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The wars & local soldiers, 1902

127 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 4 of 7

The War

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 2

General Burger and party arrived at Kroonstad on the 23rd instant. One of the delegales was blindfolded and conducted through the linse to meet…

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Naval War of the Future

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 3

The war of the future is bound to become more and more a war of individuals, an affair of initiative, in which doing the best thing, after a…

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The War

Manilla Express · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 2

Dr. Kuyper is again busying himself on behalf of the Boers. Steyn and De Wet have returned to Parys. So far, negotiations for peace…

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Latest Cables. LONDON, Friday. the War

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 2

The British have captured a waggou belonging to Commandant Beyers…

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Australian Soldiers Shot

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 2

IN another portion of our present issue will be found an interesting account given by Major [?] of Sydney who has just returned from the…

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Execution of Australian Soldiers. for Murdering Boers

The Moree News · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 2

For [?] days past Australia has been sh[?]eisal an hearing the news that four Australians had been co[?] shot and the…

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A Humorous War Story

The Moree News · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 4

A good story from the front reached Wellington recently. It relates how a gay young subaltern of the Seventh New Zealanders was beautifully taken…

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Latest Cables. LONDON, Friday. War Delegates

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 3

The Boer delegates have been conferring with General Botha at Klerksdorp since Monday, and are now awaiting General De La Rey and Mr. Steyn…

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By Cable the Boer War. London.Sunday

The Moree News · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 2

The Wa Office states that the exaggerated and sensational reports which were current relative to peace are entirely premature…

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The War

Manilla Express · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 2

Thirteen New Zealand mounteds were killed in a railway accident at Machavie, and a number were injured…

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The War

Manilla Express · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 2

Commandant Kruitzinger's acquittal was chiefly due to the Crown Prosecution producing an intercepted letter, showing that Kruitzinger…

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War Office Orders

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 3

The War Office has ordered 100 tons of jam from New South Wales and 300,000 1bs. of corned mutton…

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A War Correspondent's Adventure

The Moree News · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 5

In his book, "War Correspondence aa a Fine Art." the late Mr. Archibald Po[?]es t[?]s the following story of his adventures in Pa[?]s when the Germans took possessive of…

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Public Opinion. Moree Council and War Petition. (To the Editor of the "Moree News")

The Moree News · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 2

Sir,-I was much ameard and edited in reading in year issue of the [?]ch [?]st, the proceeding of Moree Municipal Council regarding Anti-War petition. Ad Pake said…

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Baboon Soldiers

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 1
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Man is not the only [?] who carries on his warfare by means of organised bands, and calls in the forces of nature to [?] him. The German naturalist and traveller,…

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The War

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1902 · page 3

A party of rebels at Tweefoutein clad in khaki, murdered Lient. Murray who approached them under the belief that they were British troops…

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London. Thursday. the War

Manilla Express · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 2

Lord Salisbury, speaking at the Primerose League, said in the peace negotations the Government had not receded from the former position, and were…

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The War

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1902 · page 2

The natives attacked a Boer encampment near vryheid, killing thirty Boers. The solicitor of the brothers…

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The South African War. Peace Stated Arranged. London, May 10

The Moree News · Tuesday 13 May 1902 · page 2

There were great rejoining in Lisbon last night in consequence of an announcement that the British and Ho[?]rs had agreed as to the terms upon…

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