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742 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 38
There was great excitement throughout the city this afternoon owing to a rumour that England had declared war against Russia The statement took the form that Commodore Hoskins had just…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir Stafford Northcote, in replying to a question, said that a special vote for the dispatch of troops was not required, and that it would he needless to explain the intention of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir Stafford Northcote, in replying to a question in the House of Commons relative to a special vote for the British troops despatched on foreign service, stated that such a vote was not required…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Russians admit that in the great battle between Plevna and Nikopolis they were defeated by the Turkish army, and that the losses of the Turks, in comparison with their own, were very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE have had telegrams upon telegrams giving us an account of the progress of the war, showing reverses and victories on both. sides alternately; and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We are indebted to the Hon. Colonial Secretary for the following official telegram, dated London, Friday, August 3:— The Turks repulsed the Russians at Plevna with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cunea (Crete), 20th May.—Great meetings have been held here by the chief leaders of the Cretan patriots. The members of the General Assembly have decided to wait twenty days more for the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Trump of the Lord—I hear it blow! Forward the Cross, the world shall know Jehovah's' arm's against the foe. Down shall the cursed Crescent go!…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The following is the Russian official account of the capture of Ardahan, as telegraphed by the Commander-in-chief of the army of the Caucasus:—I have the honour to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir Stafford Northcote, in replying to a question, said that a special vote for the dispatch of troops was not required, and that it would be needless to explain the intention of the…
Continued on Trove, page 152 →The Tribune's London speeial says:—The attitud of Austria is getting more and more hostile to Russia. Starting out with friendly feelings an expecting to share in the territorial distribution…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →There has been desperate fighting between the Russians and Turks near Nikopolis and Plevn[?]a, the engagements lasting two days. The Russians sustained a complete and terrible defeat, 8000 were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE GOVERNOR would encase his stud in bomb-proof horse cloths, and remove to Randwiek. SIR W. JERVOIS would take his passage in the first available mail steamer to England…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In regard to the battle at Plevna in European Turkey, it is admitted that the Russians were fairly defeated, and that the Turkish loss was relatively small…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Jassy correspondent of the Daily News, discussing the efficiency of the Roumanian army, writes that there was a Roumanian corps of observation stationed at Giurgevo to watch the Turks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We are surfeited with Russians--be it understood in no offensive sense; the streets, the gardens, the hotels are full of them. Bucharest is alive with these foreigners, and the observer…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →There has been desperate fighting between the Russians and the Turks near Plevna, the engagements lasting two days. The Turks were completely victorious. The Russians left 8000, dead…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ALL accounts from the seat of war confirm the report of a great and decisive Turkish victory at Plevna, after two days' fighting, and after a tremendous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Russian army operating south of the Balkans, have met with a severe reverse. They were encountered by the Turkish troops, under Sulieman Pasha, at Eski Sagra, near Kazanlick, and delcated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sulieman Pasha, who is operating on the Balkans, is actively pressing the Russians. Mehemed A[?] is operating near Rasgmd, which position was recently taken from the Turks by a…
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