Siege of Mafeking.—its Relief Long Delayed. — Why? — Moral Effect of Raising the Siege.—to Ensure Peace Be Prepared for War, and Let the World Know It.—the Grand Traditions of the Race Worthily Maintained.—prestige and Sentiment.—the Cheap Defence of Nations—beasts or Men
Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2
ONE of the most interesting events of the South African war has been the investment of Mafeking and its heroic and continued defence and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War
Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 2
Advices from Delagoa Bay state that the British captured the entire Boer force and their guns outside Mafeking on the 17th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Story From the Seat of War
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 2
The mails had just been received by a certain regiment which is at present with Buller's force. Not only were there letters, but also many parcels from relatives and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. United States Impartially Neutral. London, May 22
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 4
Colonel Hay, the United States Secretary of State, yesterday unofficially received the Boer peace delegates, Messrs. A. Fischer, Wolmarans, and Wessels…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. British in Zululand. a Squadron Ambushed. President Kruger's Fortune. London, May 23
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 2
IT is officially announced that General Sir Redvers Buller, from Dundee, ordered Major Bethune, with a force of 500 mounted men, to proceed to Nqutu, in Western…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. at Mafeking. How Eloff Was Taken. Desperate Short-ranged Fight. London, Tuesday Afternoon
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 4
Reuter's correspondent with the Mafeking relief column reports that the Boer leader, Gen. Eloff, was captured by Lieutenant-Colonel Hore and the Police at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letter From the Front. a Soldier's Life. Short Fare. Scene at a Funeral
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 2
Private H. Heazlett, of the Australian Horse, writes to his brother, Mr. J. F. Heazlett:—Bloemfontein, March 31, 1900. In my last I told you of our arrival in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Boers Entrenching. a Capture at Mafeking. the Mines Safe. Laing's Nek Re-occupied. Ian Hamilton's Advance. London, Wednesday Afternoon. Lord Roberts's Headquarters
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 2
Lord Roberts now has his headquarters at Honning Spruit, 18 miles north of Kroonstad BOERS ENTRENCHING…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late War News
The Burrowa News · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 3
Lieutenant-General Ian Hamilton, in command of the Colonial Division, made a rapid advance from Lindley north wards, and after a series of rearguard encounters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Franoo-german War
The Burrowa News · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 2
THIS war was not fought with the gloves. It was, in truth, as savage a contest as the world has seen. The German generals spared their own men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. [Concluded From Our Last.]
The Burrowa News · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 1
We heard a Free State Baer divide the English into three classes, the Soakers (natte), the Robbers, and the Reda, The soakers are the drunkards,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. Campaign in Natal. London, May 18
The Burrowa News · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 3
General Sir Redvers Bullen has arrived at Dann keeper, 15 miles north of Glances His [?] guard has already reached Newcastle, which in 37 miles north of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War in South Africa. British in Zululand. Lord Roberts' Headquarters. Queeefslanders and Canadians. London. May 23
Goulburn Herald · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 4
GENERAL SIR REDVERS BULLER, from Dundee, ordered Major Bethune, with a force of 500 mounted men, to proceed to Nqutu, in Western Zululand…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers From S. Africa. Return of Trooper Parry
Goulburn Herald · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 5
THE Aberdeen steamer Moravian reached Hobson's Bay (Vic.) yesterday morning from Capetown direct. Amongst the passengers were a number of invalided men belonging…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Helping the Wounded. Fever Raging. Lord Roberts's Remarkable Activity. Free Staters Continue the Fight. London, Friday Afternoon. in Aid of the Wounded
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 2
A great bazaar in aid of those wounded in South Africa has been opened in South Kensington. Members of the Royal Family and the aristocracy are among the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Back From the War
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 2
By Friday's Melbourne express Messrs. R. Sleath and B. B. O'Conor, Ms.L.A., returned from their South African trip after an absence of several months. "I will have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. London, May 21
Crookwell Gazette · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 4
THE " Express" reports that President Kruger has personally telegraphed to Lord Salisbury in an exceedingly humble strain,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. with Buller. London
The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 2
It is officially announced that General Sir Redvers Buller, when recently at Dundee, ordered Colonel Bethune, of Bethune’s Irregular Horse, to advance into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Relief of Mafeking. Secret Conferences. London, Thursday Afternoon
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 4
It is now asserted that the attack which the main Boer army under General Snyman was to have made upon Mafeking immediately after Eloff succeeded in capturing the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldiers From Africa. Trooper S. Parry and Private G. Fuller. Parry's Experiences. Bravery of Trooper Hayden, of Bungendore. Melbourne
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 4
The chief event in local shipping circles to-day was the arrival at 25 minutes past 10 o'clock this morning of the steamer Moravian with the invalided Australian troops from…
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