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

The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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The Proprieties of War

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 August 1900 · page 2

The oiviliced may blow up the univilieed with Lyddite sheele or Lyddite minee, and poison the uncivllied by the noxioum fumes of those villainous interments of Chrisitan…

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War in South Africa. Two Companies Surrounded. Lieut. Cardua Shot. August 26

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 August 1900 · page 4

The London Standard'a correspondent at Pretoris states that the Boor linen extend from Belfeet, on the Delago Bay line, northward to the…

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Dinner to Invalided Soldiers. a Picturesque Scene

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 August 1900 · page 2

ON Saturday night, at Mandeleon's Hotel the military compenies of Goulburn tendered a united reception to the men recently returned invalided from South Africa. The…

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Wireless Telegraphy in War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 4

There now seems no doubt that the wireless telegraphy system has permanently established itself in South Africa, and the fifth consignment of plant has just left London for…

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Coal Wanted.—War Preparations

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 2

The British Admiralty has ordered 100,000 tons of Cardiff coal and is paying the highest price for it. Russia is negotiating for a million tons of American coal…

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The Transvaal War. London, August 24

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 2

GENERAL Buller advancing from the south, has met General French advancing from Middleburg. Both have made a combined movement…

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The Boer War. Capture of Boer Guns

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 1

London, August 21. -- Lieutenant-General Ian Hamilton has occupied Chant's Nek, in the Rustenburg district and captured two Krupp gun's…

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The War in China. Fighting in Pekin

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 1

LONDON, August 22, 5.25. a.m. -- The walls of the inner City of Pekin were blown up with dynamite, and the Palace captured on the 17th instant…

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The Boer War. Lieutenant Cardua Shot. London

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 2

Lieut. Ca[?]dua, who was found guilty at Pretoria on all accounts on a charge of being a leader in the plot to kill British officers and to carry off Lord…

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The Transvaal War. Lord Roberts at Belfast. Enemy's Strong Positions. London, Aug. 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 2

Field-Marshal Lord Roberts has now his headquarters at Belfast. Lord Roberts has made a reconnaissance of the enemy's positions, and has found them…

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Boer War. a Garrison Surrounded. How Cardua Died. London, Sunday. De Wet's Adventures

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 4

In order to enable General do Wet to cross the Potchefstroom railway line and to proceed into the Orange River Colony unobserved, Commandant Adrian Delarey…

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The Boer War. Continued Fighting. a Big Battle Pending. the Continental Press Savage. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 2

The fighting between the British and Boors continued throughout Sunday. General Sir Redvers Buller and Lieutenant-General Pole-Carew drove the Boers to Lekensby,…

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Military Dinner to Returned Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 4

A MILITARY dinner, which was first decided upon by the Goulburn company of the Australian Rifles as a formal welcome to the returned members of their company and subsequently extended as a general…

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The Transvaal War. Boers at the Bush Veldt. Advance of the British. Two Companies Surrounded. Lieutenant Cardua Shot. London, Aug. 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 4

The London Standard's correspondent at Pretoria states that the Boer lines extend from Belfast, on the Delagoa Bay line, northward to the Crocodile River, covering the…

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Mr. Holman M.p. and the Boer War

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 2

MR. W. A Holman M.P. addressed a well attended mooting at Orange on Monday night on the federal platform of the Australian labor party. Mr. Holman referred to the feet…

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War in South Africa. Enemy's Positions. Fight Near Belmont. Commandant Olivier Captured. London Aug. 27

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 4

LORD ROBERTS has now his headquarters at Belfast. He ban made a roe connaissauce of the enemy's positions, and has found them to have altogether…

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Welcome to Invalided Soldiers [?] [?]. — the Patrictic Fund.—its Distribution

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 2

WITHIN the last fortnight a number of celebrations have taken place in Goulburn born in honor of several men who have returned from the seat of war in South…

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Dinner to Invalided Soldiers. to the Editor

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 2

SIR—In your report on the above there are several inaccuracies which in justice to the Goulburn troop of lot Australian Horne I wish to correct. The report states that the…

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The Transvaal War. Fighting Near Belfast. General Olivier Captured. Boers Shoot Wounded Men. London, Aug. 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 August 1900 · page 4

There was a heavy artillery duel on Saturday at Dalmanutha. Aug. 28. While General Sir Redvers Buller and…

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The Boer War. Machadodorp Occupied. London, Wednesday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 August 1900 · page 2

General Sir Redvers Buller has occupied Machadodorp. The Boers retreated before him. MajorGeneral French, who is operating north-west of General Buller's line, is at Elandsfontein…

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