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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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The War Saturday. 9.30 a .m

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

Numerous small Free State commandos have disbanded, and the farmers are slinking buck homewards. General Hamilton occupies a mountain…

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The Transvaal War. (By Telegraph.) London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 2

THE British advance in the direction of l[?]andf [?]d is being accentuated. Sever[?] divisional [?] leaders have proceeded northward from…

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A Dash For Liberty. How Prisoners of War Are [?]Ed

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 4

MANY [?] HAVE [?] on the South [?] tons and [?] [?]…

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War Items

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 3

It is understood at Bloemfontein that General Hamilton has occupied Winburg. Lord Roberts accompanied General Pole Carew's division to the Vet…

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Berry Lancers Sick of the War

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 1

Quartermaster Sergeant Ernest Blow, of the Berry Lonce son service in South Africa, writing to the Kiama papers from [?] says:—A…

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An Australian Soldier. Interesting Letter From the Front

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 3

Mr S. H. Fuller has handed us the following letter received from his brother, Private G. Fuller, of the N.S.W. Mounted Infantry, who left Sydney with the Second Contingent:…

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Used by British Soldiers in South Africa

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 4

Captain C. G. Denison is well known all over Africa as commander of the forces that captured the famous rebel Galisbe. Under date of November 4,1897, from…

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The Carnage of the Present War in South Africa. What of Professed Christianity in 1900? Nulla manus belli, mutato judice, pura est

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 2

In this year of grace NINETEEN HUNDRED is waging, perhaps, the most remarkable war that has ever stained the World's soil with human blood [?] This is the last year in the century—…

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The Week's War

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 3

THERE is a strong impression in official circles at Capetown that Lord Roberts will advance rapidly, up in Pretoria, Lord Roberts wired on…

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The War

Moruya Examiner · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 2

Trooper Whittington of the N. S Wales Lancers and M.J. ford, of the N. S. Wales First Australian Horse, who were captured in January escaped and arrived at Delagoa in…

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The Week's War

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 4

THE British advance in the direction of Brandford is being accentuated. Several divisional brigade leaders have proceeded northwards from…

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The Transvaal War. [By Telegraph.] London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 2

A BRILLIANT. well-planned combined movement at Brandfort has caused a complete rout of the Boers. The Irish - American commando became…

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War Items

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 2

Reuter's agency states it is believed that the Boers who left Smaldeel are retiring from the Zand River to the Vaal River. Other reports state they are…

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"Tommy Alkins" on the War

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 2

Many letters from colonial soldiers serving in South Africa have been published; but the following epistle from a young fellow serving in an English regiment will be found fully as…

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The War. Saturday, 9 a.m

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 2

Generals Tucker, Carew, and Hutton have captured Brandfort, the Boers hastily retreating on the appearance of the British. Colonel Broad wood has reached…

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Late War News. Friday, 9 a.m

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 4

General Rundle is guarding the country between Winberg and Ladybrand. The Boers have removed their head quarters to Cloclolan, where they occupy…

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The Transvaal War. (By Telegraph.) London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 2

GENERAL RUNDLE is guarding the country between Winburg and Ladybrand. The Boers have removed their head…

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The British Army System. How It Works in War. It’s Faults and Their Remedy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 4

IN Mr Bennett Burleigh’s brilliant “Naval Campaign” and Mr Spenser W[?]kinson’s “Lessons of the War” we have two works admirably illustrating…

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War Items

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 2

Lord Roberta entered Kroonstad on Saturday. On Thursday the British were in occupation of Ventersburg. On that day the Boers who attempted…

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The Week's War

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 4

REUTER'S correspondent states that it is believed that the Smaldeel Boers are leaving the Zand River, where they were previously reported to have…

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