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

The wars & local soldiers, 1901

223 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 12 of 12

A Soldier's Ghost Story. This is a True Story told by an Old Pensloner to a former Chaplain of Chol[?]n Hospital

Western Champion · Tuesday 24 December 1901 · page 3

In the year 1799 there was a large garrison at Dover as there was at that time a coustant expectation of an attack from France. There were six battalions at…

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The Soldier's Dream

Western Champion · Tuesday 24 December 1901 · page 4

Faint and sore wounded the soldier lay, Midst shot and shell and deathly strife, And closed his eyes on the dying day. Dreamin of peace and home and life…

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The Transvaal War. London

Forbes Times · Saturday 28 December 1901 · page 2

Colonel Mackenzie has captured at Carolina a Boer convoy, together wit h 17 prisoners. A number of Major Bridgford’s men, captured at Begenderlyn, were stripped by the Boers and…

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