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

The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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The War Sir W. Maccormac on the War

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 1

Sir William MacCormac, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, and Mr. Frederick Treves, the well-known surgeon, were entertained at a…

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A Cleric on the War

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 1

Bishop Hartzell, one of the two missionary bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and himself lately from South Africa, delivered before…

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Late War News. London, July 4

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 4

Lieutenant-General Sir A. Hunter and Major-General Macdonald are at Frankfort, 30 miles east of Heilbron. Lieutenant-General Sir C. F. Clery is at…

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The Transvaal War. London June, 30

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

THE Under-Secretary for War, in the House of Commons last night, admitted that there had been some terrible hardships, but that every effort had been…

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Late War News. London, July 4

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

Lieutenant-General Sir A. Hunter and Major-General Macdonald are at Frankfort, 35 miles east of Heilbron. Lieutenant-General Sir C. F. Clery is at…

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The War the Boer Raiders. London, June 28

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

During his recent attacks upon the railways between Honing Spruit and Kronestad Commandant De Wet captured and burnt the supplies of winter clothing…

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The War. the Boer Raiders. London, June 28

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 4

During his recent attacks upon the railway between Honing Spruit and Kronestad commandant De Wet captured and burnt the supplies of winter clothing…

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War in South Africa. Movements of British. Komati Poort Captured

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 4

LIEUT. GENERAL HUNTER and Major. General Macdonald are at Frankfort. Lieut. General Clary is at Graylingestad. Lord Methuen is at…

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The Army Ration for Soldiers on Service

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 1

The stray ration for soldiers on service is ample, writes a staff officer in an article on the "The War Office," in the Pall Mall Magazine for June,…

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Welcome Home

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

We understand that Trooper W. Black, of tho Marrumburrah-Harden troop of 1st Australian Horse, and who has just returned as an invaild from the war, is to be accorded a hearty…

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War Celebration

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

OWING to the wet weather prevailing, there was only a small attendance at the public mooting called for last Wednesday night to deal with mutters in connection with the…

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The Boer War.. London, July 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 4

The transport Oratava, which put back to Southampton after sinking the German vessel Bremen off Ushant on Friday, has restarted on her voyage to South Africa. She has 1200…

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The Chinese Crisis. Position at Pekin. Foreigners Hard Pressed. Admiral Seymour Wounded. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 4

Sir Robert Hart, Director of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs and Posts, has stated in a despatch to the Foreign Office that all the Legations, except the British,…

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Boer War. London, Thursday. Repulse of the Boers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

The Boers made a desperate attempt to regain Ficksburg at midnight on Wednesday, but were repulsed after an hour's fierce fighting…

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The War in China. the Allied Troops. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

It is reported in Berlin that Russia and Japan will send 100,000 troops each to China, and Great Britain, Germany, and France 20,000 each…

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War News. in China

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 9 July 1900 · page 2

The Ambassadors at Berlin have agreed not to declare war against China, but to consider the present as a partial insurrection…

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War in South Africa. Casualties. Patrol Captured. Attack on Ficksburg. London, July 5

Goulburn Herald · Monday 9 July 1900 · page 4

THE following casualties among the Australian forces are published:— N. B. Wale.—Died of Wounds.— Private W. G. Taylor, Mounted…

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China War. Massacre of Foreigners

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 4

Prince Tuan ordered all Foreigners to be massacred and the British legation was over powered and 1,000 Foreigners massacred. The butchery was dreadful…

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The Transvaal War. London July, 5

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 2

GENERALS Hunter and Macdonald are at Franksfort, [?] of Heilbron ; General Cler[?] is at Crelivn[?] north-west of Standerton, and Lord…

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Boer War. No Mining Till September. a Boycott

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 2

Lord Roberts has refused permission for miners to re-enter Johannesburg before September at the earliest. The Africanders at Cape Colony are…

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