Oz-Boer Database
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Under Revision 28 September 2012

5 character source codes are used in the down-loadable textdb.zip file to identify the source materials cited in the Oz-Boer Database of Australians involved in the Second Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. Contributed information, plus some minor publications and other emphemeral sources, ie those with a Sourc:#[number] code, are listed here.


Source Code

Document Title (sometimes abbreviated)

Author/Location

1AIFn:
Australian War Memorial - online 1st AIF Nominal Roll 1AIF
14861:
National Archives of Australia - Series MT1486/1 MT1486/1
5VMRR: QSA Medal Roll for 5VMR 5VMR QSAs
5VMRN: Annotations on the 5VMR QSA Medal Roll 5VMR Notes
A1831:
National Archives of Australia Series A1831 A1831
A2487:
National Archives of Australia Series A2487 A2487
A4311:
National Archives of Australia Series A4311 A4311
A4618:
National Archives of Australia Series A4618 A4618
A471_:
National Archives of Australia Series A471
A6394: National Archives of Australia Series A6394 A6394
A6443:
National Archives of Australia Series A6443
A6585:
National Archives of Australia Series A6585
A6586:
National Archives of Australia Series A6586 A6586
A6614: National Archives of Australia Series A6614 A6614
A6770:
National Archives of Australia Series A6770
A&YSt:
The 'Alexandra & Yea Standard' newspaper

AP613
National Archives of Australia Series AP613
Ausan:
The 'Australasian' newspaper Australasian
Austn:
The 'Australian' newspaper
Australian
ABaWE:
The 'Albury Banner and Wodonga Express' newspaper Albury Banner & Wodonga Express
AdelM:
The 'Adelaide Mail' newspaper

AdlgA:
The 'Adelong Argus' newspaper

ABWSG:
The Anglo-Boer War Study Group of Australia

AlbAd:
The 'Albany Advertiser' newspaper

AlbBM:
The 'Border Mail' newspaper, Albury-Wodonga
Albury Border Mail
AlbBP:
The Albury 'Border Post' newspaper Albury Border Post
AdAdv:
The Adelaide 'Advertiser' newspaper Adelaide Advertiser
AdlgA:
The 'Adelong Argus' newspaper Adelong Argus
AIFdb:
ADFA AIF Database
ADFA AIF Database
Afric:
Africana Museum - Military Medals of South African Interest Africana Museum
MlAge:
The Melbourne 'Age' newspaper Melbourne Age
AdObs:
The 'Adelaide Observer' newspaper Adelaide Observer
ALHAM:
The Aust. Light Horse Association magazine 'SPUR'

Mrgus:
The Melbourne 'Argus' newspaper Melbourne Argus
AOffH:
Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc.
Murray
Ancty:
Ancestry (commercial genealogy site)
Ancestry
AreaX:
The Jamestown 'Areas Express'
Areas Express
ArmX:
The 'Armidale Express' newspaper

Aspln:
Asplin Military History Resources website Asplin Military History Resources
AWM30:
National Archives of Australia series AWM30

