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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 30 June 1900 · page 5

THE Boers attacked a British outpost at Honing Spruit and burnt a number of culverts, besides doing other damage, before reinforcements from Kroonstad arrived. The…

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Nurses in Time of War

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 7

Speaking of volunteer nurses in time of war, a soldier says: "Some of the nurses are wise, and some foolish; some few careless; most…

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The War in South Africa. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 11

Lieutenand-Colonel Dalgety, who had surrounded 250 Boers in a kopje at Hibernia, near Ficksburg, had to retire owing to an accident to the…

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Latest News of the British - Boer War. Sydney

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

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

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Chinese As Soldiers

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

"These simple minded Chinnamen," says a correspondent "are fast developing into capital soldiers. It is quite a pleasure to have to train them; they [?]m so sensible of…

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War in China

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 3

The Russian commander at Port Arthur reports that four companies of Russians, with an equal number other foreigners relieved Seymour's force on…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 2

OWING to their insolence and treachery, Lord Roberts has ordered the Netherlands, railway officials to leave the country within three days…

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Latest Hews of the British - Boer War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 3

A combined British movement to crush De Wet has been coinittenced. The British have already had several small successes near Senekal,…

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War News

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 4

Anyone who is desirous of seeing our Generals who have achieved fame in South Africa should not miss having a look at E. G. Kinghorn's Window, and we can assure…

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Latest War News

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 July 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. London

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 4

Lord Roberts has ordered all the civilians who were returning to Johannesburg, to retire to Bloemfontein. Major-General Coke shelled 2000 Boers…

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Nurses in Time of War

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 7

Speaking of volunteer nurses in time of war, a soldier says: "Some of the nurses are wise, and some foolish; some few careless; most…

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The War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 3

June 20 The combined British movement of crush C[?] De Wet has commenced. The British have already had several success near Senechal and Boodeval…

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War In China

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 6

Mr: L. C. Hopkins, the British Consul at Chefo, has telegraphed to the Foreign Office that the Chinese troops at Pekin on June 18,…

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The Chinese War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

SINCE our last issue, the conflict in China has advanced with rapid steps, and its seriousness may be gathered from the cable news which have arrived during the…

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The War. July 3

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 5

Lord Roberts has ordered all civilians returning to the Transvaal to retire to Bloemfontein. General Coke shelled 2000 Boers, who…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 4

GENERAL Clements has seized and burnt a Boer camp near Lindley. Lord Roberts has ordered civilians who were returning to Johannesburg to retire to…

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Latest News of the British - Boer War

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

Major-General R. A. P. Clements has seized and burned the Boer camp near Lindley. In the action he lost two men killed…

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The War in South Africa. London

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 11

A belated message from South Africa states that when the British entered Pretoria, the Duke of Marlborough galloped to the cage-like…

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War In China

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 3

News of the massacre at Pekin cabled a heavy fall in Chinese securities. Reuter's correspondent states that…

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