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The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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The War in China. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 6

The Generals of the Allied forces at Pekin have informed the Minister that it will be possible to withdraw the troops when the indemnity…

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Cablegrams London, Thursday. the Transvaal War

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 4

The Boers have been completely routed east of Pieteresurg, and have exploded their last "Long-Tom," England has rejected Germany's…

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Transvaal War. LONDON, May 2

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 2

Information has been received that a British force under General Granfell attacked a force of Boers at Bergplaats, near Haenerstburg, in the north-east of…

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The War. [Through Reuter.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 4

A NUMBER of Boer leaders and a big commando were strongly entrenched at Hartebeestein. General Babington, after shelling the laager all day,…

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End of the War. LONDON, Sunday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 5

THE War Office is more hopeful of a speedy termination of the war than it was a few weeks ago…

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Our Wires. (Per Gerville's Telegram Company.) the Boer War. London

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 3

THE Boers have been completely routed east of Pietersburg and have exploded their last Long-Tem. England has rejected Germany's claim for…

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The War in China

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 5

The Russians annihilated two bands of Chinese at Manchuria on the 3rd instant. The Russians lost 26 killed and 75…

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The War in China

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 6

Reuter's correspondent reports that the Germ en bridge over the Peibo, near the southern end of the British concession at Tientsin, impedes the…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 8

A number of provincers Beer leeders and a big command[?] were strongly entrenched at Hartbeestein. Colonel Babing[?]ses, after shelling…

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Cablegrams London, Monday. the Transvaal War

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 5

A battle is imminent at Hartebeestfontein, where Generals Methuen, Babbington, and Rawlinson are endeavouring to surround De la Ray,…

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The War In China. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 8

The Committee of the Ministers of the Powers at Pekin recommend that China should raise a 4 per cent, or a 4[?] per cent, loan of £70,000,000, to…

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Latest War News. London

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 2

Continual sniping goes on wherever the British forces are stationed, and it has been found necessary to erect block houses throughout the Middleburg…

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Transvaal War. LONDON, May 6

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 2

Lord Kitchener [?] a report, to the War Office, states that the additional losses by the Boers, since his previous report, include 10 killed, 3 Wounded and…

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

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 3

Lord kitchener reports that in the recent fighting an additional four Boers were killed, five wounded, and 118 Boers, 10,600 cartridges, and 120 waggons captured, while 30…

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War Notes

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 4

Mr. G. B. Townshend, writing from Worcester, Cape Colony, encloses a pass which it was necessary for him (although a corporal in the Town…

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The Transvaal War

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 3

Commandant Kruitzinger burned a supply train near Stormberg and later sustained losses at Driefontein. Fifteen thousand troops between…

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The Transvaal War

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 4

The transport Victorian, with the Queensland Sixth Contingent aboard, has arrived at Capetown. Several farmers have been sentenced…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 3

Mrs. Botha, the wife of General Botha, is about to visit Europe in order to inform President Kruger of the hopelessness of resistance and the…

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The Transvaal War. London, Tuesday[?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 2

There are now 1[?],000 troops between Komatipoort and Pretoria, and these find it difficult to protect the railway…

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Cablegrams London, Thursday. the Transvaal War

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 4

Colonel Plumer captured 143 Boers north of Pretoria. Another 50 surrendered when surprised by the British…

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