Cable News. the Boer War. London, Nov. 23
The ex-burgher volunteers are mostly landowners. They are paid 2s 6d a day and receive half the cattle they capture. A conspiracy against the British has been…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
929 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 44 of 47
The War in South Africa. London, Nov. 21
It is stated that Continental pro-Boers recommended Dr. Leyds and the delegates to prepare dra[?]t overtures of peace giving Great Britain the…
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The ex-burghers serving with the British are now designated national. scouts, and are useful for special raids and for securing information…
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Several members of the Legislative assembly of Caps Colony, who are also members of the Afrikander Bond, urge Mr. Theron, the chairman of the organisation, to dissolve the Bond, in order to…
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Most of the Cape Mounted Rifles, the Police, the Mounted Rifle Corps of the various districts, the Town Guards, and seven irregular corps have been assigned to Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, the Premier, to…
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When the request of Major Carrington for 150 more men was received from South Africa it was referred to Mr. See, who in turn sent it on to Mr. Barton for…
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MOST of the Cape Mounted Rifles, the Police, the Mounted Rifle Corps of the various districts, the Town Guards, and seven irregular corps have been…
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Many Boers are volunteering and are [?]ger to attack the irr[?]bles and and the struggle. Commandant Andries Cro[?], brother…
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A STRONG commando surrounded and captured the Railway Pioneers, at Villiersdorp after a desperate resistance. The horses of the Railway…
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M. Blowitz, the Times' correspondent in Paris, reports that Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman has hitherto been the chief evangelist with the French pro-Boers, but his last…
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The Pretoria correspondent of the" Times" states that there are 70 commandos in the field, the numbers in a commando varying from 50 to 400 men. The Boer forces are distributed as follow:—…
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DEAR SIR,—I was much pleased with your sensible comments re sending more men from Australia to take part in the war. Perhaps the enclosed extract may interest your readers and teach some of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boer War. Customs and Railway Federation. London, Nov. 29
The Daily News, the pro-Boer organ, urges that a long armistice should be granted the Boers in order to enable the views of those still fighting, the refugees, and the prisoners to be obtained…
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Sir Gordon Sprigg, Premier of Cape Colony, delivered a speech at a banquet given by the Caledonian Society. He stated that the army of Cape Colony numbered 18,000, three-fourths of which…
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The Pretoria correspondent of the Times states hat more troops are needed in order to accelerate the attrition of the Beer forces. Frequent meetings with the enemy show that they are less pleased with…
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FRENCH pro-Boers have been shocked at the acknowledgment recently made by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman that the annexation, of the late Boer…
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An agitation is taking place hi Holland in favour of the women and children in the concentration camps being settled in that country, but the Dutch Government…
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Further despatches from Lord Kitchener have been published. Australian and New Zealand officers and men are mentioned for distinguished service…
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Lieutenant-General French reports that Commandants My burg and Foucho have suffered heavily and that their forces have scattered. Commandant Theron, with a small following, has…
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In Cape Colony the optimistic feeling prevails that the final phase of the war has teen reached. It is reported that the Boers have little…
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