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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1902

172 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 9

The War Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 November 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Commission appointed to inquire into the conduct of the South African war has taken further evidence. Among the…

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Soldiers in Distress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—An influential meeting has been held in London to impress upon employers the crying needs of the 70,000 reservists and…

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Venezuelan Crisis. War Preparations Continue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 December 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A message received through Reuter's agency states that the President of Venezuela has asked Mr. H. W. Bowen, the United…

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A Memory of the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 9

A small party, led by the commander, [?] the farm to see if any stragglers [?] within it. What a scene Piles of blankets, saddles, impedimenta of all…

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A Brilliant War Picture. the Strategy of a Great Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1902 · page 11

MR. PERCEVAL LANDON contributes to the " Fortnightly Review" for September a singularly vivid and brilliant picture of the master-stroke by…

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The Story of a Great Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1902 · page 11

Actually—the imagination quickens at the picture—French was at this moment driving a line like a ploughshare across country with six thousand sabres and…

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War Preparations in China

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 December 1902 · page 6

The "N. C. Dolly News" makes the following comments in its notes on native affairs:—This is constant boast of the Empress Dowager Tze-hsi-tuan-yu, &c.,…

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The Boer War. History by Prisoners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 December 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Seven hundred Boer prisoners at Ahmednagar, in the province of Bombay, in British India, have jointly written a history of the…

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Dogs of War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 December 1902 · page 2

At all recent field manoeuvres of the German Army (says the "Idler") a number of practical experiments have demonstrated new uses to which dogs of…

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Something for Soldiers to Learn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 December 1902 · page 2

A very useful suggestion cropped up the other evening in conversation (writes "Range-Finder" in the current issue of "Navy and Army.") It was suggested…

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Automobiles in War Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 December 1902 · page 7

An article on this important subject from the pen of Brigadier-General Macdonald appears In "Cassier's Magazine." From this article the layman may get a…

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A Sydney Letter. Foolhardy People Who Visit the Cliffs.—as to Short Weight Jam—a Complaint From the War Office.—a New Form of Sneak Thieving.—mr. Neville Cayley Sells Pictures to Melba.—a Dishonest Pawnbroking Trick.—also a Dishonest Trick in House Selling. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 December 1902 · page 7

The sad accident at South Head, if it reveals a case against the first victim of walking along the cliffs outside the fence—presuming that there is a fence in the…

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