I closed my last letter just as the Lancers were starting for the front on Saturday night, December 30, to take up a position in expectation of a big fight next day.They went out with the ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 5 Feb 1900, Page 7
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