German Losses in the Late War
CAPTAIN D. H. LECLERC, of the French army, last week laid before the Academy of Sciences a statistical account of the losses sustained by Germany during the late war with France. At…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1874
180 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 9
Fijian Prisoners of War
We have published a notice given to British subjects by Commodore Goodenough, R.N., the senior British naval officer in Fiji. The publication of this document has created profound surprise in Levuka, and, we…
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THE REPUBLICANS AND CARLISTS IN THE FIELD. IT would, seem from the Times correspondent's account, written in the Carlist camp, that the Republicans did not get the best of the fight…
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Despatches from Cape Coast Castle to the 15th December have been received. Sir Garnet Wolseley with 500 sailors and marines had advanced 70 miles towards the Prah, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Memories of the Russian War. (From the Times.)
THE memory of our great war with Russia is not soon likely to pass away. It was the last European war in which we have been engaged, and the last in which we have been matched against a…
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IT would seen from the Times correspondent's account, written in the Carlist camp, that the Republican's did not get the best of the fight near Puente-la-Reyna. The Governor-General,…
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The British outpost is now on the Prah. The Ashantees crossed this river in the greatest disorder. Reinforcements have arrived at Cape Coast, and are cruising about to maintain health…
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Despatches from the Cape Coast, dated 16th December, state that Commander Glover had abandoned the Volta expedition and joined Sir Garnet Wolseley. They had determined to land…
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NEWS has been received from the Gold Coast to October 16. Affairs at Cape Coast, when the Elmina left with the mails, were as previously reported; but operations were being…
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The British outpost is now on the Prah. The Ashantees crossed this river in the greatest disorder. Reinforcements have arrived at Cape Coast, and are cruising about to maintain health…
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Despatches from the Cape Coast, dated 16th December, state that Commander Glover had abandoned the Volta expedition and joined Sir Garnet Wolseley. They had determined to land…
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Despatches from Cape Coast Castle, December 18th, state that a bridge has been constructed over the Prah…
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Despatches from Cape Coast Castle to the 15th December have been received. Sir Garnet Wolseley with 500 sailors and marines had advanced 70 miles towards the Prah, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 58 →The Civil War in Spain. the Reppublicans and CARlISTS in the Field
IT would seem from the Times correspondent's accouut, written in the Carlist camp, that the Republicans did not get the best of the light near Puente-la-Reyna. The Governor-General,…
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A correspondent of the Standard, writing from Cape Coast Castle on the 9th October, says:- "The intelligence is that the King of Ashantee, hearing that we were about to march upon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Horrible Outrage at Piambong. Two Men Murdereo, One Nearly Murdered, and a Little Girl Severely Wounded
INTELLIGENCE reached Mudgee on Saturday evening that a series of murders had been committed at Piambong, a station situated some few miles from Guntawang, and on making inquiry,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams This Day Cable Messages. the Civil War in Spain. Surrender of Carthagena. Fight Between the Insurgent Fleet and the Republican Squadron. Outbreak at Barcelona. the Tichborne Case. Vote of Confidence in the French Majority. London, via Singapore, January 14,7 a.m. Received in Sydney, January 14th, 5.24 p.m
Carthagena has surrendered. The Numancia, ironclad, had left with the rest of the insurgent fleet, and General Contreras, in command of the Numancia, is now fighting the…
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