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The wars & local soldiers, 1865

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Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 September 1865 · page 9

Miranda, 14 guns, Captain Jenkins, at New Zealand. Eclipse, 4 guns, Commander Freemantle, at Sydney. Curacoa, 23 guns, Commodore Sir William Wiseman, on a Cruise…

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The New Zealand War. [From Our Correspondent.] Auckland, August 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 September 1865 · page 10

THE meeting of thc Assembly has caused the production of the whole correspondence between his Excellency Sir George Grey and General Cameron, which contains in fact the whole…

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The New Zealand War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 September 1865 · page 5

THE barque Novelty, Captain Austin, brings Auckland papers to the 9th instant, being eight days later than previous advices. We quote the following from the Daily Southern…

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Poverty Bay. Attack on the Friendly Natives by Hauhaus. Ten of the Fanatics Killed and Several Wounded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 September 1865 · page 5

The following extract (says the Herald), from a private letter received on the 6th instant, by a gentleman in Auckland, from Poverty Bay, dated 24th ultimo, has been handed to us for publication:—…

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The Cost of the American War. (From the Saturday Review, July 22.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 September 1865 · page 2

THROUGHOUT the war, the Government of the United States has kept its accounts with creditable exactness. A candidate for bankruptcy with a prudent forecast of judicial criticism could not have his books in better…

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New Zealand. Latest From the Seat of War. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Auckland, September 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 September 1865 · page 8

THE unaccountable delay of two steamers from the Southern ports of this island has disappointed us in our expectation of hearing important news from the seat of war, which may now be once…

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Poverty Bay. Attack on the Friendly Natives by Hauhaus. Ten of the Fanatics Killed and Several Wounded

Sydney Mail · Saturday 30 September 1865 · page 8

The following extract (says the Herald), from a private letter received on the 6th instant, by a gentleman in Auckland, from Poverty Bay, dated 24th ultimo, has been handed to us for publication:—…

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New Zealand. Latest From the Seat of War. Auckland, September 16

Sydney Mail · Saturday 30 September 1865 · page 9

THE unaccountable delay of two steamers from the Southern ports of this island has disappointed us in our expectation of hearing important news from the seat of war, which may now be once…

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A Romance of the American War. (From the Australasian, September 29th.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 October 1865 · page 2

JUST thirteen months ago a marriage took place which, even in busy London, where nothing much short of an earthquake can produce an excitement, created some interest. The bridegroom was a Lieutenant Hardinge,…

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Civil War Threatening in Missouri. July 11, 1865

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 October 1865 · page 636

Were Holbein still living he might add volumes of new and original illustrations to his "Dance of Death." In the wonderful drama yet being enacted before our eyes in the United…

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War with Paraguay

Empire · Thursday 12 October 1865 · page 5

War in Brazil continues. A naval battle has taken place between the Paraguayan and Brazilian fleets, in which, after nine hours of fighting, the former were defeated, with a…

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War in South America

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 October 1865 · page 2

WE have intefigence from Buenes Ayres to the 14th of July, Montcvice the 15th,and Rio Janeire the 24th. From Rio rande do Sol we learn that on the l0th of June the Panguayana put themseives in motion, to the…

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The Chances of War in Germany

Empire · Thursday 19 October 1865 · page 2

The antagonism between Austria and Prussia which arose out of their joint unjustifiable aggression upon Denmark seems to be approaching a crisis. If we had not, since the…

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Emerson on the American War

Empire · Friday 20 October 1865 · page 3

At a festival recently given at Harvard University in honour of its old students, living and dead, who fought in defence of the country during the late rebeltion, the following speech was delivered by Ralph Waldo…

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War in South America

Sydney Mail · Saturday 21 October 1865 · page 7

WE have intelligence from Buenos Ayres to the 14th of July, Montevideo the 15th, and Rio Janeiro the 24th. From Rio Grande do Sol we learn that on the 10th of June the Paraguayans put themselves in motion, to the…

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Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 October 1865 · page 9

Eclipse, 4 guns, Commander Freemantle, at Sydney. Curacoa, 23 guns, Commodore Sir William Wiseman, at Sydney. Esk, 21 guns, Captain Lucie, on'a Cruise. Falcon, 17 guns, Commander Parkin, on a Cruise…

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The War Correspondents of the American Press

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 October 1865 · page 668

The New York Herald places before its readers under the heading of "Our War Correspondents," some curious statistics illustrative of newspaper enterprise in America. During the…

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The New Zealand War. [From Our Correspondent.] Auckland, September 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 October 1865 · page 6

THE unaccountable delay of two steamers from the Southern ports of this island has disappointed us in our expectation of hearing important news from the seat of war, which may now be once…

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The New Zealand War the Opotiki Expedition. Success Against the Natives. (From the Nelson Colonist's own Correspondent)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 October 1865 · page 5

OUR correspondent, whose earlier letters have only now reached us, gives particulars of what took place prior to date of letters narrating the landing of the forces, the stranding of the Huntress, the repulse of the natives, the firing of…

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New Zealand. Arrival of H.m.s. Brisk. Surrender of the Hau-haus. Revenge for Mr. Fulloon's Death. Preparation for War at Poverty Bay. Reinforcements at Poverty Bay and Waiapu. Taranaki Chief Te Wao Killed. Fight at the Kawa Kawa

Empire · Monday 23 October 1865 · page 5

We have papers from Auckland to October 7th, from Nelson to October 12th, and from Otago to October 9th. The following is from the New Zealander, October 7th:…

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