News From the Seat of War
"Enslin Camp, South Africa, Jan. 10th, 1900. To Mr. J. W. Howard. Dear sir,--I take the liberty of dropping a few lines, to keep touch with the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
1,602 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 14 of 81
The British Army.—war Office Scheme. London, Feb. 14
German and Austrian newspapers, in referring to the proposed army reorganisation scheme outlined by Mr. George Wyndham, Under-Secretary for War, in the House of Commons and by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegrams. the War. Battle of Rendsburg. the Boer Retreat. London, Sunday Afternoon. Fighting at Rendsburg
Heavy fighting is reported to have taken place in North Cape Colony, near Rendsburg, on Monday, 12th inst. A fierce and determined attack was made…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Comforts for Our Soldiers
THE Goulburn Wesleyan Sunday-school have shown practical sympathy with our soldiers now at the front by preparing clothing and various comforts. The first instalment of goods was sent away…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. the Relief of Kimberley. Further Details. Pursuit of Cronje. General Buller Moving. Important Positions Captured. London, Feb. 19
The movement planned by Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, leading to the relief of Kimbereley, and causing the Boers to retreat from their strongholds between Magersfontein and Jacobadal, is pronounced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[Reuter's Telegrams]. the War. Relief of Kimberley. Hurried Boer Retreat. General Buller at Work. Capture of Stores. a Proclamation. London, Monday Afternoon
Later returns from the seat of war show that the Boer position at Magersfontein was abandoned in a panic. Cooked dinners were left untouched by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Latest Cables Boers in Full Flight. 10,000 Running for Bloemfontein. General Kelley-kenny After Them. Magersfontein Abandoned. Details of General French's Brilliant March. London, Saturday, February 17
It is stated officially (by the British War Office) that General Cronje, in command of the section of the Boer army that has for some time been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War. the Relief of Kimberley. the Enemy Completely Surprised. Lord Roberts's Advance. Boers Withdrawing From Magersfontein. Enemy South of Kimberley Dispersed. the Enemy Lose Heavily. London, Feb. 17. Lieutenant-general French's Rear Protected
PRIOR to Lieutenant-General French's arrival at Kimberley, the Boers evacuated Alexander's Fontein. Lieutenant-Colonel Kekewich, the…
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Roberts’ recent movements are pronounced as a fe[?]t unsurpassed in the annals of Briti-h warfare. The troops unbounded inc[?] faith in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Olive Schreiner on the War. “Banjo” Patterson Interviews Her
ME, A. B. PATTERSON, the special war. correspondent of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD has had an interview with Olive Schreiner, sister of the Premier of Cape…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Kimberley Relieved. Fighting Near Arundel. Kimberley. London
Kimberley has been relieved. Later. Lieutenant General Fresh reached Kimberley on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War in South Africa. a Perfect Movement. Pursuit of Cbohje. General Buller's Movements. [?] Hill Occupied. Free Staters Leave Natal. Victorians in Action. Disaster Near Bensberg. London, February 10
THE movement planned by Lord Roberts, leading to the relief of Kimberley, is pronounced by military authorities to have been unsurpassed…
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Lord Roberts’ recent move is pronounced an unsurpassed feat. The troops displayed the incarnation of faith in their commander…
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MESSRS. ALICK MAIR, Harry Mair, and Rod. McKinnon. members of the Bushmen’s Contingent, were in town yesterday, taking farewell of their friends prior…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Is Cronje Surrounded? Boers Leaving British Territory. Buller's Advance. the Captured Convoy. London, Tuesday Afternoon
The statements which have been published to the effect that Major-General French's cavalry has succeeded in heading off General Cronje's retreating force, trying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. the Retreat of Cronje. the Boers Cross the Modder. Privations in Kimberley. Good Work by Australians. Severe Fighting. London, Wednesday Afternoon
Commandant Cronje's forces crossed south of the Modder River before the arrival of the force sent to intercept their passage at Klip Kraal. Cronje's rear guard was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Enemy Retreating. Occupation of Colenso. British Across the Tugela. Lord Roberts Advancing on Bloemfontein. Australians with the Kimberley Relief Column. London, Feb. 21
General Sir Redvers Boiler telegraphed yesterday:—"The enemy practically abandoned Colenso, and Major-General Hart occupied the position after only a slight resistance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Relief of Kimberley. Advance Into the Free State. a Reported Disaster. No Official Confirmation. Campaign in Natal. Positions Carried by the Bayonet. London, Feb. 20
Further reports of General Buller's operations state that the British poured a heavy shrapnel and lyddite fire into the Boer trenches on Inhlawe and Green Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest War News. London, Feb. 22
General Buller crossed the Tugela River on Wednesday, driving away the enemy's rearguard, and silencing their guns. The enemy abandoned a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Yass Volunteer at the Seat of War
Another letter has been received from C. Jones, by his brother, in which he states that the Captain in charge of his company presented him with a…
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