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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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Is Death in War Painless

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 4

A Viennese authority, Professor Nothnagel, has arisen to tell us that death is in all cases painless. He tells us that man dies nearly always…

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General Cables. LONDON, Saturday. Boer War Items

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1902 · page 2

Major H. M'Micking has captured twelve Boers who were hiding on an island in the Vast River. Captain Tremayne has captured…

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General Cables. (By cablegram from our correspondent.) LONDON, Saturday. Cost of the Boer War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1902 · page 2

The House Commons went into Committee of Supply. There was only a small attendance of members. In moving the…

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The War in South Africa. Sharp Engagement with De Wet. London, Feb. 3

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 3

A sharp engagement took place on January 25 at Leewspruit, in the northeast of the Orange River Colony, between a portion of Commandant de…

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Alcohol in War

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 9

Scotch Whisky as Manufactured in Egypt "War's Aftermath" is the title of a paper contributed to the "Forum" by Mr. W. K. Rose, Reuter's correspondent…

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Soldiers of Fortune

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 9

Soldiers of fortune were a great and g[?]ous class in their time, but they have, says a writer in the "Pall Mall Gazette," farl[?] upon evil days. A good' many hundreds, or…

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The Death-cry of War. Zola Thinks This War Will Be the Last

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 9

Is it a dream to believe that we are witnessing war's last agony? Do not a thousand symptoms indicate the [?]act? May not the furors caused by the question of military…

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The Boer War. Capture of rebels

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 2

The rebels under Vandenmerwe were nearly surrounded in the [?] district of Cape Colony-Vander[?] escaped. Thirteen…

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The War in South Africa. British Reverse. Lord Methuen Captured. Many Prisoners. London, March 10

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 3

Commandant Delarey has captured Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen, several of his officers, and four guns. Lord Methuen was wounded in the…

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Boer Prisoners of War

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 5

The Boer prisoners in the Umballacamp (India) are sullen and defiant, and refuse to sign a parole if they are transferred to Simla…

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The Boer War. Lord Methuen's injury

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 2

The Australian for[?] under [?] ot-Colonel Cox, present Hentse's Commando, which [?] across the Heilbr[?]-Wolve[?]…

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General Cables. LONDON, 8. [?] The Boer War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1902 · page 2

Lord [?] is directing the British forces with a view to prevent the junction of De Vet and De [?] Rey at Plays. The British…

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The Boer War. LONDON, Friday. The visit to Pretoria

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 2

Six British staff officers, including Lord Kitchenar's side-de-camp accompanied Mr. Sehalk Burger and the other Boer leaders on the…

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The South African War the Great Boer Drive

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 3

Details of the great drive in the Transvaal state that owing to the [?] and incompletances of the block [?] lines, Lord Kitchener…

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South African War. the Case of the Australian Officers Further Particulars London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 2

A correspondent of the "Morning Leader" gives a story of the execution of unarmed Boers related by a…

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The War In South Africa the Sweeping Movement Against Delarey's Forces London, March 29

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 5

Details of the sweeping movement against the forces of Commandant Delarey show that owing to the enormous area to be covered and the…

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Two [?]Soldiers Fr[?]er

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 6

AN authentic account has been received at Yokohame of a c[?]tropho in the northern part of the main island of Japan…

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LONDON, Monday. Statement by the War [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 2

The War Office statement says:— In july and August the [?] [?] Carbineers, who were recruited in South Africa, and included man from the other…

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The Cost of the War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 3

Mr. H. Morgan Browne writes an article with many interesting figures on the cost of the war. Up to the present…

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A War Correspondent's Adventure

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 9

In his book, "War correspondent as a Fine Art," the late mr. Archibald Forbes cells the following story of his adventures in Paris when the German took possession of…

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