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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1900

245 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 13 of 13

A Soldier's Ghost Story. This is a True Story told by an Old Pensioner to a former Chaplain of Chelsea Hospital

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 3

In the year 1799 there was a large garrison at Dever as there was at that time a constant expectation of an attack from France. There were six battalions at Dover,…

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The Soldier's Dream

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 4

Faint and sore wounded the soldier lay. 'Midst shot and shell and deathly strife. And closed his eyes on the dying day. Dreaming of peace and home and life…

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The Transvaal War London, Friday. De Wet near Ficksburg

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 2

Commandant De Wet is now near Ficksburg, on the Basuteland border of Orange River Colony. During his recent dash he lost 50…

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Our Soldiers Under Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 2

"Linesman," writing in the November "Blackwood," describes the [?] of the rank and file under fire in South Africa. He…

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The War in China. Boxers Still Active

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 December 1900 · page 2

A force of "Boxers" on December 20, at a village 20 miles west ward of Tientain, attacked 100 French troops who were searching…

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The Transvaal War. London, Thursday. Latest Movements

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 December 1900 · page 2

Rechar's correspondent should that the changing of Commandant De Wet has made the British the finest [?] infantry in the world. The…

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