thursday 6 June 1872 · page 3

THE Daily Telegraph has published some disquieting letters, which profess to be inspired from high quarters in Berlin, and are apparently intended to influence public opinion in…

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