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The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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The Transvaal War. the Invaders Checked. Disarmament of Civilians. a British Post Surrounded for Days. De Wet's Commando. London, Jan.16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 January 1901 · page 3

Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen, operating westwear of Taungs, which is 84 miles norht of Kimberley, attacked 1000 men under Commandant Delarey, and drove them northward. The British…

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The Men in Khaki. Welcome Home

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 4

On Wednesday West Maitland is going to enthuse over our boys from the front. Well may we congratulate them en their safe return from the land of the longsighted when so many of our bravest…

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The Boer War. LONDON,Saturday

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 3

Detailes of the engagement between Colonel Colville's column and the Boers at Vanlodersto[?]k. state that during the march from New Benmark…

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The Boer War. LONDON

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 3

Details of the engagement between Colonel Colville's column and the Boers at Vanlonderstock state that during the march from New Denmark…

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The Boer War. London, Jan. 17

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 2

Do Wet has recrossed the Vaal River and joined Transvaal common-dos. Beyers, with twelve hundred men…

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The Transvaal War. Farmers Arrested. Dutch Colonists Join Raiders. Boers Going South. Surrender of Rifles. Horses Captured. London, Jan. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 3

Eleven farmers have been arrested and brought to Cradock (in Cape Colony, 56 mile south-east by south of Middleburg), for drilling and for inviting the Boers to invade the territory…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. the Command of the Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 3

It is understood in military circles that Colonel Lassetter has offered his services to go, to South Africa as the officer commanding the Draft Contingent now being raised…

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Letters to the Editor. the Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 4

SIR,—I desire to rectify a mistake that has been made in the report in Saturday's issue of the Maitland Mercury. I feel certain had one of your reporters been present at the meeting this would not…

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From the Front. a Soldier's Complaint. "Rest Camp, Pretoria, 15th Nov., 1000

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 2

Sir,—Having seen a lot of letters respecting the treatment of Australians in hospitals, if you could spare me a small space in your…

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The Transvaal War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 3

DETAILS of the engagement between Colonel Colville's column and the Boers at Vanlonderstock state that to Valaslaagate, 700 Boers attacked…

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The Transvaal War. Mr. Kruger and the Bond. Commandant De Wet. the Treatment of Surrenderers. Invasion of Cape Colony. London, Jan, 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 3

Mr. Bennet Burloigh, the war correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, states that the majority of the members of the Afrikander Bond have commissioned Mr. J. X. Merriman to counsel Mr. Kruger to…

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The Boer War. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 January 1901 · page 3

Mr Bennet Burleigh, the Daily Telegraph war correspondent reports that a majority of [?] Board of Members commissioned by the…

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The Returned Soldiers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 January 1901 · page 2

It will be remembered that whon the local men who served in South Africa were being welcomed on their return that it was the intention to ontertion them all…

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The Transvaal War. in Touch with the Boer Vanguard. Work of the Hospitals. a New South Wales Casualty. London, Jan. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1901 · page 3

The British scouts have touched the vanguard of 1200 Boers marching from Calvinia to Clanwilliam. The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the work as the hospitals in South Africa [?]…

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Pack from the War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 2

Trooper Chilcott, of the Singleton Half-Squadron of Lancers, who went home to England nearly two years ago, and there volunteered with his comrades for service in South Africa, was among those who…

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The Transvaal War. the "Work of the Hospitals. Johannesburg in Darkness.. London, Jan. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 3

The report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the work of the military hospitals in South, Africa states that though there were serious evils no scandal was associated with the treatment…

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Married Soldiery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 3

The black is an extremely uxorious man, and in the Egyptian army they were allowed to marry, and a certain percentage were placed on the married strength and received an…

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The Boer War. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 4

BRITISHS scouts are in touch with the vanguard of 1200 Bears marching from Calvinia to Clanwilliam. A party of Bears has destroyed the…

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The Alternative a Story of the South African War

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 1

"The question at issue," Charles Shaefer said quietly, "is between this and that." "This" was a man, a native black…

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The Alternative a Story of the South Afrian War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 1

"The question at issue," Charles Shaefer said quietly, "is between this and that." "This" was a man, a native black…

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