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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

1,192 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 44 of 60

The War in China

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 2

Li Hung Chang has asked the Empress-Dowager to arrest Prince Tuan and to disarm the Boxers, thus opening the way for negotiations for peace with the allies…

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The War in China

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 2

Li Hung Chang has asked the Empress. Dowager to arrest Prince Tuan and to disarm the Boxers, thus opening the way for negotiations for peace with the allies…

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Latest War Cables. South Africa

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 2

London, Thursday.—Lord Roberts reports that the Boer resistance near Machadodorp has been finally broken, and that the enemy is retreating…

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Latest War Cables. South Africa

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 2

London, Thursday.—Lord Roberts reports that the Boer resistance near Machadodorp has been finally broken, and that the enemy is retreating…

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The Transvaal War. London

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

General Buller and Lieutenant-General French, after a rearguard action, expelled the Boers from the high [?]ills overlooking Helvetia…

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The Boer War. LONDON, August 31

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

General Buller and Lieutenant-General French, after a rear-guard action, expelled the Boers from the high hills overlooking Helvetia…

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The War in China. LONDON, August 31

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

THE barricades of the British Legation were a wonderful sight, 10,000 sand-bags made of silk brocade, valued at £1 per bag, being used. The defenders had a few…

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The Transvaal War

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 2

General Sir Redvers Buller and Lieutenant-General French after a rearguard action expelled the enemy from the high hills overlooking Helvetia…

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The Transvaal War

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 2

General Sir Redvers Buller and Lieutenant-General French after a rearguard action expelled the enemy from the high hills overlooking Helvetia…

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The War in China

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 2

Further particulars of the siege of the Legations at Pekin state that the barricades erected by the foreigners were a wonderful sight…

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The War in China

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 2

Further particulars of the siege of the Legations at Pekin state that the barricades erected by the foreigners were a wonderful sight…

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Latest War Cables. South Africa

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 2

London, Monday.— Lord Roberts has annexed the Transvaal. The Boers have cut the railway at Klip. River, and burned the British supply train,…

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War News. London, Aug 31

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 2

General Buller and Lieutenant-General French, after a rear-guard action, expelled the Boers from the high hills overlooking Helvetia. Moat of the Boers with their guns are retreating towards…

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Latest War Cables. South Africa

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 2

London, Monday.— Lord Roberts has annexed the Transvaal. The Boers have cut the railway at Klip River, and burned ,he British supply train,…

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The Latest War News London

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 2

Lord Roberts has annexed the Transvaal. It is reported that Botha has declared be will not fight again, and is running away of shame…

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One of Lord Robert's Soldiers

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 4

An old soldier of the Queen, Staff-sergeant Chalkley, late of the Bengal Commissariat Dept, and the 8th King's Liverpool Regiment, residing at Bunara Road,…

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In Time of War

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 1

The London “Times” states that the following hymn has been set to music by Sir John Strainer, Mrs. Doc:— “EXSURGAT DRUS.”…

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The Transvaal War London

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 2

Colonel Plumer, with his Rhodesian force, has again defeated the Boers at Rooftop capturing 100 rifles, 40,000 cartridges and large quantities of supplies…

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Bungendore. Return of an Invalided Soldier. an Enthusiastic Reception

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 2

IT may be safely averred that the reception accorded to Trooper J. B. McJanuett on Wednesday by his follow-townsmen at Bungendore has been nowhere eclipsed by…

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Correspondence. [We do not necessarily identify ourselves with the opinions expressed by our correspondents.) the Boer War. (To the Editor of the Queanbeyan Observer.)

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 2

SIR,--Those of your readers whose sympathies lean towards the Boers in the present struggle should read what Madame Bron (a Belgian literary lady) has to say…

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