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Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
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LONDON, February 2.—A sad event is reported from Florence. A mad soldier, who was in custody, broke away from his guards and escaped. Before he got away he shot…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Friday Night.--An Italian soldier who, having gone mad, was in custody at Florence, managed to break guard and escape. Before getting clear…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Admiral di Gama, the commander of the insurgent fleet in Brazilian waters, has notified that vessels of all foreign nations will be allowed to proceed alongside the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, February 4.—Advices from Brazil state that the insurgents under Admiral de Mello have defeated a large body of loyalists who attempted to recapture Curitiba, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Brazilian insurgents, under Admiral de Mello, have defeated an attempt by the loyalists to recapture Curitiba, in the province of Parana. The loyalists had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THOSE simple or subtle persons who have for the past few years been proclaiming that they call upon everybody in New South Wales to sink the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Having regard to the disturbed state of Europe, and the likelihood of war," Mr. R. H. D. White asked in the Legislative Council yesterday, "is it the intention of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Despatches from St. Petersburg report that serious riots have taken place at the iron mines in the Ural Mountains. The miners, to the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Admiral di Gama, the Biazihan insurgent leader, has notified his intention to blockade Rio de Janeiro in order to secure the right of the insurgent forces to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Thursday.--The War Office is having a series of tests made with Victorian brandy in order to ascertain whether it is suitable for use in military…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday Night.-- Telegrams from St. Petersburg give particulars of serious rioting which has taken place at the ironworks in Nijni-Tagil…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The attention recently directed by M. Lockroy to the state of the French navy, when the matter was discussed in the Chamber of Deputies, has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY was [?] friday last when the news spread that early in the morning five policemen in their effort to arrest three bur[?]had been murderously [?] down in the street. the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →News from Samoa by the mail steamer states that very disquieting rumours of an impending war are current. The chiefs Aanu and Atua have formulated numerous demands,…
Continued on Trove, page 302 →SAMOA, January 25. -- The news in Samoa is for this month pretty grave. His Majesty's troops, a magnificent body of 29 men, opened the drama with a farce, and applied by letter…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →In reference to the parleying for a termination of the present strife it appears that the American admiral, whose mediation was sought by Admiral di Gama, the…
Continued on Trove, page 274 →LONDON, February 2.— A sad event is reported from Florence. A mad soldier, who was in custody, broke away from his guards and escaped. Before he got away he shot…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Telegrams from the Cape report that Lobengulo, the Matebele Chief, has been deserted by his followers, and is wandering about the country…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New York, December 31.—The Herald's [?] Video cable says:—The Herald's correspondent in Rio sends word that the Congress of the State of Rio Janeiro has moved its place of session from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest advices from Rio de Janeiro report that a plot to murder President Peixoto has been discovered. A number of arrests were made, and several who…
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