The War. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday Afternoon
Two hundred and eighty-one men and 348 horses of the Commonwealth Horse sailed to-day for South Africa by the steamer Menelaus…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1902
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His Honor's Washing. Another True Story of the Boer War
Aston[?] SP[?] captain on sufference in his Majesty's—Regi[?] was a sufficiently ho[?], if not a popular, officer. The lottery of birth [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late Cable News British and Foreign. the Boer War. Peace Proposals. London, May 13
There are grave doubts at Pretoria of the Boers agreeing to the peace proposals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. [Reuter's Messages.] the Bush Veldt Carbineers. London
Mr. J. G. M'Neill, member for Douegal, suggested in the Commons last night that the murders committed by the Bush Veldt Carbineers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Sunday Afternoon
Mr. Seddon, the New Zealand Premier, has received an enthusiastic reception at Durban, Natal. He aeserted, in the course of a speech, that if more…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. [Reuter's Messages.] a Trainwrecker Surrenders. London
"Jack" Hindon, well-known throughout the war as a notorious trainwrecker, has surrendered to the British at Balmoral…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. The Executed Australians. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon
The English papers which, arrived in Melbourne to-day contain an account of the trial by court-martial of the executed Australians in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. [Reuter's Messages.] the Future of Cape Colony. London
Mr. Runciman, member for Constantia in the Cape Parliament, has issued a manifesto on behalf of 46 Colonial-Imperial progressive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Cable News British and Foreign. the Boer War. the Peace Conference. London, May 18
The peace conference is expected to be very protracted, owing to the voting being by ballot. The British will not attack the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Soldier and His Baby
A CASE which presented some curious features from the spectator's point of view was investigated in the Melbourne District Court on Thursday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. [Reuter's Message.] a Commandant Killed. London
Crops have been reaped in many districts in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony by the British troops. The straits of the enemy for food…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. [Reuter's Message.] London, Thursday Afternoon
Nine thousand British troops participated in Lieutenant-General Ian Hamilton's drive against Vanzyl's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. [Reuter's Message.] Martial Law in Cape Colony. London
A Blue Book just issued shows that " extraordinary consideration and leniency" has been exhibited in the application of martial law in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Cable News British and Foreign. the Boer War. the Conference. London, May 21
A Protoria correspondent says that a number of the irreco[?]ilables thies mostly belong to the Orange Free State, while the Tran[?]va[?] minority mostly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Friday Evening
Colonel Lovat's force surprised Commandant Fouche's laager at Stapleford, killing and wounding several of the enemy and capturing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. [Reuter's Message.] the Attack on Fouche's Corps. Reinforcements for the Front. London
The attack last week on Fouche's commando was made because he had refused to send a representative to the Vereeniging conference…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. [Reuter's Message.] Campbell-bannerman's Attitude. London
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, speaking at Darlington on Saturday night, said that his reference to the "methods of barbarism" in South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. [Reuter's Message.] Cost of the Campaign. London
A contributed article in the Daily News argues that Australia ought to offer £29,000,000 and Canada £34,000,000 towards the cost of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Cable News British and foreign. the Boer War. Peace Negotiations. Chief Points Settled. London, May 21
The chief points of the paces negotiations have been settled, and the final vote on the entire scheme will be taken by the Boer conference within…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returning Soldiers. Alleged Misbehavior. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
The Home Secretary, Sir William Lyne, has received two claims for damages, laid against the Common-wealth, in consequence of the…
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