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The wars & local soldiers, 1865

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Mr. Sumner on the War and Slavery

Empire · Thursday 5 January 1865 · page 8

AT a great meeting held in Faneuil Hall, Boston—"the cradle of liberty"—Mr. Sumner delivered the following speech:— Mr. Mayor and Fellow-Citizans—Listening to-night to…

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Mr. Seward on the Civil War and the Readmission of Slavery

Empire · Wednesday 11 January 1865 · page 3

MR. SEWARD was at Anburn when the news of the fall of Atlanta was received, and was called upon for an address, which occupies three columns of the New York Times. Alluding to Atlan'a he…

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The War in America

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1865 · page 3

We give the following telegraphic intelligence of the progress of the war in America, although the news has to some extent been anticipated by the intelligence received via California. We quote from…

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The War in America

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 18 January 1865 · page 35

We give the following telegraphic intelligence the progress of the war in America, although [?] news has to some extent been anticipated by [?] intelligence received via California. We [?]…

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Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1865 · page 8

Harrier, 17 guns, Acting-commander Swan, New Zealand. Miranda, 14 guns, Captain Jenkins, at New Zealand. Eclipec, 4 guns, Commander Freemantle, at New Zealand. Curacoa, 23 guns, Commadore Sir William Wiseman, at New…

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The New Zealand War. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Auckland, 13th December, 1864

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1865 · page 7

MY absence in the interior has prevented me for the last few weeks from giving your readers the current news during that period. It has, however, been principally of a political…

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The Victo£ia Cross. (From the Gazette, of November 4.) War Office November 4

Empire · Saturday 21 January 1865 · page 8

The Queen has been gracicusly pleased to signlfy her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the under mentioned office and no-commissioned officer of her majesty's army, whose claims to the same…

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Supply of Coal to a United States' War Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1865 · page 4

THE Commissioners of Customs have issued the following notice, consequent upon a supply of coal having been obtained by a United States' war steamer through as ovaslon of the law:- "The Commissioners of her Majesty's Customs having received…

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The Confederate War Steamer Shenandoah. (From the Argus, January 26)

Empire · Tuesday 31 January 1865 · page 5

Remote as is our position from the Old World contentious which necessitates those floating peacemakers, popularly called men-of-war, the naval representatives of powers who would keep, or attempt a march o'er…

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The Confederate War Steamer Shenandoah. (From the Melbourne Argus, January 27.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1865 · page 8

THE Confederate sloop-of-war Shenandoah, which so unexpectedly made her appearance in our waters on Wednesday, has obtained permission from the Government to coal, provision, and effect the nocessary repairs, to her machinery…

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The War and the Presidential Election. [From the Special Correspondent of the Spectat[?]r.) New York, November 5, 1864

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1865 · page 2

GOLD, which was at 215 on Saturday last, rose to 250 on Wednesday of this week. What was the reason of this great and sudden rise? Price had been driven out of Missouri, he and his…

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The Confederate War Steamer Shenandoah

Sydney Mail · Saturday 4 February 1865 · page 8

THE Confederate sloop-of-war Shenandoah, which so unexpectedly made her appearance in our waters on Wednesday, has obtained permission from the Government to coal, provision, and effect the Necessary repairs to her machinery…

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America. Latest From the Seat of War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1865 · page 2

BY the Albert Edward, from Vancouver's Island, via Honolulu, we have San Francisco papers to the 3rd of December, and telegraphic news to the 26th of November, from New York…

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The War in America

Empire · Thursday 9 February 1865 · page 3

By way of California and Vancouver's Island, intelligence to November 26 has been received from Washington and Now York. The additional nows, it will be seen, is not important We subjoin a few of the…

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Later from New Zealand Further Fighting at Wangnui. Determined Attack of the Rebels. Thirteen Soldiers Killed and Thirty Wounded. Twenty Dead Rebels Found

Empire · Friday 10 February 1865 · page 2

We have papers from Nelson, New Zealand, to the 3rd February, and they contain important intelligence, which we proceed to lay before our readers. We take the following from the Nelson Colonist,…

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America. Latest From the Seat of War

Sydney Mail · Saturday 11 February 1865 · page 6

By the Albert Edward, from Vancouver's Island, [?] Honolulu, we have San Francisco papers to the 3rd of December, and telegraphic news to the 26th of November, from New York…

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SIR G. Grey and the N. Z. WAR. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1865 · page 5

SIR, — Although we are growing weary of the miserable mess into which the affairs of our New Zealand neighbours have been plunged, I venture to ask space for extracts from a…

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Return of Killed and Wounded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1865 · page 3

Nominal return of men of the field force under BrigadierGeneral Waddy, killed and wounded, in action, at Nukumaru, on the 24th January, 1865. 40th REGIMENT…

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The New Zealand War. the Battle of Nukumaru. Seventy Rebels Killed. Seventeen Soldiers Killed, and Thirty-three Wounded. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Auckland, 7th February, 1865

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1865 · page 3

The expected fighting has begun at last at, "Wanganui. Up to date we have only intelligence of two fights, the first, of which, although it cost several lives, was by no means very…

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The War in New Zealand

Empire · Tuesday 14 February 1865 · page 3

We have Auckland papers to February 7th. The following are further particulars of THE BATTLE OF NUKUMARU. On Wednesday the 25th January, occured what has…

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