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The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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The War. [Reuter's Service. — COPYRIGHT.] Seventeen Boers Killed. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 5

A HUNDRED Boers, while fetching forage to Gerinspoort, were fired on by the British Cyclist Corps, and 17 were killed…

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The Returned Soldiers. Reception and Ball

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

SERGEANT D. McAlister and Trooper J. Kelly, who have recently arrived from active service in South-Africa, were entertained by their comrades of the Mounted…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 8

Three hundred and fifty men of De Wet's commando occupied Philippstown on Tuesday. There was a small garrison, and the Yeomany defended…

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The War in China. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 8

The Emperor has directed his astronomers to select an auspicuous day for his return to Pekin. Three of the Chinese officials who…

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The War in China. March of the Allies. Boxers Beheaded

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 4

Count Von Waldersee has ordered the Allied troops to prepare for a march to Faiynenfu in the spring. The order is interpreted as an in…

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The South African War. Chase of De Wet. Bbitish Victory. Convoy Captured. a Three Weeks' March

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 4

The British assistant Under-Secretary for War proceeeds to South Africa to acttemporarily as Lord Kitchener's financial adviser…

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Transvaal War LONDON, Febrvary 18

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 2

The British assistant Under-Secretary for War proceeds to South Africa to act temporarily as Lord Kitchener's financial advisor…

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Latest War News. LONDON

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 2

Lord Kitchener has returned to Pre-, torin. He reports that Do Wet on the 18th inst. was 70 miles west of Hopetown,…

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The China War. LONDON, February 18

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 2

Count Von Walderse has ordered the allied troops to prepares for a march to Fatyenfu in the spring. The order is interpreted us an intention…

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The Telansvaal War

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 4

The leaders of Botha's commando have deserted awing to his threat to shoot disobedient Burghers. Boer Army of 4000 men…

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The Transvaal War

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

General Plomer's Australian Bushmen extricated 200 men of the Imperial and South African Horse, who were hard pressed by Commandant…

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The War China

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 4

The Foreign Ministers have agreed to the strangulation instead of decapitation of the Chinees re-actionaries…

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"Smiler" Hales' War Book

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 8

Under the title "Campaign Picture" Mr. A. G. Hales baa published his war book in London. The Daily News, to which most of the material…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

Lord Kitchener has returned to Pretoria. The Commander-in-Chief reports that Commandant De Wet on the 18th…

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The Transvaal War. Looke

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 6

[?] [?] eEsiker and C[?]el Piuaer on Monday got within five miles of Be Wet's laager. The Boers hastily divided, half…

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The War in China. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

The United States Government strongly objects to Count Waldersee's activity, especially in connection with the expedition to Tai-yuen-fu…

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Latest War News. Sidney, Friday Night

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 3

Colonel Henniker and Colonel Plumer on Monday got within five miles of De Wet's laager. The Boers hastily divided, half going in a…

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Transvaal war LONDON, February 22nd

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 2

A despatch from Do Anr, dated Friday, states that the Boer invasion of Cape Colony is practically finisked. Do Wet and Commandants Froneman…

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Latest War News. LONDON

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 2

Lord Kitchener has prohibited the circulation of books and newapapers calculated to encourage Boer resistance. The British losses during Janury were…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 6

An explosion on the track stopped the mail train from Natal to Johannesburg, near Heidelburg, on February 20th…

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