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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

490 stories in South Coast's papers · page 9 of 25

The Week's War

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 4

LORD ROBERTS has wired the fallowing dispatch to the War Office from his headquarters at Poplar Grove—"We have had a very successful day…

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The Week's War

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 3

FIFTY thousand Kaffirs have been commandeered to entrench Pretoria. The greatest secrecy is being maintained respecting the defence works…

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The War. Sydney

Moruya Examiner · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 2

The TIMES Capetown correspondent says that an explicit Ministerial statement that the annexation of the two Republics was intended would refuse now life the loyalis and damp…

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The Outcome of the War

Moruya Examiner · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 2

DURING the past few months events have transpired which the future historian will need to give a prominent place to in the history of the Empire. No doubt to many…

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A Revelation of the War. the British Transports

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 4

The immensity of the British mercantile marine is one of the most remarkable revelations resulting from the present war. Altogether 134 [?]…

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Mr. C C. Lance's Lecture. On South Africa and the War

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 2

ON Monday night Mr. Lance delivered his lecture on "South Africa aud the War" in the School of Arts. There was a large atteudance, and Mr. F. G…

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War Items

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 2

The peace overtures have been submitted to the Imperial Parliament. Presidents Steyn and Kruger stated that the reason they had withheld the…

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The Transvaal War

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 2

LORD ROERTS has entered Bloemfontein, the capital of the Orange Free State, where be was welcomed by the populace. In his dispatch Lord Roberts says-: “By…

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The War. Saturday, 9 a.m

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 6

At the battle of Osfontein the Boers left cooked dinners behind them, also a Krupp gun and several wagons, The cavalry brig de outs ripped the supporting infantry…

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Letter From the War Thooper M’gill

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 4

Trooped Michael M'Grill, one of . the Berry Half-squadron Lancers serving in South Strice, write to his father, Mr. C. M’Gill, Back Forest :—…

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Late War News. Bloemfontein Occupied. Thursday, 4.28 p.m

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 5

Lord Roberts has occupied Bloemfontein. He received a welcome. Friday, 9 a.m. The Mayor and other officials of…

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What Is War

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 3

At the battle of Albuera, 1811 (Peninsula), 15,000 men were slain in four hours —7000 of the allies (English and Spanish0—8000 of the French…

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Comforts for the Soldiers

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 1

Mrs. Garden, hon secretary Berry Ladies’ Patriotic League, has received the following letter:— “Madam, — Colonel Burns has desired [?]…

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Comforts for the Soldiers

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 1

Mrs. Garden, hon. secretary Perry Ladies’ Patriotic League, has received the following letter :— “Madam,— Colonel Burns has desired [?]…

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The Transvaal War. [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 2

LONDON, Monday. [?] place at Ma[?] The B[?] driven back to their [?] Catone Bad[?] Powell…

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The Week's War

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 2

AT the battle of Dritfontein, 63 of the British were killed, including Private W. Abrahams of the N.S.W. Mounted Rifles (Bega Company.) 308 were…

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The War. Saturday, 9 a.m

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 2

The French Foreign Minister says that Lord Salisbury's reply to Kruger precluded the intervention of any European Power. America offered England her friendly…

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Late War News. Friday, 9 a.m

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 1

The Transvealers exploded three bridges On the line to Kroonstrade. The British artillery at Fourteen Streams drove the Boers towards…

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Berry Lancers at the War. Letters From Sergeant Moffitt

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

From Potsfontein, January 29, Sergeant W. Moffitt, of the Berry Lancers, writes as follows:-"Ever since our arrival in Cape…

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The Transvaal War, (By Telegraph.) London

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

The leading English papers stigmatise Steyn’s reply to Lord Roberts’ protest as an appalling piece of effrontery. The Berlin press is strongly protesting…

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