The Soudan War
SUAKIM, May 7, 4.45 p.m.—To-day General Wolseley reviewed the troops stationed at Handub, and especially noticed the New South Wales Artillery. He expressed, his admiration at…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1885
877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 44
"War" and a Night Surprise. Adelaide
The captain and crew of H.M.S. Diamond, which left Adelaide a week or so ago with sealed orders, have succeeded in affording an immense amount of harmless amusement to the placid…
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A review of the whole British force here, including the New South Wales Contingent, took place to-day before General Lord General Sir Gerald Graham, and…
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At noon yesterday Mr. Dalley received from the Agent-General in London the following telegram:—"Admiralty will undertake transfer of our contingent from Su[?]kim to Sydney at entire cost of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Old England's Sea Kings. Gerald Massey's Views on War
At West's Academy last evening Mr Gerald Massey delivered, for the second time in Sydney, his lecture on "Old England's Sea Kings," to a very large audience. When the lecture was first…
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In the course of his lecture on "Old England's Sea Kings," Mr. Gerald Massey, on Sunday night, spoke as follows on the war question:—In many ways we need more of the sturdy strength of the old sea…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CABLEGRAMS. The Soudan War. Our Boys Homeward Bound. Departure of the Cont[?]ent From Suakim
SUAKIM, May 18, 4.5 p.m.—The transport ship Arab, with the New South Wales Contingent on board, sailed to-day for Port Jackson…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Soudan Soldiers. the Reception of the Contingent. Preliminary Meeting
A meeting, which may be termed an impromptu one and which was attended by about twenty gentleman, was held on Monday afternoon, in the Orford Hotel, for the purpose of considering what steps…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Campaign in the Soudan. Departure of the Contingent. Acknowledgment of Their Soldierly Conduct
Suskim, May 17.--Lord Wolseley has conveyed to the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the contingent a message sent to him by the Queen, in which her Majesty thanks them fo…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Soudan Campaign. the Mahdi in Great Straits. Departure of the N. S. W. Contingent From Suakim. Appreciation of Their Soldierly Conduct. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 18
Advices from the Soudan state that the followers of the Mahdi have deserted from his ranks in large numbers, and he is reported to be in great straits…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Russian War Preparations
Hitherto the Russian war preparation s have been constantly denied; but now (the Vienna correspondent of the Standard says) her armaments are paraded in all the semiofficial organs. Reports from Odeses state that among…
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The following is an extract from M. Arminius Vambery's article in the Egyertes, which has attracted considerable attention:—"Whatever Russian diplomatists and Continental newspapar writers paid by Russia may say, it is an…
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News has reached here that Malietoa, King of Samoa, has declared war against the rebel chief Tamsese, and that he intends to make a sortie against the latter, who is entrenched in force at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Scare. Alarming Rumors. Adeliade
Mysterious vessel scares are still being kept up, although in a somewhat lukewarm and half-hearted manner. The stationmaster at Fowler's Bay, in the Bight, telegraphs on native…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colonial United Action in Cash of War. [By Telegraph.]
ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The following letter was forwarded to-day by the Chief Secretary to the Colonial Secretary of New South Wale:--" I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sanitation in the City. Inspector Seymour on the War Path
In the Water Police Court to-day, before Mr. Johnson, D.S.M., Joseph Milthorpe was fined £1 and costs, or seven days, for having neglected to cause a chimney to be swept on his premises at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Civil War in Samoa. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wellington (N.z)
Intelligence has reached here announcing that malietos, King of Samos, has declared war agsinet the rebel chief, Tamsese, and that he intends to make a sortie against the latter, who is entrenched in force at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Soudan Campaign. Arrival of the Transport Arab at Aden. the Sick in Hospital. Experiences at Suakim. Searching for the Bodies of Missing Soldiers. a Fearful and Sickening Seene. [By Cable.] (From Our Special Correspondent with the New South Wales Contingent.) Aden, May 20
The transport Arab, with the New South Wales Contingent on board, arrived here at 9 o'clock to-night. The weather during the run from Suakim has been warm, with a…
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SUAKIM, May 14, 8.30 p.m.—Spies, who are believed to be reliable, have come in, and say that Osman Digna is at Tamai with some thousands of fighting men, a thousand women and children, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Radicals and War. (From the Spectator.)
We have always declared ourselves to be Radicals in the main features of our political creed, though we have too strong a feeling for the people to desire either the disestablishment of the Church, or any of those infringements…
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