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

The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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The Latest Contingent. Protest in the Senate. Sh0uld Parliament Be First Consulted? Australia and the War. Stibbing Bpeeoh by Senator O'connor. Melbourne

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 2

In the Senate to-day Mr. Higgs moved the adjournment of the House to call attention to the determination of the Government to send another 2000 troops to South Africa…

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Boer War. the Slanders. the Queen's Reply to Bavarian Women. London, Friday Night

National Advocate · Monday 24 March 1902 · page 3

The women of Munich, the capital of Bavaria, have made an appeal to Queen Alexandra to use her influence to put a stop to the "immoral, cruel…

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The Boer War. Attempts to Cross the Railway the Boers Unsuccessful. London

Leader · Monday 24 March 1902 · page 3

A Boer Commands unsuccessfully tried to cross the railway line southwards of Blo[?]fontein…

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Strike in An Arms Factory. Soldiery Fire Blank Cartridges. an Officer Bayonetted by His Men. London

Leader · Monday 24 March 1902 · page 3

A strike occurred in the Government Arms Factory at Tula, Russia. The troops fired blank cartridges at the strikers…

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The Rebellion in China. Twenty Thousand Soldiers Join the Rebels. London

Leader · Monday 24 March 1902 · page 3

Twenty-thousand of General Su's drilled troops hare joined the rebels…

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The War. London

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 3

There are 9000 Boers still in the field. In the Eastern Transvaal none of the commandos exceed 300 in number. General Botha's influence is reported to be steadily declining…

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The Boer War. the Critics Answered. Earl Onslow Cites New Zealand. London

Leader · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 3

At Bath yesterday, the Earl of Onslow Parliamentary Secretary to the Colonial Office, said the tenth contingent from New Zealand was not sent in the first…

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Boer War. Boer Leaders at Pretoria. Enter Under a Flag of Truce. Does It Mean Surrender? London

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 2

The Boer leaders Schalkberger, Reitz, Lucas Meyer, and Vanderwalt arrived by train at Pretoria under a flag of truce from Middleburg…

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Returned Soldiers. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 3

The troopship Manhattan arrived in Sydney this morning from South Africa with a number of returned soldiers on board…

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Boer War. the Pretoria Mission. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 2

Mr. W. St. John Brodrick, in the House of Commons yesterday said that a fortnight ago Mr. Schalkbergher, acting Boer President, asked…

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The Boer War. a Boer Escapee Shot. London

Leader · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 3

A German Bo[?]r prisoner, while attempting to escape from [?]iliary Camp, Bombay, was shot dead by a [?]entry…

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A Lesson to the Boers. From the American Civil War. London, Monday Afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 2

The memorial address by Mr. John Hay, the late Secretary of State, on President McKinley, which has keen delivered to the United States Congress…

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More Returned Soldiers. Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 2

The steamer Aberdeen returned from South Africa to-day with a number of returned soldiers on board…

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Returned Soldiers and the Next Contingent. Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 2

In the House of Representatives to-day tho Minister for Defence said there was a number of returned soldiers, who could be selected, if necessary, for the…

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Returning Soldiers. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 3

The troopship Devon arrived this morning after a stormy passage from New Zealand during which ten horses were lost…

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The Boer War. the Canadian Contingent. London

Leader · Thursday 27 March 1902 · page 2

There is great enthusiasm in Canada over the enlistment of the contingent of 2000…

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Boer War. the Pretoria Mission. Delegates Favor a General Surrender. London, Wednesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1902 · page 3

Six staff officers, including Lord Kitchener's aide-de camp, are accompanying Schalkbreger's party to Kroonstadt. It is rumored that the…

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The Transvaal War. A Flag of Truce. Does it Mean Peace? LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 March 1902 · page 20

In the House of Commons this afternoon Mr. W. St. John Brodrick, Secretary of State for War, stated that a fortnight ago General…

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The War. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 5

Mr. Schalk Burger obtained permission a fortnight ago to pass the British lines with the object of seeing Mr. Steyn. The permission was granted because the application set forth that…

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Boer War. Natal Troops for the Front. London

National Advocate · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 3

At Lord Kitchener's instance Natal is sending an additional five hundred mounted troops to the front…

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