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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1901

314 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 16

Nurse Macready and the Boar War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 3

Nursing Sister Macready, returned to Sydney on Sunday, after two years' active nursing work in the campaign. Nurse Macready was the first Australian nurse to arrive in South Africa. She left Sydney in…

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Notes of the Day. The War of the Churches

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 4

The war of the churches continues with unabated vigor. The attacking party is the Cardinal, and the defending a mixed community of clergymen, headed first by Rev. Mr. Dunstan and then by…

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The War In South Africa. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 September 1901 · page 3

THE Dutch Premier informed Kruger that his Government has decided to keep absolutely aloof from the South African complications…

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Boer War

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1901 · page 3

One thousand Boar prisoners hare left Durban for Bombay. Lieutenant-General French, who commands in Cape Colony, has 34,000 men. It is…

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A Narrative of the War. Six Months in the South African Light Horse

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1901 · page 4

From Bandfontein we went to a place called Wepener, or rather to a little place called James berg Drift, where there was a very large flour mill full of wheat. We were at this place for…

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Boer War

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 October 1901 · page 4

CABLES last week announce the death of Private A. J. H. Chisholm, at Kroustadt, from measles. Deceased was a nephew of Mr. Jas. Cimholm, of Btushgrove, and was eldest son of Mr. Alex…

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The South African War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1901 · page 1

APROPOS of the War Office denial that friction has arises with Lord Kitchener the London "Standard " declares that it is intolerable that this ruinously…

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A Narrative of the War. Six Months in the South African Light Horse

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 October 1901 · page 8

The next day we rode in waggons through a town called Luckoff. It was here I took on orderly sergeant's work, which consists of taking the orders for the squadron. This I held…

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Australian Soldiers Sentenced to be Shot

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1901 · page 1

Information which has lately come to hand has shown that the Fifth Victorian Contingent, portion of whom it will be remembered surrendered to the Boers, showed a lack of…

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War Re[?]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 2

In a recent magazine article, "Re[?]es of British Wars," by W. M. Webb, are given a number of very interesting pictures of some of the trophies to be seen at the Military…

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The War in South Africa. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 October 1901 · page 1

COLONEL KEKEWICH was severely Wounded in the right shoulder and left side at Moedwill. Twenty-six officers, belonging to…

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Boer War

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 3

THE death is announced of Private Jacobs, a Glen Innes soldier in South Africa. Death was due to measles. A rumor has arisen that friction has occurred…

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A Nurse on the War

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 3

NURSING SISTER MACREADY, returned to Sydney recently, after two years' active nursing work in the campaign. Nurse Macready was the first Australian nurse to arrive in South…

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Civil War Spoken Of

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 1

In the Queensland Legislative Assembly yesterday, a discussion took place on the proposed kanaka legislation. During the discussion some…

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Boer War. Further Reinforcements. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 4

Major Holmes captured the leager of Commandant Marais, together. with 17 'waggons, 20 Boors, and 800 cattle, northwards of the Zand River…

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The War in South Africa. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 1

GENERALS F.M. KITCHENER and Ian Hamilton engaged the Boers north-west of Vryheid and also in Inhalsake Mountains, thus checking Botha's…

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The War in South Africa. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1901 · page 1

GENERAL BOTHA, with 2000 men, fought a battle cast of Vryheid which lasted all Sunday. Finally he retreated. Botha, after a conference with De…

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The Secretary for War. on His Defence

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1901 · page 1

Mr. St. John Brodrick, the Secretary for War, in the course of a speech yesterday, replied to recent criticisms which have been passed…

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Boer War

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1901 · page 2

PRIVATE ROBERT FORAN, of the 2nd Regiment of New South Wales Mounted Infantry, died of enteric fever at Potchefstroom. An army order has been published stating that…

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Boer War. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 October 1901 · page 4

GENERAL Botha retreated through most difficult country parallel to the western frontier of Swaziland, until finding that the British barred his retreat to the north he halted near Luneberg on…

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