The Bright Side of the Land War
A Maghera correspondent of the DERRY JOURNAL of April 11 writes:— Seldom, if ever, have the people of Ballynock witnessed such an imposing demonstration as…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1885
877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 44
Latest Cablegrams. The Soudan War! London, May 18
The followers of the Mahdi have deserted from his ranks in large numbers, and he is reported to be in great straits, The New South Wales Contingent…
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In consequence of the news published Friday as to the appearance of sudden complications in the negotiations between Britain and Russia over the Afghanistan frontier, it has been resolved to still keep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Soudan Contingent. a Soldier's Letter
THE following letter written by Mr. S. W. Rayner, formerly of Emu Plains, but now a member of the N.S.W. Contingent, to a friend in Pearith, will doubtless be read with…
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Mr. Sexton (in the House of Commons, April 2) 1 beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether, on Sunday, the 15th March, Colonel Duncombe, commanding the 1st…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How British Soldiers Fight. an American View of the Battle of Alma
The following story from a leading New York paper, more than 30 years old, will be read with interest at the present moment:— No man who has a drop of Anglo-Saxon blood in…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Our Contingent in the Soudan. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Expedition to Tamai. Three Australians Wounded. the Advance on Handub. Looting the Australian Stores. [The following letter from our special correspondent with the New South Wales Contingent in the Soudan was received by post at Albany on Tuesday, and has been telegraphed thence to Sydney.]
SUAKIM, April 1.—In consequence of a rumor received at the headquarters camp yesterday to the affect that Osman Digna had evacuated Tamai, burned the village, and taken up his quarters…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →News from China. Capture of a British Steamer. Movements of War Vessels. Brisbane
The following summary of news from Hongkong was brought by the steamer Whampoa, which arrived in Cooktown on Sunday.—With reference to the capture of the British steamer Pinion it appears…
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LONDON, May 26.—The steamer Stirling Castle, engaged by the British Government as a war cruiser, is undergoing the necessary alterations at Malta. When these have been completed it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Soudan Soldiers. the Citizens' Welcome to the Contingent
The Mayor on Tuesday settled the evening on which the public meeting of citizens will be held to arrange for giving a proper reception to the New South Wales troops on their return from the Soudan…
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So the Roosian war is ended Afore it ever begun; But the "edds" is well dafended With lots of torpedo gun…
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A correspondent of the Argus thus puts the Victorian view of the Riverina traffic question:— "Various members of the New South Wales Government, and one or two of the leading journals of Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →War Scare in Newcastle. NEWCASTLE
Last night at about 8 o'clock the citizens of Newcastle were somewhat startled, the cause being the firing of three rockets from Fortification Hill. All sorts of rumors got afloat. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Soudan Soldiers. the Reception of the Contingent
A meeting of the Contingent Reception Committee was held in the Oxford Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, when a letter was read from the Mayor appointing 7.30 p.m., on Friday, as the time for holding…
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The Governor by the last incoming English mail received a contribution from a leading citizen of London for the benefit of the child of Mrs. Sessle, who was Killed on board the Nemesis by the collision…
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LONDON, May 21, evening.—In the House of Commons to-day, Lord Hartington said, replying to a question, that it was not desirable to explain the stoppage of the Guards and the massing of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Civil War in Samoa. Wellington (N.z.)
Intelligence has reached here announcing that Malictoa, King of Samoa, has declared war against the rebel chief, Tam[?]ese, and that he intends to make a sortie against the latter, who is entrenched in force at…
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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…
Continued on Trove, page 1144 →Civil War in Samoa. (By Telegraph, From Our Correspondent.) Auckland
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 12 →Hints About Soldiering
Captain Reid lectured on the 22nd, in the large hall of the Technical College, on "Armies: their strength, organisation, and equipment." The lecturer began by summarising the history and…
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