The War. London
Lord Roberts' main army is advancing through the Free State, and comprises 30,000 men. General Buller commands an equal number in Natal. The latter is beginning to move…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1900
863 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 44
The War Office Affair
The Marquis of Lansdowne is in hot water. He is in this because he gave the public information. It will be said that his fault lay in not giving the whole information. To this his reply is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lord Roberts in War Paint
Our war correspondent (says the "Daily News") sends us the following description of Lord Roberts as he appeared at Paardeberg. Without…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Scene of the War
Trooper Hughes thus writes from the scene of warlike operations-" A great many of our horses have died, Of course, we can take anything we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The French v. British Navy. Comparison by the French Minister of War
IN an article in HARPER'S Weekly entitled, "Is the British Empire in peril?" the writer ouotes the following important remarks by the French Minister for War, M. L[?]ckroy as,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Boer War. Lord Roberts' Advance. British in Kroonstadt. Gallantry of N.S.W. Troops. London
Commandant Botha, with 10 guns, confronts General Hamilton near Wynberg. During a reconnaissance by General Hutton's force at the Zand River, the N.S.W. men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Notes
A MEMBER of Parliament tells a charming and touching story of the Queen and Lady Roberts was at Windsor, a few weeks ago, the Queen handed her small parcel, saying.—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Sydney
THE London Standard states that the European Powers have warned the Transvaalers that if the Johannesburg mines are destroyed England will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest War News. Sydney
General Buller's cavalry under Generals Dundonald and Bethune, outflanked the Boer position at Helpmakaar The British troops seized a platean…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War. Position at Mafeking. Will hold out till June 10th. London
THE Boers severely attacked Mafeking on Saturday, The garrison was surrounded by the Boer guns at close range…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War Boer Treachery. the Abuse of the White Flag Capture of Boer Waggons. London
Colonel Nield's regiment of Household Cavalry occupied Ventersberg, twenty-five miles south of Kroonstadt. Colonel Broadwood's force overtook…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Soldiers
IN view of Major-General Hutton being again associated with. 'Australian troops, his opinion of them, as expressed in an Aldershot lecture a few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bore War. Lord Roberts' Advance. Capture of Kroonstadt. Inhabitants Welcome the British. the Boers Demoralised. Boers Concentrate on Vaal River. London
LORD ROBERTS' body-guard of Colonials were the first to enter Krooastadt. The march into the town was the most impressive scene of the war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. London
Rundle and Brabant's forces captured vast stores of grain and 50 prisoners, including Stern's brother, at Thabanchu. The British front now extends over 30 miles,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of a War Correspondent
There was a considerable shock in journalistic circles in Sydney this morning when it was announced that Mr. H. H. Spooner bad succumbed to enteric fever at Bloemfontein. Mr. Spooner was the son…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Course of the War. the Zand River and Kroonstad. Buller's Objective. Mafeking Operations. the Vaal Advance. Sydney, Wednesday, 4 P.m. the Rapid March
Lord Roberts had not only a splendid Thursday but also a splendid week up to date. The march upon Bloemfontein waa grand, but that upon Kroonstad was equal to anything done by Marlborough,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transvaal War. Mafeking Relieved. London
Lord Salisbury read a cablegram in the House of Lords announcing the relief of Mafeking, but he said the news was unofficial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Movements in Natal. London
Lord Roberts explains the Boers who were at Christiana, thinking the British force were at Pary's (a Free State village close to the Vaal river) threatened…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Notes
OF the Ladysmith garrison of 11,000, about 8000 passed through the hospitals during the four months' [?] either for wounds or sickness. Admiral Lord Charles Beresford reckons that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War a Massacre
The discoveries of new explosives follow fast on each other's heels, and the number of them in the world's markets is already well-nigh…
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