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The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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The Boer War. Details of the Drive. Mrs De Wet's Comfort

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 4

THE LIA. SIVE Kit[?]g, Hoarseness, Pain or Soreness 200 [?]. It is most comforting in [?] Consumption has never…

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Resistance of the Boars. What It Arises From. Why the Boers Continue the War

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 4

The Natal correspondent of the Times, writing from Maritzburg, on November 3, offered the following explanations of the…

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The Transvaal War. the Encircling Movement. Number of Captured. German Relief Refused. London, Feb. 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 3

Mr. Burleigh estimates that the Boer casualties in the recent drive were 100. The total captures for two days amounted to 600, including many colonial rebels…

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Great Britain and Japan. Treaty of an Alliance for Five Years. Provisions in Event of War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 2

The Treaty between Great Britain and Japan is to last five years, and took effect from January 30 last. The operative clauses are evidently…

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Great Britain and Japan. Treaty Op Alliance for Five; Years, Status Quo in the Far East. Integrity of China and Corea. the Special Interests of the Allies. Provisions Is Event Op War. London, Feb. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 2

Great Britain and Japan have signed a treaty of alliance. The Treaty between Great Britain and Japan is to last for five years, and took effect from January…

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The Spanish-american War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1902 · page 3

In the House of Commons on Friday Viscount Cranborne, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said that in regard to the question of European intervention on the eve of the…

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The Transvaal War. Laager Surprised. the Encircling Movement. Calumnies Rebutted. Mrs. De Wet. Australian Casualties. London, Feb. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1902 · page 3

Colonel Kekewich's mounted infantry surprised a laager at Koffyfontein, and captured 10 Boers, including Lieutenant Barnard, in command of Commandant Kemp's body-guard. Prisoners stated that…

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The War

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 4

LONDON, February 14.—The recent drive demoralised the Boers, who bid in the grass, in dougas, and the beds of the rivers, many shooting…

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The Boer War. the Enveloping Movement. London, Feb 18

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 3

In the recoot enveloping movement to enclose General De Wet's force, Lord Kitchener's broad front was secure each night by entrenching 200…

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Late War News. the Recent Drive London, February 15

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 3

The correspondent of the "Standard" states that before the troops engaged in the recent drive in Orange River Colony reached Heilbron, 1400 of the…

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The Boer War. the Boer Refugees. The Great Drive. Views of Lord Rosebery. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 3

IN answer to a question in the House of Commons last night, Mr St. John Brodrick, Secretary of State for War, stated that Mrs De Wet, the wife of…

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First Federal Contingent. a Mild [?]. One Soldier Arrested. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 3

THIS morning a very serious state of affairs developed at the camp of the first Federal Contingent. It appears that the men enrlied for 20 days…

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The Transvaal War. Mounted Infantry Defeated. Untried Men Surrounded. Caught in a Trap. Officers Refuse to Surrender. All Shot Down. Another Encounter with the Enemy. Boers Captured. British Forces to Be Maintained. Leaders Banished. the Boer Delegates. Attempted Escape. Further Refutations of Calumnies. London, Feb. 17

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

Lord Kitchener reports that, a [?] Malta Mounted Infantry, while reconnoitring at Zuikerboschrand on the 12th instant, country. Eleven…

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The Transvaal War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 2

Lord Kitchener reports that a battalion of the Malta Mounted Infantry, while reconncitring at Zuikerboschrand on the 12th instant, engaged a…

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The Transvaal War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 4

The recent drive demoralised the Boers, who hid in the grass, in dongas, and the beds of the rivers, many shooting their horses…

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The Transvaal War. the Settlement of South Africa. Kruitzinger's Trial. Lord Kitchener's Report. the Cape Raiders. a Field Cornet Killed. Concentration Camps. Casualties. London, Feb. 18

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

The Times says that the remarks by Mr. Barton at yesterday's patriotic, meeting in Melbourne regarding the settlement of South Africa are most significant, as is also the condemnation by the…

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The Boer War. Britishers Entrapped. Officers Suffer. Boer Shot at St. Helena. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 3

LORD KITCHENER reports that while reconnoitring along the Zuikerbosch Rand in the South Transvaal, on the 12th inst, a battalion of the Maita…

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The Trnsvaal War. Capture and Escape of Botha. Important Movements. Engagement with De Wet. Transvaal, Operations. the Surprise of the Yeomanry at Tweefontein. the [?] the Remoon Inquint.patriotic Meeting at Durban. Casualties. London, Feb. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 3

An officer in a, letter states that prisoners who were taken when General Botha's longer was captured at Knapdaar declare that General Botha was alse captured, but, not bring recognised, he was…

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How the War is Regarded

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 2

There has been a great revival of interest in and discussion on the war in South Africa. For a long time every, body viewed the question with patience…

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The War. LONDON, Fob. 19

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 3

An officer in a letter states that prisoners who wore taken when General Botha's laager was captured at Knapdaar declare that General…

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