AWM38:
National Archives of Australia series AWM38

AWM41:
National Archives of Australia series AWM41

AWM43:
National Archives of Australia series AWM43

AWM92:
National Archives of Australia series AWM92

AWM93:
National Archives of Australia series AWM93

AWMCb:
Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Australian War Memorial
AukWN:
The 'Auckland Weekly News' newspaper Auckland Weekly News
BVCNR:
Nominal Roll of the Bushveldt Carbineers Bushveldt Carbineers
B2455:
National Archives of Australia - Series B2455 B2455
B4418: National Archives of Australia - Series B4418 B4418
B5165:
National Archives of Australia - Series B5165 B5165
B5172
National Archives of Australia - Series B5172 B5172
B5177: National Archives of Australia - Series B5177 B5177
B5179: National Archives of Australia - Series B5179 B5179
B5185:
National Archives of Australia - Series B5185 B5185
B5198:
National Archives of Australia - Series B5198 B5198
B5204: National Archives of Australia (Vic. Office) - Series B5204 B5204
B5205:
National Archives of Australia - Series B5205 B5205
B5206:
National Archives of Australia - Series B5206 B5206
B5207: National Archives of Australia (Vic. Office) - Series B5207 B5207
Basst:
Guns and Brooches Bassett
BallC:
The 'Ballarat Courier' newspaper Ballarat Courier
BMedF:
British Medals Forum (pre-1914 Section)
British Medals Forum
BneCr:
The 'Brisbane Courier' newspaper Brisbane Courier
BdlC: The 'Bairnsdale Courier' newspaper Bairnsdale Courier
BendA:
The 'Bendigo Advertiser' newspaper Bendigo Advertiser
Bendn:
The 'Bendigonian' newspaper Bendigonian
Buftn:
Tasmanians in the Transvaal War Bufton
BailH:
Diaries of Cpl. Herbert Bail, 2SAMR Bail
BHMnr:
The 'Broken Hill Miner' newspaper Broken Hill Miner
Blair:
Shoulder to Shoulder: a Military History of the Baw Baw Shire etc Blair
BMedJ:
British Medical Journal
BMJ Archives
BegaS:
The 'Bega Standard' newspaper Bega Standard
Burr1:
John Burridge Military Antiques catalogues Burridge1
Burr2:
Western Austalian Contingents to the South African War Burridge2
C&KyC:
The 'Casino and Kyogle Courier' newspaper
Casino & Kyogle Courier
CanbT:
The 'Canberra Times' newspaper
Canberra Times
Chamb:
The Australians in the South African War 1899-1902 A Map History Chamberlain
Cope1:
Boer War Men of the Queanbeyan-Braidwood Region Cope1
Cubis:
A History of "A" Battery NSW Artillery etc Cubis
ChDrg:
The War with Johnny Boer Chamberlain & Droogleever
CLRoe:
My personal comments and queries
CoWGC:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission  (UK) Com. War Graves Commission
D2994
National Archives of Australia - Series D2994 D2994
D4549:
National Archives of Australia - Series D4549 D4549
Davey:
Breaker Morant and the Bushveldt Carbineers Davey
Doonr:
The Last Post Dooner
Droog:
That Ragged Mob: Service Record of 3VB, 4VIB & Cameron's Scouts
Droogleever
DunBl:
The Boys in Green: a Centenary History of the 1st Australian Horse etc. Dunn & Blundell
DenGy:
The Boer War - Army, Nation and People Dennis & Grey
DlyMl:
The 'Daily Mail' newspaper Daily Mail
Mitch:
Light Horse: the Story of Australia's Mounted Troops Mitchell
EvgNw:
The 'Evening News' newspaper Evening News
Field:
The Forgotten War etc. Field
FoggA:
5th Contingent Qld. Imperial Bushmen in South Africa 1901-02 Fogg
Frost:
Essendon and the Boer War with letters from the Veldt 1899-1902 Frost
ForbT:
The 'Forbes Times' newspaper Forbes Times
Forsy:
The Defenders of Kimberley Medal Roll Forsyth
GunMc:
My Boys - Monbulk Men Gunn
GrafA:
The 'Grafton Argus' Newspaper Grafton Argus
GlbPP:
The 'Goulburn Evening Penny Post' Newspaper Goulburn Post
GipSt:
The 'Gippsland Standard' Newspaper Gippsland Standard
GrayS:
The S.African War 1899-1902: Service Records of British & Colonial Women Gray
Hornr:
The Gunners, A History of Australian Artillery Horner
H_SAG:
HAGSOC's South African Graves Website
HAGSOC
HardM:
War in South Africa and the Dark Continent from Savagery to Civilisation Harding & Macdonald
HallD:
The New Zealanders in South Africa, 1899-1902 Hall
HobtM:
The 'Hobart Mercury' newspaper Hobart Mercury
HoweG:
Words of War Howe
Hayns:
Poor Jim Has Died Haynes
HwkbA:
The 'Hawkesbury Advocate' newspaper

