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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1899

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The Dreyfus Case. a Soldier Tears. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 July 1899 · page 3

Further reports received from Paris show at on the journey from the fishing town at which he landed, captain Dreyfus wept in the train. Apparently he had expected…

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The Fear of War. Savings Bank Withdrawals. London

National Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1899 · page 3

Large withdrawals have been made from the Savings Banks at Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal…

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Ready for War. British Troops Available. Forty or Fifty Thousand. London

National Advocate · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 2

The "Pall Mail Gazette" states that the Marquis of Lansdowne, Secretary of State for War, is ready to despatch from 40,000 to 50,000 troops to South Africa…

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The Next Great War. What will it be Like? The Influence of Modern Weapons. Annihilation for the Armies Ruin and Starvation for the People

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 19

The closing years of the nine-[?]enth century find militarism developed to its highest pitch, and [?] burden of maintaining the…

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The God of War

Leader · Saturday 8 July 1899 · page 4

Who is God? might well be asked, when we hear of this nation, and that nation, this bea[?]hen tribe, and that, all calling to the Great Unknown to secure thom the victory…

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Britain Prepares for War. Organising the Cape Forces. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 July 1899 · page 3

The " Times " confirms the statement that Britain is making war preparations in South Africa. The transport arrangements are being…

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What the Rand "Post" Says. No Remedy But War. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 July 1899 · page 3

The Rand " Post" says that the evil can only be exterminated from South Africa by war with Great Britain or tho destruction of the Transvaal Convention…

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Militia Conscription. the Backbone of England, New War Army Proposals. London

National Advocate · Monday 10 July 1899 · page 3

The Marquis of Lansdowne, Secretary of War, introduced an amended Militia Conscription Bill in the House of Lords yesterday…

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Munitions of War for the Boors. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 11 July 1899 · page 3

A Gorman steamer has loft Naples with 15,000 rifles and 500 tons of war material for the Transvaal…

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The Transvaal Difficulty. B[?]ers v. British. War Seems Imminent. LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 11 July 1899 · page 3

Despite the reported inclination of the B[?]er's to grant certain concessions demanded on behalf of the Uitlanders, the situation is still…

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Feather-Bed Soldiers

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 11 July 1899 · page 2

May 30, being Memorial Day, was observed as a national public holiday in New York. According to custom, military processions…

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Wounded With a Chisel. a Wife's Woes. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 3

Mrs. Edith Arghe was admitted to the hospital to-day suffering from a wound in the thigh alleged to have been inflicted by her husband with a chisel…

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War Material. Sent Prom Naples. London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 2

The steamer Reichstag has left Naples, conveying 15,000 rifles and 500 tons of war material for the Transvaal…

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News of the World. War Material for The Transvaal. LONDON

Leader · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 2

A German steamer left Naples with 15,000 rifles and 500 tons of war material for the Transvaal…

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The British Forges. Increased Activity. Dispatch of War Material. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 3

The British authorities have dispatched immense quantities of war material and stores to South Africa. The Admiralty has provisionally secured…

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Played with a Pistol. Boy Wounded in the Head. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1899 · page 3

A boy named Clement McLeod was playing with a pistol at North Sydney to-day when it exploded, and a ball inflicted a dangerous wound in the head…

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More War Material for the Cape. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 13 July 1899 · page 3

Thirty machine guns and carriages have been dispatched to the Cape, and another field battery of artillery, making the fifth, is under orders for South Africa…

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War Stores Sent. Two New Troopships. London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1899 · page 2

Immense quantities of war stores have been despatched to South Africa. The Admiralty has provisionally secured two steamers suitable for…

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The World The Troubled Transvaal. the Afrikander Leader. Condemns a Declaration of War. a Shame and a Curse. Queensland's Offer Lauded. London

National Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 2

Mr. J. Holmeyr, the leader of the Afrikander Band, delivered a speech strongly in favor of the Boers At a meeting of the Bund held in Cape Town…

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Worse Than War. Boer Injustice. London

National Advocate · Monday 17 July 1899 · page 3

Lord Balfour, of Burleigh, Secretary for Scotland, speaking at Dumphries yesterday said it was worse than war for Great Britain to be accused of leaving…

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