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The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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Transvaal War. LONDON, May 23

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1901 · page 3

The fire from a British blockhouse on the line caused Commandant Fraure and forty Boers to cross the line westward of Pan. A loaded waggon was captured…

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Latest War News. LONDON

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1901 · page 2

100 Boers attacked 20 Border scouts near Kenhardt. The former approached within 100 yards of the scouts, but after five hours fighting the Boers retired,…

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The War. [Through Beuter.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1901 · page 4

IT is reported at Delagoa Bay that there was a big fight near Barberton, in the Eastern Transvaal, on the 16th instant. The British are reported to…

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The War. [Through Beuter.] London, May 23

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1901 · page 2

LORD KITCHENER reports that last week 19 Boers were killed, 14 were wounded, 238 were taken prisoners, 71 surrendered. The British also…

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

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1901 · page 3

A small force of British finding Amersfoot, in the south-eastern Transvaal, deserted, laid an ambush. Commandant Joubert, Sparwatter, the Boer magistrate, and give Boers entered the town, but bolted…

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The War Office

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 May 1901 · page 4

The House of Common's Committee recommend drastic reform in the business methods of the War Office…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 May 1901 · page 8

It is reported at Delagoa Bay that there big fight near Barbe[?] is the Eastern Transvaal on the 16th instant The British are reported to…

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Cablegrams. London, Monday. the Transvaal War

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 May 1901 · page 4

One hundred Boers attacked twenty of the Border Scouts in a narrow pass near Kenhardt. The Boers approached within too…

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The War In China. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 May 1901 · page 8

The Ministers of the Powers at Pekin have rejected the proposal of the United States that the Chinese indemnity should be reduced. The…

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Transvaal War. LONDON, May 26

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 3

Lord Kitchener, in a report to the War Office, states that the Boers, in superior numbers, made a determined attack upon a British convey between…

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Latest War News. LONDON

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 2

On June the 3rd His Majesty the King will personally invest Colonel W. D. C. Williams, of the New South Wales Army Medical Corps, with the insignia of the…

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

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 3

THE speech delivered by Lord Milner at Mr. Chamberlain's private luncheon on Saturday has exhilirated loyalists in South Africa, many of whom, owing to the expressed…

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The Boer War

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

[?] at Delagoa Bay that there was [?] near Barberton, in the Fastern [?] the 16 instant. The British are [?] have had 61 casualties, and the…

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The Transvaal War

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

A small force of British finding Amarsfoot, in the south-eastern Transvaal, deserted, laid an ambush. Commandant Joabert, Sparwatter, the…

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A Story from the War

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 8

A fenry story co[?] from South Africa. A private is the Guards, [?]. Johnson, met a friend in Capetown, whom he had known in…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

Major-General Lord Dundonald, who has arrived in London from South Africa, says it would be easy to properly defend the country if the…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 6

President Kruger is preparing for publication a book on South African affaire. The book will implicate a number of…

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Cablegrams. London, Thursday. the Transvaal War

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 4

Two hundred Boers surrendered at Palafyor, with forty-two waggon loads of men, women and children. Four hundred of Lrebenbergs…

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The War in China. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

The German quarter of Pekin will be experimentally entrusted to the Chinese authorities in a fortnight. Many German in Pekin are irritated…

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The War in China. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 6

China objects to pay 4 per cent, interest on the indemnity loan The Albice are [?] in pourparlers for the appointment of a…

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