J1773:
National Archives of Australia - Series J1773
J1773
J1795:
National Archives of Australia - Series J1795 J1795
K1021:
National Archives of Australia - Series K1021 K1021
KalWA:
The 'Kalgoorlie Western Argus'
Kalgoorlie Western Argus
Kapl1:
Medal Roll for the QSA with Bar Relief of Mafeking Kaplan1
Kapl2:
Medal Roll for the QSA with Wepener Bar Kaplan2
Kerng:
The 'Kerang Times' newspaper
Kerang Times
Kopje:
'The Kopje' - ABWSGA journal Kopje
McLln:
"Soldiers of the Queen" database McLachlan
LaunE:
The 'Launceston Examiner' newspaper Launceston Examiner
PhLee:
Book by Phil Lee, Macleay River Historical Society

LivHd:
The' Liverpool Herald' NSW newspaper
Liverpool Herald
ALHAM:
The Australian Light Horse Association magazine 'SPUR' SPUR
AOffH:
Official Records of the Aust. Military Contingents etc. Murray
Mauri:
History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 Maurice
MacDd:
"How we Kept the Flag Flying" MacDonald
MclAr:
The 'Macleay Argus' newspaper
Macleay Argus
MclCh:
The 'Macleay Chronicle' newspaper
Macleay Chronicle
McAlr:
The Shire of Lillydale and its Military Heritage, Vol.1 Colonial Years McAleer
McIlv:
"Wimmera-Mallee Volunteers to the Boer War, 1899-1902" McIlvena
MelbH: The 'Melbourne Herald' newspaper Melbourne Herald
MelbL:
The 'Melbourne Leader' newspaper Melbourne Leader
MerWC:
The 'Mercury & Weekly Courier' newspaper Vic.
Mercury & Weekly Courier
MonMy:
The 'Monaro Mercury' newspaper Monaro Mercury
MRTWC:
Extracts from the "Manning River Times" & "Wingham Chronicle" newspapers by Rod and Wendy Gow, Cundleton NSW
Manning R. Times
NarrA:
The 'Narrabri Age' newspaper Narrarbi Age
CanAr:
National Archives of Canada
Canadian Archives
NarrH:
The 'Narrabri Herald' newspaper
Narrabri Herald
NASAf:
National Archives of South Africa
S. African Archives
Newb1:
South Australians and the South African War Newbury1
Newb2:
The Australian Commonwealth Horse Newbury2
NFFCL: Natal Field Force Casualty List 20th Oct. 1899 - 26th October 1900
Natal Field Force Casualties
NMCSA: National Memorials Council of South Africa - Australian war graves database National Memorials Council SA
NewMH:
The 'Newcastle Morning Herald' newspaper Newcastle Herald
LisNS:
The Lismore 'Northern Star' newspaper Lismore Northern Star
NumkS:
The 'Numurkah Standard' newspaper Numurkah Standard
NBDMs:
NSW Births Death & Marriages Index NSW BDMs
NZArc:
Archives New Zealand
NZ Archives
NZHRJ:
Appendix to the Journal of the House of Representatives (NZ) AJHR(NZ)
OCAMH:
The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History OCAMH
OMRSJ:
The Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society OMRS
Paken:
The Boer War Pakenham
PROUK:
UK National Archives - WO Series holdings UK National Archives
Patsn:
From the Front: A.B. (Banjo) Paterson's Despatches from the Boer War
Paterson
Prce1:
They Proved to all the Earth Price1
Prce2:
Southern Cross Scots Price2
QBDMs:
Queensland Births Deaths & Marriages Index
Qld. BDMs
Qlder:
The 'Queenslander' newspaper
Queenslander
QbynA:
The 'Queanbeyan Age' newspaper
Queanbeyan Age
Robtn:
Not for Self but Empire Robertson
Sourc:#[number] Contributed (plus minor and more ephemeral) sources Contributions etc
