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The wars & local soldiers, 1861

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New Zealand. Later From the Seat of War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1861 · page 4

THE Lord Worsley brings us news from New Plymouth to the 27th ultimo. The New Zealander, in its summary of Southern intelligence for Europe, says:—…

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The New Zealand War

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 March 1861 · page 5

The late news from the seat of war mentions three arrivals of soldiers—the fourth brigade of the Royal Artillery with Armstrong guns, and 150 rank and file, per Sevilla, from Cork. In all the…

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New Zealand. Later From the Seat of War

Sydney Mail · Saturday 16 March 1861 · page 7

THE Lord Worsley brings us news from New Plymouth, to the 27th ultimo. The New Zealander, in its summary of Southern intelligence for Europe, says:—…

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The First War in New Zealand. (From the Weekly Empire.)

Empire · Monday 18 March 1861 · page 2

AT a time when the Taranaki War is wending its way slowly along, when each succeeding Mail bringa news of resultless skirmishes and the useless sacrifice of life, an account of the early military operations in New Zealand,…

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New Zealand. Progress of the War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1861 · page 5

BY the Victory, we have news from Taranaki (New Plymouth) to the 12th instant. From a non-commissioned officer of the 40th, we learn that, about two p. m. [?]n the 12th, a flag of truce was hoisted by the…

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The New Zealand War

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 20 March 1861 · page 2

We have received papers by the mail ship from Taranaki to the 12th inst. We take the following from the monthly summary of the Taranaki Herald of that date :—…

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The War in New Zealand. Further Particulars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1861 · page 3

THE Nelson Examiner of the 11th instant supplies us with some additional particulars. Writing from Waitara, the special correspondent of that journal thus refers to the nature of the country…

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The Maori War. Desperate Attack of the Enemy. (From the Correspondent of the Nelson Examiner.) Waltara Camp, March 5th, 10 o'clock p.m

Empire · Wednesday 20 March 1861 · page 8

I OPEN my packet to send you the latest information from the field. This day, Tuesday, March 5, General Pratt and staff, with Colonel Warre, of the 57th Regiment (an Indian…

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The War in New Zealand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1861 · page 8

SINCE our summary of last month, the arrivals from New Zealand have brought us but little news of importance. The rebels have evacuated their strong position at…

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Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1861 · page 10

Iris, 26 guns, at New Zealand. Cordelia, steamer, 11 guns, Captain Vernon, at New Zealand. Pelorus, steamer, 21 guns, Captain Seymour, at New Zealand. Niger, 14 guns, Captain Cracroft, at New Zealand…

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The Present Aspect of the New Zealand War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1861 · page 9

THE sameness of detail in the intelligence from New Zealand tends to blunt the edge of curiosity, and by a confusion of facts to discourage that attention which its great…

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New Zealand. Progress of the War

Sydney Mail · Saturday 23 March 1861 · page 7

BY the Victory, we have news from Taranaki (New Plymouth) to the 12th instant. From a non-commissioned officer of the 40th, we learn that, about two p.m. on the 18th, a flag of truce was heisted by the…

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New Zealand. Latest From the Seat of War: an Armistice of Forty-eight Hours Granted to the Rebels

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1861 · page 4

IN our issue of Tuesday last we stated that there had been a temporary suspension of hostilities on the 12th instant, in consequence of the rebels having run up a flag of truce, and that the native interpreter had…

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New Zealand. Later From the Seat of War. Resumption of Hostilities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1861 · page 8

BY the Sea Nymph, which arrived at Newcastle yesterday from Taranaki, we have news from the seat of war to the 16th instant, forwarded to us by our Newcastle correspondent, who writes:—…

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The War Movements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 March 1861 · page 8

The Auckland Register of the 11th says:—There have been several arrivals during the past week, but no intelligence of interest from any quarter. Our later English vessels are charged more…

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The War in New Zealand. Further Details

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 March 1861 · page 8

IN yesterday's Herald we gave particulars of the renewal of hostilities, about noon on the 15th instant, and the progress of events at Pukerangiora, up to 5 p.m. of Sunday the 17th, when the fire of our troops…

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Mew Zealand. Surther Particulars of the War. Huirangi, Thursday, March 14th

Empire · Thursday 28 March 1861 · page 8

Ar the beginning of the week here every one felt certain of seeing the British flag floating over To Arei psh by [?]o-day at the farthest, for our men worked with such iucreassed energy as they neared the enemy, that on…

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New Zealand. Later From the Seat of War. Resumption of Hostilities

Sydney Mail · Saturday 30 March 1861 · page 7

BY the Sea Nymph, which arrived at Newcastle yesterday from Taranaki, we have news from the seat of war to the 16th instant, forwarded to us by our Newcastle correspondent, who writes:—…

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The First War in New Zealand. (From the Weekly Empire)

Empire · Monday 1 April 1861 · page 2

IT was not until the morning of the 10th July that the camp exhibited signs of recovery from the paralyais into which it had been thrown by the unfortunate affair of the first. The oft-repeated ruscours that the enemy intended…

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New Zealand War. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Thursday 4 April 1861 · page 3

SIR,—There never was a greater misnomer than in the signature "Dicalos," appended to a letter on the subject of New Zealand in your columns of yesterday, "Dicaios" indeed? When next your correspondent writes in a…

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