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History revealed for buried soldiers - Leader News
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 Leader News | History revealed for buried soldiers Leader News He had already served in the Boer War in 1900 and had dropped his age to enlist in World War 1. He had been a horse trainer. His true age on death was 52, and he had been unmarried. He died in Caulfield Military Hospital in 1918. |
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:34:08 AM
Matthew Fisher: Australian defence spending puts Canada to shame - National Post (blog)
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 National Post (blog) | Matthew Fisher: Australian defence spending puts Canada to shame National Post (blog) They share the same values and allies, have similarly robust resource-based economies, generous welfare nets and military histories from the Boer War through to the war in Afghanistan that usually have dovetailed. Although Canada's economy is nearly ... |
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:34:08 AM
Reader Letter: We do live in exciting times - Kingman Daily Miner
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Reader Letter: We do live in exciting times Kingman Daily Miner Afrikaaners experience a singular drawback in departing their home of four centuries for a country speaking their 2nd language of English, since a little over 100 years ago they fought nearly all of them in the Second Anglo-Boer War. |
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:34:08 AM
A hero's return: Never-before-seen photo of Winston Churchill on horseback ... - Daily Mail
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 Daily Mail | A hero's return: Never-before-seen photo of Winston Churchill on horseback ... Daily Mail By Nick Enoch A previously unseen photograph of Winston Churchill on a horse following his daring escape from a prison camp during the Boer War has emerged for sale. Sitting astride his grey mount in 1899, the 26-year-old future Prime Minister is shown ... WINSTON CHURCHILL'S GREAT ESCAPE |
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:34:08 AM
Quite as ET murder trial resumes - Independent Online
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Quite as ET murder trial resumes Independent Online AWB supporters seemed to prefer the Afrikaans song De La Rey – about a call to an old Boer War general to return to lead the Boers. A group of local residents sang President Jacob Zuma's trademark Awulethu' Mshini Wami (bring me my machine gun). |
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:34:08 AM
Anniversary of Boer War - Irish Times
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Anniversary of Boer War Irish Times Sir, – I refer to Anthony Jordan's letter (January 16th), regarding the “anniversary of the Boer War”. The centenary of the Treaty of Vereeniging on May 31st this year marks the end of the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. He mentions the Royal Dublin ... |
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no way for NZ to celebrate - The Dominion Post
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 The Dominion Post | no way for NZ to celebrate The Dominion Post It flew on our ships and went with some contingents to the Boer War. So how about a move to Dominion Day, with the United Tribes flag? Why don't we become an Australian state so we can have a big party on Australian day! Will be far easier to do that ... |
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