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The wars & local soldiers, 1876

163 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 9

Telegrams This Day. Cable Messages. War Rumours-panic on the Stack Exchange. Death of Lord Lisgar. Healthy Tine of the Wool Market. London, October 20

Evening News · Tuesday 31 October 1876 · page 2

The prospects of a general war over the Turkish question have caused a panic on the Stock Exchange. Foreign stocks fell heavily-Russian especially. All home securities suffered severely…

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War Between Aborigines

Evening News · Wednesday 1 November 1876 · page 2

The Bollinger and Nambuccra blacks have declared war against the blacks of the Macle[?]y and Hastings. The latter are now assembled to the number of 200 at the Darkwater, awaiting the arrival of a…

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The War in Europe

Evening News · Wednesday 1 November 1876 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, Adelaide, yesterday, the following telegram was read by the Colonial Secretary from the Agent-General in England:-"London October 20. War between Russia and Turkey is…

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Love's Victory. Chapter X. a Declaration of War

Evening News · Friday 3 November 1876 · page 4

The revulsions of feelings through which Laura had passed during the last hour were so s[?]nge and startling, that she was grateful to be alone with her though[?]. They were sad enough and her…

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Cable Messages. the Impending War. Coalition Between Russia, Germany, and Austria. the Action of the British Govern [?]Nt Pacific. England's Attitude That of Armed Neutrality. Russian War Loan of Three Hundred Million Roubles. London, October 16. (via singapore, 29th)

Evening News · Friday 3 November 1876 · page 2

Russia has rejected the offer of an armistice for six months, made by the Porte, and has proposed that an armistice for six week s only should be substituted…

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Brigadier Frederic; Or, the Late Franco-prussian War a Story of an Alsacian Exile

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 November 1876 · page 4

'Crede mihi, miseris celestia numina pareunt, Nee semper lassos et sine fine premunt.' CHAPTER VIX.—(Continued.) IT was dreadful to hear the poor old woman…

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Latest English News. Reuter’s Telegrams to Australian Associated Press, (From the Herald) Rumours of War — a Panic.(london, October 20

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1876 · page 4

THERE was a rumour of prospects of war, which caused a panic on the Stock Exchange, Foreign stocks fell heavily, especially Russian. All home securities…

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Arrival of the San Francisco Mail at Auckland. the Prince of Wales Coming to Australia Arrival of Messrs Trickett and Punch Great Whaling Disaster the Truco-servian War. Auckland. New Zealand November 6th 10.40 a.m

Evening News · Monday 6 November 1876 · page 2

The P.M.S. City of new york arrived this morning at 8 o'clock The mail steamer zealander, left Kaudavau for Sydney on the 2nd instant. Among the passengers…

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Native War in South Africa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 November 1876 · page 3

WE derive the following intelligence through the medium of the Melbourne Argus:— The Diamond Field of September 6 states that Mr. John Dunn, the principal adviser of ketchwayo, has…

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Telegrams This Day. Cable Messages. War in Europe Still Imminent. Demonstrative Attitude of Russia. Turkey Urged to Grant Reforms to Avert War. Conspiracies in Turkey and Spain. Australian Tin Market Firmer. London. October 28

Evening News · Tuesday 7 November 1876 · page 2

The Russian Government is demanding, in a demonstrative way, the autonomy of the Issurgent provinces, thus occasioning much uneasiness un Europe…

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War on the Gold Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 November 1876 · page 8

News from the Gold Coast to August 17 states that the importance of the intelligence received from the Niger of the continued and serious hostilities directed by the natives against the trading steamers…

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The War in South Africa

Evening News · Wednesday 8 November 1876 · page 2

The Pall Mall Gasette says very grave news reaches us from South Africa. .The Boers of the Transvaal Republic, who, are we explained lately, picked a a[?]rrel with the Kaffir Chief, Secoc[?]eni,…

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The War Against the King of Dahomey— Artillery Engagement

Evening News · Wednesday 8 November 1876 · page 2

The following is an account of the english ex-pedition up the Niger against the King of Dahomey, referred to In our [?]uer telegrams yester-day :-The party anchored off villages of Sabog[?]rega,…

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Prevailing Opinion on the War

Evening News · Thursday 9 November 1876 · page 3

There is increased activity ia military movements in Servia and Herzegovina, the advantage being of the side of the Slavonian forces. The Montenegrin Army has evidently made a…

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Latest From the Seat of War

Evening News · Thursday 9 November 1876 · page 3

Belgrade, September 29,-The servian forces under General Tehernayeff and pspov[?]vocn. si[?]mul taneously atte[?]ncked the Turks on Thrks day morning and drove them teyond tesohilzo.During…

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The War in Turkey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 November 1876 · page 2

London, October 2.—The Times correspondent at Turkish headquaters savs:—Thursday's battle, both as regards losses and numbers engagpd, was [?] idedly the greatest of the whole war. In the front, towards…

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The War in Turkey

Evening News · Saturday 11 November 1876 · page 5

Nissa September 19-The general position at [?] remain unchanged, The Turks occupy the line of mountains facing Alexi[?] and extending to Deligred, the Servians Occasionally firing…

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The War in South Africa

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 November 1876 · page 20

The Pall Mall Gazette says— Very grave news reaches us from South Africa. The Boers of the Transvaal Republic, who, as we explained lately, picked a quarrel with the Kaffir Chief, Secocaeni,…

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The East. How Our Ally the Turk Makes War

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 November 1876 · page 6

The Daily News correspondent draws a fearful picture of the state of Batok, a small Bulgarian town on the frontier:—" Three months ago," he says, "Batok was a small…

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The War Against the King of Dahomey.-artillery Engagement

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 November 1876 · page 20

The following is an account of the English expedition up the Niger against the King of Dahomey, referred to in our Suez telegrams elsewhere— The party anchored off villages of…

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