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Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
166 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 9
SIR,—Did not Sir Henry Parkes wish for some of this despised force on the 6th inst, and regret the disbandment of them 10 years ago? Had even half a company been on guard at the Protestant Hall such a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, March 8.—General Schellendorff has succeeded General Von Kameke as Minister of War in the Prussian Government…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Advices from Madagascar state that a French gunboat had arrived at Tomatane, the capital of the Island, and that four other vessels of war had reached the north-west coast. The…
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Continued on Trove, page 6 →I AM the owner of the "Wolverene," And tho' I'm Steuart too; To keep her guns and decks quite clean, Is the sole work of my crew…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Emperor Nicholas was in the habit of going about disguised. and seeing for himself how his subjects fared. He often visited the Raspberry Bush, a famous restaurant, and on one of these occasions,…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →The day broke fine when the reveille sounded "Up rouse ye then my merry, merry men" at 5.30 a.m. to the sound of the fife and drum band. The sleepers in the tents, who however lively at night lie abed in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A concise and graphic narrative of the latest great war of the world must be of interest to every intelligent reader. This is supplied by the book of Mr. Clement R. Markham, C.B., F.R.S., now under review…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, April 5.—His Majesty, Oscar, King of Sweden and Norway, has recalled all Swedish and Norwegian officers serving in Bulgaria…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, April 5.—His Majesty, Oscar, King of Sweden and Norway, has recalled all Swedish and Norwegian officers serving in Bulgaria…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Standard's special correspondent sends the following on the above important subject:—The excitement caused by the threatened French aggression is spreading throughout the whole island and it is thought that if the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The recent action of the French in Tonquin, and the news of the despatch of reinforcements to that province, have occasioned a great deal of excitement amongst the Chinese here…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, May May 3.—Great Britain has another "little war" on hand. Several tribes of natives on the West Coast of Africa object to the annexation by England of the Liberian territory, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, May 3.—Great Britain has another "little war" on hand. Several tribes of natives on the West Coast of Africa object to the annexation by England of the Liberian territory, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A shocking outrage is reported to have occurred in this island. A party of rebels undermined the bridge at Miragoane, and exploded a charge of dynamite at the moment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It has been arranged between Commoder Erskine and the Hon the Colonial Treasurer that S[?] Island shall be given over to the commodore as Storage for powder and other explosives for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, May 17.—It is officially announced that Her Majesty's ships Raven, composite gunboat, 455 tons, and Goshawk, 4 guns, 435 tons, are about to proceed to Australia, replacing the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is officially announced that her Majesty's ships Raven, composite gunboat, 455 tons, and Goshawk, four guns, 435 tons, are about to proceed to Australia, replacing the schooners which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rushing a way from home in [?] review order, [?] under the in [?]uence of, at least two cups of tea, together with [?] that I was half an hour late, I succeeded in [?] a hundred yards in pretty fair…
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