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The wars & local soldiers, 1902

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The South African Volunteers. The Local Memorial to Fallen Soldiers

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 2

Committee: Dr. Broinowski, Messrs. C. Brown, A. Duncan, R. Gibson, Chas. Hidgeock Rev. R. Jennings, J. Johnston. W. Johnstone, Henry B. Maclure, G. A…

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Returned Soldiers' Allowance. the Government Sued. Verdict for the Men. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 2

Judge Pring to-day instructed a jury to find a verlict for the returned contingents who sued the Government to recover £100, as extra pay, at the rate of…

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Sir J. Willcocks on the British Soldier. "An Honour to His Uniform."

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 27 August 1902 · page 5

Reuter's representative at Southampton had an interview with Colonel Sir James Willcocks, who left for the front recently…

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Welcome Home

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 29 August 1902 · page 2

Next Wednesday evening, 3rd September, in the Theatre Royal, Berrigan will take place the welcome home to Lieut-Col. Hon. Rupert Carington,…

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Cable News. the End of the War. Cape Parliament Meets. London, August 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 August 1902 · page 26

The Parliament of the Cape Colony, which has not sat since October 13,1900, was opened yesterday by the Governor, Sir Walter Holy-Hutchinson…

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Returned Soldiers. a Question of Pay

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 August 1902 · page 25

An important action, relating to the pay of certain contingents who went to Sooth Africa, was heard in the Supreme Court, Sydney, on Monday, before Mr. Justice Pung…

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Poetry Dirge for a Soldier

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 1

Close his eyes; his work is done! What to him is friend or [?] Rise of [?] or set of sun, Hand of man or kiss of woman?…

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Welcome Home to Lieut. Col. Hon. Rupert Carrington. a Successful Gathering

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 3

Last Wednesday evening, in the Theatre Royal, Berrigan, a Welcome Home, was tendered to Lieut. Col. Hon.. Rupert Carington, on his return to the district from…

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War It Treason ?

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 2

A new rule was recently made by the Berrigan Agricultural Society to the effect that the seat of any member of committee should lapse on his…

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Russia and Turkey. "War-ships in the Dardanelles. London, August 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 27

A difficulty has arisen between Turkey and Russia over the passage through the Dardanelles of four torpedo-boats intended for the EaBaian Black Sea fleet. The boats…

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The Anglo-boer War. the Last Sweep

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 3

The following report of the "last drive" of teh British-Boer war is copied form a Klerksdorp paper, and was brought over here by Trooper Robert…

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Krucer on the British Soldier

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 5

President Paul [?] does not [?] that the English soldier is brave. A writer asked him the question pointblank., [?] in [?] thus reports [?]…

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American War-ships. London, September 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 September 1902 · page 26

The United States battle-ship Wisconsin, 11,565 tons, 18 guns, has been ordered to Panama, and the cruiser Cincinnati, 3213 tone, 11 guns, to Colon, to prevent the Colombian…

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Colombian Civil War. Severe Fighting. London, September 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 September 1902 · page 26

Severe fighting has taken place in the South American republic of Colombia, where a civil war has been raging for Borne time past. The Government forces have been…

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Cost of the War. London, September 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 September 1902 · page 26

The Daily Mail makes the following statement in regard to the method to be adopted by the Imperal Government for levying a proportion of the cost of the war on the…

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The Tobacco War. the English Company Wins. London, September 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 October 1902 · page 27

The effort of the American tobacco trust to capture the British market has failed, and the Imperial Tobacco Company has bought the American Tobacco Company's British…

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A Story of the Crimean War

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 October 1902 · page 2

"Lord Wilmington. One of the best names in England, if you please Did you over see his house in Warwickshire? Every inch of the…

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One of the City's Own How a Young Man Came to Go to the South African War

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 October 1902 · page 1

"Mr. Redbolt is to go to the governor at once." Mr. Redbolt strode briskly across the room. A moment later he was in the…

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The Filipino War

The Riverine Grazier · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 4

Further cablegrams from Manila report that Colonel Pershing, commanding the American troops operating against the insurgent Moros in the…

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New Zealand Soldiers. Wellington

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 26

The Government is allocating a block of 8000 acres for settlement by returned troopers in South Africa…

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