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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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Latest News of the British - Boer War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 7

General Powell has arrived at Pretoria from Rustenburg. Lieutenant W: Harrison, of New S. Wales, has died from his wounds…

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The War in South Africa. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 7

The Times correspondent at Delagoa Bay reports that it is a matter of notoriety that Kruger favors peace almost on any terms, but dislikes to…

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The Transvaal War. Baden-powell at Pretoria. Hundreds of Boers Surrendered. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 4

LIEUTENANT W. Harrison, of the New South Wales Mounted Rifles, has died from his wounds at Erstefabriken. Lieutenant Lee, of the New South Wales…

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Them Soldier Fellows

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 7

A young Australian who did not volunteer for service in the Boer War is troubled by the enthusiastic way in which his best girl speaks of the soldiers,…

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War In China. Taku Forts Open Fire, and Get Blown Up by the Allied Fleet After 6 Hours Bombardment. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 7

Hostilities have broken out in China. The Taku forts opened fire on the Foreign Squadrons. The gunboats responded vigorously…

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The Trouble in China. Six Hours' Bombardment Between the Taku Forts and Foreign Fleet. Two Forts Destroyed and Others Surrendered. Hundreds of Chinese Killed. Some Germans and Russians Killed and Wounded. the Powers Landing Large Numbers of Troops. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 5

LORD Salisbury has stated in the House of Lords that Vice-Admiral Seymour had returned to Tientsin. The reason for his returning is unknown…

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The Man Behind the Boulder. This poem is written by a Chicago gentleman. It is printed to show the American view of the Transvaal War

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 7

Britain's heart is sad to-day O'er her army's brief reverses, Bloodier still must be the fray Eve the cloud of war disperses…

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War in China. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 3

The latest from China officially announces that Sir E. Seymour has arrived at Pekin. All foreign diplomatists are safe…

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The Transvaal War. London, Friday afternoon

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 3

LORD Roberta has stopped a cheque for forty thousand pounds (£40,000), drawn by the French Bank on the National Bank of the South African Republic, whose funds now belong to Great Britain…

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Latest News of the British - Boer War. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 3

General Buller has reached Zan[?] Spruit. It is hoped that with the assistance of General Hunter he will sever De Wet's and Botha's forces…

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Latest War News

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 6

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 28 June 1900 · page 4

The Boers attacked the British lines at Honning Spruit and burnt some of the culverts before reinforcements could be pushed forward…

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A Fine War-Horse

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 7

A gentleman once bought a shabby-looking horse, and asked his groom to try it. After the animal had been trotted…

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Them Soldier Fellows

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 7

A young Australian who did not volunteer for service in the Boer War is troubled by the enthusiastic way in which his best girl speaks of the soldiers,…

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Invalided Soldiers

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 4

A further despatch of Colonial soldiers, invalided from Sooth Africa, are expected to reach Sydney on Thursday. The military authorities intend to give…

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The Chinese War[?]

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 2

CHINA and the chief Powers of the world are at last at war, and though it may last for some time, there is little hesitation in concluding as to how it will end. The…

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War in China

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 7

India is sending to China eight battalions of Infantry a regiment of Cavalry and a battery of Field Artillery, totalling 10,000 men…

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The War. Lon [?] 26

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 5

General Ham[?] has broken his c[?] bone. The Boer[?] attacked the British lines at Hom[?]ing sprait and [?] the culverts before…

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Latest War News. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 9

The Victorian Cross has been awarded to Major E. J. Phipps-Hornby, Sergeant Parker and Driver Glassock, all of Q battery Royal Horse…

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The War. London, June 21

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

General Bulter has reached Zand Sp[?]. It is hoped with General Hunter's assistance to sever Command[?]nts De Wet and Botha's forces…

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