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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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Late War News. Thursday, 9 a.m

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 24 February 1900 · page 8

Roberts is now at Paardeberg, thirty miles eastward of Jacobsdal. It was persistently reported that Cronje had been intercepted and summoned to…

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Bits About the War. From English Papers

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1900 · page 2

So many families are thrown into mourning by the unhappy casualties in South Africa that every day the sadness of this war becomes more evident. Everywhere you hear some story of…

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Comforts for the Soldiers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1900 · page 2

A few weeks ago a number of Nowra ladies seat to Mrs. Alick Osborne, of Moss Vale, a parcel of clothing, including what are known as "Nightinggales," to be…

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The Transvaal War. London, Thursday

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1900 · page 2

General Buller [?] the Tugeia River on Wednesday driving away the enemy's [?] and [?] their gams. The enemy abandoned large [?] of…

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A Woman’s View of the War

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1900 · page 4

A REMARKABLE letter [?] in the English Methods [?] from Mrs. [?] the [?] Voice…

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Some Compensation for the Calamity of War

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1900 · page 2

Tut "Fall Mall Gazette” publishes the following letter “Sir,—The following appears to me come under the above description…

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Who Are the Greatest Heroes of a War ?

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 27 February 1900 · page 2

I saw in Plevna says Mr. David Christie Murray, one of the most extraordinary bits of human valor I ever be-held, an act that, to my mind, deserves…

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War Items

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 2

Last Saturday General Buller's force was within two miles of Sir George White's outposts. All the hills along the line of advance were strongly fortified,…

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The Boer War. a Short Story

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 2

At the Berry Police Court on Friday J. Short was charged with using bad language on December 2. Mr. Osborne appeared for the defendant…

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A Shellharbour Boy Killed in the War

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 28 February 1900 · page 1

Private S. C. Atchison, of the N.S.W. 5th Infantry Regiment, who was killed by a shell at Arundel, was 24 years of age, and a native of…

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The Boer War. a Short Story

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 2

At the Berry Police Court on Friday J. Short was charged with using bad language on December 2. Mr. Osborne appeared for the defendant…

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A Shellharbor Boy Killed Is the War

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 1

Private S. C. Atchison, of the N.S.W. 5th Infantry Regiment, who was billed by a shell at Arundel, was 24 years of age, and a native of…

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The War. Sydney

Moruya Examiner · Friday 2 March 1900 · page 2

General Buller crossed river by pontoon and drove away the enemy’s rear guard, the navel contingent silencing the Boer guns. Many evidences of panic in the laagers near…

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The Transvall War. [?]London

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

Tho "Times” correspondent at [?] Bay states that [?] at [?] were [?] position is regarded as hopeless…

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War Items

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 2

The surrender of Cronje took place on Tuesday, which was the anniversary of Majuba Hill. Forty-six officers were amongst the…

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The Week's War

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 4

ON Wednesday General Buller's main forces crossed the Tugela on a pontoon, and drove the enemy's rearguard from the kopjes on the northern bank. The…

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The War. Saturday, 9 am

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 2

Cro[?] asked for a twenty-four hours armistice to bury his dead Kitchener repi[?] Not a minutes you must fight [?] surrender unconditionally." Cronje re[?]…

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The Transvael War. Sucess of the British Arms

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 2

LATEST news from the seat of war in South Africa, give accounts of continued British successes. General Cronje capitulated to Lord Roberts at Koodoosrand with 4000 troops…

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Late War News. Friday, 7.45 p.m

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 5

The War Office officially announces that Ladysmith has been relieved. Friday, 9 a.m. The British have occupied Moorefontein…

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War Picture What a Battle Is Like [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 4

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