The Transvaal War. London, Sept. 18
THE Boer army is a broken and disorganised rabble. Four trains, filled with refugees, have arrived at Delagoa Bay from the Transvaal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1900
1,602 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 65 of 81
The Transvaal War. London, Sept. 17
MR. KRUGER has cabled to the London Express to the effect that he is going to Europe on account of his health. The Netherlands…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War in South Africa. Battle of Kaapmuiden. Kruger Going to Holland. Daring Canadians. London, Sept. 19
A MESSAGE from Delagon Bay reports that a battle has taken place between Kaapmaiden, forty-three miles from the border, and Hectrospruit,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Richard Brice, Adventurer. [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter Iii. Contraband of War. Part Ii.—how the Enemy Returned the Compliment. (Continued.)
THIS was not exactly a flattering reception, but it was one of our own seeking. Evidently the martial captain regarded the blockade-runner's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Reception of the Returned Soldiers
A public meeting was held on Wednesday evening last for the purpose of taking steps to give the soldiers who returned from South Africa a fitting wel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Novelties. These Things May Turn the Scale in the Next Great War
Whether or not the art of battleship construction is destined to be revolutionised by the newly - patented invention of William Weegar, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boer War. Elands River Defence. London, Sept. 20
An officer of Major-General Broadwood's Brigade describes the defence which Lieutenant-Colonel Here made at Elands River as the most gallant episode in the war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Boer War. Davitt Denies a Report. Attitude of Holland
Lord Roberts reports that the Boers have destroyed several " Long Toms" (guns of position) and field guns, and that the Beer army has now degenerated into marauding bands…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Boer War. Nearing the End. the Boers Disorganised. London
All the heavy ordnance of the Boers is at Komati Poort, the [?]tion on the Portuguese East Africa border. The Boer army is a broken and disorganised…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers of the Queen
THE expressed wish of the Queen that she should inspect and present the colours to the Australian soldiers who took part in the South African war, is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. the Boer Army Divided. Commandos Marauding Bands. the Johannesburg Plot. Many Foreigners Deported. Holland Demands Compensation. Mr. Kruger's Visit to Europe. London, Sept. 21
Lord Roberts cables that 3000 of the enemy have retreated to Komati Poort, the station on the Portuguese East Africa border, that 700 have crossed the frontier, and that others have deserted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tangmangaroo Soldiers. Their Welcome Home
THE modern history of good old Tangmangaroo can boast a red letter day— Thursday last, and Young Australia, in that little quarter at least, showed how…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. in China
European newspapers generally approve of Germany’s demand that the instigators and perpetrators of the Chinese outrages shall be surrendered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Got There in Spite of ’Em.” a Boy and the War
THE cheeriest of all the passengers who arrived by the Nineveh on Monday was a lad of about 15 years of age, who slipped gaily down the gangway in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War in South Africa. Enemy Retreating. the Plot at Johannesburg. Boers Routed. N.S.W. Ambulances Captured. London, Sep. 21
LORD ROBERTS cables that 3000 of the enemy have retreated to Komati Poort, on the Portuguese East Africa border, that 700 have crossed the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Boer War
Lieutenant-General Hildyard has occupied Vryheid after Colonels Gough and Bethune had turned a strong position held by Commandant Christian Botha…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. London, Sept. 21
THE English press resents the effusive patronage and the signal honours honours bestowed by the Netherlands Government on Mr. Kruger. The Dutch are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Reform of the War Office
Mr. Robert W. Hanbury. Conservative, in addressing the electors of Preston, which he represented in the last Parliament, stated that the War Office required sifting from top…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. Dispersal of the Boer Army. London, Sept. 24
The British have occupied Komati Poort, the railway town on the Portuguese East Africa border. The bridge over the Komati, which was reported to have been destroyed by the Boers, was found to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Victory at Hart's River. N S W. Ambulances Captured. London, Sept. 23
Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen on September 19 routed the Boers to the north-east of Hart's River. He recaptured from the enemy one of the 15-pounder field gone lost by the British at Colenso…
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