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

The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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The War in South Africa. London, Jan. 14

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

MAJOR WING has interpreted a letter from Commandant Pi[?]t Vijoen, announcing that General Opperman, the chief leader of the south-eastern…

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The War in South Africa. the Enemy Concentrating

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 3

General Botha is concentrating his forces and those of [?] commandants in the [?] south-east of the Transvaal. General Botha himself is drawing his…

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Tragedy at Maclean. an Ex-publican Shoots His Wife. Fires Upon the Police. a Sergeant Severely Wounded

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

James Dowling, an ex-publican, of Maclean, who has been living apart from his wife, returned by the steamer Kallatina, on the 9th inst., and went to…

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Resolutions of the House of Representatives Re the Boer War.—england True to Itself. —Jingoism and Dingoism.—the Borers. — the Reptile Press : Why Tolerated by the German Government

Goulburn Herald · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

IN the House of Representatives on Tuesday Mr. Barton moved and Mr. Ruid seconded the following resolutions, which were carried, the first unanimously, the second by a…

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Boer War. the Amersfoort Fight. London, Jan. 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 4

The war correspondent of the Daily News accompanied Major Vallentin in the engagement north of Amersfoort in the first week of the month. The correspondent, in his…

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Boer War. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 2

Mr. Webster Davis, a pro-Boer advocate, has presented a petition to the United States Congress containing 212,000 signatures of persons residing in the south-western states, asking for intervention in…

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Boer War. London, Jan. 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 4

The despatches of Lord Kitchener, dated December 8, contain names of officers and men whom he has recommended for distinguished service. Among them are a number I…

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The War in South Africa. L[?] Jan. [?]

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 2

THE [?] of the "Daily News" [?] of Ame[?] of the [?]…

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The Boer War. Demoralisation of the Boers. London, Jan. 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 3

The Pretoria correspondent of the Times reports that numerous captures have demoralised the Boers in the Eastern Transvaal. A number of Boors have petitioned General…

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The Boer War. Boer Executive Discuss Terms. Dutch Premier Acitng As Mediator. London, January 18

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 2

Dr. Kuyper, the Dutch Premier, [?] the Boer Executive on the Continent before visiting London. He placed before them the outline of…

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Boer War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 4

In the House of Commons to-day it was stated £28,380 had been paid in compensation for the detention and search of German vessels in South Africa…

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The Boer War. London, Jan. 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 2

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated in the House of Commons last night that the war had cost £46,300,000 from April to December last. (The war, according to the above…

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The War in South Africa. London, Jan. 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 4

In the French Chamber of Deputies M. Delcasse, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, declared that it was impossible to mediate in South Africa. Any attempt to enforce mediation inevitably meant war…

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A Naval Battle.—five War Ships Sunk. London, Jan. 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 2

The war vessels Padills, Darien, and Gaitan, belonging to the Colombian Revolutionary forces, attempted to force a landing at Sabina, in the Bay of Panama. The Government vessels Lautaro and…

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The War

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 2

RUMORS of the collapse of Boer resistance will not be accepted with credulous faith until stronger evidence of probability is obtained. Public…

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The Cost of the War

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 1

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated in the House of Commons that the war had cost £46,300,000 from April to December…

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The War in South Africa. the Amersfoort Fight

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 1

The war correspondent of the Daily News accompanied Major Valelntin in the engagement north of Amersfoort in the first week of the month. The…

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The War in South Africa. London, Jan. 21

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 2

IN the French Chamber of Deputies the Minister for Foreign Affairs declared that it was impossible to medi[?] in South Africa. Any attempt to…

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The War in South Africa. London, Jan. 20

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 4

THE Pretoria correspondent of the "Times" reports that numerous captures have demoralised the Boers in the Eastern Transvaal. A number of…

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The Boer War. London, Jan 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 2

Mr. Brodrick, Secretary of State for War, stated in the House of Commons yesterday that Commandant Scheeper, who was executed last week, had been guilty of the cold-blooded murders of seven…

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