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The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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Soldiers' Pa[?]. a New Trial Granted. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 October 1902 · page 2

THE Full Court to-day granted a rule rise for a new trial in a test case against the Government, with reference to soldiers' pay for services…

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The France—German War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 6

The battle of Sedan brought to a conclusion the first phase of a most remarkable campaign; and, quite apart from political and dynastic results, it is…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. a Wounded Policeman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 3

The condition of Constable Cassidy, who is supposed to have shot himself laft night, shows signs of improvement to-day, though the patient is unable to speak…

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War Office Pronouncement. a Matter of Remounts [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 3

IN Future the War Office will provide officers of the cavalry and Artiliery with two horses free, and mounted officers of other branches of the…

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British Prime Minister and the War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 7

In the course of a fascinating character study of Mr. Arthur Balfour, Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P., gives some of the secret history of Mr. Balfour's share in dealing with…

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A French Opinion of the Boer War

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 12

In the September Contemporary appears an article on the Boer War, translated from the Revue des Deux Mondes. It is anonymous, but is attributed to General de Negrier, a French officer of the highest…

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A Soldier's Requiem

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 4
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

Soldier, sleep in martial cloak, As in shroud by love conceited! Cannon roar nor saber stroke Follows where thou hast retreated…

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The British Prime Minister and the War. His Courage

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1902 · page 4

In the course of a fascinating character study of Mr. Arthur Balfour, Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P, gives some of the secret history of Mr. Balfour's share…

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End of the War

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The war was over. The victorious Japanese troops marched prondly through the streets of Pekin. Li Hung Chang, "the Bismarck of the East," sat…

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War Honours. London, Nov. 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 2

The London Gazette of last night contains a long list of honours granted on account of services rendered during the late war in South Africa. The principal British honours and the Australian and…

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British Prime Minister and the War

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 13

In the course of a fascinating character study of Mr. Arthur Balfour, Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P., gives some of the secret history of Mr. Balfour's share in dealing with…

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A Soldier's Soliloque

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 3
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

He held his old shirt up by the neck before discarding it for ever; but he wasn't mourning for the garment. He only said "I only wish I…

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Another Historian of the War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 3

Mrs. Delarey is wilting a history of the Transvaal war from the women's standpoint…

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Smoky and Smokeless Powder in War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 5

Modern inventions are often needed to counteract other modern inventions. While smokeless. powder has been expected to give battle…

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The Transvaal and the War Debt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1902 · page 3

Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, in a letter to The Times recommends the imposition of a Tory small direct war tax on the Transvasl. He also suggests methods form opening up South Africa as a great field…

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The Very Latest London, Tuesday afternoon. Turkish Soldiers Troublesome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1902 · page 3

A number of discharged soldiers in the Dardannclles surrounded a general's house clamouring for payment of four year's arrears of pay. The Sultan, being [?] immediately sent £10,000 for…

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The Barton Airship. War Office Order for the Latest Invention

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 3

Dr. Barton, of Beckenham, who for the past 20 years has been experimenting with airships, gave a lecture recently before the Aeronautic…

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