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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1862

15 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers

War and Strong Government

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 15 January 1862 · page 4

THE capitulation of Lexington to the Confederate forces restores the balance of the fortune of war in America, which had been inclining to the Federal side…

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Earl Russell and the American War

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 22 January 1862 · page 4

THE following important letter from Earl Russell to a Liverpool firm, although dated September 19, was not published until the 28th October:--…

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If We Must Have War with England, Now Is the Time

The Yass Courier · Saturday 15 February 1862 · page 4

SUPPOSE England should take in dudgeon the seizure by Captain Wilkes of the two rebel commissioners from the deck of a British steam packet--suppose…

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Late English News. War with America Probable

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 26 February 1862 · page 2

OUR Sydney correspondent forwarded to us a telegram yesterday evening, in which he states that news from London to the 1st December has been received via…

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Important English News. Death of the Prince Consort Preparations for War with America. [The following was issued from this office on Thursday afternoon] :--

The Yass Courier · Saturday 1 March 1862 · page 2

Important English news via Mauritius, to 26th December. Prince Albert died on the 14th December…

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Latest From Orange. the Lachlan Escort Stopped and Robbed by Gardiner and Twelne Other Bushrangers. the Police Wounded; One Shot Dead. Tuesday, 6.17 p.m

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 18 June 1862 · page 2

The escort from Forbes, which had 2700 ozs. gold, and £3700 in cash, was stuck-up forty-five miles from this township by a…

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American War News Summary

The Yass Courier · Saturday 21 June 1862 · page 4

FROM THE POTOMAC--The news from the army of the Potomac, though brief, is significant. Our advance is driving the rebels back, a portion of Gen…

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Havoc of Life by War

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 16 August 1862 · page 4

It is difficult to conceive what fearful havoc war has made of human life. Some of its incidental ravages seem to defy all belief. It has at times entirely depopulated immense…

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The War in America

The Yass Courier · Saturday 23 August 1862 · page 4

THE following is a summary of the events in America since the receipt of our May advices:-- At the end of May, the Confederates…

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The War in America. the Recent Battles Before Richmond

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 17 September 1862 · page 2

THE following interesting account of the late severe battles before Richmond, between the 26th of June sud the 1st of July, is written bv an " eye-witness," and…

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The War in Virginia

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 24 September 1862 · page 4

THE following letter to the Times by a native of Virginia, though written with a strong Southern bias, gives the most explicit account we have yet seen of the…

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The Civil War in America. News to July 17Th

The Yass Courier · Saturday 27 September 1862 · page 4

BY the Stately, Captain Witcherly, we the (S. M. Herald) have intelligence, via California, from New York and Washington, to the 17th July…

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The English Mail. Projected Marriage of the Prince of Wales. Assassinations in Ireland. Gigantic Forgeries by an Ex M.p. Great War Meeting at Washington. War to Be Prosecuted. Flight of Naturalised Citizens. Horrible Atrocities by Federal Troops at Athens. Garibaldi Proclaimed a Rebel

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 8 October 1862 · page 2

THE branch steamer to Adelaide, with the English mail, arrived at noon yesterday. The dates are to the 28th August…

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The War in America

The Yass Courier · Saturday 18 October 1862 · page 4

BUT [?] alteration Fas taken relative position of the rival armies ner the receipt of our July advices. On the -1 tit of August, thee state of…

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War and Mining. Italy and California

The Yass Courier · Saturday 20 December 1862 · page 4

OUR correspondents both in Italy, (during the late military campaign) and the gold mining regions of California, and Australia, have related many interesting and…

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