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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1862

9 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Latest English News by Telegraph, Via India. Serious Difficulty Arisen Between England and the Northern States of America. War Not Improbable

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1862 · page 3

The export of saltpetre from Great Britain has been prohibited. Great excitement prevails. Consols are lower 1¼ per cent…

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Latest English News to December 26. [Death of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort. War With America

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1862 · page 2

News, of twenty three days later date having -been received at Melbourne from the Mauritius, we were indebted to the courtesy of The News for the intelligence…

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English News to 26th DEC Death of Prince Albert. Preparations for War with America

The Golden Age · Saturday 8 March 1862 · page 3

The following intelligence, from telegram to the Sydney papers, was issued as an Extra-ordinary to a portion of our Subscribers on Monday…

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American and British News. Effect of the Concession of the British Demands in New York.—progress of the Civil War

The Golden Age · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 3

THE decision arrived at by the Government to restore Messrs. Mason and Slidell and their Secretaries has had a favourable effect on the public mind in…

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Prospects of a Termination of the American War

The Golden Age · Saturday 3 May 1862 · page 3

THE "New York Times" publishes, as from the "highest possible authority," a letter dated at Washington, from which we take the following extract:—…

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Sticking up of the Lachlan Escort by Gardiner and a band of Bushrangers. The Troopers wounded; and one shot dead. £500 Reward for the apprehension of the Robbers

The Golden Age · Saturday 21 June 1862 · page 3

The subjoined telegrams will be read with interest by all. They are from various contemporaries, and furnish the reports from different sources:—…

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The Soldier and Parson

The Golden Age · Thursday 11 September 1862 · page 4

A Scottish clergyman, by the name of Watty Morrison, was a man of great humour. On one occasion a young officer scoffed at the idea that…

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The American War. the Battle of Bull’s Run

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1862 · page 3

It seems from the papers before us that the Federal General, Pope had made some show of threatening Richmond by advancing towards the Rapidan, but this advance was…

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The War in America—rumoured Cessation of Hostilities. (By Electric Telegraph, from the Herald’s Correspondent.) Saturday, 8 p.m

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1862 · page 3

By the Heloise, from San Francisco, which arrived this evening, we have news from Kew York to the 16th October. A despatch to the Californian Press states—…

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