A Returned Soldier
PRIVATE SILK, one of our returned soldiers, whilst doing duty over in South Africa, was sent by General French with some important…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
1,410 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 30 of 71
A War Souvenir
TROOPER Silk, of Molong Mounted Rifles, who went to South Africa with the Second Contingent, returned home a little while ago, and since then has received from the Mayor of Capetown,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boer War. LONDON, Thursday
A block house opened fire on 40 Boers who were attempting to cross the railway line westward of Pau, near Middleburg, on the Delagoa Bay railway, creating a panic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CHINA. War Material Secured. LONDON
It is reported that Russia, has secured over £2,000,000 worth of war material in the arsenals at Haiku, and that the Germans also secured large quantities…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in China. The Foreign Garrison. LONDON, Thursday afternoon
It has been arranged that 12,500 foreign troops shall garrison the towns in the province of Chili. The Legation Guards at Pekin will consist of 300…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. The Blockhouse System. Crossing the Line, London, Thursday afternoon
A blockhouse opened fire upon, and created a panic among forty Boers, who were attempting to cross the railway line. Viljoen's commando has crossed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Soldiers in Sydney
On Thursday afternoon about 40 members of the local Volunteer Corps journeyed to Sydney to take part in the celebrations in connection with the visit of…
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We are informed that Trooper William Thomas, of Guyong (who before the war was employed at Messrs Hayes store), left Capetown for Sydney on the 9th of May. He…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boers Ambushed. Boer Leaders Wounded. London
A British column recently took possesion of the town of Amersfoort, in the south eastern Transvaal, about 50 miles south of Ermelo, and, finding the place deserted by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Office Reform. LONDON
The House of Commons Committee recommends drastic reforms in the business methods of the War Office…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Morley Denounces the War. LONDON
In the debate in the House of Commons last night, on the motion for the second reading of the Finance Bill, Mr. John Morley bitterly denounced the war in South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in China. The Naval Contingent. SYDNEY
Yesterday one officer and 19 men of the Naval Contingent confined in quarantine were released. The names of the men are:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. a Boer Laager Surprised. LONDON, Friday night
The Highland Light Infantry surprised a laager in the Brandfort district of the Orange River Colony, killing 12 Boers, wounding 13, and capturing 12…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Success Joubert Wounded. London
The British finding that Amersfoort had been deserted prepared an ambush. Commandant Joubert and Mr. Sparwatter were wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in China. Fugitive Officials. LONDON
Count von Waldersee reports that Tung-fuh-siang has a few troops in Kansu, and that Prince Tuan, with ten attendants, is a fugitive in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. a Fight Against Odds. LONDON
One hundred Boers attacked 20 of the Border Scouts in a narrow pass near Kerihardt. The Boers approached within 50 yards of the British, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japan Pacing the Bear. What Would Happen If Russian and Jap Went to War
Now when the President of the Japanese House of Peers, Prince Konouyi, stated that Japan was able to count upon the friendly neutrality of Great Britain, Germany, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in China. Germans Irritated. LONDON
Latest advices from the East state that the Germans are irritated because one entrance to the Forbidden City, has been latterly guarded by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War in China. The British Proposals. LONDON
Dr. Morrison, correspondent for tne "Times," states that the British proposals are likely to be adopted as the basis of an edict admitting a general…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Event of War. LONDON, Monday afternoon
The directors of an American cold storage company propose to run their steamers between Manchester and Southampton, with a view to…
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