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The wars & local soldiers, 1881

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A British War Vessel Blown Up-Great Loss of Life

Evening News · Saturday 4 June 1881 · page 3

London, May 3rd.-The Admiralty has a telegram from Montevideo, stating that the British war sloop Doterel was blown up on April 26 at Sandy point, straits of Magellan. The cause of…

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National War Debts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 June 1881 · page 975

Professor Leone Levi, in an article in the Welcome, remarks —"The National Debt of the United Kingdom has increased in an extraordinary manner. In 1691, at the commencement of the reign of William and Mary, the…

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A War Correspondent's Claim

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 June 1881 · page 24

THE accompanying Correspondence from the London GLOBE, just received per mail,will give an idea of the services of Mr. Archibald Forbes,where portrait appeared in our issue of June 4. It also shows…

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Vessels in Harbour. Note.—This list does not include coasters. The names at the end of the line denote the agents to the vessels. Ships of War

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 June 1881 · page 997

Finistere, 8 guns, Dufresne, Farm Cove. Wolverene, 17 guns, Commodore Wilson, Farm Cove. STREAMSHIPS. Barcelona, Broccker, Grafton Wharf—J. Frazer and Co…

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The Transvaal War. (See,illustrations.) the Battles Op Schains Hoogte and Majuba Hill

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 June 1881 · page 14

OUR engravings are from sketches by captain R.C. Birkett, Assistant-Inteiligence Officer to Headquarters, and show the nature of the ground and the relative positions of the Boer and British…

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The War Between Chili and PERU

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 June 1881 · page 7

The following highly interesting letter on the late war in the Pacific, from the pen of Mr. E. J. Reed, C. B., late chief constructor of the Navy, appears in the London Times:—…

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The Mohammedans Urged to Engage in a Holy War. Paris, July 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1881 · page 5

Latest accounts received from Tunis and Sfax report that the excitement among the Mohammedans is increasing, the bitterest animosity being displayed towards the…

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The Blowing-up of the Man-of-war Doterel

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 July 1881 · page 3

Respecting the blowing-up of the Doterel, referred to in our cable messages, we gather the following particulars from the Heme News : -- The Secretary of the Admiralty sends the…

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Mortality Amongst Soldiers From Sunstroke. London, July 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 July 1881 · page 5

At a military review at Aldershott yesterday, forty soldiers suffered from sunstroke, four cases proving fatal…

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POSTSCRIPT. Cable Messages. the Wounded President

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 July 1881 · page 16

LONDON, July 7.—President Garfield is reported as being too feeble to allow of the necessary surgical operation in order to extract the bullet. From the heat of…

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More French War Vessels for Tunis. Paris,july 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1881 · page 5

Owing to the threatening nature of the intelligence received diring the last few days from Sfax, the Government has resolved to dispatch several more vessels of war to the…

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The War in Afghanistan. Calcutta, July 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 July 1881 · page 5

According to the latest intelligence received from Candahar, an early battle may be expected between the forces of the Ameer Abdul Rahman and Ayoub Khan. The former has…

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The War in Afghanistan. Calcutta, July 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 July 1881 · page 5

Latest telegrams from Afghanistan confirm the intelligence lately received as to the movements of Ayoub Khan, who has now advanced from Farrah to Hyderabad (?)…

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The War in Asia

Evening News · Monday 25 July 1881 · page 2

LONDON, July 23.—Latest reports from Afghanistan state that hostilities have already commenced between Ayoub Khan's outposts and those of the Ameer,…

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The War in Asia

Evening News · Tuesday 26 July 1881 · page 2

LONDON, July 25.—Latest reports from Cabul state that overtures for peace have been made by Ayoub Khan to the Ameer of Cabul, Abdul Bahman. Ayoub…

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The War in Afghanistan. Calcutta, July 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 July 1881 · page 5

Intelligence has been received from Candahar which reports that, since the skirmish last week between the outposts of the Ameer and Ayoub Khan, the latter has sent…

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The War ia Asia

Evening News · Thursday 28 July 1881 · page 2

LONDON, July 26.—Ayoub Khan has arrived with his army to near Helbud, on the road to Candahar. He has renewed his proposals for peace to Abdurrahman…

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The War in Asia

Evening News · Friday 29 July 1881 · page 2

LONDON, July 28.-Ayoub Khan, having failed to effect negotiations with Abdul Rahman, is marching upon Candahar…

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The War in Afghanistan. Calcutta, July 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 July 1881 · page 5

The latest intelligence from Afghanistan states that renewed overtures have been made by Ayoub Khan for a peaceful settlement of the difficulties, but were not…

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The "War in Asia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 July 1881 · page 16

LONDON, July 28.—Ayoub Khan having failed to effect negotiations with Abdul Rahman. is marching upon Can dahar…

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