Regal:
Regal Coin Co. Pty. Ltd Medals & Militaria Lists Regal Coins
ReidB:
Our Little Army in the Field - the Canadians in South Africa 1899-1902 Reid
RegSA: The 'Register' newspaper South Australia
SA Register
RoHBW:
Martin Edwards' Roll of Honour Database
Roll of Honour - Boer War
RWAML:
Rootsweb AUS-MILITARY List
Rootsweb AUS-MILITARY
RWBWL:
Rootsweb BOER-WAR List
Rootsweb BOER-WAR
ReayW:
Australians at War - with the Australian Regt. from Melbourne to Bloemfontein Reay
SAFFC:
South African Field Force Casualty List 1899 - 1902
SAFF Casualties
SAWGP:
South Africa War Graves Project
SAWGP
SHNMR:
Short History of the NSW Mounted Rifles 1888-1913
SHNMR
SydDT:
The 'Sydney Daily Telegraph' newspaper Sydney Telegraph
ABWSG:
Anglo-Boer War Study Group of Australia - Centenary Exhibition ABW Study Group of Aust.
Simps:
Maygar's Boys Simpson
SingA:
The 'Singleton Argus' newspaper
Singleton Argus
SydMl:
The 'Sydney Mail' newspaper Sydney Mail
Smth1:
Bethune's Mounted Infantry South Africa 1899-1902 Smith1
Smth2:
Australian King's South Africa Medal Recipients
Smith2
Smth3:
The Bushies - a Biographical History of the NSWCB Contingent etc.
Smith3
Smth4:
Australia's Yeomanry Scouts: the Imp. Yeomanry Scouts in the Boer War
Smith4
SydMH:
The 'Sydney Morning Herald' newspaper Sydney Herald
StwlN:
The 'Stawell News and Pleasant Creek Chronicle' newspaper SN&PCC
SunbN:
The 'Sunbury News' newspaper
Sunbury News
Sproul:
The Molong Mounted Rifles South Africa 1899-1902 Sproule
BStar:
The 'Southern Star' newspaper, Bega NSW Bega Southern Star
SmSim:
The Featherbed Soldiers Smith & Simpson
Stwrs:
Kiwi versus Boer Stowers
Symds:
Letters from the Boer War Symonds
Times:
Times History of the War in South Africa
Times History
TumtE:
The 'Tumut and Adelong Express' newspaper T&A Express
TwAdv:
The 'Tweed and Brunswick Advocate' newspaper Tweed & Brunswick Advocate
TnCty:
The 'Australian Town and Country Journal' Town & Country
GrafC:
'The Clarion' newspaper Grafton NSW Grafton Clarion
TwDly:
The 'Tweed Daily' newspaper Tweed Daily
Vernn:
The Royal NSW Lancers 1885-1985 Vernon
VBDMs:
Victoria - Births Deaths & Marriages Index Vic. BDMs
Walc1:
The Australians at the Boer War Wallace1
Walc2:
The Circumstances Surrounding the Seige of Elands River Post Wallace2
Watsn:
Heroes All - Tasmanian Casualties in the Anglo-Boer War Watson
WAusn:
The 'West Australian' newspaper West Australian
WagAd:
The 'Wagga Advertiser' newspaper Wagga Adv.
WangC:
The 'Wangaratta Chronicle' newspaper
Wang. Chronicle
Wilkn:
Aust'n. Cavalry - NSW Lancer Contingent & First Aust. Horse Wilkinson
WMail:
The 'Western Mail' newspaper Western Mail
Wool1:
The Bushveldt Carbineers and the Pietersburg Light Horse Woolmore1
Wool2:
Steinaecker's Horsemen
Steinaecker's Horsemen
WStar:
The 'Western Star' newspaper Western Star
Wilcx:
National Archives Search Guide - The Boer War Wilcox
WWinA:
Who's Who in Australia
Who's Who in Australia
Bucky:
Sword and Lance, The Story of the Richmond River Horsemen etc. Buckley
YassC:
The 'Yass Courier' newspaper Yass Courier



Colin Roe

28 September 2012


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