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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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The War Funds. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 2

The New South Wiles Patriotic Fund has now reached £11,978. The Bushmen's Contingent Fund has reached £21,550…

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday, January 16, 1900. Contraband of War

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 2

THE Emperor of Germany has done many worse things than interesting himself, in the matter of determining what is and what is not contraband of war…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Second Edition:— the War. British Reinforcements. A Cape M. P. in Trouble. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Sunday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 4

The Earl of Donoughmore, of Tipperary and Waterford, Ireland, has raised a force of 250 mounted gentlemen for active service. The members of the…

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The Boer War. British Enter the Transvaal. a Northern Position Taken. Colonial Troops Active. Buller's Advance on Ladysmith. Important Operations. [Reuter's Messages.] Operations in Natal. Sir Charles Warren Moving. an Attack Intended. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 2

A report has been received that Lieutenant- General Sir Charles Warren left Frere on Friday in command of a strong British column,…

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General War Items

Western Grazier · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 3

Canada wishes to pay the whole cost of her two contingents. The Channel Squadron has been ordered to be ready for sea on the…

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When the War Clouds Break

Western Grazier · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 2

When a vaunted peace is shattered and the war clouds break [?] the calm in their gloom: When the Nations' hopes are scattered…

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War Correspondents Dead. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 2

Mr. Mitchell, the London Standard's war correspondent in Ladysmith, has died from typhoid. Mr. Ferrand, the Morning Post's…

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The War Funds. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 2

The Bushmen's Contingent Fund now amounts to £21,888 and the Patriotic Fund to £12,372. The members of the Adelaide Stock…

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A Question of Uniform in War

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 2

The customs of war are based on custom and are to a great extent formulated by Vattel and other writers on International Law, by the American regulations issued in…

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The War. News From Natal. British Losses at Ladysmith. London, Jan. 12

Western Grazier · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 2

The latest news in connection with the recent attack by the Boers on Ladysmith state that the battle [?] was thick with [?]in. The British…

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The following appeared a yesterday's Third Edition:— the War. Lawyer Charged with Treason. Boer Spies Captured. the Surrender of Kuruman. Spaniards Offer for Service. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 4

A Cape attorney named Vermootin has been arrested and charged with treason, for inducing British subjects to sign a declaration of neutrality on…

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The Boer War. Anxiety About Buller. Warren Crosses the Tugela River. a Fight in a Duststorm. Operations Around Colesberg. Brokers Bound for the Front. [Reuter's Messages.] Anxiety About Buller. No Official News for Days. Unofficial Reports Conflicting. Movements of Warren's Column. Crosses the Tugela River. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 2

No official news has been received from General Buller since the 11th instant, and profound anxiety is felt in consequence. The unofficial reports…

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The War Funds. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 2

The Bushmen's Contingent Fund has now reached £22,202 and the Patriotic Fund £12,865…

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Smart Performance Near Rendsburg. New Zealanders and Yorkshires. the Enemy Driven Back. Twenty-one Killed and Fifty Wounded. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at the front with Major-General French states that the Boers on Monday tried to storm a hill, held by a company of the…

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War Material for the Boers. Guns and Shells Landed. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 2

The Times of Natal, published at Pietermaritzburg, says that a French steamer during December landed six Creusot "Long Tom" guns and 50…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 2.30 P.M. the War. the Swazi Rebellion. British Reinforcements. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 4

Another siege-train for the front is being organised at Sheerness, to concentrate at Cape Town. The War Office order summoning the…

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The following appeared a yesterday's Third Edition. the War. the Losses at Sunnyside. Seizure at Delagoa Bay [Reuter's Messages.] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 1

Four of the largest hotels in the French and Italian Riviera have offered to provide accommodation for the British wounded in the war…

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The Boer War. a Message From Buller. an Important Reconnaissance. Engagement Near Rendsburg. New Zealanders Complimented. Boer Losses Over Seventy. [Reuter's Messages.] News From General Buller. Important Operations Proceeding. a Strict Censorship. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 2

The Times correspondent telegraphs from northern Natal that very heavy artillery firing was heard on Monday in the direction of Springfield, recently…

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Bridge Building in War

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 3

THE present hostilities in South Africa will give occasion for the exercise of great ingenuity on the part of the engineering corps, and…

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The War Funds. [?]

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 4

The Bushmen's Ce[?] reached £22,349 and the [?] £12,972…

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