Water Brigade Social. Presentations to Returned Soldiers
ON Monday evening the Water Brigade held their annual social in the Rink. The attendance numbered at least 300, and an extensive programme of dances was…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
314 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 16
South African War. London
THE Boers are looting and burning houses at Harrismith, belonging to the local guard, within a mile of the town. Bennett Burleigh, the war…
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COMMANDANT Kruitziugor attacked Molteno, near Stormborg, Cape Colony, but was repulsed by the local force, and had six of his men wounded…
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A charge such as the Boers make is robbed of all story-book picturesqueness and glamour. The glitter of sword and bayonet, the smoke and…
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LIEUTENANT-Colonel Benson, marching to Carolina, captured 40 Boers, and drove many others into the hands of other columns. When tracked to the ravines the Boers simply…
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The Boer leaders in Europe have met at Hague to meet Mrs. Botha and discuss the peace suggestions from the letter's husband. Lord Kitchener is…
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THE Premier states that he is desirous of doing everything possible with the view of affording help to returned volunteers from South Africa. He lone ago made a request to the members of…
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Some of the New South Wales troops who returned to Australia by the troopship Morayshire, and who preferred to come on to Sydney by rail from…
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THE Boer forces are now scattered over the Orange River and Transvaal colonies in small commandoes of from 100 to 600 men…
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The Capetown correspondent of the TIMES reports that Lord Kitchener intended that Jamestown, which was recently captured by Commandant Kruitzinger, should be a bait, but the…
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Mrs. Botha returned to Brussels after a two hours interview with Kruger. It is authoritatively stated that Botha has Informed Kruger that the majority of the…
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THE prisoners taken by General Elliott's column in the Orange River Colony were in a deplorable condition. Some of them were wearing women's…
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A DETACHMENT of Victorians was surprised at Steenkool Spruit. They sustained 60 casualties and lost two guns. Lord Kitchener reports that 250 of the…
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Mrs. Botha returned to Brussels after a two hours' interview with Kruger. It is authoritatively stated that Botha has informed Kruger that the majority of the…
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THE man who starts at the bottom rang of the Army ladder with the intention of climbing to the top has in front of him a long journey. Indeed, so long is it that up till now no soldier has…
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An article was published in one of the enwspapers the other day to the effect that the returned soldiers from South Africa had not received the consideration from the Government, in the way of…
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THE reported pro-Boer demonstration in the Queen's Hall has revived Continental clamour against England. The French are being urged to boycott…
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The men who returned by the Morayshlre brought with them "the Bushmen's dog," a lovely collie, who has followed the corps throughout the campaign. The dog carries a…
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The adjournment of the House of Commons was moved last week to call attention to alleged harsh treatment of Boer refugees. Sir Hery Campbell Bannerman, the leader of the Opposition, said…
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An English paper, after describing the methods by which the Boers still in the field defy the British army, says :— What, then, can we do to end a state of things…
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