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The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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The War in South Africa. London, Dec. 3

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 2

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL FRENCH reports that Commandants Myburgh and Fouche have Buffered heavily and that their forces have scattered…

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The War in South Africa. London, Dec. 2

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 4

SIR GORDON SPRIGG, Premier of Cape Colony, delivered a speech at a banquet given by the Caledonian Society. He stated that the army of…

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The War in South Africa. Boers Still in the Field. Disposition of Forces

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 2

The Pretoria correspondent of the Times states that there are 70 commandos in the field, the numbers in a commando varying from 50 to 400 men…

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The Boer War. London, Dec. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 4

Lord Methuen, in his latest operations in the north-west of the Transvaal, captured 36 Boers Colonel Rimington in the country to the north of Boemfontein, killed several of the enemy…

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The Latest. London, Friday. the Boer War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 2

Eight hundred of Botha's force retired to Elandsburg to avoid being cordoned. Speaking at Manchester the Duke of Argyle advised the Angldophobe German…

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Boer War. a New Scheme of Operations. London, Dec. 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 2

Thanks to temporary fixed bases, from which mounted infantry are enabled to suddenly raid the enemy, 250 Boers were captured on Wednesday. Major Sampson distinguished himself in assisting…

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Boer War. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 December 1901 · page 2

Some of the Powers have sent a negative reply to Holland's confidential inquiry as to whether they would support a scheme for the transfer of Boer women and children…

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Boer War London, Dec. 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 December 1901 · page 2

German newspapers, in sneering at Mr. Champberlain and Lord Salisbury's laudation of the colonies for sending troops to South Africa, declare that "the disinclination of Australia to send more…

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The War in South Africa. London, Dec. 5

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 10 December 1901 · page 2

FIFTY Dutchmen, recently landed in South Africa, are reported to have joined the Boers. Commandant Delarey is recovering…

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Boer War. London, Dec. 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 December 1901 · page 4

The dock labourers of Amstordam have abandoned the organisation of a boycott of British shipping owing to the slight support which the proposal received…

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The Boer War

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 3

Yesterday's ''Herald" gives particulars of the latest phase of the Boer war. Ds Wet with nearly 2000 men surrounded a small British column. Colonel Rim…

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The War in South Africa. London, Dec. 8

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 4

GERMAN newspapers, in sneering at Mr. Chamberlain's and Lord Salisbury's laudation of the colonies in sending troops to South Africa,…

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The War in South Africa. London, Dec. 10

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 2

COLONEL HOLLAND surprised Brand's longer at Smithfield and captured six of the enemy. On the night of 7th instant Colonel Mackenzie surprised a…

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The War in South Africa. Engagement with De Wet

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 3

Commandant do Wet with from 1400 to 2000 men surrounded a small column combish[?] Inde£-Colonel Wilson, about 20 miles from Hoilbron…

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The War

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 2

The war in South Africa is unfortunately still going on and it is hard to say when it will come to an end. Our district has provided many soldiers to…

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The Boer War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 4

The French journal, Lo Temps, dwells on the inconsistency of the German pro-Boers in condemning England While justifying the marshness shown towards the Poles…

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Boer War London, Dec. 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 3

The report by Lord Kitchener of his inquiry into Boer atrocities at the Brankenlaugte engagement shows that 75 prisoners taken by the enemy, complained of being robbed of everything. They were…

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Boer War. British Column Surrounded Charge of New South Wales Troops and Inniskillings. London, Dec. 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 4

Commandant De Wet with from 1400 to 2000 men surrounded a small column commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson, about 20 miles from Heilbron…

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Soldiers for the Front. New Zealand Makes an Offer

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 16 December 1901 · page 2

Nothing official has yet been heard as to the intentions of the Commonwealth Government with regard to the despatch of another Australian Contingent to South…

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Boer War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 December 1901 · page 2

Trooper Tasker, who is imprisoned for being found sleeping at his post, will shortly be released owing to the King's intervention. The occupation of Blaanerkop by the…

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