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The wars & local soldiers, 1865

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New Zealand. Notes From the Seat of War. Auckland, 1st March

Sydney Mail · Saturday 11 March 1865 · page 7

AT Wanganui, as formerly at Waikato, the war lags slowly along. We should look in vain for any decisive action to be taken in our New Zealand wars as we find taken elsewhere. People here…

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Sir E. Lugard to Sir F. Rogers. War Office, 1st November 1864

Sydney Mail · Saturday 11 March 1865 · page 6

Sir,—With reference to my letter of the 5th August last, I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to transmit to you a copy of a circular memorandum, issued from the Horse Guards, directing that the regulation therein…

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Arrival of the English Mail at Adelaide. News From London to January 30Th and New York to January 14Th. Continued Federal Successes in America. Fall of Wilmington Imminent. Great Financial Reforms in Europe. Destruction of a British Ship of War by Fire. Fall of Savannah. Sherman in South-carolina. by Electric Telegraph. [Through Greville and Bird.] Adelaide, Tuesday Evening

Empire · Wednesday 15 March 1865 · page 5

The A.S.N. Company's branch steamer Alexandra, with the English January mails brought to King George's Sound by the P. and O. Company's mail steamer Bombay,…

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The New Zealand War. (From the Times, January 25.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1865 · page 2

WHEN England gave up the government by a centrla department of her remote colonies, she did so not so much under the impression that the colonies were well able tyo govern themselves as under the firm and…

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Men-of-war on the Station

Empire · Tuesday 21 March 1865 · page 3
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Miranda, 14 guns. Captain Jenkins, at Now Zealand. E[?], 4 guns. Commander Froamontle, at Now Zealand. Curacee, 23 guns, Commodore Sir William Willman, at Now Zetland…

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The New Zealand War. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Auckland, February 14th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1865 · page 8

WE have news from Wanga[?] up to the 10th of this month. Since the fighting at Nukumaru, which I described in my last letter, no important…

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The Bushrangers'movements Another Policeman and Gilbert Wounded

Empire · Saturday 25 March 1865 · page 4

Our Binalong correspondent, writing on the 19th instant, states:—Yesterday (Saturday) live police fell in with Ben Hall, Gilbert, and Dunn at Wallendbeen, the station of Mr. A." Mackay, near Murrumburrah…

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American War Lyrics. the Hero or Wilmington, a Ballad

Sydney Mail · Saturday 25 March 1865 · page 9

Ben Butler was a soldier-man, A hero brave was he, Who had for silver spoons, and such, A partiali-ty…

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The New Zealand War. Critical State of Affairs at the Front

Sydney Mail · Saturday 25 March 1865 · page 12

WE are indebted to Captain Wolfe, of the barque Lombard, for four days later from Auckland, viz., to the 6th instant. On the 1st of the month, General Cameron was at…

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The New Zealand War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1865 · page 5

AUCKLAND papers to Saturday, the 11th instant, are to hand, by way of Newcastle. The New Zealand Herald remarks, on the progress of the war in Wanganui:—The principal event which…

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America. News to 21St January From the Seat of War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1865 · page 2

THROUGH the courtesy of Captai[?] Howes, of the Elle[?] Southward, we have Californian papers to the 22nd of January, and telegraphic news from New York to the 21st…

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American War Lyrics. the Hero O[?] Wil[?]ton, a Ballad. (From the New York Daily News.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1865 · page 8

Ben Butler was a soldier-man, A hero brave was he, Who had for silver spoons, and such, A partiali-ty…

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The New Zealand War. Latest From Wanganui. Skirmish at Kakaremia. Forty Natives Killed. One Soldier Killed, and Three Wounded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1865 · page 2

BY the schooner Alexandra, we have Wellington papers to the 18th instant. The Independent of that date says:—The overland mail arrived at a late hour last night from…

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Latest From the Seat of War. Skirmish at Hakaremia.—forty Natives Killed. One Soldier Killed and Three Wounded. (From the Wellington Independent, March 18.)

Empire · Tuesday 28 March 1865 · page 2

The overland mail arrived last night from Wanganui, and through the courtesy of the Post office officials, who not withstanding the lateness of the hour, furnished us with our…

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Breach of the Foreign Enlistment Act. Saturday, March l8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1865 · page 3

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice Molesworth. We give the summing up of the Judge, and the judgment of the Court, in this important case, as reported in the Argus of Monday, the 20th instant…

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Latest From Wanganui. Skirmish at Kakaremia. Forty Natives Killed. One Soldier Kilked, and Three Wounded

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 29 March 1865 · page 197

By the schooner Alexandra, we have Wellington papers to the 18th instant. The Independent of that date says:— The overland mail arrived at a late hour last night from…

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Fatal Boiler Explosion at Mort's Dry Dock. Three Men Killed and Six Dangerously Wounded

Empire · Wednesday 29 March 1865 · page 5

Yesterday morning, about half-past ten, a terrific explosion took place at the Dry Dock in Waterview Bay. by which three persons were killed and six dangerously wounded. It appears that steam was got up…

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The New Zealand War

Sydney Mail · Saturday 1 April 1865 · page 6

BY the schooner Alexandra, we have Wellington papers to the 18th March. The Independent of that date says:—The overland mail arrived at a late hour last night from…

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America. News to 21St January From the Seat of War

Sydney Mail · Saturday 1 April 1865 · page 7

THROUGH the courtesy of Captain Howes, of the Ellen Southward, we have Californian papers to the 22nd of January, and telegraphic news from New York to the 21st…

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