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The wars & local soldiers, 1866

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Latest From Chili. the Defeat and Capture of a Spanish Man-of-war

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 March 1866 · page 3

Eye-witnesses of this first naval combat have communicated to us the following details :— The Esmeralda laid in wait for the Vergin…

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Arrival of The Wonga Wonga at Adelaide with the English Mail, Per Ellora New to July 11Th. From the Sydney Morning Herald’s Telegram. Great Battle Between the Australians and the Italians—the Latter Repulsed with Heavy Loss, But the Italian Volunteers Attacked the Austrians Successfully. the English Ministry Have Been Defeated on the Reform Bill, Which Is Withdrawn Till Next Session. Military Riot in Spain—one Thousand Lives Sacrificed. Highly Important New From Europe. Prussia and Italy at War with Austria. Prussia at Once Enters Schleswig Holstein Hanover, Saxony, Hesse Cassel, and Silicia. Adelaide, Saturday 9. p.m

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 August 1866 · page 3

The Wonga Wonga (s.), Captain Trouton, arrived at Glenelg Pier at 2 p. m. with the South Australian portion of the English mail. She made the passage from the Sound in…

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Arribal of the [?]anamn Mail, with News to July 2nd. the War News

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 September 1866 · page 2

A battle was fought in Bohemia on the 27th and 28th June, between the Prussians arid the Austrians. Both a[?]mies claim a victory, but it is the general impression that Austria will reap the…

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The War in Europe

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 September 1866 · page 3

DR. RUSSELL gives some striking episodes of the terrible struggle. He says :— “Once an Austrian column, separating itself from the great multitude below, with…

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America During and After the War

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 November 1866 · page 4

MR. FERGUSON visited the United States in 1864, during the war, and again in 1865 after the war was over. He went to the front of the army as a volunteer in the service of the…

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