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

The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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The Boer War. the Tweefontein Engagement. Heavy Mortality. London

Western Champion · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 10

Details of the engagement between General De Wet and Colonel Firman's at Tweefontein, show that Major Williams, of South Straffords, was…

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Returned Soldiers pay

The Canowindra Star · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Cabinet held on Friday the question of the additional 1s 8d per day for returned soldiers was considered. Nothing definite…

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The Cost of War

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 8

The great wars the world during the last fifty years have cost no[?] far short of two million lives [?] those alone who died from wounds and not from…

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The Transvaal War. London

Forbes Times · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 2

General Botha has attempted to reinforce Commandant De Wet but was frustrated by the Staanderton blockhouses. The Standard describes the British defence at…

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Mr. Brodrick on the War

Forbes Times · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 2

IF one of our great national institutions more than another has had to endure the search-light of public scrutiny and criticism during the year that is just past, that institution is certainly…

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War

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2

General Botha is concentrating his forces in the extreme south-east of the Transvaal, drawing the men together in the Eugo[?]e mountains…

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Boer War

Western Champion · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 13

Tee "Standard" describes the British defence at Tweefontein as much more stubborn and sustained than was at first apparent…

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The Boer War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 4

THE Boer war is still drugging on, while our men ore being murdered or decimated with disease; thanks to the traitorous pro-Boer curs. When I read of the 5000 parsons getting up a petition…

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The Transvaal War. London

Forbes Times · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 4

In an engagement with the Boers last. Sunday, General Elliot captured nine Boers near Kroonstad. He also found a Krupp gun the Boers had destroyed…

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War Items. the Transvaal

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 2

Major-General Elliott's column, opperating in the north-eastern part of the Orange River Colony, captured nine Boers on the 5th inst., and found…

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The Boer War. Our Representatives at the Front

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

DURING the week Mr. D. H. Tasker received word from his son Dave to the effect, that he had abandoned the idea of entering business at Bulawayo,…

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War Notes

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 3

The Chicago Transvaal League, which includes judges and lawyers, has appealed to President Roosevelt to stop the shipment of horses and…

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The Transvaal War. London

Forbes Times · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 4

The Guards Brigade, of 1200 men for South Africa, was inspected by the King on Wednesday. In wishing the men “God speed,” he hoped their duties would soon be finished…

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War. London

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 2

The numerous recent captures have demoralised the Boers in the eastern Transvaal. A number of Boers have petitioned Commandant…

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The Boers and the War. a War Correspondents Opinion

Forbes Times · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 8

IN his admirable work Pictures of the War, which is a selection from letters which he contributed to the Morning Post from the battlefield, Mr. John Stuart says :—…

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The Transvaal War. London, Thursday

Forbes Times · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 4

Great inducements are being offered to British residents in the United States to-settle in South Africa in order to eradicate the race hatred in the sub-continent…

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The Transvaal War . LONDON

Forbes Times · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 4

Private E. Gav of the third New South Wales Bushmen died of enteric fever at Ermelo Private S. Wilkee has been severely wounded at Elande Kop while Private Berry fell and broke…

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Boer War. London

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 2

Lord Salisbury is utterly unable to imagine the precise object of of the Dutch Government in presenting a note to Lord Landsdowne. He is inclined to…

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Alcobol In War. Scotch Whisky as Manufactured in Egypt

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 6

"War's Aftermath" is the title or a paper contributed to the " Forum" by Mr. W. K. Rose, Reuter's correspondent in the Soudan campaign. After…

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Alcohol in War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 6

Scotch Whisky as Manufactured in Egypt. "War's Aftermath" is the title of a paper contributed to the " Forum" by Mr. W. K. Hose, Reuter's correspondent…

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