A French War Vote
The French Chamber of Deputies has voted 60,000,000 francs (about £2,500,000) for the defence of the French coasts and colonies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1899
476 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 17 of 24
Fourteen Thousand War Mules Bought
THANKS to the efforts of the Army Remount Department some 14,000 splendid m[?]les, purchased in Italy, Spain, and the United States, will shortly be available for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. the War. a Traitorous Trooper. False Statements. Replacing Officers. London, Tuesday Afternoon. a Traitor Shot
A traitorous trooper, a Dutchman who joined the Natal Imperial Light Horse with the now evident intention of betraying the British cause, has been tried by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. Position at Ladysmith. Retreat of the Boers. Anxiety for the Ninth Lancers. the Australian Contingents at Capetown. London, Nov. 27
IN the six days' continuous fighting between the British forces and the Boers near Kurumans, in Bechuanaland, the Boers numbered about 500…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. the Battle of Modder River. One of the Hardest Ever Fought. Conspicuous Gallantry. Magistrate Struck Off the Rolls. London, Wednesday. a Trying Fight
Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Paul Methuen, in his official report, states that the battle of Modder River was one of the hardest and most trying fights in the annals of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Great Victory. Great Battle at the Modder River. Eight Thousand Boers Defeated. Lord Methuen Achieves a Decisive Victory. Desperate Fighting for Ten Hours. Ninth Lancers Safe. New South Wales Lancers. Trooper Missing. London, Nov. 25, 12.55 p.m
A telegraph despatch has just come to hand stating that the British forces under Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen, who is advancing on Kimberley, met and defeated 6000 Boers on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News. [By Telegraph.] Transvaal War. London
GENERAL METHUEN'S official report of the battle of Modder River states that the fight was one of the most trying in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Summary of Rivers. London, Nov. 23
There are several strong Boer commandos to the Estsourt. The enemy is mounting guns to command the place…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir W. Harcourt on the Crisis. Support for the Boers. No Suzerainty. Mr. Kruger's Concessions. War Unjustifiable
[The following speech, delivered at Bradford, England, has been forwarded to us for publication by Mr. Argyle McCallum: --…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Great Victory. the Advance on Kimberley. Eight Thousanes Boers Defeated. Lord Methuen Achieves a Decisive Victory
London, Nov. 29, 12.55 p.m. A telegraphic despatch has just come to hand stating that the British forces under Lieutenant General Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Battle at Modder Hill. Great Victory. N.S.W. Lancers. New Zealand Contingent. Victory at Grasspan. Gallant Attack. Courage of the Boers. London, Nov. 29
THE British forces under Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen, who is advancing on Kimberley met and defeated 8000 Boers on Tuesday last at the Modder River, about midway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Latest. the War. London, Friday. Lord Methuen Wounded. Other British Casualties. Plan of Campaign Dislocated. More Reinforcements
No official details of the Battle of Modder River have as yet been received at the War Office. Two casualty messages have come to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Colonial Contingents. Women Fighting. Stoppage of News. London, Thursday Afternoon. the Colonial Troops
Sir Alfred Milner's military secretary, Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Williams, received and welcomed the Australian troops which arrived at Capetown by the Medic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Battle at Modder River. the Ninth Lancers Safe. the Australian Contingent. London, Wednesday. [?]Attle of Modden
Lisutanant-General Lord Methuen, who is advancing to the relief of Kimborley, defeated 8000 Boers on Tuesday at the Modder River, about midway between Belmont and Kimberley…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Engagement Near Weenan. a Boer Relief Commando Routed. Five Hundred Boers Killed at Belmont and Grasspan. Reinforcements for Lord Methuen's Forces. London, Nov. 30
Two battalions of infantry, with additional detachments of cavalry and artillery, have been ordered to reinforce the British column under Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Battle of Modder River. the British Infantry Attack. the British Display Undaunted Valour. Details of the Battle of Grasspan. Courage of the Boers. General Buller Advancing. the Battle of Grasspan. London, Nov. 30
THE effect of the shells from the British artillery at the battle of Grasspan, near Belmont, on Saturday last, was terrific. The Boer fire gradually slackened, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Advantages of War
THE following letter from Miss Florence Nightingale to Mr. H. Herbert, president of the Balaclava Society, was read at the dinner given on Wednesday evening to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Press References to the War
THE hour of vengeance has come. The close time for Englishmen is over, and shooting may begin. Will this sport tempt nobody?—La Patrie,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. at Belmont and Graspan
LONDON, Thursday.—Sir Alfred Milner’s military secretary, Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Williams; received and welcomed the Australian troops which arrived at Capetown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Ruses of the Boers. British Casualties. the Battle of Grasspan. the Queen's Sympathy. London, Dec. 1
SEVERAL Boers wearing enormous red crosses on their sleeves, who were brought as prisoners to the British camp at the Orange river station, stated that they acted as gunners at…
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