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The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 8

All classes in Cape Colony, including Dutch politicians and newspaper editors and proprietors, are signing the petition to Sir Walter Hely-Hntchinson, the…

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How the V: C. Is Won. a Soldier's Narrative

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 3

LANCE-CORPORAL LEDGERWOOD, son of Mr. R. Ledgerwood, of Barwon Downs (Victoria), writing from Aberdeen-road, Cape Colony, in…

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The War. The Boer Government. More Surrenders and Prisoners. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 June 1901 · page 4

Mr. Bennett Burleigh, in a cable to the Daily Telegraph, says that the Boer surroundered are angry at the folly of what is described as " a small official…

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[By Telegraph.] Returned Soldiers. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 June 1901 · page 2

Sixty-eight soldiers returned from South Africa on Saturday evening by the steamer Aberdeen. Included in the number was Veterinary-Lieutenant Perkins…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] the Boers and Peace Proposals. Independence Not to Be Considered. the Vlakfontein Fight. a Statement Contradicted London

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 June 1901 · page 2

The Hon. St. John Brodrick, Secretary for War, has officielly stated that Lord Kitchener has been given.a free hand to receive and transmit any Boer…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Sunday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 4

General Bindon-Blood's operations are driving the Boers to the mountains, where they are hiding in caves. The Roslin Castle, with 400 Australian Buehmen aboard, has sail[?]d from Cape Town for Melbourne…

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[By Telegraph.] Back From the War. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 2

The transport Morayshira arrived in port yesterday afternoon. On the reporters visiting the ship the captain cried out, " No sicknecs or accidents aboard, and everybody as…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] Inaccuracy of Reports. Kitchener Makes a Statement. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 2

Lord Kitchener officially declares that the statement that Commandant Beyers' convoy was captured by the British at Warm Baths by Colonel Wilson and…

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A Comment on the Boer War

Western Grazier · Wednesday 12 June 1901 · page 1

Count Sternberg's "My Experiences of the Boer War" has attracted considerable attention on the Continent, and was well worth translating into English. The…

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The War. [Reuter's Message] London, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 June 1901 · page 4

Some German claimants for compen[?] appea[?] before the Imperial Commission, [?] became burghers but did not [?] allege a double…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] Colonial Casualties. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 June 1901 · page 2

The War Office reports the following casualties:— New South Wales Mounteds: Private Joseph Lenoe, died of enteri[?] fever…

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The War. [Reurer's Messages.] Inaccurate Reports From the Front. How One Story Originated. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at the front, in his telegrams concerning the recent Vlakfontein fight, asserted that the Bo[?]rs killed two British soldiers (a lie[?]tenant…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] Presentation of Medals. a Brilliant Ceremony. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 June 1901 · page 2

The King yesterday presented 3000 medals to returned soldiers from South Africa. Beautiful weather prevailed, and the ceremon[?] which took place on…

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Presentation of War Medals. London, June 13

Western Grazier · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 2

King Edward-VII. presented 34.0 South African war medals. Lord Roberts was the first recipient. The King personally handed [?]…

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2nd Edition Mi[?] Office, 3 P.M. the War. [R[?]er's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 8

The report of Sir D[?]vid B[?]rbo[?]r, the [?] [?]cier, who was appointed to review the probable finance of the new [?]h African [?]es, is only n[?]w…

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The following [?]ed [?] S[?]day's [?]rd [?] the War. A[?] Exciting Skirmish. [R[?] Messa[?]] London, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 8

Colo[?]l Sc[?]b[?]ll, at d[?]n on the [?] in[?]t[?]nt, [?]urpri[?]d L[?]t[?]g[?]n's [?]nd K[?] zi[?]'s comm[?], 400 strong, l[?]gered in [?] v[?]lley n[?]r King[?]rown,…

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The War. [R[?] Mes[?]s.] an Estimate of the Boer Strength. Th[?] [?]Isposition of Their Forces. Lon[?]

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 4

Mr. Balfour, leader of the House of Commons, replying to a question asked by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, said that the Boer[?] w[?] now s[?]ttered…

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The Soldiers' Return

Western Grazier · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 2

Last Wednesday evening a meeting was held at the Bijon Theatre to receive suggestions and make arrangements for giving a reception to "Our…

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An Old Soldier's Sad End. The Inquest

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 5

THE circumstances attending the death of Vincent Dundas, 44, which to [?] place yester day morning in the Gaol hospital, formed the subject of an inquest held at toe Gaol…

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[?] Miner Monday, June 17, 1901. the War Bill

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 June 1901 · page 2

THE Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the concessions granted by the Transvaal Republican Government has recommended the cancellation of the…

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