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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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Telegraphic News. THURSDAY, 2.55 p.m. War in China

The Canowindra Star · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 5

The Allies hope to advance in Pekin early in August. There is great uneasiness is Great Britain on account of excessive…

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The War in China. the Pekin Massacres. an Eye Witness Statement

Western Champion · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 9

A Chinese merchant of repute, who was an eye-witness of the massacre of Europeans at Pekin, told the Shanghai correspondent of the "Express" that…

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The Wars. The following war news has been received:— the Transvaal. London, July 26

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 2

General Broadwood attacked the Boers who were entrenched south of the Vaul River, capturing seven of the enemy's waggons and twenty…

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The Transvaal War

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 5

The High Commissioner for South Africa, Sir Alfred Milner, has predicted the early close of the Transvaal war, and as he ought to know, you know,…

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The War and Jameson's Raid

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 1

I do not think Englishmen have ever realised the injury done to British prestige in South Africa by the attitude of the British public after the collapse of the…

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The Transvaal War. London

Forbes Times · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 2

Lord Roberts has commenced general advance movements from Pretoria to the eastward. General Hamilton has occupied Ruatfontein. This has forced the Boers to abandon a strong…

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The Boer War. LONDON, July 23

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 2

The telegraph wires and the railway have been destroyed by the Boers north of Honning Spruit, in Orange River Colony , and a supply train and…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. [Per Reuter.] Atest War News. London

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 7

A hundred Welsh [?] with a [?] train were captured near [?] Colonel Boardwood attacked the…

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Transvall War. by Electric Telegraph.] Sydney, Sunday night

Western Champion · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 11

Boers evacuated Middleburg making a disorderly trek. Commandant P De Wet surrendered to British at Kroonstadt…

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Surrendered Munitions of War

Forbes Times · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 2

General Bruce Hamilton has collected 1200 rifles, 650 ponies and an Armstrong gun…

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Cost of the S a War

Forbes Times · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 2

It was stated in the House of Commons that the cost of the war In South Africa up to the present has been £42,000,000…

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The Transvaal War. London, Thursday. More Boers Surrender

Forbes Times · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 2

Lord Roberts reports that 1200 more Boers have surrendered to General Hunter near Fouriesburg. General Hunter expects that altogether the total surrenders will amount to 4000…

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The China War. London, Tuesday. a Chinese Armistioe

Forbes Times · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 2

The British Minister at Pekin reported on July 21st that there has been an armistice since the 16th. All the Foreign women and children refugees in…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. [Per Reuter.] Latest War News. London

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 7

Great Britain, France, and America have agreed to the necessity of an immediate advance on Pekin. Chandos McDonald says that the…

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The Transvaal War LONDON

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 6

A British column from Middleburg and another from the south are advancing on Machadbdorp. The Boers are tanking a feeble…

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The Transvaal War. LONDON

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 12

The burghers in the Standerton district beloriging to General Botha's force have separated from the main body and gone westward…

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The Transvaal War. Wholesale Surrenders of Boers

Western Champion · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 7

Surrenders of Free Staters continue on a large scale, Lieutenant-General Hamilton has engaged the Boers near Rustenberg…

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Transvaal War. Relief of Baden-powell British Slowly and Steadily Advancing. a Cordon Round De Wet. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney

Western Champion · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 1

Lieutenant-General Hamilton reached Rustenberg on Monday, relieving Major General Baden-Powell. F.M. Lord Roberts' main army is…

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The China War. London

Forbes Times · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 2

THE secretary of the German Legation at Pekin states that since the 4th August the Chinese had not shelled the Legations, nor had they made an attack on the Europeans since 21st July…

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The Transvaal War. London

Forbes Times · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 2

LORD ROBERTS fears that the garrison under Colonel Hore, at Elands River, between Rustenburg and Zeerust, has been captured after a resistance of over ten days…

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