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Illawarra · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1869

20 stories in Illawarra's papers

A Run for Life. a Touching Episode of the New Zealand War

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1869 · page 4

CONNECTED with the flight of the one of the families from Poverty Bay on the occasion of the recent massacre, the head of one has communicated the particulars of…

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The New Zealand War. Turanganui, December 20

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1869 · page 2

THE following is a list of homesteads totally destroyed by Te Kooti and his men up the present day:—Dodd and Peppard's, Hawthorne and Strong's, M'Culloch's Gold:…

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The War In New Zealand. Defeat of Te Kooti. 120 Haus Haus Killed. and 80 Taken Prisoners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1869 · page 2

From the various telegrams which have been received of late from Napier it appeared that Colonel Whitemore was on the 26th ultimo before Ngatipe Te Kooti's fortified position with a force of 800…

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The New Zealand War. the Attack on Nukumaru

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1869 · page 4

THE Evening Herald of the 29th, inst., gives the following additional particulars:— An attack of the most daring character…

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The New Zealand War. Latest From Poverty Bay. January 14

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1869 · page 1

SINCE our issue of Monday the steamships Ahuriri and Sturt have arrived from Poverty Bay; the former on Monday morning, and the latter yesterday afternoon…

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The New Zealand War. Success of the West Coast. Wellington, February 4

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 February 1869 · page 2

Captain Finnimore has just arrived with despatches for the Government. They state time the pa ar Nukumaru was taken by the colonial troops on the morning of the 2nd instant. The enemy evacuated it as…

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Latest From the Front. Serious Affair—eight Men Killed or Missing and One Wounded

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1869 · page 4

ON Wednesday Colonel M'Donnoll, with a party of his division, penetrated up the country beyond Waitotaro as far as Taringamutu[?] where it was supposed the…

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The New Zealand War

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1869 · page 1

THE Chronicle of the 27th ultimo says:— The head-quarters still remain at Wereroa, The most force, however, is farther on, and in dense bush, which the men are cutting…

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The War in New Zealand. Further Encounters with the Natives. an Escort Attacked at the Front

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1869 · page 4

THE Wanganui Chronicle of the 11th instant state:— "Mr. Dale arrived in town at 8 o'clock last night, bringing the following…

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The War on the East Coast of New Zealand. Murder of the of Nga Te Manawas by Te Kooti. Major Mair Falls Back on Opotiki

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1869 · page 1

By the arrival from Auckland yesterday of Earl Pembroke's yacht (the Albatross), we (Herald) have received Auckland papers to the 27th March, and we are sorry to add,…

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The War on the East Coast of New Zealand. Capture of Ahikereru Pa

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1869 · page 4

MAY 5.—Early this morning the column, under Colonel Whitmore, having drawn four day's rations, moved on for Abikereru, crossing the Rangitaiki (up to the…

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The War in New Zealand. Waikato.—te Kooti's Visit to Tawhia. He Seeks to Be Made King

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1869 · page 1

THE correspondent of the New Zealand Horald writing from Hamilton July 7, says:— I pleasure your Auckland friends have…

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The War in New Zealand. Te Kootis Reinforcements

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1869 · page 3

By the Here steamer, we (Herald) have Auck[?] papers to the 31st July. We take the following from the Hawke's Bay Herald. A letter was received from an Arawn chief…

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The New Zealand War

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1869 · page 1

WE (Herald) have les from Auckland to the 2nd instant. It was expected hourly that hostilities would recommence, but news received from…

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What War Would Mean

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1869 · page 4

THERE are thousands of Americans otherwise intelligent who cannot bring themselves to believe that the struggle would be an equal one, who, deceived by…

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The New Zealand War

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1869 · page 1

WE (Herald) have Wellington papers to the 8th instant, which give the following particulars of To Kooti's movements and defeat:—…

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New Zealand. Te Kooti Wounded

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 October 1869 · page 3

The war news in anticipated by that extracted from a Wellington journal, and published in the S. M. Herald' of Saturday last; the following is the only additional item, dated Napier, October 13:—To…

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News by the Last Mail. the Railway War in America

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 2 November 1869 · page 4

We must premiee that the Albany and Susquehanna Railway is a local road running from Albany on the Hudson River westward 150 miles to Binghamton, near the southern boundary of…

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Another Railway War

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 4 November 1869 · page 4

The excitement of speculation has a wild charm about it which sometimes makes those who engage in it reckless of consequences. Another "railway war,"…

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The War in New Zealand

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1869 · page 4

BY the Rangatira we (Empire) have auckland papers to the 29th ultimo TE KOOTI'S WOUND. A despatch received from Colonel…

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