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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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The British and the war

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1901 · page 2

The United States military attache Colonel Slocum is not opinion that the British have been too merciful with the Boers by…

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Boer War. LONDON, June 18

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 3

Commandant Maritz, with 150 men, surrounded a British patrol. Two of the patrol were killed, two wounded, and 20 captured. A British column is…

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What War Costs. Some Interesting Calculations

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 4

"We shall soon be talking again of the war says the St. James' Gazette. War is not a game that can bo played for nothing. Even in peace, Europe…

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Soldier and Anthill

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 10

Only the other day (wrote the Manila correspondent of [?] Weekly) the [?] volunteers got under a fire so heavy that, after spreading out in line of skirmish [?] the…

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A Soldier and [?]

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 2

IN [?] may be found an excellent pen [?] of De Wet by an American war correspondent, who has seen a good deal of service with that famous guerilla…

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The Boer War. Plot Against Lord Roberts. Baden Powell Ill

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 July 1901 · page 2

Commandant Fouche's object in making an excursion into the Transkei Country was to obtain tresh horses, but he…

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Last Battle of the Peninsular War

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 2

ON Easter Sunday, April [?]th, 1814, was fought the last battle of the Peninsular War. After his defeats at Nieville, Nive, and other places, Marshal Soult…

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Returned Soldiers

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 5

ON Friday afternoon last, two of our warriors, Sergeant Horaman and Lance-Corporal Harrison returned to Delegate, and were accorded a most hearty…

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Welcome Dance at Craigie. to Returned Soldiers

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 27 July 1901 · page 5

FOR a week past, Delegate has been engaged in entert[?]ing and toasting her returned soldiers, and the martial spirit spread to C[?] where, on Friday at[?]…

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News by the Mail. Topics of the Week. London, Jone 14, King Gives War Medals

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 July 1901 · page 2

There was a magnificent spectacle in london on wednesday last, when the king presented war medals to some 3,200 officers and men who have…

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Mr. Chamberlain on the war

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1901 · page 2

In a speech in the House of Commons Mr. Chambelain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, referred to the progress of the…

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Welcome to Returned Soldiers. Concert at Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 3

Several Mannro residents who went out to the South African war with the New South Wales contingents returned to Cooma within the last…

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The Latent Song. Time. "Soldiers of the Queen."

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 2

Difference is nutritions. And remarkably [?]olicians. Dubar[?] makes you happy, bright and gay. Duburce, when you're wheeling…

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N.S.W. Trooper wounded

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 August 1901 · page 2

Private W. Hawes, of the Third New South Wales Contingent, was severely wounded as Lindley, Orange River Colony…

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The Boer War. Kitchener's Proclamation

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 August 1901 · page 2

Lord Kitchener's proclamation emphasised the accomplishment of the annexation of the two Republic by possession of the shat of…

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The Boer War. Russia Slights England. London, August 20

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 2

The pro-Boers in Brussels and throughout Holland are delighted at the announcement that the Czar invited a representative of the Transvaal…

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Micalago News Banquet to Returned Soldiers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 2

That section of war community which Lodnig[?]s in morning cape, was awakened this [?] by the draw and instrument of the [?] of the…

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The Boer War. London, Saturday. Execution of rebels

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 August 1901 · page 2

There rebels were executed at Graff Reinst, Caps Colony, yesterday. Ten other rebels have been sentenced to penal servitude for life in…

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The Boer War. LONDON, August 26

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 2

The 10th Hussars had a sharp fight with Commandant Scheeper's force, southward of Uniondale, Cape Colony. The Hussars had four men killed and…

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Late War News

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 9

After all, the [?] is only a [?] affair. The Boers are not allowed to sing "Where did you get that [?]?" because Kruger had…

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