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The wars & local soldiers, 1869

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France. War Rumours

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 June 1869 · page 5

The Paris Etendard of Saturday professes to have received information that large masses of Prussian troops have been concentrated along the railway from Breslau to…

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The New Zealand War. Engagement at Ruatahuna, on the East Coast. Captain Travers, Lieutenant White, and Five Others Killed. Twelve Europeans and Friendly Natives Wounded

Sydney Mail · Saturday 19 June 1869 · page 10

By the arrival of the barque Novelty we are in receipt of news from Auckland to the 29th ultimo. The most important item from the seat of war on the East Coast is the engagement between Colonel Whitmore and the rebels at…

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A Retrospect of the Afghan War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 June 1869 · page 8

GREAT interest was manifested at a meeting of the East India Association, held on the 7th April, at the United Service Institution, when a paper was read by Major-General Sir Vincent Eyre, K.C.S.I., C.B.,…

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The War in New Zealand. Nine Men Killed by Te Kooti

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 June 1869 · page 5

THE Wellington Independent of the 12th June publishes the following:- "Napier, Pohui. "We are indebted to the courtesy of the Government…

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The War in New Zealand. the East C0ast. Another Massacre by Te Kooti. Twenty-one of Paora Hupi's Hapu Killed. Auckland, June 22, Noon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 June 1869 · page 5

THE paddle steamer Sturt has arrived from the East Coast, bringing sad news. Major Mair, Captain Mair, and Captain Kelly are passengers by her. Colonel Harrington has returned to Tauranga from the…

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The War in New Zealand. the East Coast. Another Massacre by Te Kooti. Twenty-one of Paoka Hows Hapu Killed. Auckland, June 22, Noon

Sydney Mail · Saturday 3 July 1869 · page 11

THE paddle steamer Sturt has arrived from the East Coast, bringing Bad news. Major Mair, Captain. Mair, and Captain Kelly are passengers by her. Colonel Harrington has returned to Tauranga from the…

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Arrival of the English Mail at Adelaide. Disturbances in Ireland, Danger of a Rupture with the United States. Strong Opposition by the Lords to the Irish Church Bill. Great Conflicts in Paris—366 Killed 500 Wounded. Decline in Wool. by Electric Telegraph. [From Our Adelaide Correspondent.]

Empire · Tuesday 6 July 1869 · page 3

The branch mail steamer, from King George's Sound, with the May mails by the Geelong, arrived at Glenelg at 2 p.m. this day…

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The War in Samoa

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 10 July 1869 · page 14

WE Lave received from the Rev. J. P. Sunderland, the agent for the London Missionary Society (who is at present in Adelaide) the following interesting…

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Men of War on the Station

Empire · Wednesday 14 July 1869 · page 4

Challenger, 18 guns, Commodore Liambert, at New Zealand. Rosario, 3 guns. Commander Palmer, at Sydney. Virago, 6 guns, Commander Bingham, on a cruise…

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Men-of-war on the Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 July 1869 · page 8

Challenger, l8 guns, Commodore Lambert, at New Zealand. Rosario, 3 guns, Commander Palmer, at Sydney. Virago, 6 guns, Commander Bingham, at New Zealand. Blanche, 6 guns, Captain Montgomery, on a cruise…

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The War in New Zealand. the East Coast. Another Massacre by Te Kooti—twenty-one of Paora Hupi's Hapu Killed. Auckland. June 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 July 1869 · page 7

THE New Zealand Herald's correspondent, writing from Tauranga on the 2lst instant, says:- Information of the utmost importance reached the coast yesterday (June 14th), to the effect that Te Kooti is now…

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The New Zealand War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 July 1869 · page 3

FROM Auckland we have papers to the 28th ultimo. The Southern Cross gives the following items of war news:- TB KOOTI IN POSSESSION OF TAUPO. Tauranga, JUNE 18…

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The Irish Soldier in America. Speech of Gen. Ord, U. S. A.

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 July 1869 · page 5

The following splendid tribute to the military character and glory of our race in America was spoken by General Ord, on St. Patrick's Day, at the laying of the…

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Caution to Soldiers

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 17 July 1869 · page 11

A GENERAL Order has been issued from the Horse Guards notifying that the following scale of fines for drunkenness will in future be on forced :-First and second acts, admonition or…

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The War in New Zealand. Waikato. Te Kooti's Visit to Tawhia.—he Seeks to Be Made King

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 July 1869 · page 5

THE correspondent of the New Zealand Herald, writing from Hamilton, July 7, says:— I presume your Auckland friends have been in a ferment about their fellow-settler in there parts, and, if what I…

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War in New Zealand. Waikato. Te Kooti's Visit to Tawhia.—he Seeks to Be Made King

Sydney Mail · Saturday 24 July 1869 · page 6

THE correspondent of the New Zealand Herald, writing from Hamilton, July 7, says:— I presume your Auckland friends have been in a ferment about their fellow-settlers in these parts, and, if what I…

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The Policy of the New Zealand Ministry in Regard to the War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 July 1869 · page 3

IN the Legislative Council the Hon. Mr. Gisborne made a Ministerial statement. He said: Sir,—It devolves on me to state to the Council that, since the resignation of the late Ministry, there has occurred the accession to office of…

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Mr. Fox's New Zealand War Policy. (From the Weekly News, July 17.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 July 1869 · page 5

The policy of Mr. Fox with regard to the present state of the disturbance in this island may be divided into three parts. There is first his policy as to present operations; next, his policy for the future suppression of rebellion;…

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America. War with England

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 July 1869 · page 4

A glance at the newspapers of this and the other cities of the Union, north and south, east and west, will satisfy you that while the Cuban question agitates the surface, the…

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War with England and America

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 July 1869 · page 13

We cannot conceal from ourselves the ever-growing, ever-insatiable, and persistent fact, that millions of Irishmen on this continent, and in Ireland, live in the hopes that some day…

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