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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
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The Cheshire Yeomanry and portion of the Canadians have been sent to Prieska, to the west of Hopetown, on the Orange River…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lieutenant H. Macartney, an Australian, serving with the Imperial forces, wounded at Pieters Hill, in Natal, is progressing favorably towards recovery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Considerable, opposition has been shown to Major-General French's occupation of the hills around Bloemfoutein, the Free State capital. A message from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New South Wales bushmen's Contingent Fund has reached £31,232 and the Patriotic Fund £30,458…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Persistent statements are being circulated at Delagoa Bay that preparations have been made by the Boers to dynamite the mines and batteries and destroy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lord Roberts, tbe British Commanderin-Chief in South Africa, telegraphed on Tuesday to the War Office as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Germany has declined the Boer request to intervene, not being concerned in the conflict. The tunnel by which the Boer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →With the relief off Ladystable and Kimberley the eyes of the British and thier friends have been turned to the seize of Mafeking.It would be a thousand pirles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About £500,000,000 have been subscribed for the British war loan of £30,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Major-General Pretyman, Governor of Blomfontein, has directed all burghers within a radius of 10 miles of the town to disarm on pain of forfeiture of their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I travelled up to Bloomfontein with the reverend gentleman, and found him well-informed, entertaining, and a thoroughly agreeably companion; but it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General French has occupied the hills commanding Bloemfontein. He seized the railway and cut the telegraph lines connecting the Boer centres…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reports have now been received of Lord Roberts' triumphant entry into Bloemfontein, the Orange Free State capital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Privates F. M. Meagher and T. J. Maxwell, of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, who were wounded and taken prisoners in the fight at Hobkirk's Farm,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The markets and banks in Bloemfontein have resumed business under British control…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Roberts has returned the British losses at Driefontein, where on Saturday last the Boers engaged his troops all day. The figures are:—Killed, 63;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A shooting affray has occurred at Wahgunyah, near Corowa. It is alleged that a number of grapepiekere engaged by Mr. Levin heve been in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Major-General Pretyman, Governor of Blomfontein, has directed all burghers within a radius of 1O miles of the town to disarm on pain of forfeiture of their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Wyndham, Under-secretary for War, states that since. October last 30,000 men have joined the volunteers, while 20,000 men have joined the new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →England's contribution to the Australian Bushmen's Contingent Fund has been apportioned thus:—New South Wales, £3836; Victoria, £1932; Queensland, £2219; West…
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