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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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The Great Boer Conspiracy. a Tale of the Transvaal War. 1899-1900. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Xx

Northern Star · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 6

How they were taken up an exceedingly high mountain and shown all the Kingdoms of South Africa and the glory of them…

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The Fighting at the Tugela and Spion Kop. From General Sir Revders Buller to the Secretary of State for War. (Through Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, G.C.B., Commander-in-Chief, Cape Town.) Spearnam's Hill, 30th January, 1900

Northern Star · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 3

Sir,—I have the honour to report that General Sir Charles Warren's division having arrived at Estcourt, less two battalions, 10th Brigade, which were left at the Cape,…

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War in South Africa. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 5

Major-General Baden-Powell has captured Commandant Steyn and two natively hostile field cornets at [?]stenburg. General Buller is now at Paardekorp, and…

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The Transvaal War London

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 5

GENERAL HAMILTON has broken his collarbone. The Boors attacked the British lines at Honing Spruit and burnt the culverts…

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War in South Africa. London. Tuesday Afternoon

Northern Star · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 5

500 British prisoners have arrived at Machadodorp. They saluted President Krager. who raised his hat in acknowledgment. The prisoner are being well treated…

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The Great Boer Conspiracy. a Tale of the Transvaal War. 1899-1900. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Xxi. the Advice of Krates and Kreeds

Northern Star · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 6

THE party returned to Harrismith in carriages which had been provided for the trip, only the mountain climbing being done on horseback. Thr Boer never walks unless…

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War in South Africa. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 5

Owing to their insolence and treachery Lord Roberts has ordered the Netherlands railway officials to leave the country within three days. LONDON, SATURDAY…

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Is the War Over? "A" Battery Wants to Know. Not a Shot Fired

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 5

DRIVER W. H. Wiseman, of "A" Battery, in a letter to a friend in Sydney, he says, writing, from Draghoender, Prieska district, on May 20th:—'A' Battery is still stranded…

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The Hospitals In South Africa. What Australian Soldiers Say

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 3

THE 'Evening News' says: Mr. W. A. B. Burdett-Coutts, member of the House of Commons, who visited South Africa early during the war, has, according to a…

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The Returning Soldiers. Reception of the Second Detachment

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 8

THE Aberdoon liner Australasian, with the second detachment of 20 colonial invalided soldiers from South Africa, entered Sydney Heads shortly after 7 a.m. on…

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The Transvaal War London

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

No troops will be withdrawn from South Africa until the close of the war. Mr. Botba, a Bond member of the Cape Assembly, has been arrested on a charge…

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The South African War. London

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 5

LORD ROBERTS has ordered all civilians returning from Johannesberg to retire to Bloemfontein. General Coke shelled 2000 Boors who…

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The Great Boer Conspiracy. a Tale of the Transvaal War. 1899-1900. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Xxii. Throwing Off Disguises

Northern Star · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 6

AT the very time that the incidents described in the last chapter were transpiring, a tragedy, which was destined to hasten the movement of events, was being enacted in…

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War in South Africa. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 5

The Boers have released 800 British prisoners. No offleers are among the prisoners. Colonel Paget han defeated a force of Boers at Pleiserfontein…

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The South African War. London

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 2

Private W.G. Taylor, of New South Wales, has died at Pretoria, and Private J. Waite is wounded. London, Saturday…

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The South African War. London

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 5

THE Australian Bushmen, by forced marches from Zeerust, assisted in repelling a Boer attack on Rustenberg. Ex-President Steyn and Commandant Do…

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War in South Africa. London, Tuesday

Northern Star · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 5

The Australian Bushmen, by forced marucs from Zeerust, assisting in repelling a Beer at[?]k on Rustenberg. Ex-President Steyn and Commandant De…

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The Great Boer Conspiracy. a Tale of the Transvaal War. 1899-1900 (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Xxiii. the Cannon's Opening Roar

Northern Star · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 6

Probably there was hardly a man among the representatives at the Bloemfontein Conference but guessed, if he did not really know, that the outcome of that Conference…

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War in South Africa. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 July 1900 · page 5

The Boers have captured at Nitral's Nek, 18 miles from Pretoria. 200 British and two guns. Five companies of the Lincolnshire's and a squadron of Scots Greys hall occupied the Nek…

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The South African War. London

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 5

It is reported that Commandant De Wet has imprisoned ex-President Steyn owing to his desire to surrender. The Boors have evacuated the kopjes to…

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