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The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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A Soldier's Love Story. Chapter Xv. Starting for the North

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1902 · page 5

ONE look at Letty's face was enough for the colonel. She tried to hide her hurt; she was determined that no one should suffer on her account if she could held if, but she was…

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Returned Soldiers

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 June 1902 · page 4

Another detachment of soldiers returned to-day by the steamer "Australasian."…

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In Time of Peace Prepare for War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 5

PEOPLE are constantly eating too much. Grown-up sensible people often make themselves sick by over loading the stomach. Have about the house a perfect, pleasant and positive medicine for sour…

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A Soldier's Love Story. Chapter Xvii. the First Day of the New Year

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 6

Early—very early—on the following morning, Colonel Lyndon opened his eyes. Curious dreams had been haunting him all night. He had imagined the past few months, with…

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Riots in Russia. Many Parsons Killed and Wounded. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 5

THE populace in the district of the Don, Ruse's, invaded the factories and smashed the machinery; and the peasants in the neighbourhood destroyed the agricultural…

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A Soldier's Love Story. Chapter Xviii. What Had Been Happening in London

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 5

Well, all I can say is that if you succeed it will best the strongest thing in the world. [?] is what comes of talking of oue's children. Here is her name, toy dear, and this…

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A Soldier's Love Story. Chapter Xix. the Search

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 5

A year passed away, a [?] no news of the wanderer came, Colonel Ly[?]don and Ver[?] who had never caused to search for her-their [?]ariouly-worded advertisements…

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"The Dogs of War."

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 7

" Cry Havock, and let slip the dogs of war" so said Mark Antony. Nowadays (says "Pearson's Magazine"), in the iron legions of the Kaiser, the" Dogs of…

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A Soldier's Love Story. Chapter Xx. One of the Heroes of the War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 6

'Too much!" cried Letty; and then she interrupted herself, and broke into a little laugh, that was very near tears. 'If I were to tell you all I have been thinking of you!"…

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Welcome Home to Trooper Brims

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 23 July 1902 · page 3

TROOPER BRIMS, of the Upper Manning, who recently served in the South African war, was welcomed home at Mrs. Sullivan's, "Westwood…

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"The Dogs of War."

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 24 July 1902 · page 7

"Cry Havock, and let slip the dogs of war " so said Mark Antony. Nowsdays (Says pearson's Magazine") in the iron legions of the Kaiser the "Dogs of…

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The Spanish-american War. Britain's Friendship

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 2

The Washington correspondent of the " Daily Chronicle " states that before the Spanish-American war Britain avowed her purpose to use…

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The Spanish-american War. Britain's Friendship

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 31 July 1902 · page 2

The Washington correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that before the Spanish-American war Britain avowed her purpose to use…

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War Items

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 7

Two years, seven months and 20 days was the exact duration of the war. Throughout 1900 and 1901 the army in South Africa was maintained at a…

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Rogers War Biograph

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 8

Mr. W. A. Rogers, well-known in this part, will visit the district with an entirely new Biograph entertainment shortly. The instrument is a new and…

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Curious Incident Aboard a Man-of-war

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 2

The first thing that strikes a lands man on a man-of-war is the rigid discipline observed everywhere. On some of the ships belonging to the…

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Curious Incident Aboard a Man-of-war

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 August 1902 · page 2

The first thing that strikes a lands man on a man-of-war is the rigid dicipline observed everywhere On some of the ships belonging to the…

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Poetry Dirge for a Soldier

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 15

Close his eyes; his work is done! What to him is friend or foeman, Rise of moon or set of sun, Hand of man or kiss of woman?…

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Poetry Dirge for a Soldier

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 6

Close his eyes; his work is done! What to him is friend or foeman, Rise of moon or set of sun, Hand of man or kiss of woman?…

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Taree Winter Social Club. Welcome Home to Mr. and Mrs. M'phellamy

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 3

FRIDAY night last being the occasion of holding the usual fortnightly social in connection with the Taree Winter Social Club, the opportunity of welcoming Mr. and Mrs…

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