South Africa. the War Charges
LONDON, Friday.—Lord Milner, the British Commissioner to South Africa, and the Governor, of the Transvaal, has declined to receive the projected…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1902
172 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 9
War Compensation
LONDON, Saturday—In the discussion is the Cape Parliament on the second reading of the Loan Bill to provide for war losses, Mr. J. W…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Chamberlain, answering a correspondent, writes that he As unable yet, for reasons stated in Parliament, to fix the…
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LONDON, Friday.—Lord Alverstone, President of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the conduct of the war in South Africa, speaking…
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I think I have already told you that the fair fame of New Zealand's contingents was likely to be besmirched by the doing of the later drafts,…
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Mr. Alfred Cunningham, who was a special correspondents during the Chine-Japanese war relates a little book just published some of his experience of the…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The Commission appointed, with Lord Elgin as chairman, to inquire into the conduct of the war, has commenced its sittings…
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LONDON, Friday.—Lord Strathcona, High Commissioner for Canada, bas been appointed a member of Lord Elgin's commission ion of inquiry into the…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A number of Belgian miners who were proceeding to work at a colliery inside the French frontier where the French miners…
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The Bashi-Bazouks, who figured in the recent Grecian troubles are to the Turkish Army what the Cossacks are to to the Russian. The Cossacks are, however, far…
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The United States Navy Department is reported to have secured the rights of a new time fuse which does not explode the shell until it has penetrated…
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Mr. C. Duncan Cross writes in "Cassells Magazine" on "A Fighting Machine at Work," and thus describes the German huts:—It is, of course, impossible to get…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Among the distinctions and decorations awarded in connection with the South African campaign are the following:—Grand…
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Private B. Lethbridge, the last of the Maitland soldiers to return from South Africa, was on Saturday afternoon at the conclusion of B…
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LONDON, Friday.—The Warn Office has telegraphed of Lord Milner, regretting its inability to accepts a Boer contingent for service in Somaliland…
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A large number of ladies and gentlemen met at the Argenton Hall on Friday evening last for the purpose of extending a welcome home to Mrs. Thomas, who has…
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Defence Forces Tug-of-War Championship ("Referce" Shield Competition). Tug-of-War—Open to teams of ten men all being bona-fide members of any…
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LONDON, Friday,—Mrs. De la Rey, the wife of the General, is writing a history of the Boer War from the women's standpoint…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A number of discharged Turkish soldiers on the banks of the Dardenelles surrounded the house of the General, clamouring…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early Newcastle. the Maori War. "Chronicle" Clippings. No. Xi
On July 9, 1893 a public meeting was held in the old court house for the purpose of protesting against the tonnage dues, then exciting. The idea was to secure…
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