Political and Social. the War Feeling
There is no mistake about the state of the war feeling in both Houses of Parliament at the present time. It is red hot. With two or three exceptions, all the members…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
211 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 11
Is " War the Only Thing that has No Good in it?"
The following stirring poem, by the Bishop of Armagh, appeared in the Weekly Times of Nov. 3: They say that "war is hell," the " great accursed," The sin impossible to be forgiven—…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →This War Fever
When Doctors M'Cormack and Skirving volunteered for service as medical men in South Africa everybody, in Sydney who knew them was agreeably surprised, and…
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Particulars of the fighting at Tugela river show that the British displayed conspicuous gallantry. A withering fire from sharpshooters, who were concealed behind the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News of the Killed and Wounded
THERE are infinitely touching scenes to be witnessed daily in Pall Mall, scenes which may well make one ask whether war as a cure is not worse than the ill it professes to alleviate. There are two bureaux…
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A SYDNEY insurance company has offered an annuity equal to £1 per week to the frist of the N.S.W. soldiers gain the Victoria cross…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Transvaal War London
SOME details of the fighting at the Tugela river have come to hand. They show that conspicuous gallantry was displayed by all arms of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Transvaal War London
THE newspaper correspondents state it is difficult to over-estimate the effect of the Australian and Canadian contingents will have on the loyally of the South Africans…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. Battle of Tugela River. Further Particulars. London
IT is officially announced that 137 of the British rank and filo were killed at the Tugola River engagement on Friday last. Before the battle the Boors had dammed the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Story of the Last Boer War
Sir James Sivewright has told a little story of the last Boer war, which affords a graphic illustration of what might have been. The story was told to a gentleman who has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. Russian Officers Helping the Boers. London
Newspaper correspondents state it is difficult to over-estimate the effect the Australian and Canadian Contingents will have on the loyalty of South Africans…
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