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The wars & local soldiers, 1868

15 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

Fighting at the Fijis. Thirty or Forty Christian Natives Killed and Wounded. Three Heathen Villages Destroyed. From the New Zealand Herald, March 30

The Newcastle Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1868 · page 3

It will be remembered that on the last occasion when the Eagle visited this port from the Fiji Islands, she brought intelligence of the murder of the Rev. Mr. Baker, Wesleyan…

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The Recent Maori War

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 6 June 1868 · page 4

A deeply interesting and instructive lecture was delivered on the above subject, in the Newcastle Primitive Methodist Church, on Thursday evening, by the Rev. F. W. Ward…

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Probability of Another War in New Zealand. Disturbance at Patea. Murder of Sergeant Cahill and Two Others, at Patea. Trooper Smith Shot While Mounting His Horse. the Canteen and Whares Burnt by Natives at Waihi

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 4 July 1868 · page 2

It is much to be regretted that the natives at the south of this Province have again commenced their atrocities by murdering, in cold blood, some of the European settlers near…

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Original Poetry. "Welcome Home"

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 8 August 1868 · page 3

There came a solemn wail across the sea, From a far land. And the hoarse breezes bore it wearily To Britain's strand,…

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The Abyssinian War

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 27 August 1868 · page 3

The Subjoined graphic and interesting account of the late Abyssinian expedition, under Sir Charles Napier, is extracted from the Scotsman newspaper of a recent date. We…

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War in New Zealand. Latest From Napier.—repulse of Colonel Whitmore. Napier, Friday, 14th August, 3.30 P.m

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 27 August 1868 · page 4

The Colonial Forces, numbering 130 men, under Colonel Whitmore, marched on the 6th, without horses, to endeavour to overtake the rebels, on the 8th overtook them in strong…

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Important From New Zealand. Capture of the Rebels' Principal Settlement Three of the Colonial Forces Killed, and Eigh Wounded.—one Since Dead.—the Bodies of Nine Maories Found.—capture of the Maori[?] Stronghold.—major Hunter Acquitted

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 15 September 1868 · page 3

By the arrival of the Hero (s.), which arrived in the harbour on Sunday morning, we were put in possession of Auckland papers to the 4th of September. All the papers contain…

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War in New Zealand. Desperate Engagement between the Local Forces and the Hauhaus, Defeat of the Troops. Upwards of Forty Officers and Hen Killed and Wounded. Wellington, Sept. 10, via Melbourne

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 24 September 1868 · page 4

The forces, under the command of Colonel M'Donnell and Major Von Tempsky encountered the rebels again near Waihi, in the province of Wanganni, on the 8th inst…

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The War in New Zealand

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 29 September 1868 · page 2

THE news of another defeat sustained by the British arms, in New Zealand, at the hands of the fanatic Hau-haus, and involving a large loss of valuable life on our side, has already…

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Arrival of the English Mail! News to 1st September. Wool Lower. War Between France and Germany Imminent. Awful Railway Accident. Outrages and Murders in Tipperary. Duke of Edinbugh at Paris—to Leave for East in October. Fire at St. Petersburg. Panama Mail Steamer Broke Down. Great Fire at Southwark. Atlantic Cable Broken. Exciting Stowaways Incident

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 29 September 1868 · page 2

We received the following telegraphic summary of English news from our Sydney agents, yesterday. The Bombay, with the English mail, arrived at Adelaide yesterday morning…

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The New Zealand War

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 1 October 1868 · page 3

By the barque American Lloyds, Captain Park, which arrived in the harbour on Monday last, we are put in possession of Lyttleton papers to the 10th instant. We make tho…

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The War in New Zealand. Ikcapb Ol' TUli Missino Man Doke. Tiik Wounded Tkisonkus 11Oasted Alive 15V Tub Hauhau3

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 6 October 1868 · page 3

It-will be seen form the subjoined intelli-gence, that the statement made by one of the wounded that the prisonsrs were tortured in confirmed. It also appears that the body…

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Tkbbiblk Earthquakes ;In Peru Amd Scuadob1 Tu0u8amdi of Lives Lost. Villages, and Towns in the Inte- Bior Amd on the Coast in Ruins. Three Men 01' War and Numehour Mer­cantile 8Hip8 Lost. Skoruous Destruction of Property. Great Fibe at Callao

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 13 October 1868 · page 4

The P.S.N. Co.'s Royal Mail steamer Peru, M.D. Hammill, Esq., commander, from Val-' paraiso and intermediate porte, arrived at her anchorage in Panama bay, at 2.30 p.m., on the . S9th August…

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War in New Zealand

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 20 October 1868 · page 4

By the arrival of the barque Frco Tnuler, ou Saturday, wo have news from Wellington to the end of September. The followiug are the principal telegraphic items taken from the Otago Daily .Times :- Mr. Groves reports tlinfc, uffcci* a three months' exploration in. tho ranges on the West Coast of Wellington Province, he has ex-…

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New Zealand. the Latest War News

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 17 November 1868 · page 2

A passenger by the Prince Edward, brig, Captain Pallant, which arrived in this port,from Wellington, on Sunday morning last, has i obliged us by tho subjoiued interesting account…

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