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The wars & local soldiers, 1862

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Daring Attack Upon the Lachlan Escort. ' All the Troopers Wounded, and 3O0o Ounces of Gold Stolen. [By Electric Telegraph] Orange, Tuesday, 5 p.m

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 21 June 1862 · page 2

Between four and fivo o'clock, on Sunday evening, the Escort from the Lachlan arrived at a creek near Mr Clement's, forty-five miles from Orange, when they saw two bullock teams and one horse team placed across the…

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Probabilities of a Continuance of the American Civil War. (From the Economist, April 26.)

Empire · Tuesday 24 June 1862 · page 2

As speculative and philosophical politicians, it is impossible to avoid feeling the intensest interest in the ultimate issue and the contingent consequences of a struggle between North and…

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War-defence and Aggression. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1862 · page 2

SIR,—All hands in Sydney seem to be paralysed at the late tidings of the American conflicts, and their iron fleating batteries, and equally so at the destructive effects of Armstrong's 300 pounder on the plates representing a…

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The War in America

Empire · Wednesday 9 July 1862 · page 8

BY the Lord Ashley, which arrived yesterday morning, we have news from Auckland to the 1st instant. The most important items were published yesterday. We now give forther extracts from the Southers Cross:—…

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The Civil War in America

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 July 1862 · page 10

WE continue our extracts from the papers. FIRING AT SAVANNAH. The steamer Wright was fired into on Friday night, May 2nd, six miles below Savannah, and five soldiers…

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Civil War in America. a Month Later News

Sydney Mail · Saturday 12 July 1862 · page 6

THE Lord Ashely I.C.R.M.S. brings us papers to the 1st instant, from Auckland. The Daily Southern Cross, of that date, publishes important news from America via San Francisco, per…

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[?] Civil War in America. (From the Home News, May 26.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 July 1862 · page 5

[?] news from America assumes something like [?]sive character. Events of grave importance happened, which undoubtedly justify the de[?]ation the North has shown in following up its…

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The Civil War in America. [From Our Correspondent.] Washington, May (Thursday) 8th, 1862

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 July 1862 · page 3

IT will take the students of contemporaneous history by surprise when they read of the report with which, from the turning point, or rather starting point of this civil war, the American Rebellion in all its vast proportions, formidable…

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The American Civil War

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 16 July 1862 · page 2

The following very interesting extracts from a letter written by a chaplain is the Federal Army have been sent to us for publication,and we feel much pleasure in giving them a place in our…

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The American War and the English Press. (From the European Times, May 26.)

Empire · Thursday 17 July 1862 · page 2

WE can call to mind no great occasion for many years in which the leading organs of public opinion in this country have been seen to less advantage than on the American question…

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The Civil War in America. Washington May (Thursday) 8th, 1862

Sydney Mail · Saturday 19 July 1862 · page 7

IT will take the students of contemperancons history by surprise when they read of the report with which from the furning point or rather starting point of this civil war the American Rebellion in all its vast proportions formidable…

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A Glance at Home Affairs, and the War in America. by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. (From the Times.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 July 1862 · page 2

ON Thursday, April 24th, the Right Hon W. B Gladstone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, attended a crowded meeting of members of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, held in the Twon Hall, under the presidency of the…

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America As It Is.[cause of the War ]

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 6 August 1862 · page 2

AEsop's fables told valuable truths in bygone days One of Germanic fancy, however, brilliantiantly exposes what is passing before our eyes…

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Havoc of Life by War

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 9 August 1862 · page 4

It is difficult to conceive what fearful havoc war has made of haman life. Some of its incidental ravages scem to defy all belief. It has at times entirely depopulated immense districts. In modern, as well as ancient…

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The Civil War in America. [From the London Evening Sun, June 26.) LIVERPOOL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 August 1862 · page 3

THE Montreal Ocean Mail Steamship Company's screw steamer Bohemian, Captain Borland, which left Quebec on the 14th instant, arrived in the Mersey this morning. As no new military movements of importance are…

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The Civil War in America

Sydney Mail · Saturday 23 August 1862 · page 6

THE events in America of which we have received intelligence since the publication of our last may be briefly summarised. In our May number we described the fall of New Orleans, the advance of the…

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Duration of the American War. (From the New York Journal of Commerce.)

Empire · Tuesday 2 September 1862 · page 3

THE announcement that more volunteers will be called for need not create surprise. It will responded to at once, and there is no reason to doubt that whatever number is wanted will be…

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The War in Parliament. Musclebrook Edition. "Ne sutor ultra crepldam,"

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 6 September 1862 · page 2

MR. Boocannon M.L.C., Whose fiery genius one can quell, Having sipped a few glasses, of course, of sherry, Became rather merry;…

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The Civil War in America

Empire · Thursday 11 September 1862 · page 5

WE have now advices from New York to the 12th instant, and the latest telegrams bring down the news from the army on the James River to the 11th. No change of any importance appears to have occurred in the position of…

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The Civil War in America. the Battles Before Richmond

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 September 1862 · page 10

FROM the papers brought by the Jura, which arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday, July 15, we make a few extracts, The New York Times of the 3rd has the following:—…

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