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

The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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The War. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 1

The Governor has received a cable that Sergeant W. Rust, of the South Australian forces, is still dangerously…

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Socialist Rising in Belgium. Further Serious Riots. Many Persons Killed and Wounded. Violent Appeals to the People. [Reuter's Messages] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 2

Further rioting has occurred in Belgium, at Liege, Lessines, and La Louvain. Twenty thousand socialists and…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages] Two Important Engagements. Heavy Boer Losses. London, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 2

In his operations against General Kemp in the Western Transvaal, Lieutenant-General Ian Hamilton killed 44 Boers, including…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 3 P.M. the War. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 4

Thirteen members of the Eighth New Zealand Mounted Rifles have been killed in a railway accident at Machovlei. A number of others were…

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Current Literature. About the War

Western Grazier · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 1

In "[?]tticial Despatches," a copy of ah ch[?] to us from Messrs George R[?]n and Co., Mr Elgar W[?] [?] of the letters sh[?] the…

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

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 4

Thirteen members of the Eighth New Zealand Mounted Rifles have been killed in a railway accident, at Machovlei. A number of others were…

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The War. [By Telegraph.] Pursuing Beyers and Kemp Hot Fighting. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 2

The Molispoort country, where Colonel Colenbrander has been operating, is extremely difficult. In the fight with General Beyers…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 3 P.M. the War. [Reuter's Message.] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 4

A cable from Pretoria states that C[?] Colenbrander has tightened [?] cordon around Generar Beyers in sss* Northern Transvaal…

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Late Cable News British and Foreign. the Boer War. Further Heavy Fighting. London, April 14

Western Grazier · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 2

Operating against Commandant Kemp in the Western Transvaal General Hamilton killed 44 Boers, including Commandant Potrioter, and…

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

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 4

A cable from Pretoria states that Colonel Culenbrander has tightened the co[?]don around General Beyers in the Northern Trausvaal…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] General Beyers' Laager Captured. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 2

General Beyers' laager, in the Northern Transvaal, has been captured, but it is feared that he and a few of his men escaped capture by…

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Imperial Parliament. War Loan Sanctioned. Transvaal Revenue. [Reuter's Messages] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 2

The House of Commons last night sanctioned the floating of a loan of £32,000,000, as outlined in the Budget Speech. The voting was—…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 3 P.M. the War. The Peace Negotiations. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 4

An application for an armistice was made by tbe Boer delegates at Pretoria [?]ten[?]ibly for the purpose of enabling the Boers to communicate with Mr…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] a Transvaal High Court. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 2

A High Court has been established in the Transvaal, with Sir J. RoseInnes, formerly Attorney-General in Cape Colony, as president…

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The War. The Peace Negotiations. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 4

An application for an armistice was made by the Boer delegates at Pretoria ostensibly for the purpose of enabling the Boers to communicate with Mr…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 3 P.M. the War. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 4

A caucus of members of the Afrikander Bond, representing 12 districts of Cape Colony, has censured the Bond leaders for "knowingly pursuing a…

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Enlisting for South Africa

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 4

THE desire to go a-soldiering appears to be fairly strong in Broken Hill. For a couple of hours this morning the recruiting operations in progress at the…

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The Anti-War League

Western Grazier · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 2

The members of the misnamed Anti-War League held a meeting in Sydney last Friday, and professed to find a great deal of Amusement in the action of different…

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

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 4

A caucus of members of the Afrikander Bond, representing 12 districts of Cape Colony, has censured the Bond leaders for "knowingly pursuing a…

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Rhodes as a Peacemaker. How He Ended the Matabele War

Western Grazier · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 1

A graphic account of the notable meeting between Mr Rhodes and the [?] Matabele chiefs in the [?] Hills (where his rem[?] have been buried) in…

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