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

The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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[By Telegraph.] Payment of Returned Soldiers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 May 1902 · page 2

The teat case arising out of the nonpayment of money due to returned soldiers brought against the State Government will be…

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The War. [Reuter's Message.] Enteric Among the Troops. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 May 1902 · page 2

There has been another severe outbreak of enteric fever in South Africa, chiefly among the British troops…

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War of Rail Rates. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 2

Mr. P. Glynn, M. H. R., has received a promise from Sir William Lyne, Minister for Internal Affaire, to submit the whole question of "the…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] N. S. W. Meat for Troops. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 2

The War Office reports that the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. See) has arranged for an official analysis and inspection of 500,0001b…

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Late Cable News British and Foreign. the Boer War. Peace Negotiations. London, May 28

Western Grazier · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 2

A high authority in South Africa estimates the cost of rebuilding the farms at £15,000,000. In Parliamentary circles it is…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Preparing for War? LONDON, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 June 1902 · page 1

The Athens correspondent of the Morning Post reports that the French and Russian attaches at Athens have officially inquired into the strength of…

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The War in Brief. September— 1899

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 June 1902 · page 3

16— Transvaal re[?]es to accept terms stated by British Government 27—Orange River Republic decides to side with Transvaal…

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A Wounded Boer Leader. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 June 1902 · page 2

Commandant Malan, who was severely wounded in the recent fighting near Somerset, in Cape Colony, is, it is now reported, likely…

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A Myth Exploded, De Wet Never Wounded, LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 June 1902 · page 2

General Da Wet has informed Mr. Bennett Burleigh, the war correspondent, that he was not hit once during the war, nor was his horse…

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Restoring People to their Homes. The Management of the War. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 June 1902 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain stated in the House of Commons last evening that the assistance to be given by the Government to restore people to…

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Queen Alexandra and the Troops. An Austrian Opinion on the War. Mr. Chamberlain and the Colonial Forces. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 June 1902 · page 2

Queen Alexandra, in thanking the Mayoress and the women of Leicester for a peace address, said she was thankful if she had been…

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Enteric Among Returned Soldiers. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 June 1902 · page 3

Ralph Cumminings, 26, a native of Wentworth, a member of the third regiment of the New South Wales Rifles in South Africa, who arrived…

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The Peace. Service in St. Paul's. The Deaths in the War. A Total of 21,942. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Sunday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 June 1902 · page 1

The total number of deaths in the British army from the commencement of the war to June 1 (the day peace was signed) was 21,942, being 1072…

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The War's Duration. Some Historic Precedents

Western Grazier · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 2

It is so customary to speak of the Boer War as [?] that many people overlook the fact that in reality it has been one of the shortest in…

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A Soldier's Funeral. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 2

The late Trooper Cooper, who returned to Sydney by the Aurania and died in the hospital of enteric fever, was buried in the Waverley…

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Contracts for the War Office. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 2

The Hon. St. John Brodrick, Secretary for War, has announced that a small Royal commission will make a general inquiry into the…

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In Time of Peace Prepare for War

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 3

PEOPLE are constantly eating too much. Grown-up, sensible people often make themselves sick by overloading the stomach. Have about the house a pleasant, perfect, positive…

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday, June 17, 1902. War and Patriotism

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 2

WHILE our nation is at peace we ought to try to make up our minds definitely as to the duty of the patriot in time of war. If he…

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The War and its Results. Views of the Minister for Works

Western Grazier · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 1

The Sydney p[?] has received from the Minister for Works, Mr E. W. O'Sulhvan, the following [?] the lats was in South Africa and its results:-…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Massacre of American Soldiers. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 June 1902 · page 2

A sergeant of the American forces in the Philippines, two corporals, and four privates, while decorating the graves of their comrades at…

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