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The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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The Prolongation of the War

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 2

The latest in regard to the South African war is that the Vienna correspondent of the "Times" states that an unprejudiced foreigner, who has just…

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Welcome Home

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 16

On Thursday evening, a very pleasant social was tendered by the friends of the Primitive Methodist Church to Mr. John Waters and his daughter (Miss…

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The War in South Africa

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 2

THE latest cables respecting the war give no promise of a sp[?]dy close, and the Imperial Government appears to have no perception of the need for a…

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The Horrors of War. a Spirited Account. the Capture of the Guns. British Outnumbered. Heavy Losses. Horrible Sights on the Battlefield. Boer Atrocities

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 25 December 1901 · page 2

The subjoined account of the disastrous Brakenlaagte fight is from the pen of Corporal A. J. Ogilvy, of Berwick, son of Mr. James W. Ogilvy:—On the…

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