The Transvaal War De Wet Obtains Remounts. the Peace Committee. London, Feb. 20
Commandant do Wet has obtained remounts westward of Hopetown. Boers are constantly surrendering to Lieutenant-General French…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
929 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 47
The Transvaal War. London, Feb. 18
THE Australian Bushmen and the New Zealand Roughriders, under General Plumer, followed de Wet and his force from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. London, Feb. 19
ZANDRIFT, where De Wet and Mr. Steyn crossed the Orange River, was he only drift in the river which the British had not mined. De Wet was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fearful Railway Accident a Train Runs Off the Line. the Engine Overturned. a Carriage Smashed. Seven Persons Killed and Twenty-six Wounded. Miraculous Escapes. Heartrending Scenes. Two More Deaths
One of those awfully sedldom disasters which sometimes plunge a community into dismay and mourning occurred on Friday evening on the Hlawarra railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in South Africa. Battle with De Wet. Enemy Completely Routed Heavy Boer Losses, Capture on a Convot
The Australian [?] and the New Zealand [?]under [?] Plumer, followed [?]…
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A correspondent writes:—On Monday last the friends of Trooper Thomas Barker, who leaves Sydney with the contingent to South Africa on the 27th instant assembled at his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Latest. the Boer War. De Wet's Force. London
Part of Commandant do Wet's force has been driven into a triangle formed by the junction of the Orange and Brah Rivers, which are so flooded that the horses are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Boer War. Major-general French at Work. London
When Major-General French threatened Ermelo, Commandant Botha ordered hip commando to cover his retreat, threatening to shoot those who were disobedient. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War the Chase of De Wet. London, Feb. 22
Brigadier-General Plumer has compelled Commandant do Wet to turn northwards, end is now close on the heels of the Boer leader, who is fleeing in the direction of Griqualand West…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. Advising the Boers to Surrender. London, Feb. 21
A letter to the Times appears in to-day's issue of that journal, over the initials "P. S.," giving advice to the Boers. The letter is supposed to have been written…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kruger’s Future Movement’s His Return to South Africa.“ After the War.”
London, Thursday.—The Pretoria correspondent of the “Morning Post” states that a report is being circulated in that city to the effect that Kruger is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mortally Wounded
Sergt. D. J. Barret, N.S.W., was mortally wounded at Reitfontein on February 16…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boer War. the Boer Loss
It is estimated that the Boors have lost 1000 in killed, wounded, and missing during January, and 800 up to the present in February. Three hundred hidden Boers fired into a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. London, Feb. 19
A letter to the "Times" appeared in to-day's issue of that journal over the intials " P, S.," giving advice to the Boers,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Office. London, Feb. 25
Colonel Edward Willis Duncan Ward, C.B., of the Army Service Corps, has been appointed permanent Under-Secretary of the War Office, in succession to Sir Ralph Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. London, Feb. 22
PLUMER has compelled De Wet to turn northwards and is now close on the heels of the Boor leader, who is fleeing in the direction of Griqunland W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. a Decisive Defeat. Boers Scattered. London, Feb. 25
Commandant de Wet on Friday made three attempts to cross the Brak and Orange rivers, and en each occasion failed. Brigadier-General Plumer on Saturday chased…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. the Pursuit of De Wet. London, Feb. 23
Commandant Froneman, with 1000 men, has gone to the north. Commandant de Wet has moved towards Prieska, where he intended to await…
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Commandant Hertzog is striving to join Commandant do Wet at Petrusville Commandant Botha is between Ermelo and Middelberg…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. London, Feb 27
Mr. Bonnet Burleigh, the war correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," reports that the Australian troops greatly desire that they should all be be[?] 'el under one command…
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