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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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General Particulars. American Feeling on the War. General Hunter to Relieve Mafeking. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 2

The Capetown hospitals have been cleared of Commandant Botha threatened to resign unless President Kruger cancelled the preparations for the destruction of the Johannesburg mines…

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The Boer War. Movements of Lord Roberts' Force. Boers Retiring Northwards. Major-general French in Pursuit. South-east Free State Clear. Envelopment Movement Commended. with 18,000 Troops. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 2

Major-General Brabant is advancing towards Lady brand. The Free State cast of the railway south of Bloomfontein is now entirely clear of the enemy…

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The War. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 5

Major-General Brabant is advancing towards Ladybrand. The Free State, east of the railway line and south of Bloemfontein, is entirely clear…

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Course of the War. Upon the Wings of Mars. the Combination That Failed. Farewell to Ladybrand. "Fighting Archie" Beyond Kimberley. Wednesday, 4 P. M.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 4

Long delays and false cablegrams are awearying of the military and the Australian brain, and yet the public get more anxious for reliable news every day. The flank and rear…

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Transvaal War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1900 · page 3

THE British advance in the direction of Brandfort has been accentuated. Several Divisional Brigade leaders proceeded northwards from Bloemfontein…

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The War. Brandfort Captured by the British. the Boers Fleeing. Gallant Charge by the Gordon Highlanders. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 5

Generals Tucker, Pole-Carew and Hutton captured Brandfort, the Boers hastily retreating on the appearance of the British. Colonel Broadwood has reached…

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Russia and Japan. Upon the Threshold of War British Interests in the Far East. Should England Join Japan

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 5

Whilst the British Empire has its hands full of war in South Africa, Russia has been stealthily and secretly concentrating large naval and military forces in Port Arthur…

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Eulogistic Speeches on Our Soldiers. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 5

The annual dinner given by the Royal Academy was attended by the Prince of Wales and King Oscar, of Sweden, and both spoke…

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The Boer War. Lord Roberts' Advancing in Force. British Capture Brandfort. the Boers Evacuate Thaba'nohu District. Battle at Vet River. Hutton Forges the Passage. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 3

The British advance in the direction of Brandfort has been accentuated by several divisional brigade loaders proceeding northwards from Bloemfontein…

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War Notes

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 6

The number of positive combatants at the disposal of General Buller for the relief of ladysmith—one of the most inherently difficult tasks which ever ell to the lot of a soldier—was (says the GRAPHIC)…

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The War. Sydney

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 3

The British advance in the direction of Brandfort has been accentuated by several divisional brigade loaders who proceeded northwards from…

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Latest War News. Sydney

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 2

The British troops are encamped on the northern side of the Vaal River. Several thousand Boers are still under arms in the east of the Free State The…

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The Transvaal War London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 4

Private F V. Smith was killed, and Privates H Lewis, A. Maxwell and A. Tweedie were wounded at Hout Nek--all being New South Wales volunteers…

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Transvaal War. the British Advance. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 3

FIELD-MARSHAL LORD ROBERTS, in making his advance, heliographed from a kopje at Karee instructions to his generals so as to co-ordinate their movements on…

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The Boar War. Lord Roberts' Advance. the British Reach Wynberg. Battle at Vet River. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 2

A brilliant well- planned combined movement at Brandfort caused a complete rout of the Boers. The Irish-American commando in the Boer army became riotous, refusing to fight…

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War Items

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 2

Private Colin Jones, who left with the Second Contingent of Mounted Infantry, writes from the Modder River, on February 28th:—" About three weeks ago the stationmaster at De Aar was made…

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A Coward's Courage. a Tale of the Boer War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 6

It was before the masterly stroke of generalship—the brilliant succession of feints, surprises and cavalry rashes—by which Lord Roberts was enabled to give succour…

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The War. Capture of Winberg. Further British Successes. the Boers Retreating. Splendid Work by Colonial Troops. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 5

A brilliantly and well planned combined movement at Brandfort caused the complete rout of the Boers. The Irish-American commando became riotous, refusing to fight…

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Transvaal War. the Latest. Relief of Mafeking Anticipated at any Moment. Kroonstadt Occupied The Burghers Decline to Fight. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1900 · page 3

A British relief column of 3000 men, with six guns, is advancing along the railway line by forced marches day and night. They passed Vryburg, eighty miles from…

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War Notes

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 3

THE pot St. Bernard dog of the South Australian Contingent was captured by the Boera, but escaped and returned to the British camp. The Ceylon TIMES states that the Imperial War…

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