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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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[By Telegraph.] Wounded South Australians. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 July 1901 · page 2

A cable has been received by the Government in answer to inquliics that the South Australian troopers wounded at Rettz on Jone 6 are all progressing favorably…

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The War. [?] [?] [?] [?]

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 July 1901 · page 4

At a [?] [?] last night [?] [?] Carrington said that the [?] and Canadians were the [?] men [?] ever…

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The War. Defrauding the War Office. [Reuter's Messages] London Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 July 1901 · page 4

The Pester Lloyd, a Hungarian journal, reterring to the purchases of Hungarian horses remeunts for the British Army is South Africa, says that…

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The British War Policy. London, J[?]

Western Grazier · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 2

A monster demonstration of [?]puthy with the Government war [?] is being organised to be held at the Guild Hall…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 4

A monster demonstration of sympathy with the Government in the war is being [?], to be held in the Guild [?]…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages Governing the Cape. Parliament to Be Kept in Recess. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain stated in the Commons last night that it is unlikely that the Cape Parliament' will reassemble before October. Meanwhile, the Governor,…

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

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 4

Boer reiders, under Commandant Fouche, the other day attacked the village of M'Lean, but were kept in check by 30 farmers for two days…

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The War. [?] Capture of Boer Signallers. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 2

A party of Rimington's Scouts surrounded and captured 11 Beers engaged beliographing from a hill near Petrusberg…

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The War. Dissatisfied Prisoners at St. Helena. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 8

A quantity of provisions has been found buried at the landing-place at St. Helena; it is believed that some of the Boer prisoners intended to seize the boats and put to sea. Two Boer prisoners did escape from the camp the other day and swam to a Russian…

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The War. [Reuter's Mssages.] Prisoners at St. Helena. Nothing to Complain Of. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 4

A Frenchman, who was given free access to the Boer prisoners at St. Helens, has written to the Parisian Press stating that the prisoner, without…

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[By Telegraph.] Returned Soldiers at Wilcannia. Wilcannia

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 4

Corporal Al[?]on and Troopers Stevenson (2) and Wilkinson, of the First Australian Bushmen, arrived here yesterday. A number of citizens met them some miles out, and,…

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Sergeant W. Mills Dangerously Wounded

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 4

With the first West Australian Con[?]enl Will a[?] Checkley M[?], second son of Mr. G A. Mills, of Broken Hill, went as a private, After over 12 months' service he was returned…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages. Boers Again Refuse Peace. War to Be Further Prosecuted. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 4

Lord Kitchener has informed the Imperial Government that the exchange of cypher cables between General Botha and Mr. Kruger has resulted in General…

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Cost and Conduct of the War. Debate in the Commons. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 4

A bill authorising the expenditure of further £60,000,000 on the war was read a second time last night by a majority of 180 votes…

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Returning Soldiers. London, July 3

Western Grazier · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 3

The transport Orient has left South Africa for Australia with the fourth New South Wales and Victorian Bushmen, totalling 860 officers and…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] the Cost of the War. in Human Life. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 July 1901 · page 2

Official figures have been issued showing the Cost of the war to Great Britain in human life up to the end of June. The figures are:…

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The War. General Botha's Whereabouts. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 July 1901 · page 4

Hundreds of persons have been disfranchised for treason at Barkly East. Cape Colony. Ackermann's commando, in the…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] Shooting the Wounded. a Sensational Narrative. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 2

Mr. Edger Wallace, a war correspondent, in a letter to the Daily Mail, in the course of a sensational narrative, asserts that a witness of the battle of…

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Boer Leaders Wounded. Remington's Guides in Action. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent, describing the fight, says that a squadron of Rimington's Guides routed the enemy at Brakfontein, wounding Commandant…

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More Wounded Highlanders. Movements of Boer Generals. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 2

In addition to those already reported, another 10 Highlanders were wounded, in the attack on a train at Naboom's Spruit…

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