Veteran Boer War fighter drifted from home to grim exile
The article recounts a South Africa born veteran known as a Wild Boer who fought against the British in the Boer War and later settled under German rule. German authorities seized his farm and forced him to join Yorkshire miners, while British forces and locals noted his past service and role as a guide and intelligence officer during combined campaigns. The piece frames his displacement as part of broader wartime actions and occupation dynamics.
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Ben Devin
First Women Admitted as Licentiates in Victoria Institute
Misses D Bourn and E M West from Melbourne and M E Humple of Geelong become the Institute of Accountants Victoria's first women to be admitted as licentiates. Mr J H Coyne, Lands Minister, leaves for Melbourne to meet officials and inspect lands. Mr A Faber notes Me A Box secretary to the High Commissioner has been awarded the Legion of Honor for service guiding relief efforts in South Africa.
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Incorporated Institute of Accountants
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A. Box
Legion of Ho
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Penny Life Insurance Ad Slogan About Remedies
An old advertisement fragment touts eighteen penny life insurance and promotes a medicine claimed to prevent diarrhoea and treat ailments like coli and dysentery. It markets a remedy as effective and widely sold.
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