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

The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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The Boer War

Western Grazier · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 2

THE House of Representatives and the senate are to be congratulated on the manner in which they passed the motion, having reference to the cal[?]nies of…

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An Explosion of Dynamite. Great Damage Done. Many Persons Killed and Wounded. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 2

By the explosion of a dynamite cartridge on an underground railway at New York, a reserve half-ton of dynamite in the tunnel exploded…

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The Spanish-american War. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 2

The New York correspondent of the Chronicle states that on the eve of the Spanish-American war Great Britain avowed her intention, to use…

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The Lords and the War. a Government Majority. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 2

In the House of Lords to-day, Earl of Weymss proposed a motion justifying the Government in its conduct of the war. Lord Welby…

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Late Cable News Britain and Foreign. the Boer War. London, Jan 26

Western Grazier · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 3

While the Drag[?]on Guards were skirmishing near Harrismith a Boer boy, aged 6, was soon approaching and on coming into range suddenly…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] Australian Horses for the Army. Arrive in Poor Condition. London, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 2

Several shipments of Australian horses have reached South Africa for the army in very poor condition. The horses from the Argentine were…

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The Cost of War. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1902 · page 2

Supplementary war estimates up to April 1, amounting to £5,000,000, have been laid on the table of the House of Commons…

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

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1902 · page 4

Reports to hand show that Colonel Woolls Sampson located the Bethel, Ermelo, and Standerton commandos at dawn. The Boers fled precipitately…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] Yeomanry Again in Trouble. a Patrol Surrounded. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1902 · page 2

A Yeomanry patrol working south-east of Litchenburg was isolated and surrounded by the enemy. Eight men were killed,…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.]

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon, The feelings entertained among members of the House of Commons is that the prospects of peace are not…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] the Peace Negotiations. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 2

The impression prevails at Berlin that Dr. Kuyper, the Dutch Premier, is acting on behalf of the Boers in the field and is endeavoring to…

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War and the Workers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 2

At the P. L. L. Conference yesterday afternoon Mr. Griffith, M.L.A., moved that the conference instruct its president to sign, on behalf of…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] the Government of the Transvaal. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 2

Mr. Chamberlain stated in the House of Commons last evening that a Legislative Council would be established in the Transvaal when…

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Late Cable News British and Foreign. the Boer War. London, Jan. 29

Western Grazier · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 2

Major Sampson located the Bethol. Ermeri[?] and Standerton commander at No[?]pan. He pursued them for miles, taking 80 prisoners and killing…

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War and the Workers

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 February 1902 · page 3

PROFESSOR WOOD, Professor of History at the University of Sydney, was the principal speaker at the deputation from the Australian Anti-War League…

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

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 February 1902 · page 4

On January 25 a party of 200 British was surrounded by 900 Boers, but under a heavy fire they charged through and rejoined Colonel Wilson's…

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The War. [Reuter's Message.] London, Friday Night

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 February 1902 · page 1

The Hon. St. John Brod[?]ick announced in the House of Commons to-night that there were 237,800 British troops in the field in South Africa on…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages the Peace Negotiations. Dr. Kuyper's Proposals. Rejected by England. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 February 1902 · page 2

The Cabinet sat yesterday—the whole of the members being present —and after two and a half hours' consultation adoptad a reply to Dr…

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The War. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 1

In the course, of an interview, Mr. Fischer, one of the Bo[?]r delegates in Europe, said that Mr. Steyn, in a resent order to the commando[?] in the…

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

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 4

Mr. Steyn, with a bodyguard of 30 [?] is now between B[?]m and [?]…

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