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The wars & local soldiers, 1901

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Wounded New Zealanders

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Monday.—Lord Kitchener cables that Lieutenant Sommerville and the other New Zealanders wounded at Rhenoster kopje are progressing satisfactorily…

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Early Morning Stabbing Affrays. a Woman Badly Wounded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 15

At about 1 o'clock this morniug a young woman named Kathleen Sinclair, living at [?]iloy-street, Surry Hills, was stabbed outside St. Mary's Cathedral. When found she was under the…

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Incidents of the War. Canadians and Bushmen

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 3

Lance-Corporal F. C. Boland, of the 49th Company Imperial Yeomanry, writes from Pretoria; under date November 29: The Canadian Artillery have their guns all…

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Anglo-african Writers. Scout and War Correspondents Entertained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 17

The Anglo-African Writers' Club on November 12 entertained to dinner Major F. R. Burnham, Mr. A. G. Hales, and Lord Rosslyn, who hart returned from the frent…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] The Boer War. a Seditious Sermon. Preached in Capetown

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 2

LONDON, December 31, 1 p.m.-The Rev. Mr. Steytler on Sunday preached an openly seditious speech in the principal Dutch church in Capetown. Many of the congregation left the…

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An Imperial Soldier Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 15

One of the Impr[?]ial troops, Walter Styles, of the Duke of Cornwall's regiment, was picked up shortly after midnight close to the tramline on Circular Quay, in an unconscious condition. He was carried…

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The Injured Soldiers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 18

We have to acknowledga the receipt of 1 guinea from Mr. W. Henry Smith, of Mosman, towards the fund for the relief of the Imperial soldiers injured in the sccident at Moore Park on Saturday Morning…

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A Soldier Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 5

Private Walter Styles, of the Duke of Corn- wall's Light Infantry, was taken to the Sydney Hospital early this morning suffering from wounds to the scalp. He was picked up in the…

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Condition of the Injured Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 4

The three British Artillerymen—Sergeant Jupp, and Gunners Tudor aud Cole—who received serious injuries through the explosion of a 15-pounder gun at Moore Park on Saturday…

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Australasian Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.—The following particulars are to hand relating to Australasian soldiers on active service in South Africa:—…

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The War Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 6

The old-fashioned war correspondent (the "Pall Mall Gazette" says) is dead without a doubt. What with the press censor and the ubiquitons field telegraph it seems pretty clear that there will be no more…

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A Handsome War Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 19

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The London "Daily Telegraph" War Fund reached a total of £234,438. With the exception of £9680, all the money…

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The End of the War

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 18

Ex-President Kruger has at length realised the hopelessness of enlisting in his cause the practical help of any European Power strong enough to make its help worth having…

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A Newspaper War Fund. London, Jan. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 8

The "Daily Telegraph" War Fund realised £234,438. The whole of this amount, with the exception of £9080, has been distributed…

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A Newspaper War Fund. January 1, 6.20 a.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 4

The "Daily Telegraph" War Fund realised £234,438. The whole of this amount, with the exception of £9680, has been distributed…

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Mr. Stead and the Boer War. To the Editor of the "Evening News."

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 3

Sir,-One of your recent London telegrams reports that "Mr. W. T. Stead, pro-Boer editor of the 'Review of Reviews,' has said some strong things about the general wickedness of the…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] The Boer War. Explosion at Senekal. a Train Derailed. Boers Capture Supplies

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 5

LONDON, January 1, 12.30 p.m.-Ammunition in a Boer waggon at Senekal exploded. Four men were killed. A daughter of Commandant Haasbroek was wounded by the explosion…

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Second Edition. 4.30 A.m. the Boer War. More Guerilla Fighting. Senekal Captured by General Knox

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 19

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon. -- A Boer ammunition waggon exploded at Senekal, killing four men and wounding Commandant Haasbrock's daughter…

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Returning Soldiers. Troops by He Orient

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 3

ALBANY (W.A.). Tuesday.-Following is a list of the New South Wales troops returning by the transport Orient from South Africa: A Squadron, New South Waler., nominal…

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The Economic Value of a Soldier's Training

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 15

It is a generally recognise fact (LieutenantColonel F. N. Maude, late R.E., write[?] in "St. James's Gazette") that the safest guarantee for success in the struggle for existence lies in the…

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