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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1861

16 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers

The War Is New Zealand. Capture of the Matatikorikopah

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 January 1861 · page 3

THE Lord Worsley brings us important news from the seat of war. Her dotes are from New Plymouth to the 3rd inst., and Auckland to the 5th…

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New Zealand. (From the S. M. Herald.) Miscellaneous News of the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 January 1861 · page 2

FROM additional papers, received yesterday morning, we give the following interesting items of intelligence :— THE PRESENT SEAT OF WAR.—The Nelson…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit." Wednesday, February 13, 1861. the War in New Zealand

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 February 1861 · page 2

The news from New Zealand still affirms the progressive character of the war front, the natives are enabled to shew to the Queen's troops. They appear to have…

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The War in New Zealand. Desperate Night Assault by the Maories : Their Repulse and Defeat

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 February 1861 · page 4

The Auckland papers give full details of a determined night attack by the Waikatos on No. 3 redoubt—which it may be remembered, is within seven…

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Punch's Plan for Preventing War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 February 1861 · page 4

Everybody knows why there is now no duelling. People may sometimes talk nonsense about the world having grown more sensible and humane, or they…

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The Maori War. Desperate Attack of the Enemy

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 March 1861 · page 3

Waitara damp, March 5th, 10 o'cook p.m. I open my packet to send the latest information from the field. This day, Tuesday, March 5…

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New Zealand. Later From the Seat of War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 April 1861 · page 3

By the Sea Nymph, which arrived at Newcastle yesterday from Taranaki, we have news from the seat of war to the 10th instant, forwarded to us by our…

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New Zealand. the Future Conduct of the War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 June 1861 · page 2

We (S. M. Herald) are indebted to Captain Jones, of the Kate, for Aucklund paper to the 1st instant. Adverting to the review of the troops…

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The New Zealand War

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 July 1861 · page 2

Refering to a rumour that was current in Sydney some days ago, to the effect that, the Bishop nf New Zealand had been [?] to influence the mind of the now [?]…

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Civil War in America

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 July 1861 · page 2

We have received advices from New York to the 16th May, that is five days later. Threatening news of considerable importance. The blockade of the…

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The War in America

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 July 1861 · page 4

The New York Herald gives the following summary of the situation of affairs :— " The course of the Administration at…

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Civil War in America. Evacuation of Harper's Ferry by the Southern Forces.—repulse of the Federal Troops nEAR Fort Munro

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 August 1861 · page 2

American news to the 15th June has been received. The latest intelligence is of a more important character thin any that has yet…

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War on the Coast of Africa. Great Slaughter of Natives by British Troops

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 August 1861 · page 3

By the arrival of the Royal mail steamship Cleopatra we have important news from Logos The British fleet on the coast had…

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The Dogs of War Let Loose

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 September 1861 · page 2

The journals in the Northern States of America are filled with warlike appeals, and those who do not read the papers can form no idea of the frightful state of…

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The Civil WAr in America

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 September 1861 · page 2

According to intelligence which comes down to the 20th of July the Federal armies were operating in three great columns the largest which consists of some 60,000 under General…

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America. the Cival War in the United States

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 October 1861 · page 2

Kr the arrival of the Druid, from California, we are placed in posession of telegraphic news from the sat of war to the 28th July and of correspondence to the 23rd of July…

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