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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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The War. London, May 7

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 5

A brilliantly well-planned combined movement at Brandfort caused the complete rent of the Boers. 4000 of the enemy held a strong line of…

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The War in South Africa. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 7

The fifteen Gordon Highlanders who were surrounded and charged the enemy with the bayonet killed 50 of the Boers…

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Latest News of the British-Boer War. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 6

The British are encamped on the northern side of the Vaal River. Several thousand Boers are still in arms in eastern Free State. The farm…

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Latest War News. Westralians in a Tight Plage. Rescued by New South Wales. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 9

While General Hutton was conducting a reconnaisance north of the Zand River the West Australians almost met with a disaster. The New…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 3

The He[?] Cavalry have occupied [?] Major-General R[?] is adv[?] Most [?] news has been [?]…

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Latest News of the British-Boer War. SYDNEY, Saturday, 8 35 A M.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 2

Lord Roberts telegraphs that the Boers are in full retreat from Zand River. They occupied a position extending 20 miles…

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The Tras[?] War. Letter From the Front Trooper O.A [?] S[?] Orange Free State, [?] March, 1900

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 4

Mr. C. A. [?] writes as [?] follows, his communi[?] being [?] interesting:—Since my last letter to you we have had a very [?] time, and have been is another [?]…

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Prisoners of War

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 17 May 1900 · page 7

The unfortunately large number of our men who were captured by the Boers during the campaign prompts the question, "How are prisoners of war treated…

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The Transvaal War

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 17 May 1900 · page 5

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. London

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 17 May 1900 · page 6

Lord Roberts body guard of Colonials were the first to enter Kroonstadt. The march into the town was the most impressive scene of war. The whole of the British…

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Macleay Boys at the War

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 17 May 1900 · page 9

WE have much pleasure in presenting to our readers the following communications from the front. Rev. R. H. D. Kelly kindly favors us with the following letter from his…

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War Notes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 8

Dr. Samuelson, late of Armidale says: "I always thought that brother Boer was plucky, but what I saw on the battle-fields, and from…

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The War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 2

The "man in the street," and the man who criticises the War from his comfortable arm-chair by the fire side, have been very impatient at the…

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Epigrams From the War

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 7

Among the [?] was [?]…

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The War in South Africa

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 4

THE occupation of Kroonstadt, without resistance, by Lord ROBERTS, and the unmistakeable evidence that exists of the demoralisation and discomfiture of the Boers, and…

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The War. London, May II

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 4

Lord Roberts telegraphs that the Boers are in full retre[?]t from [?] occupied a position extending 20 miles. The cavalry and horse artillery pursued them by…

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Lord Kitchener and the War

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 7

Rumour Bays that Lord Kitchener, when he was last in England, made strenuous efforts to obtain a command, and even the command in South Africa,…

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The War. London, May 15

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 5

General Buller's cavalry, under Generals Dundonald and Bethune, outflanked the Boer position at Helkm[?]rker. The British seized a platea[?] and turned the Boer position on…

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Latest War News. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 9

Heavy fighting occurred at Mafeking on Saturday and Sunday last. The enemy brought guns to bear at a short range, but the garrison surrounded…

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Lord Roberts in War Paint

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 12

OUR war correspondent (says the Daily News) sends us the following description of Lord Roberts as he appeared at Paardeberg. Without any sign or…

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