Turkey Preparing for War
LONDON, August 3.—Warlike preparations, on an extensive scale, are being made in Turkey, and troops are being massed in various parts of the country. It…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1880
330 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 17
The War in Afghanistan. Bombay, July 16
The situation in Afghanistan continues perplexing, and fresh complications seem to be arising. While Abdul Rahman is marching towards Cabul from the North with a large force, and while a[?]cting still to…
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LONDON, August 3.—Official despatches have been received from General Burrows in reference to the late disastrous engagement between his brigades and…
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LONDON, August 3.—A Turkish man-of-war is cruising off Albania, in the Adriatic. Great uneasiness is felt at the present aspect of affairs…
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LONDON, August 3.—The wires having been cut, there is no news from Candahar or Cabul, and considerable uncasiness is felt in consequence…
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LONDON, August 5.—General Roberts is marching on to Candahar, and will co-operate with General Phayre in the operations against Ayoub Khan. General…
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The repulse of General Burrows by the overwhelming forces of AYOUB KHAN near Candahar, with the loss of 1220 European and Hindoo troops killed and missing…
Continued on Trove, page 273 →Vessels in Harbour. Note.—This list does not include coasters. The names at the end of the line denote the agents to the vessels. MEN-OF-WAR
Cormorant, 6 guns, Captain Bruce—Farm Cove. STEAMSHIPS. Benarty, Potter, Parbury's Wharf—Bright, Brothers, and Co. City of Sydney, Dearborn, Campbell's Wharf—Gilchrist, Watt…
Continued on Trove, page 278 →Iceberg Dangers. Narrow Escape From Destruction of a British War Steamer—the Arizona Incident Repeated—return of the Disabled Vessel to St. John's N.F. St. John's, N.F., June 12, 1880
The presence of enormous masses of Arotic ice on the coast of Newfoundland is becoming extremely dangerous, expecially to steam vessels, which are able to proceed on their course…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Details of the Man-of-war's Crash Into an Iceberg—a Hundred Feet Above the Hast—backing Out of the Jaws of Death—return to St. John's. St. Johns, N.F., June 14, 1880
Your correspondent has just returned from on the board the British war frigate Flamingo, where several hours were spent in ascertaining the authentic facts bearing on her collison with an…
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LONDON, August 7.—The latest news from Candahar is of a satisfactory and reassuring nature. General Burrows and Primrose are strongly posted in the citadel,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable Messages. the Afghan War. the Relief of Candahar. London, August 9.—Official cable-
grams from India contains the assurance that the operations for the relief of Candahar are being pursued on expeditiously and satisfactorily. Several additional…
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LONDON, August 10.—A report has reached the British military authorities in India to the effect that Ayoub Khan is seriously wounded, and this is accented as…
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LONDON, August 11.—Active military preparations continue to be made by the Turkish authorities, and it is now considered impossible to avert an outbreak of…
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The following incident took place in one of the late engagements near Cabul, known as "Colonel Rowcroft's action of Syadabad." Syadabad being about half-way between Cabul and Ghuznee,…
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LONDON, August 11.—An official communication has been received from General Roberts, in which he reports that on Monday his army marched 16 miles on…
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LONDON, August 12.— General Stewart has had an interview with Abdul Rahman. The new Ameer expressed his gratitude for the assistance and…
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LONDON, August 10.—A report has reached the British military authorities in India to the effect that Ayoub Khan is seriously wounded, and this io accepted as…
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LONDON, August 11.—Active military preparations continue to be made by the Turkish authorities, find it is now considered impossible to avert an outbreak of…
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