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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1893

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A Franco-italian War

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 October 1893 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday.--The Paris newspapers publish sensational reports of warlike preparations made by Italy. The Italian Government, it is said, are…

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The Matabele War. London, Oct. 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 October 1893 · page 2

A telegram from Capetown states that the Hon. Cecil Rhodes, the Premier of Cape Colony, is hurriedly despatching supplies to the British forces operating against the Matabeles in Mashonaland…

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The Matabele War. London, Oct. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 4

Further advices from South Africa in regard to the Metabele outbreak state that 200 troops at Capetown are under orders to proceed to Macloutsie, the stronghold and camp of the Bechuanaland…

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The Matabele War. London, Oct. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 2

Latest advices from Capetown report that the chief Khama, head of the Bamangwato tribe in Bechuanaland, who is assisting the British, has reached Tati, on the border of Matabeleland, with…

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The Matabele War. London, Oct. 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 5

Latest news from Capetown reports that 2000 fighting men. under the chief Khama, who is aiding the British, have joined Major Adams's column at Tati, on the border of Matabeleland…

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LONDON, Sunday. the Civil War in Brazil

Goulburn Herald · Monday 23 October 1893 · page 3

THE New York Herald reports a pitched battle at Hicui in the province of Rio Grande de Sol, Brazil, between the insurgents and the government forces under General Costillus…

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The Matabele War. London, Oct. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 October 1893 · page 2

According to a telegram from Capetown, Dr. Jamieson, the British Administrator in Mashonaland, reports that 1090 scouts are beating the country within a radius of 10 miles of the united…

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Cable News. the Matabele War. London, Oct. 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 October 1893 · page 4

Major Adams's column of 800 men has arrived within 30 miles of Bulnwayo. The Fort Salisbury, Fort Victoria, and Fort Charter columns effected a junction within 6O miles…

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Cable News. the Matabele War. London, Oct. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 October 1893 · page 4

Lobengula has divided his forces. One division will oppose the whites at Tati, on the border of Matabeleland, and the other body will confront the column advancing from Fort Victoria. Later…

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Cable News. the Matabele War.—an Expected Battle. London, Oct. 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 4

Advices from Cape Town state that a battle is expected to take place to-day on the Shangani River between the Matabeles and the British South Africa Company's forces…

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The Matabele War. London, Oct. 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 October 1893 · page 4

Colonel Sir Frederick Carrington, K.C.M.G, will leave England for Mashonaland to confer with Sir Henry Loch, the British High Commissioner in South Africa, on the native difficulty…

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Cable News. the Matabele War. London, Oct. 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 October 1893 · page 2

Colonel Sir Frederick Carrington, K.C.M.G., who is leaving England to confer with Sir Henry Loch on the native difficulty, and who is to take command of the Bechuanaland Border Police,…

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The Matabele War. London, Oct. 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 November 1893 · page 4

Colonel Sir Frederick Carrington, K C M.G., has been appointed military adviser to Sir Henry Loch, British High Commissioner in South Africa. In the event of a larger Imperial force being…

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The War in South Africa. London, Oct. 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 November 1893 · page 2

The latest information from Cape Colony with respect to the Matabelo difficulty is to the effect that King Lobengula has no intention of crossing the Zambosi River and retiring northward. He fluds…

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Cable News. the Matabele War. London, Nov 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 November 1893 · page 2

Further particulars have been received of the operations against the Matabeles. On 22nd October he British South Africa Company's forces bivouacked at Gwalo River, and on the following…

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Cable News. the Matabele War. a Great Battle Fought.—three Thousand Killed. London, Nov. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 November 1893 · page 4

Commander Raaf, who is at the head of the Boer force hopes to effect a junction with the force under Dr. Jameson, the British Administrator in Mashonaland, south of Buluwayo, where a large impi, or…

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The Matabele War

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 November 1893 · page 2

DETAILS of the fighting in South Africa show that the Matabeles were mowed down by the four Maxim guns with which the British columns were provided. Three times they…

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The Matabele War London, Nov 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 November 1893 · page 2

Later news from South Africa states that Lebengula's General, who was wounded in the fighting with the Chartered Company's forces at Shangans, hanged himself in chagrin at his defeat…

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Cable News. the Matabele War. London, Nov. 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 November 1893 · page 4

Further partionlars have been received concerning the operations against the Matabeles in South Africa. During the advance of Major Adam's column on…

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The Matabele War

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 November 1893 · page 2

LATE news from South Africa states that Lobengula's general, who was wounded in the fighting with the Chartered Company's forces at Shangans, hanged himself in…

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