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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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Latest European News. The Transvaal War London, Thursday N.S.W. Bushmen at Rustenberg

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

A cable message has been received from General Carrington stating that on July 7th the New South Wales Bushmen displayed…

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War News

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 6

LORD ROBERTS has ordered all civilians returning to Johannesburg to retire to Bloemfontein. General Coke shelled 2000 Boers who…

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A Wounded Soldier. Daily News

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1900 · page 4

'When you are wounded and can't move hand or foot with [?] [?] yourself,' says an in wounded soldier, 'you went…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1900 · page 2

The Boers have captured at Nitral's Nek, 18 miles from pretoris, 200 British and two guns. Five companies the Lincolusbire…

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The War in China. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1900 · page 2

[?] artillery [?] continue at [?] The Chinese gun [?] those of the Europeans…

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War declared against Russia

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 2

General T[?] at Hailar officially declared war against the Russians in Manohuria. Great excitement prevails in Russia and in the…

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War News. MONDAY, July 16

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 3

Count von Bulow, the German Minister for, Foreign Affairs, stages that Germany seeks no special advantages in China. Ten steamers have been…

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Latest European News. The Transvaal War London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 2

A young Boer has been sentenced to five years penal servitude for trying to wreck a troop train at P[?]…

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The War in China. London, Thursday.— Pekin Massacres denied by Viceroys

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 2

A dispatch dated July 16. signed by the Viceroys of Nanking and W[?]ang, and by Sheng, the Director of Telegraphs, informs…

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War News

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 6

FURTHER particular of the Nitral Nekmishap state that the Scots Greys and guns were in advances of the main body when the Boers opened the attack…

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The Transvaal War. London, Monday. New Zealanders captured

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

A number of New Zealanders have been captured in a [?] near pratoria…

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Latest European News. the War in China. London, Monday Japanese at Tientsin

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

Eight thousand Japanese have arrived at Tientsin…

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The Transvaal War London, Friday. Rail and telegraph lines restored

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 2

Lord Roberts reports that the railway and telegraph lines have been restored…

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The War in China. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 July 1900 · page 2

A majority of the Admirals in command of she foreign squadross has given the Russians control of the railway from Take to Perkin,…

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The Transvaal War. London, Saturday. Boers Scattered in Natal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 July 1900 · page 2

The enemy ineffectnally attempted to cut General Buller's line of communication in Natal. The Boers were in strong force, but…

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SYDNEY, Monday Return of invailded soldiers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 July 1900 · page 2

By the steamship Oonah the invatided soldiers from the South African war arrived at Sydney at midnight and great demonstration took place in…

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Cost of the war

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 2

The cost of the war to date is forty two million pounds…

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Transvaal War. London, July 31

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 2

Field-Marshal Lord Roberts has sent the following despatch to the War Office relating to the surrender of General-Prinsloo and 5000 men to…

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War News. China. London, July 29

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 2

Nine members of the China Inland Mission have been massacred in CheKiang. The Boxers on the 8th instant…

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The Transvaal War London, Friday. More Boers surrender

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 2

Twelve hundred more Boers have surrendered to General Bunter, who expects that the total surrenders will amount to four…

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