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The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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The Boer War the British Losses. Do Wet's Escape. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 March 1902 · page 3

Official information has now been received concerning the disaster which overtook a convoy of waggons, belonging to Lieutenant-Colonel Von Donon's…

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The Transvaal War. the Klerksdorp Disaster. Further Details. Another Capture of Boers. Concentration Camps. Boer Prisoners Sullen. Casualties. London, March 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1902 · page 3

Further particulars have been received of the disaster to the convoy in the Klerksdorp district. The attempt to park the waggons across the road failed owing to the native drivers bolting, and the…

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The Death-cry of War. Zola Thinks This War Will Be the Last

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 6

Is it a dream to believe that we are witnessing war's last agony? Do not a thousand symptoms indicate the ract ? May not the furore caused by the question of military…

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The War. the Von Donop Affair. the British Losses. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 3

OFFICIAL information has now been received concerning the disaster which overtook a convoy of waggons, belonging to Lieutenant-Colonel Von…

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The Transvaal War. the Klerksdorp Disaster. Boers Sentenced. Condition of Concentration Camps. an Attack by Boers. De Wet's Escape. the Boer Delegates in America. Conference of Boer Leaders. War Losses. Australasian Casualties. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 3

The correspondent of the Standard states that believing the convoy to be quite safe, a part of the escort, including detachments of Paget's Horse, was allowed to ride to Klerksdorp the previous night…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 5

Further particulars have been received of the disaster to the convoy in the Klerksdorp district. The attempt to pack the waggons across the road…

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The Transvaal War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 6

Liter particulars of tho disaster to the convoy and its escort returing to Klerksdorp stale that a company of infantry, with two guns and a pom…

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Later War News. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 4

The correspondent of the Standard states that believing the convoy to be quite safe, a. part of the escort, including detachments of Paget's Horse, was allowed to rida to Klerksdorp the previous night…

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The Boer War. Details of the Drive. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 5

NEWS from the seat of war is scarce, and only the official accounts of the British losses during the fight concerning the recent capture of Colonel…

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The Transvaal War. Difficult Operations. Boer Delegates Advise Peace. the Boer Forces. Sixteen Rebels Captured. Casualties. London, March 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 3

In the late sweeping movement in the north-east of Orange River Colony, a movement which ended on February 27, the British guns were lowered down precipices. A column was on the mountain ranges,…

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Officers and Soldiers May Wear Spectacles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 3

The War Office has issued an order, giving permission to officers and soldiers to wear spectacles…

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A Soldier's Sentence For Expressing Appuroval of M'Kinley's Murder

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 6

FRANK RADOWSKI, the artillery private whose expressed approval of the deed that cost President M'Kinley his life, has gained for him a sentence of ten…

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The War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 2

RECENT news from South Africa contain two or three items of special interest. One in that Mr. Kruger, disgusted at the attitude to the Boer delegates of President Roosevelt, will…

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Imperial Parliament. an Attack on the Colonies. Repelled by the War Secretary. Their Exceptional Services. Army Estimates Passed. London, March 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 3

In the House of Commons last night Mr. St. John Brodrick, the Secretary of State for War during the course of the debate on the Army Estimates said that after the crisis in South Africa, bad passed, it…

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The Transvaal War. De Wet's Reserve Stores Captured. Shooting Surrendered Boers. the Peace Delegates. Boers in Bermuda Swear Allegiance. Prisoners for India. Casualties. Casualties. London, March 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 3

The column commanded by Colonel Rimington discovered, in a cave near , 300,000 rounds of Martini-Henry ammunition, 10,000 rounds of LeeMetford ammunition, hundreds of shells and fuses,…

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The War

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 2

LONDON, March 7.—The rebels under Vandermer[?]e were Dearly surrounded in the Viyburg district of Cape Colony. Vandermerwe escaped…

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The Transvaal War. De Wet's Reserves. Important Correspondence Seized. Captures by New South Wales Rifles. General Botha. Dr. Kuyper's Suggestion. Invalided Soldiers. London, March 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 3

Colonel Rimington, in the cave which his column discovered in the Reitz district containing vast quantities of munitions of war, and supposed to be Commandant de Wet's reserve stores, seized…

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The Boer War. Difficult Operations. London, March 7

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 2

In the sweeping movement in the north-eaat of Orange River Colony, a movement which ended on February 27, the British guns…

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The Boer War. Difficult Operations. London, March 7

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 4

In the sweeping movement in the north-east of Orange River Colony, a movement which ended on February 27, the British guns…

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The Boer War. Kruger's Disappointment. A Big Haul. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 3

PRESIDENT KRUGER is bitlerly disappointed at the declaration of President Roseveldt to the Boer delegates. that America would not and could not…

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