Boer War. De Wet's Forces Defeated. London, Feb. 6
In the engagement with Commandant Wessels, Colonel Byng captured the last pom-pom of Commandant de Wet's force. Colonel Byng, in his despatch announcing the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1902
497 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 25
Boer War
Mr. Kruger is calm and hopeful, and confident that the Boer leaders and Generals in the field will not solicit peace. He continually exclaims "God is with us; He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Pro-War Demonstration
One of the largest public meetings (says the S.M. Herald) which has ever been held in Sydney took place on Monday night in the Town Hall, under the presidency of the Mayor of Sydney. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boer War. London, Feb. 8
Further details have been received of the engagement at Liebenbergsvlei, west of Reitz, between Colonel Garrett's forces and portion of Commandant de Wet's forces…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in South Africa. London, Feb. 6
COLONEL BYNG, in his despatch announcing the defeat of the Boers at Liebenbergs[?] especially mentions the gallantry of the New Zealanders…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in South Africa. London, Feb. 5
THE notes exchanged by the Premier of the Netherlands and the British Minister for Foreign Affairs show that the Dutch Government, on its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Men for the War
LIEUTENANT J. Sinclair Taylor of Wagga, officer commanding the Carrington Contingent for South Africa, will visit Goulburn next week for the purpose of enrolling and testing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Horse Supply
Mr. W. St. John Brodrick, Minister for war, stated in the House of Commons recently, that the United Kingdom has supplied 60,000 horses for the war, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. London, Feb. 12
Lieutenant L. C. Maygar, of the 5th Victorian Contingent, has been decorated with the Victoria Cross for having, at Grilhoutboom, saved the life of a man by relinquishing his horse to the man and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. London, Feb. 10
Lord Kitchener reports to the War Office from Wolvehook, on the Orange River Colony railway, as follows:— "Sunday.—After the operations and captures…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Disaster at Taffel Kop. a Soldier's Letter
Private Tom Royal in a letter to his father from Frankfort, 29th December, refers to the disaster which befell Major Damant at Taffel Kop on the 20th December. [?]amant's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Dufferin on the War
Marquis of Dutferin and Ava delivered his address as Lord Rector of Edinburgh University to the students in the M'Ewan Hall of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News by Cable. the Spanish American War
Semi-official newspapers on the Continent are trying to discredit the statement by Viscunut Cranborne as to the friendly attitude of Great Britain to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in South Africa. London, Feb. 10
A GREAT drive of the Boors took place in the north of the oniony on 6th and 7th instant, in a quadrilateral piece of territory, which is, roughly speaking,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in South Africa. London, Feb. 11
The parallelogram of blockhouses in the north of the Orange River Colony, inside of which the drive of the Boers was made, is 125 mites long by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in South Africa. De Wets Forces Defeated. Two Engagements. British Guns Recaptured Gallant New Zealanders. LONDON, Feb. 5
It is officially reported that colonel Byng by a night march, defeated a large force under Commandant Weasels, near, Lieb[?]gaviei. He captured the 15…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boer War. London, Feb. 13
Mr. Burleigh estimates that the Boer casualties in the recent drive were 100. The total captures for two days amounted to 600, including many colonial rebels…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. London, Feb. 13
In the recent encircling movement of the Boers in the Orange River Colony by Lord Kitchener, his broad front was secured each night by the entrenching of 200 men per mile along its whole length…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of fortune were a great and glorious class in their time, but they have, says a writer in the "Fall Mali Gazette," fallen upon evil days. A good many hundreds, or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Anti-War league
It would appear the organisation known as the anti-war league is still going on and reports 200 paid up members. At a meeting in Sydney last Thursday night…
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