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The wars & local soldiers, 1899

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The Transvaal War The Boor Ultimatum. LONDON

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1899 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent reports from the Transvaal that the Boers have just despatched an Ultimatum to Great Britian in reference to the mossing of troops. The…

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Boer War Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 2

It is no use now raking up the past. It is easy to be wise after the event; but we cannot refrain from recalling one, of a number of warnings, which…

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The Coming War

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 2

Final arrangements have been made with the agents of a large steamer to [?] local contingent, The Bishop of Grafton and Armidale has,…

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War! London

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 2

The Transvaal Government has issued an ultimatum to Great Britain, asserting the presence of British troops on the frontier has menaced…

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The War. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 2

Heavy rains are reported to have fallen in the Transvaal, and over the Natal highlands. It is also stated that the weather is now bitterly cold…

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Sketcher. the Wounds of War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 3

' Died of wounds,' is a brief but bitter phrase that will be less used in the great war of the (perhaps near) future than has ever happened in any equally important…

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The War. Latest Cablegrams. [Dubbo Liberal Special Service] the Boers Advancing. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 5

The Boers are in possession of L[?]g's Nek, and are advancing on Ingogo…

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The Transvaal. War Declared at Last. The Australian Contingents. Conynghame Greene Recalled from Pretoria. The Boers on the Border in Large Numbers. Have Occupied Laing's Nek Unopposed. The British will Act on the Defensive Until the Army Corps Arrives. (By Cable.) London, October 1[?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 2

Conyngham Greene has been, re-called from Pretoria. Only 600 men from the Canadian Cavalry and Infantry have been accepted for…

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The War in the Transvaal. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 2

The Beera have "commandcered" another 25,000oz. of gold, which they neized in transit. The reconnaissance which Colonol R. S. S. Baden-Powell led from Mafeking towards the…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. the War. Battle at Ladysmith. the Boers Attack Mafeking. Fifteen Soldiers Hold a Train Against the Boers for Four Hours. Boers Defeated at Mafeking. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 3

THE Boors last night advanced on Now castle in force, and this morning were in full occupation of the town and surrounding country. The British troops did not come in contaot…

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The War. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 3

The reconnaissance which General Sir George S. White recently dispatched from Ladysmith towards Van Reenen's Pass, on the Free State Border, having failed to…

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The Latest Was News. The Transvaal War and Severe Fighting

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 2

A rupture has come at last, and the rival forces have met in fierce and determined mined conflict. On Wednesday, the Transvaal Government, issued an…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate Wednesday, October 18, 1899. War News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 2

WE desire to inform our subscribers and the pubicgenerally that we have arranged for a special full telegraphic service of war news, which will be…

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THE Western Herald and Darling River Advocate Wednesday, October 18, 1899. at War

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 2

Meen as war is to be deplored, there will, we think, be a feeling of satisfaction that, being inevitable, it has at Inst commenced, Although The…

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The War. [Dubbo Libebal Special Service] Campaigning Under Difficulties London, Monday. Tremendous rains are falling in Natal. Occupation of British Territory London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 3

A force of Transvaal and Orange Free State Boers and 400 Hollanders has occupied Newcastle, in Natal…

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The War. Sydney

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 2

The debate on Mr. Lyne's motion in regard to the dispatch of the contingent to South Africa, was resumed by Mr. Hughes, who strongly opposed the…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. the War. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 5

THE British Parliament opened to-day. The Queen's Speech was extremely brief. It merely stated it was necessary to provide expenditure for exceptional exigencies and got sanction for…

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The Transvaal War. Heavy Fighting at Spytsfontien

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 4

THE Boers are displaying great activity and apparently intend to force the situation. A large Boer camp with 16 heavy guns, has been formed at Dannhauser. This town is…

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The Transvaal War--two Pictures. No. I--why Should We Fight?

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 3

A CORRESPONDENT of the " Evening News" writes:--It has been said that colonial warriors should pause, and ask themselves what they were going to fight about, before rushing off to…

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WAR

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 2

A large Boer camp, with 16 heavy guns bas been formed at Dannhauser. This town is between Newcastle and Dundee, on the main Natal railway…

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