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The wars & local soldiers, 1857

3 stories in Illawarra's papers

Foreign. India. the War with Persia. Capture of Bushi[?]e.—surrender of Herat by the Governor.—col. Stopford Killed

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 23 March 1857 · page 1

We find the following important intelligence in the Colombo Observer of tho 31st of December:— The Indian mail is in,and, as we anticipated, announces the full of Bushire to the British We have as yet no…

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Foreign. the War in China

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 6 April 1857 · page 1

"By way of Adelaide, we intelligence from Hongkong to the 24th January, being two days later than former advices. The British and American forces were abandoning…

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Foreign. the English War with Persia

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 20 April 1857 · page 1

We find the following in the Times, but it must be taken cum grano satis. Marseilles, Tuesday. The advices brought by the Euphrates state that the…

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