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The wars & local soldiers, 1876

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Brigadier Frederic; Or, the Late Franco-prussian War a Story of an Alsacian Exile 'Crede mihi, miseris caelestia numina parcunt, Nec semper laesos et sine fine premung.' CHAPTER XI—(Continued.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 November 1876 · page 4

'OH,yes, father,' she replied, 'I felt sure it would come to this; everybody must take part, and all the men must go. Those Germans are robbers, and they will all come…

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Latest Telegrams from England and Europe Return of the Arctic Expedition Without Success. Great Defeat of the Servians by the Turks. Panic in Belgrade. Interposition of Russia. the Czar Insists on an Armistice of War. the Arctic Expedition. Bombay, October 30

Evening News · Wednesday 15 November 1876 · page 2

The Arctic Expedition under Captain Nares, has returned to Valencia, on the coast of Ireland, having failed to reach the North Pole…

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Naval. Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 November 1876 · page 10

Baracouta, 6 guns, Captain C. E. Stevens, bound home. Nymphe, 9 guns, Captain Francis G. Suttie, on a cruise, Pearl, 17 guns, Commodore Hoskins, at Sydney. Sapphire, 14 guns, Captain E. H. Murray, on a cruise…

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Welcome Home

Sydney Punch · Saturday 18 November 1876 · page 5

N. S. Wales to Britannia: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING OUR BOYS SAFE HOME AGAIN…

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Welcome Home. (See Cartoon.)

Sydney Punch · Saturday 18 November 1876 · page 7

After defeat--but now with grief opprest--Britannia gives her laurels to the best, But trusts those[?]rels have not left her quite ; To win them l black she'll try with all her might…

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The War in Turkey

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 November 1876 · page 27

Nissa, September 19— The general position at Alexinatz remain unchanged. The Turks occupy the line of mountains facing Alexinatz and extending to Delisgrad, the servians occasionally firing…

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Mr. Bright on the Turkish War

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1876 · page 663

At a meeting held at Rochdale, the Mayor presiding, in reference to the atrocities in Turkey, the following letter was read from Mr. Bright to Mr. Hope Brown:—…

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

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 November 1876 · page 4

'Crede mihi, miseris caelestia numina parcunt, Nee semper leases at sine fine premunt.' CHAPTER XI.—(Continued.) SHE spoke with so much assurance that I…

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Telegrams This Day. Cable Messages the War in Turkey. Turkey Complies with Russian Demands. the Contending Forces Separated. Death of Cardinal Antonelli. Tilden Elected President of the United States. Conference at Stamboul. the Policy of Germany

Evening News · Saturday 18 November 1876 · page 4

The Porte bas accepted the ultimatum forced upon her by Russia After the serious defeat of the Saurian army, and an armistice has been signed. The terms of the armistice have been agreed to by…

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Naval. Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 November 1876 · page 8

Baracouta, 6 guns, Captain C. E. Stevens, bound home. Nymphe, 9 guns, Captain Francis G. Suttie, on a cruise. Pearl, 17 guns, Commodore Hoskins, at Sydney. Sapphire, 14 guns. Captain E. H. Murray, on a cruise…

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

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 November 1876 · page 4

'Crede mihi, miseris cælestia numina pareunt, Nec semper læsos et sine fine premunt.' CHAPTER XIII.—(Continued). 'YES,' I answered, 'we have escaped with…

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England in War Time. (From the Pall Mall Gazette.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 November 1876 · page 6

EVEN at a time when the prospect of this country being involved in a European war appears remote, happily, it may not be uninteresting to consider what have been its means of offence at certain periods when the…

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

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 4

'Crede mihi, miseris Caelestia numina parcunt, Neo semper laesos et sine fine premunt.' CHAPTER XIV.—(Continued.) A TALL scoundrel in Prussian uniform, with…

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A Troublesome Soldier

Evening News · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 5

In George-street, early this morning, there was a disturbrnce owing to the f fractiousness of a German soldier, a member of the Permanent Artillery Faroe. This son of Mars was quite drunk and boisterous, and…

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Russia Determined to Force a War

Evening News · Wednesday 6 December 1876 · page 3

New York, Nov. 4.-The Herald to-day contains a special from London, which says:-the feeling that Russia is determined to force on a war is daily gaining ground here, and the people who had begun…

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The Indian War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 December 1876 · page 3

October 18.—Almost every hour brings news of new depredations by Indians upon ranchmen located north of the Chug. On Sunday last Ecoffey and Cung's train, near Laramie Peak, was run down to…

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Civil War in Mexico

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 December 1876 · page 3

City of Mexico, October 17.—There has been a good deal of fighting lately, on a small scale, at apparently hundreds of places at a time, and the aggregate of killed and wounded is quite large. At Mortero,…

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

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 December 1876 · page 4

'Crede mihi, miseris eselestia numina pareunt, Nee semper lassos et sine fine premunt.' CHAPTER XIV.—(Continued.) Yet I was thinking of him all the while…

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A French War Vessel at Fremantle

Evening News · Tuesday 12 December 1876 · page 2

On Saturday morning last (reports the Freemantle Herald of the 25th November) some little excitement and curiosity was occasioned in the port by the announcement that a large French man-of-war was…

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Naval. Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 December 1876 · page 9

Nymphe, [?] guns, Captain Francis G. Suttie, at Sydney. Pearl, 17 guns. Commodore Hoskins, at Sydney. Sapphire, 14 guns. Captain E. H. Murray, on a [?] Sappho, 4 guns, Commander N. S. F. Digby, on a cruise…

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