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The wars & local soldiers, 1861

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

Empire · Monday 8 April 1861 · page 5

THE pah of Ohiawai burned for two days, and when the camp broke up on the third day after its capture, not a vestige remained of this formidable place but the trenches, the "burrows," and a few amouldering logs…

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The War in New Zealand. Bombardment of Te Arei. Another Truce.—retirement of the Waikatos

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1861 · page 8

OUR Newcastle correspondent writes: "By favour of Captain M'Kellar, of the brig Highland Lassie, I am enabled to send you the Taranaki Herald of the 23rd March, which contains important news from the…

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The War in New Zealand

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 10 April 1861 · page 3

Our Newcastle correspondent writes: "By favour of Captain M'Kellar, of the brig Highland Lassie, I am enabled to send you the Taranaki Herald of the 23rd March, which contains important news…

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The Settlers of Taranaki and the War. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 April 1861 · page 2

SIR,—As the colonists of New Zealand generally, and the settlers of the desolated province of Taranaki especially, are still pertinaciously and most unjustly stigmatised by anonymous writers in the public…

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The War in New Zealand. Bombardment of Te Arei. Another Truce.—retirement of the Walkatos

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 April 1861 · page 6

OUR Newcastle correspondent writes: By favour of Captain M'Kellar, of the brig Highland Lassie, I am enabled to send you the Taranaki Herald of the 23rd March, which contains important news from the…

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Troops and War Stores for New Zealand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 April 1861 · page 5

The African, of Shaw Saville's escort lines, sailed from Gravesend on the 31st January, for Auckland direct. She took a large quantity of powder and other military stores; as also five…

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

Empire · Monday 15 April 1861 · page 2

FROM July to October the filed force occupied the Waimate, and a duller three months could hardly be passed away; the time was mostly spent in excursions to the surrounding country; and places recently the scene of strife were an…

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Troops and War Stores for New Zealand

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 17 April 1861 · page 2

The African, of Shaw Saville's escort lines, sailed from Gravesend on the 31st January, for Auckland direct. She took a large quantity of powder and other military stores; as also five…

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New Zealand. Later From the Seat of War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1861 · page 8

VIA Auckland, we have eight days' later from Taranaki, viz., to the 31st ultimo, for which we are indebted to Captain M'Lean of the Hirondelle. Alluding to the probable close of the war, offer a full…

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The New Zealand War

Empire · Friday 19 April 1861 · page 4

The following correspondence has appeared in the Times:- To the Editor of the Times., Sir,—For a considerable time I have passed over…

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The War in New Zealand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 April 1861 · page 8

AT last there is a prospect that this internecine struggle, that has been dignified by the name of a war, has been brought to an end, though with regard to the terms upon which it has been concluded…

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Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 April 1861 · page 9

Iris, 20 guns, at New Zealand. Cordelia, steamer, 11 guns, Captain Hume, in Government Dock, Pelorus, steamer, 21 guns, Captain Seymour, at New Zealand. Niger, 14 guns, Captain Cracroft, at New Zealand…

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Troops and War Stores for New Zealand

Sydney Mail · Saturday 20 April 1861 · page 2

The African, of Shaw Saville's escort lines, sailed from Gravesend on the 31st January, for Auckland direct. She took a large quantity of powder and other military stores; as also five…

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New Zealand. Later From the Seat of War

Sydney Mail · Saturday 20 April 1861 · page 2

VIA Auckland, we have eight days' later from Taraski, viz., to the 31st ultimo, for which we are indebted to Captain M'Lean of the Hirondelle. Alluding to the probable close of the war, after a full…

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The Maori War and Its Incidents. (From the New Zealander, April 6.)

Empire · Tuesday 23 April 1861 · page 2

AN Armistice having been concluded, and a medium—through the kindness of a dearly valued friend—of visiting the scenes and Bights of our twelvemonths' war having…

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

Empire · Monday 29 April 1861 · page 3

THE contest referred to in the conclusion of the last paper raged fiercely for several hours; the Maories never fought better, and for a time, struggled manfully, but in vain, to recover the stockade they had so accidentally lost. [?]an y…

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The War in New Zealand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 May 1861 · page 8

ONCE more has the current of affairs changed m this unhappy colony, the events of the past month giving a promise of anything but a satisfactory solution of the Maori diffi[?] had the flag of truce been exchanged, and…

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Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 May 1861 · page 9

Cordelia, steamer, 11 guns, Captain Hume, at New Zealand. Pelorus, steamer, 21 guns, Captain Seymour, at New Zealand. Niger, 14 guns, Captain Cracroft, at New Zealand. Fawn, 17 guns, Captain cracroft, at New Zealand…

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The War Estimates. (From the Times, May 18th.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 May 1861 · page 5

IT is really time that the War Estimates should be framed on some intelligible system and produced in a perspicuous form. As it is, nobody can fathom them, while the very officials whose duty it is to introduce…

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Holmby House. a Tale of Old Northamptonshire. by G. J. W. Melville. Chapter Xxxvii. 'Welcome Home.'

Empire · Monday 27 May 1861 · page 3

THERE was hurrying to and fro in the old house at Boughton; a hushed confusion seemed to pervade the establishment, and though the servants rushed here and there in aimless anxiety, everything was done as noise essly as…

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