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The wars & local soldiers, 1860

15 stories in Hunter Valley's papers

New Zealand. the War in Taranaki. (From Thursday's Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1860 · page 2

By the Prince Alfred (s), which arrived at 3.30 a.m. this morning, we have intelligence from Taranaki to the 30th March. Another engagement had taken place at Warieka, of which the following is an outline…

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The New Zealand War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 May 1860 · page 2

The Sydney papers of Tuesday publish New Zealand news to the 3rd May, received by the Lord Ashley, branch mail steamer. The war progressed slowly, and the military have…

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The Native War in New Zealand. Another Fight at Waitara! Repulse of the British! (From Wednesday's Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1860 · page 6

By the Prince Alfred, mail steamer, we have papers from New Plymouth (Taranaki) to he 30th of June. She brings news of a very paiuful and disastrous oharacter. An advance upon the rebels' pah at Waitara…

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Serious Aspect of the New Zealand War. (From Thursday's Empire.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1860 · page 2

The whole tenor of out intelligence from New Zealand since the date of the calamitous action at Puketakaucre, indicates that the contest is rapidly onlarging its proportions. The Governor was gaining what time he…

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Destitution Amongst Soldiers' Wives. (From the Empire, July 28.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1860 · page 3

Rumours having been prevalent about the city for some days past to the effect that the wives and children of a considerable number of the soldiers who have been recently drafted off to New Zealand are in destitute…

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The War in New Zealand. (From the Herald of Monday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 September 1860 · page 2

By the schooner William and Alfred, we have papers from Nelson to the 18th August, and from Taranaki (New Plymouth) to the 11th. The [?] of the 8th says:—"The…

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The New Zealand War. (Abridged from yesterday's (Monday's) Sydney papers.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1860 · page 2

The Prince Alfred, branch mail steamer, brings news from Auckland to the 4th September, and from Taranaki to the 30th August. The operations had once more assumed a somewhat more…

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Prospects of the New Zealand War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1860 · page 6

At the Melbourne meeting for the purpose of expressing sympathy with the Taranaki sufferers, and raising funds for their relief, the Governor of Victoria, Sir Henry Barkly, who waa in the chair, and whose…

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Dr. Lang on the War Spirit

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 September 1860 · page 2

DR. Lang has stepped forward to occupy in this colony something of the same position held by Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright in England, during the war with Russia; and long before by Mr…

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The New Zealand War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1860 · page 2

We find in the S. M. Herald some particulars of interest, in addition to the news [?] published on Saturday, from the empire. LATEST FROM TARANAKI…

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[?] Mercury. Thursday, September 27, 1860. the War in New Zealand

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 September 1860 · page 2

THE New Zealand war, in the new stage it has now assumed, seems to add fresh proof to the old belief, that the military reverses of British soldiers are entirely owing to one cause,…

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The Taranaki War. (From the S. M. Herald of Monday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 October 1860 · page 3

"By the brig Gazelle, from Nelson, New Zealand, which arrived last [?] papers to the 28th ultimo. Th[?] is however, no later news from Taranaki than that published in our issue of the 21st. As the accounts received at Nelson…

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The China War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1860 · page 1

CAPTURE OF PEKIN—The allies are in Pekin. Intelligence from the seat of war is of the highest importance. Two of the gates of Pekin are in our hands. Mr. Harry Parkes and Mr. Loch have been safely returned to us by the Chinese, but…

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New Zealand. Latest From the Seat of War. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1860 · page 2

By the intercolonial mail steamer Airedale, we have papers from Nelson to the 11th instant, and from Taranaki (New Plymouth) to the 8th, being a week later than previous advices from the scene of conflict with the…

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The War in China. Pekin Occupied by the Allied Forces. Sacking of the Emperor's Summer Palace

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1860 · page 6

We (S. M. Herald) have papers from Hongkong to the 28th of October, being a month later than previous advices. The China Overland Trade Report of that date states that…

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