Boer War Notes
There was a letter the other day in one of the up country C[?] Colony papers from Olive Sc[?]ener, very much in the same [?] tone which the adopted towards…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1900
2,517 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 126
Transvaal War. SYDNEY
General Sir Redvers Buller crossed Tugela river on Monday. The Boers were completely surprised. British operations were excellently planned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Transvaal War. SYDNEY
The Mayor of Kimberley (Mr. H. A. Oliver) heliographs that the citizens will endure any privations in defence of their honor. Mr. Cecil Rhodes's private secretary, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Transvaal War. LONDON
A late cable states that the report of General Sir. Redvers Buller having crossed the Tugela River has been officers confimed., The War Office states that General Buller…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wesleyans and the War
THE President of the Wesleyan Conference has, in accordance with the heads of the other Protestant churches, issued a request to the Ministers under his jurisdiction to observe…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegraphic News. The War. SYDNEY
A report from Ladysmith states that there are signs amongst the Boers' preparations for a general retreat towards Van Reenan’s Pass in the event of a reverse…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →History of the War. As Written at Bloemfontein
As an example of ,'the war news purveyed for Free state consumption (says the London "Daily News ") the following extract from the " Bloemfontein Express " of December…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From the Seat of War. an Interesting Interview
Hearing that a gentleman was in Orange who had just arrived from the Transvaal, a representative from this paper made his way round to the Empire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Africa and the Boer War. Lecture by Mr. C. C. Lance
The large audience which assembled at the School of Arts last night to hear Mr. C. C. Lance's lecture on "South Africa and the Boer War"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some Noteworthy Facts. Our New Chinese Soldiers
It may be news to many that a Chinese regiment is being added to the British forces at Wei hai-wei. The experiment may not seem a promising one if we judge by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in the Transvaal. on the Western Frontier. Major-General Hector M'Donald Repelling the Enemy's Attacks. The Enemy Strongly Posted. The British Commander-in-Chief at Sterkstroom. Colonials in Action. LONDON
The latest reports from tho western frontier states that Major-Goneral MacDonald was engaged all day Wednesday in repelling tho attacks of tho Boors at Koodoosberg…
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We began our last week's resume of the war by chronicling the retirement of General Buller south of the Tugela. after the flank attack. Since then he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inner Lights of the War
The more one goes about, the more the sadness of this war is brought home to one. Everywhere you hear some new story of the life-long sorrow which it has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sinews of War. LONDON
A supplementary estimate of £18,000,000 has been passed providing for a further force of 120,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Off to the War. LONDON, Friday afternoon
Mr. P. L. Russel, of Carngham, has accepted a commission in the South Staffordshire Militia, and will pre sently proceed to the front…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War. the Advance on Ladysmith. General Buller Retires. Roberts at Modder River. Details from Molen Drift. LONDON
The "Daily News" correspondent states that after a footing had been established at Molen Drift the pontoons were sent to the front at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War In The Transvaal. the Relief of Ladysmith. General Buller Retreats. South of the Tugela River. The British Occupying an Untenable Position. Fail to Withstand the Enemy's Artillery. Fierce Attack on the British Position. Repulsed by Major-General Hildyard. Fierce Boer Bombardment. Buller to Get to Work Again. Changing his actics. LONDON
Disquieting news is to band from Natal in reference to General Bailer's march inforce to the relief of Ladysmith. A report that the loading section of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War
The news of the war continues to be most perplexing to the lay man whose state of mind may be summed up in the words of a farmer who, on reading the latest news from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Notes
The farmers near the Modder River are disposing of their Bullocks to Lord Methuen at an average of £13 10s per head. At the Modder River one battalion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Correspondents. London
Further reports state that, Mr. Hales (smiler) was captured, and that Mr. W. J. Lambie, the Daily Telegraph correspondent, was killed during the engagement…
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