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The wars & local soldiers, 1865

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The New Zealand War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1865 · page 4

By the Otage mail steamer we (S. M. Herald) have Auckland papers to the 1st instant. In its monthly summary for home, the Daily Southern Cross thus sums up the war news:—…

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Maitland Mercury. Thursday, April 27, 1865. War or Peace with America?

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1865 · page 2

WILL there be war between England and the United States? This is, without doubt, one of the most weighty questions suggested by the late news. Not that it is now suggested for the…

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Close of This American War. (From the London Times, April 24.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1865 · page 2

The great war on which the eyes of the world have been fixed for the last four years has been brought virtually to a close by the surrender of General Lee with the chief army of the Southern States. This victory crowns the obstinate campaign which…

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Arrival of the English Mail. Surrender of All Confederate Generals. Capture of Jeff. Davis and Family. War Between France and America Imminent

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1865 · page 3

We received the following telegram from our Sydney correspondent at a quarter to five o'clock yesterday afternoon:— The City of Adelaide with the mails arrived…

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Arrival of the City of Adelaide, at Adelaide, with the English Mail, Per Jeddo. (From the S. M. Herald's King George's Sound Telegraphic Correspondent.) Termination of the American War. Herald Office, Wednesday, 3.30 p.m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1865 · page 5

The branch steamer City of Adelaide arrived at Glenelg 7 a.m. Her downward passage ocoupied 102 hours, and her upward 102 hours. The P. and O. steamer Jeddo, Captain Farquharson, arrived at King…

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An Incident of War. (From "Oswald Hastings, " in the United Service Magazine.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 August 1865 · page 6

The Turks were commanded by a Hungarian officer of Oswald's acquaintance, who, seeing our "here pass, gaily invited him to make one of the party. He hesitated for a moment, as it seemed that it was searcely the right…

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The New Zealand War. (From Yesterday's Herald.) Spirited Skirmish with the Rebels Near Warea. Lieutenant Bally, 70Th Regiment, and Three Soldiers Killed. Lieutenant Tylden and Five Soldiers Wounded. Thirty Maories Killed, and Five Taken Prisoners

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1865 · page 3

H. M. s.s. [?]oon brings Auckland papers to the 5th instant, being four days later than previous advices. The Daily Southern Cross of that date publishes the following important news from Taranaki, which appeared…

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Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, August 15, 1865. Conjectures As to War or Peace

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1865 · page 2

REUTER'S express and the Herald's telegram present us this month with contradictory views of the state of affairs in America, so far as the foreign relations of the United States are…

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New Zealand. War on the East Coast. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1865 · page 2

By way of Nelson, we have Auckland papers to the 28th ultimo. They contain a good deal of exciting intelligence from the East Coast, but it is so contradictory in many…

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The New Zealand War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1865 · page 4

The barque Novelty, Captain Austin, brings Auckland papers to the 9th instant, being eight days later than previous advices. We (S. M. Herald) quote the following from the…

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Poverty Bay. Attack on the Friendly Natives by Hauhaus. Ten of the Fanatics Killed and Several Wounded

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1865 · page 4

The following extract (says the Herald) from a private letter received on the 6th instant, by a gentleman in Auckland, from Poverty Bay, dated 24th ultimo, has been handed to us for publication:—…

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The New Zealand War

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1865 · page 2

We have files of Auckland papers to the 7th instant, with further particulars of the war in New Zealand. We extract the items of most interest. The Daily Southern Cross of the 6th October, says:…

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