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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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Boer War

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 4

A YEOMANRY patrol, working south-east of Leichtenburg, in the Western Transvaal, was isolated by a party of Boors and was surrounded. Eight of the Yeomanry wore killed, five were…

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Alcohol in War

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 2

Scotch Whisky as Manufactured in Egypt "War's Aftermath" is the title of a paper contributed to the " Forum" by Mr. W. K. Rose, Hunter's correspondent…

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The Boer War,. the Peace Overtures. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 1

MANY Continental newspapers are changing their tone towards England. The Vienna "Montags Zeitung" sarcastically advises Kruger to try his…

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The Transvaal War. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 5

Rudyard Kipling, who is at present in Cape-town, deprecates patching up a peace in view of the Coronation. A sharp engagement took place on…

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The Boer War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1902 · page 1

THE total British losses, including death from disease, since the commencement of the war are 965 officers and 24,340 non commissioned officers and…

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Boer War

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 2

THE notes exchanged by Dr. Kuyper, the Premier of the Netherlands, and the Marquis of Lansdowne, the British Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the suggestions for…

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The Transvaal War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 5

The total British losses since the commencement of the Boer war are said to be 965 officers and 24,340 non-commissioned…

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War v. Arbitration

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 4

A regrettable phase of the times is the disinclination of one party to allow another party to entertain ideas hostile to its own on the question of war in…

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Those Anti-War People

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 5

The Australian Anti- War League had a meeting at the office of the "Worker" newspaper, Sydney, on Wednesday,…

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The Anti-War Party. An Extraordinary Petition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 8

The petition which the Anti-War party is sending to England is a long one, but is interesting as a document and—a piece of assurance. The…

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The Anti-War League. Professor Wood in Reply

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 4

Professor Wood, of the Sydney University, who has prominently identified himself with the Anti-War League, has penned a lengthy reply to his critics…

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Boer War

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 4

FURTHER details of the recent fight at Liebenberg[?]er show that Commandant De Wet was within three miles of the scene of the attack, and was hotly pursued. He quitted his cart and…

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The Workers and the War

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 6

AT the Labor Conference in Sydney last week, Professor Wood, of Sydney University, delivered an address on behalf of the Australian AntiWar League. He said:—…

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The Anti-War Party. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 1

LAST night the labourers in the Newcastle district held two enthusiastic meetings to emphatically protest against the anti-war resolutions passed by the…

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The Boer War. Trying to Corner De Wet. a Great Boer Drive, London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 1

LORD KITCHENER reports from Wolvehoek, under date of Sunday, that after the operations and captures already reported in the engagement east of the…

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Soldiers of Fortune

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 2

Soldiers of fortune were a great and glorious class in their time, but they have, says a writer in the "Pall Mail Gazette," fa[?] upon evil days. A good many hundreds, or…

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Transvaal War. De Wet's Escape. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 5

Lord Kitchner reports to the War Office as follows:—" Sunday.—After the operations and captures already reported east of the Liebenbergslvei River and the Wilge…

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The Boer War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1902 · page 1

LORD KITCHENER'S drive disorganised the Boers, who hid in the grass and beds of rivers. Many shot their horses. The country was thoroughly and…

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That Anti-war Petition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 4

It is understood that the petition of the Anti-War League in Sydney, advising the Commons how and when to make peace with the Boers, will not be sent…

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Boer War. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 2

THE British front was secured during the recent encircling movement by 200 men per mile being entrenched along its whole length. Commandant Van der M[?] and 200 men tried to break…

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