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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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The War in South Africa. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 7

It has been officially announced that Lord Roberts entered Kroonstadt on Saturday unopposed. Ex- President Steyn fled previously after vainly…

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Latest News of the British-Boer War. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 6

Sir Redvers Buller's Cavalry under Generals Dundonald and Bethune out-flanked the Boer position at Helfimakaar. The British seized the plateau…

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The Transvaal War. Mafeking Relieved. Cablegram Read in House of Lords. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 5

G[?] Dundonald and Bethune have outflanked the Bours. General Buller has secured the Helpma[?] Plateau, turning the Boers'…

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The Transvaal War. Relief of Mafeking Confirmed. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 3

An official statement has been made to Pre[?] to the effect the M[?] is still surrounded by the Beers. The [?] of Lord Kitchener is asknown,…

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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 23 May 1900 · page 3

An official statement at Pretoria states that Mafeking is all surrounded. It is regarded as suggestive. It is believed that Kitchener is in…

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The Transvaal War

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 6

THE following is [?] [?]ummary of calbe news showing the progress of events connecte[?] with the war in South Africa since our last issue:—…

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Latest War. London

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 4

The Boer peace delegates interviewed the American Secretary of State, who subsequently consulted with President McKinley. The President said he declined to interfere,…

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Epigrams From the War

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 7

Among the [?]pigrams from the Boer War already published, the best perhaps was Baden-Powell's "All well, enemy shelling us," and the "Retire, be…

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Lord Kitchener and the War

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 7

Rumour says 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

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 2

As we announced last week, the relief of Mafeking had taken place, though the first reports were somewhat premature. No event in the whole of the war has…

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The War. London[?] May 18

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 3

The War Office officially announces that General Hutton captured Commandant Boths, with a number of other Boers, 30 miles west of Kroo[?]…

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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 26 May 1900 · page 4

THE spontaneous burst of gratitude and national exultation, called forth in every part of "the world-spread Empire" by the dashing relief of Mafeking, is as worthy a cause of…

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The War. London, May 21

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 5

The British have captured the entire Boer force outside Mafeking. It is understood that Colonel Mahon commanded the relief column, which covered…

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The Transvall War. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 5

IT is officially reported that the [?] att[?] colu[?] in the [?] five man and [?]…

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Latest War News. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 9

A squadron of Bethune's horse was ambushed and captured west of Vryneid. Lieutenant -General Hamilton has…

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The War in South Africa. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 6

It is understood that the Commandant Botha captured by Major-General Hutton is brother to the Boer Commander-in-chief…

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Latest News of the British - Boer War. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 6

The Boers attacked Colonel Mahon's relief column on the 13th instant, killing 5 and wounding 24. Colonel Baden Powell reports that…

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The Transvall War. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 30 May 1900 · page 3

The [?] are is [?] The Times' [?] says the pro[?]…

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Latest News of the British-Boer War. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 30 May 1900 · page 2

The Boers report that General French with three thousand men and ten guns has reached Vredfort, ten miles south Of the Vaal River…

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Latest War News

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 31 May 1900 · page 2

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

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