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The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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The War. London

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 3

In order to break through the blockhouse line near Bothasberg the Boors goaded a herd of cattle to a gallop. The New Zealanders shot 70 of the beats, and behind the dead bodies…

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The Boer War. Australians’ Effective Fire. London

Leader · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 2

Lord Kitchener says the Australians’ effective fire is shown in the captured cattle, a large proportion of which are wounded…

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Boer War. Lord Kitchener's Drive. Australians' Fire Effective. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 3

Lord Kitchener says that the Australasians effective fire was shown in the captured cattle they secured and in the large proportion of the…

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The Convoy Disaster. the Killed and Wounded London

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1902 · page 2

The total up to the present of the casualties through the attack on Vondonop's convoy, is given as five officers and forty-five men killed, six officers…

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War in Arabia. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 March 1902 · page 3

Abdul Binfeysul, a descendant of Wababee, in charge of a body of the Amir's troops, numbering 2000 men, has captured the city of Eriad, in Central Arabia…

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Boer War. Boer Delegates in America London

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1902 · page 2

The Boer delegates, Messrs. Wessels and Wolmarans are at Washington, but they have not announced whether they have any official plan of…

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The Boer War. Von Donop's Captured Convoy London

Leader · Wednesday 5 March 1902 · page 2

The following are the particulars of casualties ascertained up to the present in connection with the capture of Colonel Von Donop's convoy to the south-West of…

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China. Soldiery Joining Rebels LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1902 · page 3

A thousand Chinese soldiers have joined the rebellion in the Nanning Province. Mr. Conger, the American…

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Boer War. Von Donop's Convoy. How It Was Captured. Further Details. London, Tuesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1902 · page 3

Fuller particulars relating to the disaster which befell Colonel von Donop's convoy, near Klerksdorp, are slowly coming to hand…

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The Boer War. the Capture of the Convoy. How It Was Done. London

Leader · Thursday 6 March 1902 · page 3

Following are the particulars of the disaster to Colonel Von Donop’s convoy near Klerkedorp. The Boers rode down the separated…

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The World. England and Germany Conciliatory Speech by Court Von Bulow. The Angle Japanese Treaty. The Boer War. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1902 · page 3

In the Reichstag, Count Von Bulow said that the Anglo-Japanese Alliance would not affect Germany's position in China, and the "open-door" policy…

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Australian Soldiers. Casualties at Vanderwacht. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 March 1902 · page 2

The following casualties took place at Vanderwacht on January 4:—FIFTH QUEENSLAND BUSHMEN.—Killed Sergeants J. C. Power. B. F. Berry, Corporal J…

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The War. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 5

The office report states that early in the morning of February 25 Commandants Dolarey and Kemp, with a force variously estimated as from. 1200 to 1700 men, thrice attacked Colonel von Donop, and…

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The Klerksdorp Disaster. Further Particulars. Looting Dead and Wounded. London

National Advocate · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 3

Further particulars of the disaster to the convoy near Klerksdorp state that an attempt to push the waggons across the road failed, owing to the…

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The Boer War. LONDON

Molong Argus · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 5

THE great driving movement culminated on February 27th, the British driving the Boers against the line of blockhouses between Harrissmith and Van Reenan's…

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Mr. Holman and the War Forbes

National Advocate · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 3

Mr. Holman, M.L.A., explained his vote on the war to a private meeting of the Labor League last night. There was no enthusiasm, and he had…

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Boer War. the Meat Contract. Company Floated. London

National Advocate · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 3

The "South African and Australian Supply and Cold Storage Co.," has been successfully floated, the sharelist having been consideraly…

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The Boer War. Capture of Von Donop’s Convoy. How the Boers Succeeded. a War Correspondent’s Version. London

Leader · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 2

The war correspondent of the “Standard” states that believing the convoy would fie quite safe, part of the escort was advised to ride to Klerksdorp on the…

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Personalities. the Soldier of the Hour

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 3

MAJOR-GENERAL BRUCE HAMILTON, the man most prominent in South African despatches today, occupies the unique…

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Street Robberies. the Revolver in Action. a Prisoner Wounded. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 3

While the police were arresting a number of young men in connection with an alleged assault and robbery of an old man in Castlereagh-street early this morning, one of the…

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