Death of an Old Soldier
A BALLARAT telegram to tho Melbourne ARGUS on Wednesday says—An old soldier named John Gurney, a native of Ha[?]esbury, Buckingham, who is now proved to have received a distinction…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1899
211 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 11
The War. Sydney
REPORTS continue to come to hand as to the massing of Orange Free State Boers on the Northern Cape frontier. They are making preparations to resist…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. London
LADYSMITH reports that the Boer guns were silenced on the 9,[?] instant after four hours' fighting. It is believed the enemy lost heavily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War Attack on Mafeking. the Boers Repulsed. London
THE Imperial Ministerial press disavows the Radicals' declaration that Lord Salisbury implied no interference with the Boer independence in his Guildhall speech…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Great War Correspondent
Australia's despatched three or four correspondents to the South African War, and many persons were under the impression that they were the first of their character…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boer War Comment. the Sign of Change
The war since Saturday has turned the corner more in favour of the British Flag. The fighting strength of the First Army Corps is pouring into Cape Town and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Clarence Examiner. Published at Grafton Tuesdays and Saturdays. Saturday, November 18Th, 1899. the War and the Outlook
The magnificent defence being made under GENERAL WHITE at Ladismith will add several brilliant pages to the illustrious records of Britain's little army. Surrounded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Boer War. the Boers Defeated at Kenilworth. Mafeking and Kimberley Safe. 100,000 British Forces Under Order. London
The total number of Boers around Mafeking is estimated at 7000 men. The excellent formation of trenches serves to minimise losses, and the mud walls are able to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boer and Briton. Burgher Views of British Soldiers. [From the "Daily News.]
It is unnecessary to remind any but those unfamiliar with South African affairs that Mr. J. B. Robinson, who has lately returned from South Africa, speaks with special authority on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Transvaal War General Joubert's Condition. Determined Attack on a Train. London, Thursday. Reported Death of General Joubert
A TELEGRAM to the Natal TIMES, received via Delagoa Bay, states that General Joubert was killed in an action near Ladysmith on the 9th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. London
An armoured train was partly wrecked by the Boers while reconnoitring near Colenso. The British left the train and fought in skirmishing order, but were outnumbered,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boer War Comment. the Military Anxiety
We are now entering upon a phase of the campaign this week that will be full of deep anxiety and sensational expectation to the race at home and abroad, nay, that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Transvaal War. an Interesting Boer Opinion
A special correspondent, writing from Amsterdam early in October, Says: If the independence of Holland herself were threatened, it is doubtful to me whether…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Boer War. Engagements at Bester and Mafeking. Boers Returning Home. London
A TELEGRAM to the Natal TIMES, received via Delagoa Bay, states that General Joubert, commander of the Beer army at Ladysmith, was killed in an action near that town on the 9th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War
SYDNEY, Tuesday. The Boer General Joubert is alive ; he was ill in Pretoria, but has recovered. The Boers have been badly beaten…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. LONDON
A DETAILED account of the Lattle at Ladysmith on the 9th instant states that the Boers around the town, under cover of a heavy fire of shells, occupied all the ridges and kopjies adjacent to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Civil War in New Guinea. Eleven Villages Destroyed
NEWS has been received of civil war which has been raging among the bush natives of Kiriwina, New Guinea. The Rev. S. B. Fellows, Wesleyan missionary, who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War Fighting at Ladysmith. the Boers Repulsed with Heavy Loss. London
THE detailed account of the battle at Ladysmith on the instant states that the Boars around Ladysmith, covered by a heavy fire of shells, occupied all the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Brave War Correspondent
Mr. Winston Churchill, the Morning Post war correspondent at the Transvaal, ought to score for a Victorian Cross when the time comes for the distribution of honours. A…
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