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The wars & local soldiers, 1874

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War in Ipswich

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 14 November 1874 · page 7

The telegram which has come from Ipswich, Queensland, respecting the riot of the Romanists, does not surprise us. The usual tactics of the priests is to put down…

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The Temperance Movement.—whisky War

Evening News · Saturday 14 November 1874 · page 2

The Liverpool women have commenced a war against whisky by praying that the hearts of the licensing magistrates may be inclined to withhold licenses. After entertaining the Good Templars, Sir Wilfred…

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The Temperance Movement.—whisky War

Empire · Monday 16 November 1874 · page 3

The Liverpool women have commenced a war against [?] by praying that the hearts of the licensing [?] may he inclined to withhold licenses. After entertaining the Good Templars, Sir Wilfred…

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Telegrams This Day. Cable Messages. the Civil War in Spain. Defeat of the Carlists. Retreat of Don Carlos to the Mountains. the Wool Sales. Wool, Tallow, Leather, Preserved Meat, Wheat, and Copper Markets. London, via Singapore, November 13th. Received in Sydney, November 14th, 5.41 p.m

Evening News · Monday 16 November 1874 · page 2

After obstinate fighting, the Carlists have been defeated by the Republican forces under La Serna, and compelled to abandon the siege of Irun, a frontier village of Spain…

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The War in Spain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 November 1874 · page 9

The special correspondent of the Globe writesy, under date Miranda de Ebro, September 27:—The piesence of the Northern Army was unable to enliven Miranda, but its absence has changed the vapidness of…

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War News for the Month

Sydney Punch · Friday 20 November 1874 · page 9

SEVERAL smart engagements took place in the early part of the month since our last war news but the difficulty of obtaining reliable information made Mr. P. chary of giving the intelligence to hand till thoroughly authenticated. At Waverley the anti-leaguers were addressed by General…

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Naval. Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 November 1874 · page 8

Pearl, 17 gune, Commodors Goodenough, at Sydney, Resario, 3 guns, Commander Dupuis, at Sydeny. Blanche, 3 guns, Captain Simpson, at Sydeny. Di[?], 8 guns, Captain Caapman, at Fiji…

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The Temperance Movement.—whisky War

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 26

The Liverpool women have commenced a war against whisky by praying that the hearts of the licensing magistrates may be inclined to withhold licenses. After entertaining the Good Templars, Sir Wilfred…

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The War in Spain

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1874 · page 681

The special correspondent of the Globe writes, under date Miranda de Ebro, September 27:—The presence of the Northern Army was unable to enliven Miranda, but its absence has changed the vapidness of…

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The Civil War in Spain

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 November 1874 · page 26
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The main body of the Carlist array has suffered a severe defeat at the hands of General Moriones. This commander was entrusted with the relief of Pampeluna, in Navarre, whore, as in Vittoria and…

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Naval. Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 November 1874 · page 6

Pearl, 17 guns, Commodore Geodenough, at Sydney. Rosario, 3 guns, Commander Dupuis, at Sydney. B[?]che, 3 guns, Captain Simpson, at Sydney. [?] 8 guns, Captain Champman, at Fiji…

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Attack by Natives on H M, Schooner Sandfly. Numbers Killed and Wounded

Evening News · Friday 11 December 1874 · page 2

H M. schooner Sandfly, 1 gan, Lieutenant Ho well, which arrived yesterday evening, is one of the vessels built for the suppression of the slave trade in the mouth Ses. Islands. Her proceedings have been of a somewhat eventful nature. Those,…

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"The Wounded Ram."

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1874 · page 761

Now that Sir Edwin Landseer has departed from among as the pictures of Mr. Richard Ansdell, his fellow A[?]demioian, and, perhaps, most formidable rival, have acquired a higher interest than before. To the present exhibition of…

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The War in Spain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 December 1874 · page 8

The news from the seat of war in Spain is rather conflicting, as all bad news from the Carlist camp ia suppressed. No confirmation conco[?]ing the wounding or attempted assassination of Don Carlos has been made…

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France and Its War Debt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 December 1874 · page 4

It is stated on the authority of one of the most eminent political economists in France that the Franco-German war, and its subsequent consequences, coat France 9 milliards 288 millions of francs. This vast sum was…

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France and Its War Debt

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 787

It is stated on the authority of one of the most eminent political economists in France that the Franco-German war, and its subsequent consequences, cost France 9 milliards 288 millions of francs. This vast sum was…

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Naval. Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 December 1874 · page 8

Pearl, 17 gans, Commodore Goodenough, at Sydney. Resario, 3 gune, Commander Depuis, on a crufee. Blanche, 3 guns, Captain Simpson, at Sydney. Dido, 8 guns, Captain Chapman, at Sydney…

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Naval. Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 December 1874 · page 5

Pearl, 17 guns, Commodore Geodenough, at Sydney. Rosario, 8 guns, Commander Dupuls, on a cruise. Blanche, 3 guns, Captain Sianpaon, at Sydney. Alacrity, 1 gnu, Lient.-Com. Maunders, on a cruise…

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Our Soldiers. (From the Standard, O[?]tober 19.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 December 1874 · page 3

THE overland mail from India informs us that a soldier at Ajmere has shot one comrade and attempted to shoot a sergeant. The occurrence took place at Ajmere on the 17th September. It is therefore, only…

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