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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

1,192 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 58 of 60

The Colonies and the War

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 December 1900 · page 3

Colonial offers of support have by no means been confined to the great self-governing colonies like Canada and Australia. Among the smaller, but equally significant offers, of assistance have been the following :--…

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War News. London, December 4

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

Lord Roberts, in his farewell Army Order, states that he will never forget the noble work of the colonials and all branches of the army. He declares that the services they performed are absolutely…

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The Transvaal War. Roberts Farewell

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 3

Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, in his farewell Army Order, state that he will never forget the noble work of the colonials and all branches of the army…

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The Transvaal War. Roberts Farewell

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 3

Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, in his farewell Army Order, state that he will never forget the noble work of the colonials and all branches of the army…

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The Latest War News. London

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

The proprietor of the Worcester Advertiser has been arrested for sedition. The paper accuses the British of perpetrating foul atrocities…

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Latest War Cables. South Africa Alleged Sedition

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

The proprietor of the Worcester "Advertiser" (Africa P), has been arrested for sedition. The paper accuses the British of perpetrating foul atrocities…

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Latest War Cables. South Africa Alleged Sedition

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

The proprietor of the Worcester "Advertiser" (Africa?), has been arrested for sedition. The paper accuses the British of perpetrating foul atrocities…

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The War in China. Britise Officer Tortured

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

The latest despatches from China state that the Chinese captured in British officer, who accompanied the ineffective German. Italian expedition to Kalgan, and submitted…

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The War in China. Britise Officer Tortured

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

The latest despatches from China state that the Chinese captured a British officer, who accompanied the ineffective German Italian expedition to Kalgan, and submitted…

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Soldier's Mother's Sad Premonition

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 1

There is a very gad little story about of how the family of Captain Weldon, who was one of the ill-fated Royal Dublin Fusiliers, first heard of…

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The World's Soldiers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

An authority tells us that during the most peaceful years the world has 3,700,000 soldiers, who are withdrawn from productive occupations to pose as…

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Returned Soldiers

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

Sydney, Friday—The steamer Sophooles has arrived at Melbourne with another batch of returned soldiers…

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Returned Soldiers

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

Sydney, Friday—The steamer Sophocles has arrived at Melbourne with another batch of returned soldiers…

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The Boer War

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 December 1900 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Do Wet has moved east-north-cast from Odendull--20 miles a west of Aliwal North. The Boer guerilla chief was closely…

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The Transvaal War, London

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1900 · page 2

Another Blue Book dealing with South African affairs has been issued Among other thing, it contains a letter found in the Landdrost’s office at…

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War News. London, December 7

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 2

Another Blue Book dealing with South African affairs has been issued. Among other things it contains a letter found in the Landdrost's office at Bloemfontein, and written by Mr. Blignant, a…

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The Latest War News. London

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 3

It is reported that Knox has cornered De Wet between the Orange and Caldon rivers and Basutoland. His capture is hourly expected…

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The Transvaal War. Gallantry Under Fire

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 2

Details of the battle of Rietfontein, north-east of Bronkhorst Spruit, fought by Major. General Paget on November 28 and the three following days, show that the enemy…

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The Transvaal War. Gallantry Under Fire

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 2

Details of the battle of Rietfontein, north-east of Bronkhorst Spruit, fought by Major-General Paget on November 28 and the three following days, show that the enemy…

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Latest War Cables. South Africa De Wett Yarded

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 2

London, Monday—It is reported that Major-General Knox has cornered Commandant Do Wett between the Orange and Caladon Rivers and Basutoland, and his capture…

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