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The wars & local soldiers, 1865

12 stories in Illawarra's papers

Original Poetry. Lines on the War in America

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1865 · page 4

List to the widow's wall, List to the orphan's cry, Look at the faces pale— Pale, and lean, and hungry!…

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The War in America, From a Canadian Point of View. Montreal, Sept. 26

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1865 · page 4

THERE are some phases of the war in America that can be observed to better advantage in the cities of Canada than in New York of Washington. The…

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The War in New Zealand

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 February 1865 · page 2

We have Auckland papers to February 7th. The following are further particulars of THE BATTLE OF NUKUMARU. On Wednesday the 25th January, occurred what…

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The New Zealand War

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1865 · page 2

THE Daily Southern Cross, speaking of the war, says:— The progress of the war is still the most absorbing topic here; for although it is…

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The Bushrangers' Movements. Another Policeman and Gilbert Wounded

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1865 · page 2

The "Empire's Binalong correspondent, writing on the 19th instant states:—Yesterday (Saturday) five police fell in with Ben Hall, Gilbert, and Dunn at Wallenbeen, the station of Mr. A. Mackay, near…

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The Bushrangers. Another Policeman and Gilbert Wounded

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1865 · page 4

OUR Binalog correspondent, writing on the 19th instant, states :— Yesterday (Saturday) five police fell in with Ben Hall, Gilbert, and Dunn at Wallenbeen,…

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New Zealand. Latest from tike Sent of War

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1865 · page 2

By the mail steamer Lord Ashley we have Auckland papers to the 1st instant. The "Daily Southern Cross" of the 31st ultimo, in its summary for England, says:…

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The American War

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 May 1865 · page 3

The "Empire " publishes the following interesting extract from a private letter received by the late mail from Wisconsin, United States:—"If we had you here we could show you substantial proofs of our…

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The War in America. Fall of Richmond

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 15 June 1865 · page 3

ON Saturday (says the Empire) we received intelligence by the barque Rosalie, from San Francisco, of the evacuation of the Confederate capital of Richmond, and its…

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Poetry. Love and War

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1865 · page 4

Dear are the days that I have seen, Sweet as a dreaming bride may see; But oh I the rapture that has been, Again shall never be…

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New Zealand Death of Ensign Waking. 50Th R' Shot By Rebel Macries; His Body Carried Off by Them Two Soldiers Severely Wounded

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1865 · page 2

We mentioned the bare fact of this unfortunate occurrence in our issue of yesterday", and now give our correspondent's letter on the subject:— Camp Patea River, August 9…

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The New Zealand War. Pipiriki Beseigned: the Enemy Repulsed with Great Loss

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 September 1865 · page 2

By way of Melbourne, we ('Herald'), have two days later from Waraganni The 'Chronicle' of the 5th contains a full account from its "own correspondnet." of the attack on…

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