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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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The Government and the War to Be Carried Through

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. St. John Brodrick, Secretary of State for War, in the course of a speech at a meeting of the National Union of Conservatives,…

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War in South Africa. the Peace Negotiations. How They Failed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Replying to a question in the House, of Commons last night, Mr. Brodrick, Minister for War, said that Lord Kitchener's…

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War in South Africa. the Vlakfontein Atrocities. German Anglophobia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Mr. St. John Bredrick, Secretary for War, stated in the House of Commons that in response to a telegram inquiring into the…

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War in South Africa. the Disaster to Victorians. Due to Insufficient Picquets. a Gallant Stand. Full Details

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The "Standard's" Pretoria correspondent describes the disaster to the Victorians as avertible if the camp had been better…

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De Wet Twice Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A Boer denior has admitted that Commandant Be Wet was twice wounded in the fighting at Lindley…

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Shooting the Wounded. Excused by Kruger

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Kruger openly paliates the shooting of the British wounded by the Boers, alleging barbarous illtreatment of the Boer…

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War in South Africa. After Scheepers. Capture of His Laager

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Making a sudden f[?], Colonel Soobell's and three other columns converged upon Camdeboo, and captured the raiders' laager,…

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A Soldiers' Memorial. Deputation to Mr. See. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 4

A deputation, consisting of the Revs. Rose, Beck, and Boardman, waited on the Premier (Mr. See) to-day in reference to a memorial for those who had fallen in the…

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War in South Africa. the Captures at Reitz

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—In addition to those previosuly mentioned, the prisoners captured at Reitz by General Broadwood, included Mr. Brebner,…

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Rosebery and the Liberals. the Schism Permanent. Will Not Re-enter the Party. Neutrality on the War Impossible

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Speaking last night at a banquet in connection with the City of London Liberal Club, Lord Rosebery said that he would…

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Killing Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" at Pretoria says that the statement regarding the killing of wounded at…

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War in South Africa. Kitchener and the Troops. the Contradicted Report. the "Daily Mail's" Statement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—There are indications that there is a substratum of truth in the statement of the "Daily Mail," inasmuch as Lord Kitchener has…

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War in South Africa. the Captured Boer Letters. Important Admissions. the Boers Exhausted. Steyn's Deceptive Assurances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Several important letters were found in Steyn's baggage at Reitz. Writing to Steyn on May 10th to the Transvaal Government,…

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War in South Africa. the Pro-boer Agitation. Rosebery and the Liberal Party. Anti-national Elements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Lord Rosebery, speaking at the City Liberal Club, described Mr. Laboachere's pro-Boer meeting in the Queen's Hall on June…

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War in South Africa. Killing the Wounded. Boers' Demoralisation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The London "Daily Telegraph" states that further inquiry confirms the acts of butchery at Vlakfontein. He adds that the…

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The South African War. Letter From Trooper Fairhall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 6

The following letter, dated Cowan's Farm, 8-6-01, has been received by Mr. C. Fairhall, of Hexham, from his brother, Trooper A. Fairhall, who proceeded to…

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War in South Africa. the Death of Mrs. Kruger. Her Dying Message. Kruger Inconsolable

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—General Elofi telegraphed to Kruger that his wife's end was peaceful and painless, and conveyed to Kruger her dying…

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War in South Africa. Boer Attack Repulsed. Scheepers' "Brigandage."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Boer raiders for two days made a determined attack upon Aberdeen, Cape Colony. Eventually a detachment of…

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District News. Greta. Welcome to Returned Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1901 · page 6

At the public welcome accorded the returned soldiers from South Africa at Scone last Saturday evening, Constable Williams, stationed here, and who was a member of…

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District News. Hamilton. Welcome Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 8

A pleasant evening was spent by the members of the St. Peter's Mutual Club and the Sunday-school teachers on Wednesday, the occasion being a welcome to…

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