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The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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The War in South Africa. London, April 7

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 2

DETAILS have been received of the fighting at Bushmankop, 17 miles east of Springs in the Southern Transvaal. It was in this fight that the…

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Boer War. the Brakspruit Fight. an Interesting Account. Decisive Check to De La Rey

The Yass Courier · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 3

London, Wednesday,-The Klerksdorp correspondent of the Standard reports that the reverse sustained by the Boers at Brakspruit on March 31 was a most…

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Shooting Unarmed Boers. Official Statement by the War Office. a Recital of Facts London, April 5

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 4

The following is the text of the official statements made by the War Office in regard to the charge of shooting unarmed…

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The War in South Africa. Heavy Fighting. Delarey and Kemp Engaged. Both Slides Suffer Severely. Repulse of the Enemy. Canad[?]n Gellantry

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 2

A heavy running fight has taken place in the Western Transvaal between the British columns under Major-General Walter Kitchener and 1500 Boars under…

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New from the War

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 2

RECENTLY Mr and Mrs. A. Brown, of [?] district, received word from the Nurse (Ferns) of the hospital where their son Arthur died in South Africa,…

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A War Correspondent's Adventure

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 5
Also in Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate

In his book, "War Correspondence as a Fine Art," the late Mr. Archibald Forbes tells the following story of his adventures in Paris when the Germans took possession of…

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Boer War. London, April 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 2

Mr. Brodrick, the Secretary of State for War, stated in the House of Commons last night that General Louis Botha had joined Mr. Schalk Burger (the acting President)…

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Boer War. London, April 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 5

Mr. Gerald Balfour, President of the Board of Trade, speaking at Leeds last night, said that personally he was not sanguine as to the results of the conference of Boer…

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Telegrams. London, Thursday. Boer War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 4

The Boer peace delegates and General Botha have been conferring at Klerksdorp since Monday awaiting the arrival of Commandant Delarey and Mr. Steyn…

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The Latest. London, Friday. Boer War. Prospects of Peace

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 2

Commandants Hertzog and Olivier and six other leaders are accompanying the Boer delegates who are conferring with regard to peace, Foriera and others accompanying…

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The Anti-war Petition

Goulburn Herald · Monday 14 April 1902 · page 2

THE efforts of a few gentlemen who have formed and organisation called the Anti-War League, have led to some agitation in New South Wales. Desirous of forwarding a…

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The Boer War. London, July 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 4

Mr. Schalk Burger (the Acting President of the Transvaal), General Botha (the Commandant-General of the Boor forces), Commandant Lucas Meyer, Mr. Steyn (President…

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The War in South Africa. London, April 10

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 4

THE President of the Board of Trade, speaking at Leeds last night, said that personally he was not sanguine as to the results of the conference of Boer…

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The War in South Africa. London, April 11

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 2

MR. BRODRICK, the Secretary of State for War, stated in the House of Commons last night that General Louis Botha had joined Mr. Sch[?]k Burger…

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Boer War. the Prospects of Peace. Premature Statements. London, April 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 2

Exaggerated and sensational reports are current relative to the prospects of peace. The reports are entirely premature. It is considered in most responsible circles…

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The Boer War. Prospects of Peace. London, April 11

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 3

The King reached Falmouth in his yacht to-day, and returns to Cowes. His return is attributed to the prospect of peace. Consols to-day advanced…

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Boer War. Boers Demand Impracticable Terms. London, April 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 2

Mr. A. J. Balfour, the First Lord of the Treasury, elated in the House of Commons last night that he would inform the House immediately he had anything to communicate regarding the negotiations…

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The Boer War a Message From the Delegates. London, April 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 4

In the House of Commons last night Mr. A. J. Balfour, the First Lord of the Treasury, said that Lord Kitchener communicated on Saturday a message from the Boer…

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The Imperial Budget. the Cost of War. Additional Taxation. London, April 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 4

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered the Budget Statement in the House of Commons to-day. He proposed, he said, to add a penny to the…

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