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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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Deaths of Colonial soldiers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 2

Trooper McIntosh of New Zealand died from dysentery at U[?]li. Corpo al Bugler Daly of New South Wales has died of fever at…

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War News

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 6

BE[?], Pretoria surrendered the British shells damaged tow forts, the Boers replying with their Krupp guns. When the British howitzers dropped in the suburbs the city…

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Latest European News. The Transvaal War London, Saturday Boers attack the engineers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1900 · page 2

Tim Dock again attacked the Engineers who were reco[?]tructing the railway north of Rhenoster, Major-General Lord Kitchener…

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Australian soldiers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1900 · page 2

Corporal Veril Daly of the Mew South Wales Mounted infantry, has died at Boemfontein from enteric fever. Captain C. St. Clair…

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Latest European News. The Transvaal War London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 2

The Take Forts [?] a unexpecielly at one [?] in [?] morning bou[?]arded by the combined fleets. Thousands of…

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The Transvaal War. LONDON, June 16, 7.5 a.m

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 2

It is officially reported that General Botha on Tuesday, not anticipating a frontal attack, strengthened his flanks and held the centre weakly…

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War News

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 6

LORD ROBERTS' main army defeated the Boers under Genl. Botha, on Monday, 10 miles from Pretoria, after much opposition. Genl. Hamilton's Infantry secured the key of the evening's…

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War News

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 6

THE lines of communication between Capetown and Pre[?] have been restored. Lord Methu[?] has completely routed Commandant De Wet's forces, who attempted…

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The War in China. London, Monday. Seymour's advance

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

Vice-Admiral Sir C. H. Seymour, in a report to the Admiralty regarding his recent advance upon Pecking and his subsequent return…

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The Transvaal War London, Monday. Boer attempt frustrated

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

The Boers attempted to blow up the artillery barracks magazine at Pretoria, but a gunner kicked away the fuse and frustrated the attempt…

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Seymour reported wounded

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

The London "Express" reports that the Chinese sharp shooters wounded Sir E. H. Seymour as he was sitting in his house at Tientain…

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War News

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

In the course of one week 4000 rifles were surrendered to General Baden-Powel. Commandant de Wet is very active…

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Transvaal War London, Thursday. Deaths at Bloemfontein

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

The London "Telegraph" reports that the deaths form enteric fever at Bloemfontein have totalled 919…

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Latest. European N[?] the War in China. London, Thursday A Curious proposal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

The Consuls at Tientsin [?] proposed that the Power should threaten to destroy the graves of the Imperial family at [?] the…

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War News

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 6

No troops will be withdrawn from South Africa for China until the close of the war. Genl Botha, a Bond member of the…

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The Transvaal War London, Monday. Buller at Pretoria

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

General Buller has arrived at Pretoria…

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Latest European News. the War in China. London

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

Three Chinese servants who escaped from the massacre of the Legat on report that the thousand foreigners massacred included 400…

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War News

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 3

In the three arsenals which tho allies destroyed at Tientsin there weet arms and ammunition worth £2,000,000…

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The War China. London, Friday. Chinese revenge

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

The murder of the German Ambassador and other out[?] by the Boxers, Prince Tu[?] attributes to the natural fury of the Chinese…

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The War in China. Notes on the Situation

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 3

Prince Ching, whose kind offices towards the members of the legations are reported (says the "Argas") was highly esteemed by Lord Charles…

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