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The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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The War. the Cape Invasion. Surrounding the Raiders. General Botha's Retreat. Further Praise for the Australians. [Reuter's Messages.] the Cape Invasion. Closing in on the Raiders. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 2

Commandant [?]Hertzog, with 1500 remounts, is reported to be moving east towards Kalkbult (?). Mr. Bennett Burleigh, the Daily…

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The War. in the Eastern Transvaal. [Reuter's Messages.] General French's Operations. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 2

General Lucas M[?]y[?]r's force of Boers retreating before Lieutenant-General French have reached the Pongola Bush…

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The War. Past Negotiations for Surrender. The Loss of H.M.S. Sybille. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 4

A Blue Book has been published showing that in June last General Both[?], the Boer commander-in-chief, asked for an armistice in order to…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 3 P.M. the War. Whereabouts of the Boers. British Reinforcements. The Plague at Cape Town. [Reuter's Message.] London, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 4

Commandant Hertzog is reported to [?] striving to join General De Wet at [?]ville. General Boths is now between Ermelo…

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The War. Whereabouts of the Boers. British Reinforcements. The Plague at Cape Town. [Reuter's Message.] London, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 4

Commandant Hertzog is reported to be striving to join General De Wet at Petrusville. General Botha is now between Ermelo…

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The War. Reported Surrender of General Botha. De Wet's Tight Corner. Columns Closing In. General French's Successes. Capture of 300 More Prisoners. [Reuter's Messages.] Capturing De Wet's Guns. Two Hundred Prisoners Taken. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 2

The Victorians who captured General De Wet's guns recently were Captain Market and Troopers Sheehan, O'Brien, and Green. Two commandants and 200…

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The Boer War

Western Grazier · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 2

THE Boer War is at last dressing to a close. The war property has cloud some time back, but[?]of [?]have been roving about the country shooting…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages] Chasing De Wet. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 4

General De Wet, with Mr. Steyn and Commandante Hertzog and Brand, and 2000 men, is moving south in the direction of Colesberg, hoping to cross the…

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The War. a Kaffir Flogged to Death. General Botha's Reported Surrender. [Reuter's Messag[?]] Lond N, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 8

Sir Alfred Milner [?]nfirms the report that Commandant H[?]g flogged a kaffir named Esau, at Calvinia, with [?]tal results…

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The War. a Demoralised Enemy. Sanitary Condition of Cape Town. [?] Messages.] London, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 4

General Smith-Dorien and Colonel Alderson, operating in the eastern Transvaal, report large captures of stock, waggons, and prisoners. The…

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The War. Chasing De Wet. Capture of Many Prisoners De Wet Crosses the Orange River. Eighty British Scouts Surrender. [Reuter's [?] Chasing De Wet. Forced Over the Orange River. Many Prisoners Taken. Interesting Account of the Pursuit London

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 2

Lord Kitchener cables from Pretoria to the War Offico: "Goneral De Wet has been forced north over the Orange River. Two hundred of his force were…

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The War. Chasing De Wet. His Cape Invasion Ended. A Precipitate Flight. [Reuter's Messsage.] London, Sungay

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 1

Lord Kitchener telegraphs to the War Office that General De Wet's invasion of Cape Colony bas ended. Men and horses, be stales, were at…

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The War. Chasing De Wet. Boers Swim the Orange River. Hertzog's Commando Attacked. [Reuter's Messages] the Cape Invasion. Hertzog's Commando Dispersed. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 2

The Times correspondent cableS that Major-General Bethane has occupied Ruckhoof and is now able to deal with the rest of the commandos in Cape…

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The War. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 4

Commandant Mark Von Reenan, with 500 men, is laagered at Deeptloof, near Cotaburg. The Boers, it ia announced, have…

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The War. the Suggested Terms of Peace. the Boer Proposals. [Reuter's ' Messages] Colonial Casualties. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 2

Lientenaut A. T. Benson, of Kitchener's Scouts, late of the New South Wales Bushmen, was wounded near Richmond last Wednesday and…

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The War Office. Debate in the House of Lords. Lord Wolseley Attacks the System. England's Terrible Risks. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 2

The Duke of Bedford, in tba House of Lords last night, complained that the British army system deprived the Commander-in-Ohief of the forces of the…

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[?] Thursday, March 7, 1901. the War and the War Office

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1901 · page 2

THE feud between the civil and the militery authorities is almost as old as mankind. For [?]ost of the time, however, the civil authority has thought it…

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The War. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1901 · page 4

Commandant Mark von Reenan, with 500 men, is laagered at Deeptloof, near Colesburg. The Boers, it is announced, have…

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The Army and the War Office. Debate in the Lords. Lord Wolseley's Criticisms. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1901 · page 2

The debate on the powers of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army was quietly concluded in the Home of Lords. In view of the…

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"Little Soldiers."

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1901 · page 2

The "little soldiers" of the Salvation Army gave a demonstration in the Theatre last night, and their efforts were sufficiently impressive to win plenty of applause from…

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