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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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The Transvaal War London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 2

Lord Roberta, telegraphing on Wednesday, says :—"The Boers yesterday abandoned their cooked dinners, We captured a Krupp…

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European News. LONDON, Moody. The War Loan

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 2

The raising of the war loan is a huge success. The provinces covered the amount thrice. The amount applied for by…

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European News. The Transvaal War. London, Friday. Bloemfontein taken

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 2

Lord Roberta despatched on 13th March the following message to the war Office:— "By the help of God, and by the bravery of Her…

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European News. The Transvaal War London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1900 · page 2

Upon their triumphant entry into Bloomtontein the British found 70 of their comrades who had been wounded during the campaign and…

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Notes on the War. Interesting and Instuctive. Daily Mail

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1900 · page 4

Of the hundred men, who were taken prisoners by the Boers near the captured guns at Colenso, four, writes a…

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The Transvaal War. LONDON, March 19

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 3

In the siege of Mafeking desperate [?]pping has been done by the besieg[?]ers and desperate counter-sapping by the garrison…

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European News. the Transvaal War London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 3

Three trains of supply will accompany Colonel Plumer in the march from the north for the relief of Mafeking…

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Latest European News. LONDON, Saturday. The Fransvaal War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1900 · page 2

The War Office has received a message brought by Col. Plumer's sconts, to the effect that Mafeking has been relieved but it is…

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The British Soldier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1900 · page 2

Mr. James Barnes who is acting as the special correspondent of the New York "Outlook" in South Africa has sent his journal a most…

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The Transvaal War. LONDON, March 28th

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 2

Lord Kitchener, after successful operation in western Cape Colony, has rejoined Lord Roberts at Bloemfontein…

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European News. Latest LONDON, Friday. The Transvaal War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 2

General Joubere, aged 69, the Boer Commander-in-Chief, died suddenly of internal complaint at Pretoria on Tuesday…

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The Transvaal War. a Letter From a Bombala Boy

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 3

Mr. S. Ralphs, who went to South Africa with the "A" Battery, has written to his parents at Rocky Hall from Grasspan under date February the 18th. In…

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Latest European News. LONDON, Saturday. The Transvaal War

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

President Kruger has made a boast that he will take Bloemfontein in a week, and told the Boers that 150,000 foreign troops are…

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Latest European News. The Transvaal War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 April 1900 · page 2

The Sixth Dragoons recaptured ninety one prisoners, including eleven officers, captured at Koora Spruit…

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Cooma Mining War Den's Court. Monday, 9th APRIL, 1900. Before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, Mining Warden. Dredging Leases

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 April 1900 · page 2

C. H. Kerry, application No. 17, dredging leases 100 acres, Snowy River Bridge near Jindabyne. Mr. Blaxland appeared for the…

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The Transvaal War. LONDON, April 6

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 2

At the Koorn Spruit ambush 17 of Major Robin's New Zealand Mounted Infantry were captured. The remainder of the New…

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Latest European News. The Transvaal War. London Thursday. Cronje at St Helens

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 2

General Cronje bag been landed at St Helena…

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The Transvaal War. LONDON, April 16

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 2

The siege of Wepener, on the eastern border of the Orange Free State, is still continued by the Boers. In four day's fighting the British…

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European News The Transvaal War London Thursday

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 3

Lord Roberts has censured [?] Buller and Warren and Colonel Thorneyorofs in regard to the engagement at Spien Kop…

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The first N.S. Welshman killed in the war

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 April 1900 · page 2

A memorial tablet to the late Sergt.-Major Griffie, who was the first into belonging to this colony who was killed in the South…

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