Transvaal War. SYDNEY
It now appears that Colonel Thorncroft ordered the retirement from Spion Kop. General Sir Redvers Buller acquits the Colonel of any blame, and declares be directed…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
2,517 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 126
Transvaal War. SYDNEY
The Boors stormed Spion Kop last Wednesday, with great determination; the British reinforcements losing heavily. The British troops reached the summit in an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A War Office Statement. LONDON
Mr. George Wyndham, Under-secretary at the War Office, states that by the middle of February Great Britain will have 180,700 troops in South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic News. The War. SYDNEY
Colonel Hoad, commanding the colonial troops at Euslin, is transforming his five companies into mounted troop. The Boers have commandered 300 British…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Expenditure on the War. LONDON
During the debate on the Address in Reply in the House of Commons last night, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycles for the War. LONDON
Several motor cycles have been ordered by the British Government for use at the front…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Volunteer Officers and the War Office. LONDON
Many of the volunteer officers are very much disgusted with the War Office because of its having placed obstacles in the way of employing volunteers at the front and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gape Parliament. British War Office Censured. London
At a meeting of the Afrikander Bund Mr. Hofmeyer condemned England's action in ignoring the advice of the Cape Ministry that farmers residing in British territory…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Mayor's War Fund. Amounts to £661,800. LONDON
Tho Lord Mayor's War Fund now amounts to £661,800…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War. Defence of Kimberley. Reports From Buller. Debate on Address-in-reply. The Retreat from Spionkop. LONDON
Mr. Bennett Burleigh states the Boers were in the act of abandoning Spionkop when the British retirement induced them to return…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Garments for Sick Soldiers
MRS. ALLDIS and Mrs. Lamb sent parcels of "Nightingales" to Mrs. Lance Smith, of Boree, on Monday last, to be sent on to Sydney for the comfort and relief of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Whom the British Are Fighting. 10,000 European Soldiers and 300 Officers. LONDON
Havoverians attached to Colonel Marceuil's (the French. strategist) staff say that 10,000 trained European soldiers ana 800 officers are assisting the Boers in the war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Under - Secretary to the War Office. The Numerical Strength of the British Troops. the Enemy's—strength Before the Ultimatum. London
Mr, George Wyndham, Under-Secretary to the War Office, states that by the middle of February Great Britain will have 180,700 troops in South Africa, including…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. In the Transvaal. the Position in Natal. The Spion Kop Engage-ment. A Report from Bennett-Burleigh. Bullerand Colonial Patriotism. Colonial Units of 175 Men. LONDON
Intelligence concerning the Spion Kop engagement is steadily coming to hand. It is reported that the 215 men missing are chiefly Lancashire Fusiliers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Comforts for the Wounded. Molong
Mrs. Dr. Lamb and Mrs. Aldis have sent a parcel of nightingales to Mrs. Lance Smith, Boree, to be forwarded to Sydney for the comfort and relief of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War
Our resume of the week's war must again, except in one particular, be lacking in dramatic denoument. The exception, of course, is General Buller's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News
Special arrangements have been made, in connection with the "National Advocate," for giving the Bathurst public news…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Contraband of War. England's Right. London
It is officially stated that England has not surrendered her right to search vessels for contraband of war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War. a Lull Before Combat. the Dutch at Capetown. the War Vote. Lord Roberts Active. LONDON, Friday afternoon
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, who is still at the Cape, is busily engaged in actively organising his forces. Addressing the first arrivals of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Daily Telegraph" War Fund. Amounts to £115,000. LONDON
The "Daily Telegraph" war relief fund now amounts to £115,000…
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