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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

309 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 14 of 16

War Horses

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

The extensive purchasing of horses for war purposes in these colonies latterly has relieved the colonial market very much of that kind of animal. A few days ago,…

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Home from the War. Welcome to Private E. McLELLAND

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

IF a fitting local demonstration was n wanting on the several occasions when brave "Sons of the Empire" departed from amongst us to take up arms in South [?]…

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Trooper M'Minn Interviewed No More War for Him. Hardships of Camping Out

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

A representative of this paper on Thursday had a very interesting conversation with Trooper D. M'Minn, of First Australian Horse, a brother-in-law of Mr. Charles…

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Home From The War. PRIVATE E. A. M'clelland. an Enthusiastic Welcome

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 15 August 1900 · page 2

PRIVATE E. A. M'CLELLAND received a most enthusiastic welcome home from the war on Saturday night. The railway station was packed with…

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The Proportion of Wounded to Killed

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1900 · page 4

The famous Professor Bill[?]th, writing a few years ago about the next grest war that should take place convinced that there would be an…

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The Boer War

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 16 August 1900 · page 2

To-night we are promised a treat in the shape of the Boer War fought over again in the Town Hall when Mr. Thomas Alma Edison's latest inventions will depict some…

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Hardships of War. Mr. D. J. Stewart

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 16 August 1900 · page 2

The many friends of Mr. D. J. Stewart in Illawarra, as well as general readers, will peruse the following South African particulars from his pen with deep interest…

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Home From The War. Returning Soldiers Ban Quetted: Private M Clelland and Corporal Franes

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 2

On Thursday night, in Dymock's auction room, the officer, and members of the Kiama Volunteer Company entertained Private E. A. McClelland and…

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Biographs of the Boer War

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 2

On Thursday night at the Town Hall. Messrs. Hubert and Check gave a very good representation of the fights that took place in South Africa, between the British…

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Hardships of War. Mr. D. J. Stewart

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 2

The many friends of Mr. D. J. Stewart in Illawarra, as well us general readers, will peruse the following South African particulars from his pen with deep interest…

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Hardships of War. Mr. D. J. Stewart

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 2

The many friends of Mr. D. J. Stewart in Illawarra, as well as general readers, will peruse the following South African particulars from his pon with deep interest…

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The Boer War

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 23 August 1900 · page 2

Brigadier-General B. T. Mahon engaged Commandant de Wet on the kopjes on the west bank of the Crocodile (Limpopo) River, to the north of Rustenburg, on…

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Back from the War. Private Robt. Halliwell

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 29 August 1900 · page 2

PRIVATE ROBT. HALLIWELL, invalided home from the war, arrived, at Melbourne on Sunday by the steamer Damascus. It is not known yet when…

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The Boer War

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1900 · page 3

The above war still continues, heavy fighting taking place at intervals. A heavy artillery duel took place on Saturday at Dalmanutha, about 50 miles east of…

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Lights and Shades of the South African War

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1900 · page 2

We are indebted to Mrs. Wallace, of Garden Hill House, Wollongong, for the following extracts from a letter recently received by her from Quarter-Master D. J…

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Home from the War

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 2

PRIVATE R. HALLIWELL, who arrived in Sydney by the Damascus on Thursday, will arrive home by the 9 p.m. train to-night, and it is needless to say…

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Returned Soldiers

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 2

BY the steamer Damascus, which arrived at Sydney from Capetown on Thursday last, there returned; amongst other invalided soldiers from the war, Private…

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Return of Private Robert Halliwell. an Enthusiastic Welcome Home

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

BY the 9 o'clock train Saturday night last Private Robert Hallwell, of the local Infantry Company, returned home to Kiama from the war in south Africa,…

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The South African War Path. Kroonstad, August 1st

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 13 September 1900 · page 2

Here we are entered upon another month, and still the war drags along. I made an engagement some time ago with Mr. Prott for a golf match on the…

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The Boer War

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1900 · page 2

LORD ROBERTS has issued a proclamation to the Transvaal burghers in which he states that Mr. S. J. P. Kruger, the ex President of the late Republic, and Mr. F…

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