The War in China. London
In the House of Commons, the Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign Office was cheered when he announced that there was unity among the Powers with a view to…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
863 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 31 of 44
South African War. at the Front
T. Morrow, in a letter to his father, Mr. F. Morrow, of South Grafton, writes on May 19th: Abouts 3 weeks ago, we were doing outpost duty about 8 miles south of Bradfort,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War in South Africa Further Surrender of Boers. London
The British forces are gradually tightening the cordon around Steyn and De Wet upon the hills to the west of Vredefort, in the extreme north-eastern angle of the Orange…
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THE British forces are gradually tightening the cordon around ex-President Steyn and Commandant Do Wet. An additional 750 Boors have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War Baden-powell Relieved. London
BOER marauders are endeavouring to destroy the railway north of Kroon-stadt. The British are burning the houses…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War in Chine. Advance on Peking. by British, American and Japanese Troops. Battle of Peitsang, Imperial Edict to Recapture Tientsin and Taku. London
ELEVEN thousand Chinese troops occupy a strong position at Peitsing. The American, British and Japanese troops have commenced an advance on Peking, without…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Boer War. Harrismith Occupied British 30 Miles East of Middleburg. Hamilton Driving Delarey Back Attacks on the Railway. Rustenberg Relieved. British Converging on Machadorp. London
General French is reconnoitering 30 miles east of Middleburg without meeting with any organised resistance. The prisoners taken by General Hamilton…
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Commandant Delarey is retiring before General Hamilton's march to the relief of Rustenburg, after a stubborn attempt to hold Megaliesberg Range…
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The American, British and Japanese troops have commenced to advance on Pekin without waiting for the other Powers. Vice-Admiral Seymour's visit to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Course of the Boer War. How to Conquer Guerillas. Beginning of the End. Sydney, Wednesday, 3 P.m
Public attention is still rivetted upon the grand conquering genius of Lord Roberts in South Africa, all the more so than during the relief of Mafeking or the fall of Pretoria,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Boer War Plot to Murder Lord Roberts Capture of a British Garrison by the Boers. 300 Britishers Taken Prisoners. London
A PLOT was formed at Pretoria for the purpose of shooting Lord Roberts and the British officers, but it was discovered, and ten of the leading…
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Li Hung Chang, the Viceroy of Chi-li, has denounced General Li Ping Heng, who had previously impeached Li Hung Chang, and has demanded his dismissal on account of his complicity in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in China. London
15,000 Chinese defended Yang-te-sun for four hours against the Allies, who captured the town. The latter lost 200 men. The Austrian Ambassador cabled on 4th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa Arrest of Conspirators. London
A plot was formed at Pretoria for the purpose of shooting Lord Roberts and the British officers. Ten leading conspirators have been arrested…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in China. Allied Commander Appointed. Massacre of Missionaries. Battle at Yangstun. Chinese Mendacity, London
THE Italian Ambassador at Peking cables that 700 strangers are taking refuse in the British Location. Forty French and Italian sailors are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. Pursuit of De Wet. Reported British Repulse. British Garrison Captured with 300 Men. Plot to Capture Lord Roberts. London
GENERAL Warren is returning to England after pacifying the district north of the Orange River. General Buller has occupied Amerspoort, near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Correspondents
Writing in 'Harper's Magazine' for July about war correspondents in South Africa, Mr. Fred A. M'Kenzie says:--"One of the best known of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Notes
The allies found in their attack on Yangteun that the Chinese soldiers are man who may not be regarded as foemen unworthy of their steel. When the British and American troops led the attack…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Boer War De Wet Closely Pursued. Rustenberg Evacuated. London
COMMANDANT DE WET, closely pursued by Lord Kitchener, has 3500 men, including a large number of newly-perjured surrenderers, with ten…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →What the Enlisted Men Got
One of the returned sailors from Manila— a gunner's mate and much sworn at afloat, a gentleman and a wheelman ashore—was sipping amber refreshment on a roadhouse,…
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