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The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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Desperate Fight for Life. Soldiers Devoured by Wo[?]s

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 7

The extraordinarily hard winter which Roumania is experiencing (writes a Bucharest correspondent) has had the effect of emboldening the wolves, and many cases are…

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Welcome to Returned Soldiers. an Enthusiastic Gathering

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 10

ON Wednesday night in the Theatre Royal the citizens of Kempsey welcomed those members of the Bushmen's Contingent who returned by the Burrawong on Sunday last…

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Pigeons As War Messengers

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 2

Following rather tardily in the footsteps other great European Powers, her Majesty's Government has decided to avail itself of the services of the "courier of the…

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Latest Boer War. London

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 4

Colonel Pilcher's operations in the Hoopstad district resulted in 46 boors being killed or wounded. An enormous quantity of stores was also…

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Is Death in War Painless?

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 7

A Viennese authority. Professor Noth-nagel, has arisen to tell us that death is in all oases painless. He tells, us that man dies nearly always from the cessation of the…

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The British Government's War Policy

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 4

A monster demonstration of sympathy with the Government's war policy is being organised to be held at the Guild Hall…

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Desperate Fight for Life. Soldiers Devoured by Wolves

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 7

The extraordinarily hard winter which Roumania is experiencing (writes a Bucharest correspondent) has had the effect of emboldening the wolves, and many cases are…

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British-boer War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 6

Mr. Chamberlain, in the House of Commons recently, in answer to a question relative to the Constitution of Cape Colony, stated that it was not…

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South African War News

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 12

FOLLOWING will be found a summary of the principal cables received at the beginning of the week:--Major-General Carrington says that…

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Soldier's Escape From Death. Twenty-seven Ballets in Him

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 7

Private A. Tiver, a Kentish man, serving with the Medical Staff Corps in South Africa, writing to a friend from Middelburg in November, gives an extraordinary…

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British-boer War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 10 July 1901 · page 2

Lord Kitchener has informed the Imperial Government that the exchange of cypher cablegrams, for which he gave facilities, between General…

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Latest Boer War. London

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 July 1901 · page 6

The commando which under Commandant Ackermann is in the neighbourhood of Red[?]burg (68 miles from Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony), is ragged and…

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Soldier's Escape From Death. Twenty-seven Ballets In Him

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 July 1901 · page 7

Private A. Tiver, a Kentish man, serving With the Medical Staff Corps in South Africa, writing to a friend from Middelburg in November, gives an extraordinary…

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South African War News

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 10

FOLLOWING we give summary of the principle cables received at the beginning of the week:--The recent messages, facilitated by…

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British-boer War Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 6

A great demonstration was held at Guild Hall. The stock brokers unanimously supported the Government's South African policy. Tremendous…

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Domestic Troubles. His Wife Declares War

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 7

The man was sitting on the front steps of his house at three o'clock in the morning, as the policeman came by and noticed him…

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British-boer War Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 2

The refugee camps in South Africa have been inspected by an official, and pronounced satisfactory. Lord Kitchener's depatches contain…

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Returning of Our Soldiers of the King

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 4

Eager friends are watching, waiting, Eyes gaze out across the foam: Months have passed since we have parted, But now our boys are coming home…

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Domestic Troubles. His Wife Declares War

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 7

The man was sitting on the front steps of his Mouse at three o'clock in the morning, as the policeman came by and noticed him…

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South African War News

Macleay Argus · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 10

FOLLOWING we give summary of the principle cables received at the beginning of the week:-- Commandant de Wet's force is near…

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