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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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Invalided Soldiers. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 3

The steamers Persic and Warrnambool, with invalided soldiers aboard, are due tomorrow…

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Latest Cables. an Inducement to Australasian Soldiers. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 3

THE Chartered South African Company has offered 3000 acres of land each to 100 members of the Australasian contingents and £25 per year as…

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The Premier and the Soldier

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 4

Sir William Lyne was subjected to disappointment and humiliation a few nights ago, which might easily have been avoided by a little forethought on the part of a…

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War in China. Chinese Government Desire Safety of Foreigners. Want Them to Leave Peking. Advance on Peking. Allies Demand a Clear Road to Rescue the Ministers. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 4

THE Chinese Council is urging the Powers to instruct the Ambassadors to proceed from Peking to Tientsin, but the Powers decline to do so until tho road is safe…

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The Boer War. De Wet Attempting to Join Delarey. Kruger Moves Again. British Evacuate Rustenberg. Boers Leave Machadorp. N.S.W. Bushmen in Action. De Wets' Rear Guard Attacked. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 4

GENERALS Hamilton, Baden-Powell and Sir Frederick Carrington are endeavoring to surround Delarey and prevent his junction with DoWot…

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The War in China. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 5

It is understood the Chinese Government is anxious for the safety of foreigners. The French Ambassador wired on the 7th instant that the Europeans ammunition was…

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War in South Africa London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 5

General Hamilton, Major-General BadenPowell and Sir Frederick Carrington are endeavouring to surround Delarey, and prevent his junction with De Wet. The latter…

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Shooting for a Life. a Thrilling War Story

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 6

All Boers are not barbarians. Some are honest, with no strain of treachery in their natures, and some are even kind, with a thread of courtesy running through their…

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Boer War Notes. Slippery De Wet. Plots and Battles. Cause of Prolonged War. Sydney, Wednesday, 4 P.m

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 5

De Wet has not only again out-manceuvred Kitchener and Methuen, but has crossed the Vaal out of the Orange River Colony with the view to join hands with Delarey,…

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The Boer War Murder of Colonel Helyer London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 August 1900 · page 3

THE murder of Colonel Helyer has aroused widespread indignation. Lieutenant-General Carrington has arrived at Ottoshoep, near Zeerust…

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War Notes

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 3

Lieutenant R. H. Vandeleur Kelly, of the N. S. Wales Mounted Infantry, and Corporal J. H Macartney Abbott (son of ex-Speaker Abbott), of the Australian Horse, have been granted commissions…

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Incidents of the War

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT with the army in pursuit of De Wet near the Vaal River writes:—We burnt a house belonging to the Beer Commandant as a means of including him to come in and lay down his…

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The Boer War. Eland's River Garrison Relieved. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 2

THE Eland's River garrison is still resisting the Boors, and have sustamod 67 casualties. General Hamilton has gone to their relief. Lord Robert report that Boer murdered…

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The War in China. The Allies Enter Pekin. The Legations Relieved. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 5

Li Hung Chang has appealed to America to urge the allies not to enter Pekin, as entrance into the city would wound the whole Chinese feelings and shake the Empire…

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War in South Africa Court Martial at Pretoria. Evidence of the Plot. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 5

Lieutenant Hans Cardua, an official of the Transvaal State. Artillery, charged with plotting at Pretoria to kidnap Lord Roberts. pleaded guilty, but was advised to withdraw…

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An Unwelcome Guest. a Story of the War in La Vendee. From the French

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 6

After the town was taken, M. Henri made our house his headquarter. Those who had escaped were chased to the gates of Niort. The Marseillais…

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War in China. an Offer From the Empress. the Situation at Canton. British Troops at Shanghai. the Allies in Peking. the Legations Safe. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 2

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, speaking at Survey, said England was determined to risk everything and would put forward all her strength before she…

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War Notes

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 24 August 1900 · page 5

The Russian troops are more than holding their own in Manchuria, where they have inflicted another severe defeat on the Boxers and their allies, capturing four Krupp and many other excellent guns…

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The Boer War a N.s. Welshman's Bravery Rewarded. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1900 · page 3

GENERAL MAHON engaged Commandant De Wet near Rustenberg on Saturday, and captured a number of waggons and prisoners. De Wet had…

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Fever-Stricken Soldiers

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 24 August 1900 · page 8

MR. BURKETT-COUTTS, British M.P., thus describes what he saw in the fever hospitals at Bloomfontein:—"There were 316 patients, of whom half were…

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