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The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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Late Cables. Old World Doings, London, saturday. the Boer War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 2

general French is reported to be returning westward from Vryheid. There is an exciting possibility that he and De Wet may meet at North…

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The War in South Africa. De La Rey Defeated. London, March 30

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 2

Further particulars are published of the severe fighting on the 22nd inst. at Hartebeestfontein, near Klerkesorp, in the Western Transvaal, where six British were…

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Kipling on the Australian Soldier. The Woolsack. Rosebank. Capo Town, January 24, 1901

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 4

The real suffering of any war is always with the women, but the women of the Commonwealth and the Dominion may be proud with the…

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Visiting War Ships

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 4

The Adm[?]ra[?]ty, besides generally notifying the powers that foreign war-ships will be specially welcome in Port Phillip Bay during the Royal visit, has invited the American…

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The War in South Africa. Latest War News. London, April 2

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 2

Boer reports state that Botha and De Wet, with 13,000 men, are combining against General French. The Boers are hard pressed to the cast of…

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China. Latest News. French Assaults. a British Officer Wounded. London, Tuesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 2

Advices from Ti[?]-T[?]in state that seven Frenchman have [?]ed Captain B[?]d[?]ett, of the Madras Infantry. The wounds are not dangerous…

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Cable News. the War. a British Patrol Captured. London, Monday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 2

A disaster has be[?] Marshall's Horse, a Cape Colony [?]ps composed of the 1st City (Grahamstown Volunteers) and the Uithenage Volunteer Rifles…

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Latest War News. LONDON

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 5

One hundred Boers, including two prominent leaders, surrendered to General Plumer at Warmbad. The advance party of the Victorian…

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The War in China. LONDON

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 5

The President of the Japanese House of Peers, in a warlike speech, declared that Japan could easily drive Russia from Manchuria…

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Late Cables. Old World Doings. London, Wednesday. the War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 2

The Boer guerillas are being hard pressed by the British to the east of Vryheid, Colonel E. H. H. Allenby, of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, who…

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Soldiers of The King

Coolamon Echo · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 4

On Monday morning last when the mail train pulled up at the local platform a carriage door opened and out of it a man dressed in khaki und[?] uniform…

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The Boer War

The Temora Star · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

A Boer laager, at Boschberg, in the Orange River Colony, was recently surprised at night By a British force with the result that-two Boors were…

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"Humours of the War."

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 3

We ("Literany World") hardly expected the war to be made a subject for jesting, but under an article headed "Humours of the War," we come across…

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Result of the War

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 19

Is this a result of the South African war? A correspondent writing to a northern (N.Z.) paper. Labor must be…

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War News. South African Affairs

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 3

General Hamilton had a running fight with F[?]urus near Demetsdorp The latter, however, escaped before the British completed the turning movement…

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War News. South African Affairs

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 9

Kruger is displaying great anxiety as Kitchener's forces are threaten-ing vast stores and supplies near Zoutpansberg…

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Latest War News. London, April 5

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

Lieutenant-General French has captured two more pom poms. The Boers in the Eastern Transvaal are plundering each other…

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The War and the Horse Trade

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 4

The horse trade, both at home and abroad, has been enormously benefited by the South African War. Lord Stanley gave figures the other night…

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Cablegrams. the Boer War. London

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

General Plamer has occupied Warmbad and Nylstroom, on the Pietersburg line. One hundred Boers, including George Grobelaar and…

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A French View of the Boer War

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 4

A small volume entitled "Ten Months in the Field with the Boers," just published, is by one who describes [?] as "an ex-lieutenant of General [?]…

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