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The wars & local soldiers, 1900

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The "Putrid Press" and War. Modern Journalistic Methods

Truth · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 5

Nor lacks he fit attendance; for [?] heels. With outstretched chin and crounchi[?] Marcus steals…

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Back From the War. the Orient at Melbourne

Evening News · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Saturday Afternoon.-The returned soldiers who arrived by the transport Orient marched through the city streets to-day. They journeyed by train to Spencer-street, where…

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The War. Doings in Kandwick Camp. a Quiet Day

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 2

Very little of importance took place in camp at the Rifle Range yesterday, owing to the w.et weather. In 'the morning the staff sergeant instructors gave indoor…

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War News." Complaints From Rand Wick: Camp. Me. Lyne Speaks

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 4

"I noticed,'' said Mr. Lyne yesterday, "some complants in the Sunday Titnes, alleged to be made by volunteers, as to the treatment they were receiving in the…

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Complete Story of the Week's War. Some British Successes. Gallant Work by Australian and Canadian Volunteers. They behave Like Veterans-A New Zealander and Two Queensslanders Dead-A Queensland Private Saves an Officer-Boer Spies in England. A Brave Sydney Soldier

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 8

The following cable appeared in the late portion of last week's issue of the "Sunday Times":- Owing 'to the large number of foreign…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] The Boer War. the Invasion of Cape Colony. Seizure of Ammunition. Volunteers Enrolling

Evening News · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, January 5.-Lieutenant-Colonel Williams reports that he had five wounded, and was unable to dislodge the eastern column of invaders from the kopjes westward of Middleburg…

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The War with the Boers. Preparing for Emergencies. by Strengthening Our Military Forces. Opinions of Public Men

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 7

Recent events have shown that there is no tack in Australia of either the military spirit or the material of which, the best soldiers are made…

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Welcome to Returning Soldiers. To the Editor of the "Evening News."

Evening News · Sunday 7 January 1900 · page 4

Sir,-It appears very strange and wrong that the Government has not announced any welcome for the large number of our soldiers returning by the Orient, and expected to arrive to-morrow…

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Wounded Officers Progressing Favorably

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 6

LONDON, January 5, 3.57 p.m.—Major Lord Edward Cecil (fourth son of the Marquis of Salisbury) of the Grenadier Guards, who is chief of the Staff to Colonel Baden-Powell at Mafeking, who was…

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Wounded Officers. Lieutenant Adie Out of Danger. Was Lord Cecil Wounded?

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Major Lord Edward Cecil, son of the British Premier, who was reported wounded at Mafeking, is said to be progressing satisfactorily…

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War Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 8

"There is one thing that upsets the Boers," writes a Gordon from Lady smith. "They don't like us moving in the night." Among the Guards killed at Belmont were Private…

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The War Funds

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, January 7, 3.30 p.m.—The War Relief Fund has reached £500,000. The shilling subscription organised by the "Daily Telegraph" totals £100,000…

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Britain's War Factory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 8

Woolwish Arsenal is (says the "Times of India") a busy place always (although it is said that a few months ago a fire-eating official of this gigantic arm-factory was yearning…

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A War Office Cable

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 6

The Premier received a cable from the imperial authorities on Saturday to the,following effect:—"The War Office is very anxious that no small arms other than mark II. should…

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Purchasing Horses for War

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 6

Major Thompson, the Imperial officer who had boon away in the country districts during the week inspecting and buying horses- for the use of the British troops in South Africa, attended…

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Horses for the War

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 5

There were about 300 horses on view at the Agricultural Ground on Saturday for the purpose of enabling Major Thompson, who is purchasing for the British army, to make a selection. The latest…

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The War Funds. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 7

The War Relief Fund has reached a total of £500,000. The shilling subscription organised by the "Daily Telegraph" totals £100,000…

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News by the English Mail. War's Victims

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 8

Our losses have (says the "Daily News Weekly") been heavy in the wa[?] up to the present time. But how do they compare with the death rate in other wars of the present century? In the following article,…

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The Minister for Works on the War

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 6

QUEANBEYAN, Saturday.--Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan being on a visit to the centre of his electorate to-day, an informal gathering of a few of his supporters took place at M'Pherson's Hotel,…

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Cruise in the Islands. the Recent Massacre in the German Archipelago. Another White Trader Wounded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 3

The brigantine Enterprise, Captain Feast, after an absence of 10 months, yesterday put in an appearance from the Solomon group. During her cruise she has been employed in various…

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