Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 251, Issue 1517William Blackwood, 1942 |
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... town . This last demonstration thoroughly alarmed Governor Fitzroy , and he determined to prepare for war . He again applied to Sydney for help , and two companies of the 58th Regiment were promptly despatched , but before their arrival ...
... town . This last demonstration thoroughly alarmed Governor Fitzroy , and he determined to prepare for war . He again applied to Sydney for help , and two companies of the 58th Regiment were promptly despatched , but before their arrival ...
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... town from the land was along a gully at the south end , and it was here that the single ship's gun was mounted . The three - gun blockhouse and the stockade were at the north end of the town . On the night of the 10th March 1845 a war ...
... town from the land was along a gully at the south end , and it was here that the single ship's gun was mounted . The three - gun blockhouse and the stockade were at the north end of the town . On the night of the 10th March 1845 a war ...
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... town , sparing only the buildings of the English and Roman Catholic churches . They regarded the shooting , after the battle was over and the town had been given up to them , as black treachery . This is an account of the matter by a ...
... town , sparing only the buildings of the English and Roman Catholic churches . They regarded the shooting , after the battle was over and the town had been given up to them , as black treachery . This is an account of the matter by a ...
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