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The wars & local soldiers, 1872

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

Men-of-war on the Station

Empire · Monday 2 December 1872 · page 3

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

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Painted Soldiers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 December 1872 · page 13

SIR,—This generous expression of the Hon. Premier in reference to the New South Wales Infantry is not likely to meet with the approbation of the citizens of Sydney, or any, but a very small and disappointed, section of the…

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Volunteers V. Regular Soldiers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 December 1872 · page 5

SIR,—Seeing Mr. W. C. Browne, M.L.A., is asking a question as to the cost of the Permanent Military Force, if carried out according to the estimates submitted, I wish to point out a few facts to our legislators which it is not unlikely…

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Painted Soldiers

Sydney Punch · Thursday 12 December 1872 · page 2

YOU " painted soldiers," dubbed our force-- Still, spite of all your strictures-- Of manly, useful, well-drilled men, We think they're perfect pictures…

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Our Painted Soldier. Mr. Punch, to the New Mayor. (With His Very Best Compliments.)

Sydney Punch · Thursday 12 December 1872 · page 3

BRAVO ! Mr. Merriman, Punch thinks you the very man To rule the Municipal roast; But you know, or should do,…

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Telegrams This Day. Arrival of the Suez Mail. Tendebs Called for Mail Service Via San Francisco. Munitions of War for Sydney Great Part of Chicago Re-built. Biographies of Jonh Brown. Queen Lends Her Yacht to Louis Napoleon. English Shipping

Evening News · Monday 16 December 1872 · page 2

In consequence of an interruption in the Adelaide line, we are deprived of our cor-respondent's usual monthly message on the arrival of the mail there, and have to fall back…

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Arrival of the Suez Mail Tendebs Called for Mail Service Via San Francisco. Munitions of War for Sydney Great Part Oe Chicago Rebuilt. Biographies of Jonh Brown. Queen Lends Her Yacht to Louis Napoleon. English Shipping

Empire · Tuesday 17 December 1872 · page 2

In consequence of an interruption in the Adelaide line, we are deprived of our correspondent's usual monthly message on the arrival of the mail there, and have to fall back…

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Mem-of-war on the Station

Empire · Monday 30 December 1872 · page 3

Clio, 21 guns, Commodore Stirling, at Sydney. Rosario, 3 guns, Commander Challis, on a cruise. Blauche, 3 guns, Commander Simpson, on a cruise. Basilisk, 5 guns. Captain Moresby,' at Queensland…

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