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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1879

3 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

The Kaffir War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1879 · page 3

LONDON, 10th February.—Twenty thousand Zulus attacked a portion of the 24th Regiment together with 600 native levies. They captured…

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The Zulu War. LONDON, April 22

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 2

THE British force of [?] men sent to relieve Colonel Pearson, at Ekowe, who was besieged by 36,000 Zulus, gallantly succeeded. The Zulus were…

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Afghan War Ended. LONDON, May 3

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1879 · page 4

THE war with Afghanistan has termin[?]ed. The British Government refused to allow any British representative to go to Cabul to [?] the terms of pence…

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