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The wars & local soldiers, 1902

127 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 5 of 7

The War

Manilla Express · Wednesday 14 May 1902 · page 2

News from Pretoria states that at the Delegates' Conference with Lord Kitchener they demanded independence, which the Government refused…

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The War

Manilla Express · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 2

Thirty additional Boer leaders have been banished. Included in the number is Judge Koch…

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Millions in Wages. Work of Woolwich Arsenal in the War

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 4

Lord Stanley, financial secretary to the War Office, was present at the [?] dinner of the Royal Arsenal Association of Foremen at the…

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By Cable the South African War. Peace Negotiations. London, May 16

The Moree News · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 3

The Boers in Brussole and Amsterdam [?]erts that the peace negotiations have failed. The cause of the failure is stated to…

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London. Monday. the War

Manilla Express · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 2

The Times and the Daily Mail state that the prospects of peace are less assuring. 160 delegates have assembled…

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A War Correspondents Adventures

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 3

Mortimer Menpes, the English artist who went to South Africa to paint during the war, says that he knew nothing of campaigning or the articles…

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Latest Telegraphic. the War. Saturday, 5 p.m

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1902 · page 2

The chief points of the peace negotiations are finally settled. The final vote on the entire scheme will be taken by the Beer conference within a few…

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Soldiers as Coloiusts

The Moree News · Tuesday 27 May 1902 · page 6

Only those traitorous Britons who [?] to see their countrymen expelled from South Africa object to the notion of establsihing soldiers there as colonists after the war…

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London. Thursday. the War

Manilla Express · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 2

Major Collett, with the Jansonville Horse, attacked the Boers at Somerset on Tuesday. After a prolonged fight the Boers withdrew, leaving…

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Professor Wood and the War

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 5

The weekly meeting of the Sydney University Union, comprising graduates and under-graduates, was held last week in the common room of the…

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War Humour

The Moree News · Tuesday 3 June 1902 · page 5

A smile cheers are in the heat of battle. says the "Globe" and an apt jeat is an actual reinforcement. It runs along the line on the current of sympathy-- an auto…

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The Boer War. Peace Terms Signed

The Moree News · Tuesday 3 June 1902 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent wired as follows yesterday Monday morning:-- Peace has been signed at Pretoria…

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The War. Latest Telegraphic. Peace Proclaimed. LONDON

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1902 · page 2

A cable has been received that peace has been proclaimed and signed at [?] yesterday. Later…

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France Short of Soldiers

The Moree News · Tuesday 3 June 1902 · page 5

The conscrpis belonging to this year's comingent are noe rejoining their respective regiments. and this has been afforded the [?]ber [?]tureaque [?]…

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The War Over

Manilla Express · Wednesday 4 June 1902 · page 2

ON Monday morning the following joyful tidings were flashed throughout the world, from pole to pole, from sea to pea :—…

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Special Express Wires. Through Reuter Sydney, Back From the War

Manilla Express · Wednesday 4 June 1902 · page 2

The Transport Aurania arrived yesterday, and the troops will disembark this morning…

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The War. Botha & De Wet's Opinions

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1902 · page 3

Generals Botha and De Wet have acknowledged that the conduct of the British is honourable and generous, and have promised to serve King Edward…

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The War

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1902 · page 2

Four hundred Boers who surrendered at [?] brought in a pompam and indicated the hiding place of a howitzer and a maxim. Over 800 also…

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The Returned Soldiers

Manilla Express · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 2

THE soldiers, who recently returned from South Africa, are to be the guests of the townspeople, at the Hospital Coronation. Ball…

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"The Dogs of War."

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 1

"Cry Havock, and let slip the dogs of war!" go said Mark Antony. Now-R-days (says "Pearson's Magzine"), in the iron legions of the Kaiser, the "Dogs of…

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