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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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The Transvaal War. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 5

Native scouts report that the Boers have retired beyond Bigg[?], after dynamiting three collieries at We[?]'s N[?]k. Three thousand remounts have been…

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When will the War End

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 13

THE correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph writes--'The Boers are bound to run short of remounts, and already their horses are being used up at a terrible rate…

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Latest War News. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 9

The official despatches relating to the Spion Kop disaster have been published. Lord Roberts, while acknowledging Colonel Thorneycroft's…

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Home Rule and the Transvaal War

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 13

IF any conservative leaders believed in a change of the Irish Nationalist heart through the gift of local self-government they are cruelly deceived. For the first time in nine…

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The War in South Africa. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 7

The Boers at Sundays River, to the north of Ladysmith, under Commandant Botha tried to isolate General Clery's command. The enemy's…

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Latest News of the British-Boer War. Boers Leaving Wepener. Shelling Mafeking. 300O Remounts for Roberts American Pro-boers. Sydney, Wednesday, 8.24 A.M.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 6

The Boers have retired from Wepener and Rouxville, and are now hugging the Basutoland frontier. The natives are marching parallel with the Boers,…

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The Transvaal War. London, Thursday afternoon

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 3

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Latest News of the British-Boer War. News From the Front Scanty. Great Movements Said to Be Pending. Sydney, Saturday. [?]5 A.M.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 3

Lord Roberts criticism have caused consternation in the London military clubs. Many people blame the Government for publishing the Spoin Kop…

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Latest War

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 April 1900 · page 3

THE following is a summary of cable news showing the progress of events connected with the war in South Africa since our last issue:—…

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Latest War News. London

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 April 1900 · page 4

The Sunnyside rebels bare been sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from six months to five years. General Chamberlain, a retired Indian…

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The War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 2

THE war in South Africa has now entered upon its third and most important stage, as Lord Roberts with his large and well-equipped army has begun the…

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Latest War News

Macleay Argus · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 8

The Africander Bond is very angry at the result of the trial of the Sunnyside rebels. Mr. Hofmeyer, the Bond leader, denounces Attorney-General Solomon as a…

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The War. April 20

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 4

Lord Roberts' criticisms have caused consternation in the London Military Clubs. Many people blame the Government for pub­lishing the Spion Kop despatches, and ask…

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The War. April 24

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 5

The Sunnyside rebels have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from six months to five years. General Chamberlain, a retired Indian…

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A Wonderful War Bill

Macleay Argus · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 2

It is a fact full of sad suggestiveness that the reign of Queen Victoria, which has witnessed such an unparalleled growth in all the arts of peace, should also go…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 4

MR. Chamberlain's despatch to the Governors of Australia on April 6th has been published. The Queen will review H.M.B…

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The War in South Africa. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 7

Strong Boer forces attempted a night surprise at Wepener. The British Maxims reserved their fire until the enemy was within 200 yards…

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Latest News of the British-Boer War the Single of Wepener. Sydney, Wednesday, 8.40 A.M.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 7

Generals Brabant and Hart, by an outflanking movement, drove the Boers from Beesmans Kop. General Brabant's force is within eight miles of…

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Original Poetry. Callant Irish Soldiers

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 8

Our [?] How [?] They now [?] Th[?]…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 3

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