Returning Soldiers
ON Thursday morning Bugler Nugent and Trooper O'Neill, who returned from South Africa by the Tongariro, will arrive in Queanbeyan by the mail train. A…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
341 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 10 of 18
War News. London, May 3
A number of prominent leaders of a big commando is strongly entrenched at Partbeestein. Colonel Babington, after shelling the position all day, compelled the Boers to evacuate it,…
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Bugler Nugent and Trooper Chas. O'Neill, are expected to arrive in Queanbeyan by the train on Thursday morning. It has been arranged to give them a public reception,…
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THE interest felt in the safe return from the South African campaign of some out of the twenty-one soldiers contributed by the Queanbeyan district to the Australian…
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THE subjoined are extracts from a letter endorsed us follows: -- From No. 556., 6S., I.B. of N.S.W. On Active Service. Stamps not available…
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Troopers Paddy Sullivan, and A[?] who returned from South Africa by the Tongariro, arrived in town on Tuesday morning. The former is a member of the Imperial…
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The Boers hare abandoned a very strong position 12 miles west of Klerksdorp and have dispersed west, south and north. Commandant Delarey, after giving a ball, led a…
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Bungendore on Wednesday afternoon presented quite a lively appearance, flags flu[?]tered on poles from stores and houses. Fences, posts and other conspicious places…
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On Wednesday night some twenty townspeople met at the Albion Hotel to welcome Troopers Sullivan and Alick on their return home from the war, the Mayor presiding. Among those present…
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It has been known for a long time past that a dispute has arisen in connection with the pay of the soldiers who went to South Africa, especially in the earlier contingents…
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It is a very popular belief that Russia ,has depleted her treasury to such au extent in the maintenance and extension, of, her vast dominions that she is hovering on the verges…
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Commandant Viljoen with 600 men attacked Brigadier-General F. C. Beatson's camp, near Carolina. The British opened fire with a pom-pom and a Maxim gun at close range and killed six of the…
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Lieutenant-General Lord Methnen, addressing the Imperial Yeomanry and the Composite Regiment of Australian Bushmen who are returning to England and…
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Commandant Swanepoel and four other Boers have been killed and fix others wounded in a skirmish near near Pearston in the Graaf Reinet district of Cape Colony…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A War Episode. the Dangers of a Sneeze
One cool September day during the American War, a small party of Confederates could be peen wending their way down the dusty road that leads into the…
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Mr Chamberlain, replying to a question in the House of Commons last night, stated that the sufferings of the Road refugees Capetown were much greater than were those of the Boer refugees…
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AGAIN and again the struggle in South Africa has illustrated the importance of water in time of war…
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Twenty-two Boers Intercepted Privates Warborten and Brownell two of the Tasmanian Bushmen, at Gannshock. The Tasmanian took shelter behind some trees, and did splendid practice, and…
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We fancy It is not generally known that in the Chinio-Japanese War all the Japanese soldiers were supplied with [?] That however, is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Trop[?] That the Viv[?] Secure. Sham Relic[?] Plentiful Just Now
There is no country In the [?] Ticher ia mementoes of the battle[?] than England. Besides those In [?] United Service Museum, thousands [?]…
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