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

The wars & local soldiers, 1899

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The Franco-german War. London, Aug. 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 4

The Emperor William formally unveiled a monuments to-day at St. Privat, Alsace, the scene of one of the battles in the France-German war. His Imperial Majesty alluded in graceful terms to…

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The Transvaal. the Situation Still Critical British Forces for the Frontier. Importation of War Material. Large Receipts of Gold. Loudon, August 19

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 2

It is reported that the Transvaal is receiving gold largely in excess of its ordinary requirements…

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Tug-of-war

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 2

Our Towrang correspondent sends the following :— Although the recent climatic changes have not exactly necessitated our…

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The Transvaal. War Imminent. London

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 2

Yesterday, at Bit[?]goam, Mr. Chamberlain made an important speech concerning the Transvaal crisis. Referring to the negotiations which have been…

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A Model Husband and Father. Ex-CHURCH Chorister, Temperance Advocate, and Salvation “ SOLDIER.”

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 3

ON Thursday last a man named Charles Thorough good, who has been a resident of Bingara for some years past, was brought up at the police court, before the P.M., on a charge of unlawfully…

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Peace or War

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 September 1899 · page 2

THE determination of the Transvaal trouble is still in the balance. Ominous and significant warning has been given by Mr. CHAMBERLAIN that…

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War to the Knife

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 September 1899 · page 1

ROLF BOLDREWOOD'S new book, "War to the knife, or Tangata Maori" (Macmillan and Co. Limited), is a romance the scene of which is mostly laid in…

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Prince Bismarck and the War Correspondent

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 4

A NEW story of Bismarck is going the rounds. It appears that during the siege of Paris Bismarck was a good deal irritated by some of the leading newspapers. At that…

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Cable News. the Transvaal. the War Cloud Lifting. a Peaceful Settlement Probable. London, Sept. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 September 1899 · page 4

The Afrikanders of Cape Colony consider the presence of Mr. A. Fisher, a member of the Executive Council of the Orange Free State, at the secret sittings of the Transvaal Volksraad as a hopeful…

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The Situation Becomes More Serious. War Feared in England. London, September 2, 10.52 a.m

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 September 1899 · page 2

The Transvaal situation has suddenly become more serious. Mr. Chamberlain states that an incorrect interpretation has been placed…

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Traveller. Women Soldiers of the French' Army

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 5

When the Germans were advancing on Paris it was proposed to raise Several battalions of women, to be called the Amazons of the Seine. A corps of female warriors…

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If War Comes

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 September 1899 · page 2

THE military aspect of a war in the Transvaal is considered in an article in the August number of Blackwood's Magazine. There is a prevalent…

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The Transvaal. War Imminent. Boer Artillery Massing.—fighting Expected Immediately. Despatch of British Troops to South Africa. the Reserves Called Out.—reinforcements for Natal. Defensive Operations for the Present. Boers Disclaim Responsibility for War. London, Sept. 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 September 1899 · page 4

It is reported that Boer Artillery is massing on the Buffalo River, near the Natal frontier. Fighting is expected to take place near Laing's Nek, the scene of the defeat of the British in 1881…

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Alcohol in War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 2

"War's Aftermatch" is the title of a paper contributed to the " Forum" by Mr. W. K. Rose, Reuter's correspondent in the Soudan campaign. After discussing many…

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If There Is War

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 1

THE military aspect of a war in the Transvaal is considered in an article in the August number of Blackwood's Magazine. There is a prevalent belief…

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The Possibilities of War

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 2

THE sands in the hour glass are running out very rapidly, and still President KRUGER remains in his chronic state of painful indecision. The…

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The Transvaal Situation. War at Any Moment

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 18 September 1899 · page 2

THE Transvaal situation has now assumed an alarming phase. The reply of the Transvaal Government to Mr. Chamberlain’s dispatch is tantamount to a refusal…

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The Transvaal. War Imminent. Young Boers Ready to Fight

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 19 September 1899 · page 2

The "Daily Chronicle" states that the Boers have rejected what is practically the unanimous advice of the British press, and declares that the…

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Cable News. the Transvaal. War Imminent. Reply to Mr. Chamberlain's Despatch. Main Proposals Rejected. British Suzerainty Repudiated. Attitude of the Free State. Despatch of Troops for South Africa. Warlike Preparations. London, Sept. 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 September 1899 · page 4

IT is reported that the Transvaal Government, in its reply to Mr. Chamberlain's despatch, says that Great Britain may institute an inquiry into the franchise law, but every other point in dispute…

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War in Sight. British Terms Refused. Boers Uncompromising. a Decision Inevitable. London

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 20 September 1899 · page 3

The reply of the Transvaal Government to the ultimatum of Great Britain has been handed to Mr. Conyngham Greene, the British Agent in Pretoria. All reports agree that in the reply the…

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