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The wars & local soldiers, 1866

4 stories in South Coast's papers

Murderous Assualt by Prisoners Under Escort Near Bargo Brush. One Constable Shot Dead—three Prisoners Wounded

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1866 · page 3

A report reached Sydney on Saturday evening last that some prisoners, while being escoverd by police from Berrima to Picton, bad suddenly a sen against the escort, and that one constable lost his life, and three prisoners…

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The War in Germany

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1866 · page 2

The Conference is given up, owing to the obstinacy of the conflicting Powers. Count Bismark opened the campaign on the anniversary of Waterloo day, and immediately (seized on Saxony,…

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The War on the Continent

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 25 August 1866 · page 4

Events have travelled during the last month an accelerated pace, and momentous issues have been crowded into a narrow compass of time. The first important incident was the…

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Latest Telegrams. the War in Italy. Great Battle Near Verona. Verona, June 23

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 25 August 1866 · page 4

At 2 this afternoon, the Austrian Pulz Brigade reached the outlying forts of Verona without loss, having been pushed back by a greatly superior force of Italian cavalry,…

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