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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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The Storyteller. Her Soldier Lover. Chapter Vi —Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 4

He looked at reproachfully, and his eyes darkened with pain. 'Margaret, my darling,' he cried, 'Why will you talk in that way? Have I not…

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All the Same in War

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 4

“Israel,” a Jewish magazine, gives the following extract from a letter written by one of the Jewish soldiers of the Queen :— “We bad orders to dear the trenches by a…

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War News. SYDNEY, Monday morning

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 3

THE New York Herald correspondent at Delagoa Bay announces that the Transvaal Government has asked Lord Roberts to agree…

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Latest War News. SYDNEY, Wednesday morning

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 1

THE Boers attacked General Methuen's relief column on the 13th instant, killing five men and wounding twenty -four. Colonel Baden-Powell reports that…

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War News. Botha Captured. SYDNEY. Saturday morning

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 4

THE War Office officially announces that General Hutton has captured Commandant Botha and a number of other Boers thirty…

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The Transvaal War. Mafeking Relieved. Britain Mad with Joy. London

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 2

Britain is mad with joy over the relief of Mafeking. In London, crowds remained all Friday parading the streets with flags and singing…

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The Latest War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

The British captured the entire Boer force outside Mafeking. It is understood that Colonel Mahon commanded the relief column, which covered 210…

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Latest War Cables. MAFEKING

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

The official statement at Pretoria is that Mafeking is still surrounded, which is suggestive. It is believed that General Kitchener is…

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Latest War Cables. MAFEKING

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

The official statement at Pretoria is that Mafeking is still surrounded, which is suggestive. It is believed that General Kitchener is…

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War News. London, May 18

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

It Is officially reported that Mafeking has been relieved. The official statement made at Pretoria that Mafeking was still surrounded was regarded as…

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The Transvaal War. How it was Done

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 3

Later details of the relief of Mafeking show that the advance of the British force was a surprise to the Boers surrounding the town. The relief was effected by a flying…

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The Transvaal War. How it Was Done

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 3

Later details of the relief of Mafeking show that the advance of the British force was a surprise to the Boers surrounding the town. The relief was effected by a flying…

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Used by British Soldiers in Africa

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

Capt. C. G. Dennison is well known all over Africa as commander of the forces that capture the famous rebel Galishe. under date of Nov. 4, 1897, from Vrryburg, Bechuanaland, he writes:…

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The Storyteller. Her Soldier Lover. Chapter IX.—Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 4

'I am afraid that I am very thoughtless and unkind!' she whispered penitently. 'I ought to try to please you more than I do— you are so good to me, so very good! Yes…

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The Storyteller. Her Soldier Lover. Chapter IX—Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 4

'I am afraid that I am very thoughtless and unkind! she whispered penitently. 'I ought to try to please you more than I do—you are so good to me, so very good ! Yes…

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Soldiers’ Letters—In Two Hands

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 4

Out of the scores of letters from the war that the writer has seen, those which are on he face of them most deeply pathetic are the [?] which two distinct hand writings…

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Citizen Soldiers and Regulars

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 4

The war correspondent of the “Daily News” at Orange River records an [?] native anecdote illustrating the methods by which [?] is established between…

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The Latest War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 2

The Queensland Bushmen's Contingen which accompanied Colonel Plumer's relieving column, in the fight before Mafeking behaved with magnificent recklessness,…

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War News. London, May 22

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 2

Lieutenadt-General Sir A. Hunter reports that Lientenant-Colonel mahon - entered Mafeking on Friday, the 18th instant. It is officially reported that on the 13th [?]…

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Used by British Soldiers in Africa

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 2

Capt. C. G.[?] is will known all over Africa as commander of the forces that captured the famous rebel [?]. under date of Nov. 4, 1897, from Veryburg, [?], he writes…

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