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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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The War (Per Greville's Telegram Company) Our Wires. London

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 2

COLONEL A. M. Thorneycroft, Royal Scots Fusileers, ordered the retirement from Spion Kop. General Puller acquits Colonel…

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The War. By Cable. Commander of the Queenslanders. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 5

COLONEL FINN, of the 21st Imperial Lancers, has been appointed to command the Queensland contingent on Service in South Africa. The colonel, who has expressed…

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War " Extraordinaries."

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 5

From the begining of this week, that is to say, from Monday, 5th February, the practice hitherto adhered to of distributing slips of war…

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War Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 3

When a number of Armidalians, parents of volunteers who accompanied the second [?] sent to the war, journeyed to Sydney to say farewell to their eons, they were promised…

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The War. Sydney

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 2

A Hanoverian officer declares that 10,000 [?] soldiers and 300 officers are assisting the Boera. Colonel Powell reports having forced the…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 3

A Hanoverian officer declares that 10,000 trained European soldiers and 300 officers are [?] the Boers. Colonel Powell reports having forced the…

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The War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1900 · page 5

Heavy fighting is said to have taken place, and to be proceeding at the present time. The result is not yet known, and very…

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With the War Balloons

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1900 · page 7

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL Templar, the chief of the Balloon Factory at Aldershot, who goes to South Africa with the First Army Corps, is a…

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The War. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1900 · page 3

GENERAL SIR G. S. WHITE has heliographed to the British commander at Chievely that on Saturday last the garrison at Ladysmith could plainly…

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Transvall War London February 5

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 9 February 1900 · page 2

Latest news from the front in Natal states that the following message has been received by heliograph from Ladysmith: —"We were elated on Saturday at…

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The War. By Cable. Censure Motion Negatived. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1900 · page 5

THE motion of censure on the British Government, moved by Mr. Fitzmaurice, M.F., for alleged bad management in connection with the war in South Africa, has…

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The War Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company) London

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1900 · page 2

IT is stated at Durban that General Buller's column has crossed the Tugela River in the direction of Acton Holmes or to the east of Pot[?]eter's…

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Dan Barrys Dramatic Company. Soldiers of the Queen

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 9 February 1900 · page 3

SELDOM have local playgoers the opportunity to witness such a dramatic treat as Monday and Tuesday next when the immensely popular Dan Barry will make his…

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War Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 5
Also in The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record

The Lieutenant Governor on Wednesday received a cable from Lord Roberts expressing his appreciation of the spirit which prompted the…

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War Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 2

Dissatisfaction exists locally in consequence of the action of the Bush Contingent authorities in connection with the transmission of volunteers…

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The Transvaal War

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 2

The number of men missing in connection with the Spion Hop reverse is now estimated at 215 chiefly from the Lancas[?] Fusiliers…

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The War. Sydney

The Inverell Times · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 3

General French has despatched an overwhelming force to seize Norval Post on the Free State Border for the purpose of cutting off the Boers' retreat. Reinforcements are…

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The South African War

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 4

In two important directions the South African war has occasioned anxiety. It has imperilled the good Understanding of the Empire with…

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The Tbansvaal War. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 5

The Motion of Ceasure in the Imperial Parliament was negatived by 352 votes to 139. Mr. Asquith said that President…

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