The War. a Reverse at Helvetia. 200 British Captured. Boers Generally Active. [Reuter's Messages:] Londom
It is denied in Brussels that Mr. Kruger advised General Botha to submit to the British, as cabled from Natal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1901
840 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 42
The War. The Invasion of Cape Colony. Mr. Kruger and Peace. [Reuter's Messages] London
Two hundred men belonging to a commando which invaded the eastern portion of Cape Colony stopped a train containing 60 men of Prince Alfred's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Raiders Still Causing Trouble. a Captured Convoy. Valued at £50,000. British Seize Boer Supplies. [Reuter's Messages.] Capture of a Convoy. a Successful Ambush. Valuable Boer Haul. London
The British convoy captured by the Boers on Christmas Day west of Vryburg was valued at £50,000. The ambush was a complete success, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Smiler" Males' War Book
UNDER the title "Campaign Pictures" Mr. A. G. Hales has published his war book in London, The Daily News, to which most of the material was contributed, gives him not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. The Cape Invasion. Lord Roberts at Cowes. Mr. Kruger Iii. [Reuter's Messages.] London
Despatches from South Africa states that, consequent on the pressure on the British garrisons at Middlebury. Somerset, and Beaufort Weat, in Cape…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →2nd EDITION [?] OFFICE, 3.30 P.M. the War. the Cape Invasion. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Thursday Afternoon
The feeling in Cape Town is that strong reinforcements in South Africa are imperative. The absence of an actual ricing in the colony is ascribed to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lord Roberts' Return to England. An Audience with the Queen. Presented with an Earldom. And the Order of the Garter. "The Soldiers of Great and Greater Britain." [Reuter's Message.] London
Princess Beatrice (Princess Henry of Battenberg) and the Duke of Connaught met and welcomed Lord Roberts on arrival at Cowes, on the Isle of Wight,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Invasion of the Cape. a Fight Near Middleburg. Chasing De Wet. Food Famine at Kimberley. [Reuter's Messages.] More Boer Prisoners. London
Fourteen hundred more Boer prisoners have left South Africa for St. Helena…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Roberts in London. a Great Welcome Home. Lunched by the Prince of Wales. Further Praise for the Colonials. [Reuter's Meetings.] London
On the arrival of Lord Roberts at Southampton yesterday morning, the Freedom of the City of London was presented to him. Lord Roberts, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. the Cape Invasion. [Reuters's Messanges.] London, Thursday Afternoon
The feeling in Cape Town is that strong reinforcements in South Africa are imperative. The absence of an actual rising in the colony is ascribed to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An Artillery Accident. Imperial Soldiers Injured
A serious gun explosion happened at Moore Park Sydney, Saturday morning, whilst a detachment of the [?] Royal Field Artillery, forming portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disabled Soldiers
THE,attempt which is already being made by the English military authorities to secure that, when the Reserves are demobilised, men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. the Cape Invasion. a Loyal Defence Force. Active Volunteering. [Reuter's Messages.] the Invasion of Cape Colony. Loyalist Defence Corps. Cape Town Citizens Enthusiastic. Boers Very Active. London
The loyalist defence corps are enrolling briskly in Cape Colony. Lord Kitchener urges Sir J Gordon Sprigg, the Premier, to send out well-mounted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Office. Duties of the Reform Committee. Lord Roberts Assumes Command. [Reuter's Message.] London
The committee appointed at the instance of the Hon. St. John Brodrick to investigate and report on the management and conduct of the War Office…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Cape Invasion. Spread of the Rebellion. Volunteers Hastily Enrolling. the Chase After De Wet. Some Prisoners Taken. Governing the Annexed Territory. Appointment of Officials. [Reuter's Messages.] the Gape Invasion. Joining the Loyalist Defence Corps. Seizure of Ammunition. London
Colonel Williams the other day dislodged the eastern column of invaders in Cape Colony from kopjes westward of Middleburg. The Boers subsequently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Courage in War. What it Really Means
"There is perhaps no man about whom there is so much popular misconception as the hero who covers himself with glory on the field of battle," said an old General who has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. a Conference of Premiers. More Troops from Australia. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon
A conference of Premiers belli to-day, Bttmded by sir William Lyne, Sir George Turner, Mr, Philp, Mr. Holder, Sir John Forrest, sod Mr Lewis decided to [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. the Cape Invasion. Active Movement of Troops. Operations in the North. [Reuter's Messages.] the Invasion of the Cape. Movements of British Troops. London
Four hundred British troops have arrived at Malmesbury, in Gape Colony, where martial law is to be immediately proclaimed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain and Her Foes. The Imminence of War with France
SOME mo[?]ths a[?]o cons[?]able exc[?]tement was caused in England (says the Melbourne Age) when it became known that France was purchasing and storing enormous quantities…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. Warm Skirmishes. Recruits for the Boers. The Reinforcements Required. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Monday Afternoon
Major- General [?] has defeated Ge[?] D[?] R y and steenkarop's co[?] at Naauw Poort, forcing them to r[?] north-west. He also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →