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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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A Welcome Home

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 4

LAST Monday evening the City Band serenaded Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Attwater on the occasion of their return from their old world tour. Fully 30 members of the Band…

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War in China. LONDON

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 4

THE Anglo-German agreement is hailed with unamunons approval, and has caused a sense of relief in Germany owing to the knowledge that there is a strong friend (Great Britain) behind…

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The Boer War. LONDON

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 4

MR. KRUGER intends seeking intervention by the Powers in favor of autonomy for the Transvaal and Orange River Colony under British supremacy,…

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South African War. Terrible Depredations by Boer Marauders. Ovation to General Buller an Unwelcome Visitor. the Colonials Again Distinguish Themselves. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 3

LORD ROBERTS has decided to rigorously punish the burghers who violated the oath of neutrality. Boer marauders are devastating the…

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The War Office Wants Jam

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 5

The War Office has placed an order for 300,0001b. of jam in New South Wales. This is good news, as if any industry wants stimulating it is the production of fruit, on…

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The War in China. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 5

The agreement is hailed with unanimous approval, and has caused a sense of relief in Germany owing to the knowledge that there is a strong friend (Great Britain) behind the…

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South African War. Secret Despatches. Lord Roberts. Capture by the Queenslanders. 700 Australians Returning Female Combatants. Jacobsdal Re-taken by the Boers. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1900 · page 3

THREE secret despatches which passed between Holland and the Transvaal have been published. Holland and Germany warned Kruger against the…

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The Coming War

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1900 · page 4

HENRY LUCY, of London, who is understood to be behind the scenes in diplomatic question, says in connection with the failure of the Paris Exhibition:—"These are circumstances…

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The Boer War, LONDON

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1900 · page 3

LORD ROBERTS has issued a proclamation promising considerate treatment to Boers who voluntarily surrender. The onstinacy of the Boers is attributed to their belief that surrender…

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War in China. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1900 · page 3

The Ministers of the Powers at Peking are conjointly drawing up a basis of settlement which will be laid before the Chinese plenipotentiaries in the form of an ultimatum…

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The War in China. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 October 1900 · page 5

The French Consul at Hankow has sccured Imperial protection for 60 Italian missionaries in the province of Shensi. The Germans have defeated the Imperial…

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South African War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 3

IN the rout which Major-General Barton inflicted on Commandants do Wet and Frederickstad, the Boers were scattered in all directions. The British…

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War in China. LONDON

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 5

A BRITISH steamer was looted by pirates at the Canton River mouth. Four pirates were arrested. The allies are trying by court-martial the…

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The Boer War. LONDON

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

THE Belgian Government threatens to expel Mr. Krugor if he prolouge his sojourn at Brussels. It is reported that Mr. Steyn, the ex-president of the late Orange Free State, is at…

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War With the Gilt Off

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 3

MR. HENRY LUCY writes to the S. M. from London:—The last mail brought me another letter from the young trooper with Carrington's force in Rhodesia, from whose home…

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Returning Soldiers. Reception of the Imperial Yeomanry. Extraordinary Enthusiasm. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 3

THE reception of the Imperial Yeomanry in London was marked by scenes of extraordinary enthusiasm. The troops should have returned a day or…

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An Australian War Medal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 4

Will Australian Governments award their soldiers in S. Africa a special colonial medal? They determined they would a little while age, but since then the Imperial authorities…

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The War in China. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 5

Shanghai reports that Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching have made, formal peace proposals to the foreign Ministers. They wish to open negotiations on the following basis:…

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Gallant Australians. the Affair at Eland's River "Best Performance of the War," Its Complete History

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 November 1900 · page 4

THE TIMES printed an interesting account of the defence by the Australian Bushmen's Corps of a position at Eland's River for 13 days against an…

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South African War. Eulogising the Colonials. the Returning Canadians Warmly Received. £100,000 Confiscated. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 November 1900 · page 3

LORD WOLSLEY, at the cutlers' annual feast, said that no force in South Africa had done better service than the colonials…

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