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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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The Cardinal on the War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 2

SPEAKING to a representative of the DAILY TELEGRAPH, Cardinal Moron said:— "I have heard it stated that I myself am such a deadly enemy of the British Empire that…

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The War. Tuesday's News. The Advance on Ladysnith. the Battle at Spionkop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 3

The battle which commenced on Saturday between the British under General Warren and the Boers was continued on Sunday…

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The Great Boer Conspiracy. a Tale of the Transvaal War. 1899-1900. [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter Xi. Barbara Is Married

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 2

Several of the man who sat at the Council of the Bond Executive referred to in the last chapter, will of necessity occupy prominence in the after chapters of…

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The War

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 4

General Warren on Saturday attacked the northerly ridge of Spionkop with a field battery. The Boors replied with machine guns. The British infantry maintained fire at long range…

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The Cardinal on the War

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 3

Speaking on Sunday evening to a representative of the "Daily Telegraph," Cardinal Moran said: "I have heard it stated that I myself am such a deadly enemy of the…

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The Transvaal War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 4

The turning of the main Boer position has been succesfully begin. The enemy's extreme right, to the eastward of Acton Homes, occupied a ridge extending…

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The Boer War

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 3

General Buller cables that Sir Charles Warren was in the same position on Tuesday, with the enemy about 1400 yards to the front…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. the War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 5

THE latest news from the front slates that the Generals co-operating with General Buller have arranged their battalions at Echelon, thus compelling the Boers to subdivide their forces…

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The Tale of the Australian Prisoners of War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 4

An exchange says: The Australian captives will probably bo taken to Pretoria. But conditions there, to judge by the fetters of an officer prisoner to a friend lately published in the…

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The War in South Africa. the Battle of Belmont

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 3

THE experience of Mr. C. Shaw, the Canadian war correspondent, at the Baltic of Belmont, in narrated in a letter which has been received from a correspondent at Durban:--No sound…

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The War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 2

Sir Redvers Buller's generals made an important echelon movement, compelling the Boers to subdivide their forces. General Hillyard is seeking to cut the…

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WAR. London

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 4

Reports in regard to the Sydney Lancers disaster are very conflicting. The force is variously estimated at from 16 to 25 troopers under Lieut…

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The War. Friday's News. The Advance on Ladysmitk. Capture of Spionkop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 5

General Buller cables that General Warren surprised and captured the Boers' position at Spionkop on Tuesday night. HEAVY CASUALTIES…

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War. Warren and the Enemy. 1400 Yards Apart. Buller's Intended Charge. London

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 2

General Buller cables that General Warren was in the same position on Tuesday, with the enemy about 1400 yards in front of him…

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The Great Boer Conspiracy. a Tale of the Transvaal War. 1899-1900. [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter Xi—continued

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 2

The fact is that the much-abused capitalists of the Rand had too much at stake, and kept quiet while the working classes agitated, until tax upon tax, and restriction…

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The Transvaal. The Battle of Spion Kop. General Warren Captures the Boer Position After Desperate Fighting. Many British Casualties. General Woodgate Severely Wounded. The Boer Position Untenable, Warren and Clery's Cannonading Most Severe yet Experienced by the Boers. Major Greener, the Traitor, Shot at Capetown. The Boers in Trouble at Magersfontein. Great Relief at Warren's Success. (By Cable.) London, January 25

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 2

General Warren captured the Boer position it Spiou Kop on Tuesday night. The Boer artillery was very severe on Wednesday, there being many British…

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The War

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 January 1900 · page 3

A kopje near Spionkop was stormed on Tuesday with howitzers and infantry fire. The Boers retreated, suffering from the effects of shrapnel and lyddite, across the ravine…

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From the Seat of War. Enslin, Dec. 21st, 1899

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 January 1900 · page 3

I daresay you will think I have been rather long-winded about writing, but the fact is I was watching to have something interesting to tell. I did not wish to follow…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. the War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 2

THE British have abandoned Spion Kop. The news caused intense disappointment in England. The consols fell 10 s…

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The War. Tuesday's News. "Ladysmith Must Fall."

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 3

The TIMES states that "there is a strong probability that Ladysmith must fall. Such an event will not entail great disadvantage, but its political and moral…

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