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The wars & local soldiers, 1861

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New Zealand War

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 26 April 1861 · page 3

THE following terms were offered by the Governor to the late rebels on the 4th instant:— “Hapuronna and [?]—For twelve months you have been carrying arms against Her Majesty the Queen…

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Select Poetry. “Cry Havoc and Let Loose the Dogs of War!”

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 28 June 1861 · page 4

THEY are stri[?] in the [?] You may feel their [?] breath, As it steams from [?] and [?] That parch [?] for Death…

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The War in New Zealand

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 29 June 1861 · page 4

The aspect of affairs in New Zealand is far from satisfactory. The hopes that were inspired that a prolonged peace was at hand appear unlikely to be realised at present. On…

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News by the Mail. the American Civil War

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 19 July 1861 · page 4

THE intelligence brought by the Benares from the American continent is of extreme and exciting interest; all possibility of peaceful relations being resumed between the…

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The War in New Zealand

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 August 1861 · page 3

By H.M.S. Cordelia, vid Sydney, we have three days' later news from Auckland, namely, to the 22nd ult. The Southern Cross of that date states…

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A Scotchman’s Opinion of the American War

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 16 August 1861 · page 4

AT a large public meeting held recently in Edinburgh, for the purpose of hearing an address from the Rev. Dr. Cheever, the Abolitionist preacher, on Slavery and the present…

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A Yankee’s Notion About Enlisting in the Civil War

The Border Post · Wednesday 11 September 1861 · page 2

Thrash away ! you’ll have to rattle On them kettle-drums o’yourn, ‘[?] a knowin’ kind o’cattle That id [?]etched with mouldy corn…

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Civil War and Strong Government. ( From the Saturday Review)

The Border Post · Saturday 21 September 1861 · page 1

“At last we have got a Government” was the delighted exclamation of Northern journalist when the Washington cabinet, having ascertained the will of its many-beaded master,…

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The American War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 28 September 1861 · page 4

A Baltimore gentleman of respectability, who came up from Old Point on the 13th and spent some time there, furnishes the following Up to the time the boat left last…

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War in America. the Battle of Manassas

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 9 October 1861 · page 2

The following' account of the battle of Manassas is the principal item of news just arrived from Washington, vid San Francisco, under date the 3rd of August We quote…

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War in America. the Latest NEWS.(From the Alta California, August 9.) New York, July 23,1861

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 12 October 1861 · page 4

The metropolis for the past forty-eight hours has been the scene of the most intense anxiety and subdued excitement, brought about by the series of desperate battles fought…

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War in America. Latest Intelligence. Another Battle. "Home News" Office, Aug. 2G

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 16 October 1861 · page 4

The Federalists have been again defeated. We have just received news down to the 14th August from America. A second great battle has been fought, and…

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War in America

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 23 November 1861 · page 4

The following is the latest Amercan war news:— NEW YORK, 13th September. An action was fought on the 10th inst.,…

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Dreadful Murder. EXiIGN Alexander Shot by a Private Soldier

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 December 1861 · page 4

It is our painful duty to record in occurrence, [?] the first of its kind here has naturally produced impression on our community, and has called forth…

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The American War. Position of the Two Armies. (From the Home News)

The Border Post · Wednesday 18 December 1861 · page 4

The civil war in American has been carried on during the past month on three different fields —in Missouri, in Kentucky, and in Virginia, In the two former States, success has inclined…

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War in America. the Siege of Lexington

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 21 December 1861 · page 4

The surrender of Lexington to the Confederate forces was the principal military incident of the month in Missouri, It took place on the 20th of September. The…

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Melbourne Labour Market. Saturday, December 21. Mr. James War man reports:—

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 28 December 1861 · page 4

.The market is much the same as the previous week, the supply being fully equal to the demand. Farmers are economising labour by using machinery wherever it can be…

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