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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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The Transvaal War. in North Cape Colony. Boers Out-manouvred

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 5 January 1900 · page 9

After a series of reverses the tide of the South African campaign seems to be once again flowing in Great Britain's favor, in, at least…

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The Boer War. to the Editor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 6

MR. EDITOR,—Permit me, through the medium of your paper, to take exception to the unpatriotic remarks of Edward O'Donoghue in your last issue, wherein he jeers at the sentiment that is…

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War Supplies

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 1

THE British press suggest that contracts should be let to colonial producers for the supply of waggons, and such necessaries of…

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The Lessons of the War

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 1

No man who boasts of British Citizenship can be other than deeply disappointed at the progress of the war. Yet when we…

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The War. Send-off to our Boys

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 8

Immediately following the dosing of the council meeting on Wednesday evening last, at Eichmond, a number of the publio took…

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Off to the War

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 8

One day last week two old Windsor boys, in George and Sam Freeman, who are included in the 25 picked mounted riflemen from…

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Horse's for the War

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 3

The horses purchased on Saturday last by Major Thompson, 7th Dragoon Guards, for the Imperial Government, are as follows:…

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Gone to the War

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 11

MR CLEAN Callaghan, son of Dr Callaghan, J.P., left for South Africa with the New South Wales contingent on Wednesday. He is attached to the Mounted Rifles. Corporal Coulter, who has been…

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News From South Africa. From a Kurrajong Soldier

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 7

The following letter written by Private T. H. Norria, of Kurrajong, who was for a number of years in the Permanent Artillery, "A" Battery, and who left for…

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CORRESPONDNCE. [We do not necessarily identify ourselves with the opeinion expressed by our correspondnets.] the Anglo-transvaal War. Assisting the Empire. To the Editor of the ADVOCATE

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 10

SIR,—What is the reason so many people in this historically loyal colony of oars so strongly object to the sending of troops to South…

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Soldiers' Farewell. To CLEN C. CALLAGHAM

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 5

Farewell to friends and parents dear— Perhaps for evermore ! I'm off to light in a cause of right, On Africa's golden shore !…

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News From the War. a Yarramundi Soldier

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 4

Private F. Timmins of the Permanent Artillery, and son of Mr. Henry Timmins of Yarramundi, who is at present, serving in the…

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The Transvaal War. Heroism of Trooper Fiaschi

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 5

We take the following from a recent issue of the "Sydney Morning Herald," being part of the account written of "Banjo Paterson" "which, we are sure…

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N.s.w. Lancer Group Taken at Seat of War

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 1

Standing—Sgt. MACDONALD, Cpl. Moffit, Cpl. HOPF, Barclay, Thomas, Palmer, Fitzsimmons, Fallack, Slattery, McManis, Stewart, Harrison, Stratford, Avard, Blencowe, Myers, KILPATRICK, Cpl, Gould, J. Henston, Faulkner, Akers, Byrne, Holborrow, Milling, Brew, McPherson. Kneeling—Sgt. Luke, Moylan, Watts, Saville, Webster, Carter, Johnson (Lis), Whitney, McGill, Brady, Walsh, Chilcott (with nine), Rankin, Clarke. Sitting—Sgt. Houston, Sgt. Dooley, Cpl. FORD, DALEY, Turner (pipe), Fenwick, Woods, RODEBTS, Sprowle (behind Capt. Cox.) Bresnaban, Morris, S. M. Reid, Dixon, Treatt, S. F. Rose, Armbruster. Group in center…

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War News

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 23 February 1900 · page 7

Farther British successes are recorded in South Africa, where difficulties are being steadily ouercome. The Boers experienced great difficulty…

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Passing Notes. The War Vote

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 23 February 1900 · page 1

THE Imperial Government has decided to submit a supplementary army estimate covering an expenditure of £13,000,000. This…

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Correspondence. The War. [To the Editor.]

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 24 February 1900 · page 6

SIR,—Regarding the distressing war that is at present being waged in the South African Republic, the Tranvaal, I noticed, in a recent issue of your journal a letter in which the writer…

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A Dream of the Boer War

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 24 February 1900 · page 1

Young Harry was a tall, odd child Of only nine years old, And thus he dreamt the other night, And thus the vision told :…

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Correspondence. the War. (To the Editor.]

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 9

SIR,—I must take exception to that portion of your Lower Portland correspondent's letter where he says war was forced on the Boers, and that it is a capitalist war. Nothing of the sort, Mr Christie…

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Butchery in War. to the Editor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 9

SIR,—My friend "Chris" over-shoots the mark, or he forgets many things. War is a bad business, anyhow, but we cannot yet manage it without killing. I should like "Chris" to try it by way of…

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