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The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 February 1902 · page 4

Mr. A. J. Balfour, replying to a proBoer correspondent, states that General Buller was not asked to rewrite his account of the Spion Kop affair, for…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages] a Big Capture. Nearly 200 Boers. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 February 1902 · page 2

Lord Kitchener reports to the War Office that Colonel Park's mounted men, with 300 National Scouts, surprised a Boer force at…

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday, February 25, 1902. the War in England and Elsewhere

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

THE further division of the Liberal party in England is not altogether a bad thing, after all. It seems to show that at any rate opinion there…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] the Blouk House System. "Running the Blockade." London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

Commandant Ross, with 300 Boers, attacked the Frankfort-Vrede blockhouse line on the night of February 19, the Boers to the south…

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Late Cable News British and Foreign. the Boer War. London, Feb. 23

Western Grazier · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 3

Lonin Botha and the Boer acting President are trying to meet for consultation in the Eastern Transvual. An interrepted message from…

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The War. [Reut[?]r's Messages.] Harassing the [?]Nemy. Keeping on the Move. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 2

Colonel Mackenzie has captured Field-cornet Stephanus Grobelaar. A British column between Strydpoor and Botha's Pass is pushing the…

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

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 4

[?]ieuten[?]nt General Rundle is returning to England from South Africa…

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

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 4

Lieutenant General Rundle is returning to England from South Africa…

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The War. [Reuter's Massages] the Cost of the War. £146,000,000 to the End of March. Pay of the National Scouts. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 2

Lord Stanley, Financial Secretary to the War Office, stated in the Commons last night that the cost of the war up to the end of December…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 3.30 P.M. the War. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 4

Six hundred Boers, driving a herd of cattle, rushed the outposts at Both[?]berg on Sunday night. A number escaped after abandoning…

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New Zealanders in Action. "Superb Valor" Shown. Heavylosses. Killed, 20; WOUNDED, 58. LONDON, Thursday. [?]

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

Renter's correspondent, supplementing the official despatch, says that Generals Alberto, Ross, Louis Botha, and Christian Botha, with some…

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

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 4

[?] Six hundred Boers, driving a herd of cattle, rushed the outposts at Bothasberg on Sunday night. A…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 3.30 P.M. the War. [Reuter's Message.] London, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 4

Further details of the Bothasberg fight show that the Boers goaded 60O0 head of cattle against the wire dences of the blockhouse lines. The New…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] General Viljoen Banished. London, Thursday. General Ben Viljoen, recently captured by the British, has been banished to St. Helena. Attack on a Convoy. Severe Fighting. Boers Cross a Blockhouse Line. London, Thursday. [?]

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

A despatch from the front states that a body of Boers from another district suddenly appeared southwest of Klerksdorp, in the Transvaal,…

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The A. W. U. and the War

Western Grazier · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 2

We clip the following letter from the "Evening News" Sir,—As it is impossible to obtain a hearing in the "Worker" (though a…

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Late Cable News British and Foreign. the Boer War. London, Feb. 26

Western Grazier · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 3

The cost of the South African war to the end of last December was £131,0[?]1,000. It is estimated that an additional £13,000,000 will be…

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

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 4

The Hon. St John Brodrick made an explanation in the Commons last night with regard to General Beyers recruiting men from the refugees'…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages] the Bothasberg Fight. the Casualties to New Zealanders. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 2

The War Office notifies the following casualties to members of the Seventh New Zealand Contingent in the fight at Bothasberg:-…

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Slanders on the British Soldiers. a German Lady's Opinion

Western Grazier · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 2

The following interesting letter was published in the London "Times" of January [?]:—Sir,—The "Finanz-Chronik" publishes the diary of a…

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

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 4

The Hon. St John Brodrick made an explanation in the Commons Inst night with regard to General Beyers recruiting men from the refugees'…

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