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The wars & local soldiers, 1901

314 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 16

South African War London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1901 · page 3

THE steady execution of rebels in Cape Colony is said to be impressing the disloyalists. Special patrols are distributing Lord…

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South African War London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 August 1901 · page 3

MR. BALFOUR stated in the House of Commons that not a man br horse would be withdrawn from South Africa unless the military situation justified…

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The Boer War

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1901 · page 3

TWO Boer prisoners at St. Helena swam from the shore to a boat in the stream, and sailed from the island. They were recaptured 10 miles out at sea…

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The Boer War

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 5

Commandant Theron, with a superior farce of Boers, surrounded 50 of French's Scouts near Bethesda, north of Graaf Reinet. The Scouts fought for two hours and then surrendered. One…

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Sooth African War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 3

LORD KITCHENER gained a considerable victory over Commandant Viljoen's Boers in the Northern Transvaal. The latter were scattered with heavy loss…

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Questioning a Soldier's Bravery

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 2

GREAT interest is being manifested in the hearing of a libel action at Brisbane, Lieutenant-Colonel Ricardo suing the Brisbane "Evening Observer" for £5000 damages…

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South African War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 August 1901 · page 3

LORD KITCHENER'S despatch refers to the delay which occurred in April and June. It arose through the necessity of training the new Yeomanry, many…

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The Boer War

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1901 · page 2

LORD KITCHENER has sent the following telegram to the War Office.—"Since my last telegram out columns report the following: 64 Boers killed, 20 wounded, and 248 captured…

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Latest War News

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 2

After all, the war is only a Pa[?]-try affair. The Boers are not allowed to sing "Where did you net that hat?" because Kruger had…

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South African War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 3

STEYN and De Wet, it is reported, have taken refuge in the mountains of the Basutoland frontier. Three British officers and 65 men of…

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South African War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 September 1901 · page 3

THE London "Globe" states that Lord Kitchener only needs to have his losses made good. Other papers recommend the employment of more men…

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The Boer War

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1901 · page 3

MR. KRUGER, interviewed by a correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, said : " The proclamation issued by Lord Kitchener, calling upon our leaders to surrender by September 15, is the…

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War's Ghastly Sights

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 3

"LINESMAN" in BLACKWOOD, continues his vivid pictures of the war. His contribution is sad reading. Refering to one incident, the writer save:—"The casualties are few but…

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The Boer War

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 5

GOODS for commercial purposes of the value of £1,000,000 were imported into the Transvaal in the half-year ended June. Women looted Jagersfontein and conveyed to…

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War Biograph Entertainment

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 4

AS will have been noticed in our columns elsewhere, Mr. W. A. Rogers is on the river for a few days, with his well-known and uniformly successful War-Biograph and Theatrephone…

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South African War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 3

DR. KRAUSE, who as burgomaster facilitated the British entry into Johannesburg, has been arrested at Westminster for alleged espionage…

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South African War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 September 1901 · page 3

THE Portuguese seized a large quantity of warlike stores on the Transvaal frontier, probably abandoned after the fight at Komati Poort…

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The Lesson of the War

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 September 1901 · page 2

THE TIMES publishes some verses by Rudyard Kipling on "The Lesson of the South African war." It is described as " poor poetry--little better than doggerel, in fact--…

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The Boer War

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1901 · page 3

Da, KRAUSE, who was in charge of Johannesburg at the lime of its surrender to Lord Roberts, and who facilitated Lord Roberts's occupation of the city, has been arrested at…

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A Narrative of the War

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1901 · page 2

IN our next issue we will begin the publication of an interesting narrative of six months service in the South African Light Hone. The author is a young Clarenceite—Mr. Henry E. Brown,…

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