Passing Notes. Size of Soldiers
OWING to countless rejections of volunteers because of their small stature both in England and Australia, this question has assumed…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
89 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 3 of 5
War Notes
Commandant Schalk Burger has been elected Vice-President of Orange Free State. The racell of any of the Generals in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Disloyalty and War. (To the Editor. )
Sir,—As an united people with aspirations towards a more exalted national life, 'tis of vital interest to know whither we are trending - whether progressing, deviating, or retrograding…
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The Boers are still canvassing the Continent with this mission. The New South Wales "A" Battery is seeing a lot of fighting in South Africa…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers' Letters. Captain A. J. Bennett
IT will be remembered that news was received by cable of the wounding of Captain Alfred Bennett, of the New South Wales Mounted Force, at the battle of Driefontein, and as Captain Bennett is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Saviour of Ladysmith. the Night Sortie—private Ramsden—the Assault—treason!— Wounded
'Evie,' he went on, sepeaking rapidly, 'I remember there is something that at this moment is more pressing than our love…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Correspondent 'Banjo' Paterson. to the Editor
Sir,—Permit me to say that though Mr A B Paterson's war correspondence is very readable— quite graphic in fact,—it is in no way comparable to that of Mr Macdonald Macdonald's, who was shut…
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Extract from a letter received by Mr Chester of the Bank of N S.W., from his brother, a resident of Kimberley, S A.:— We here in Kimberley have undergone the…
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Sir,—The following is an extract from a letter written by Trooper Eb. Hall at Magersfontein. dated 27/2/00, and published in a recent issue of your paper:—…
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The doctors reckoned that the flies had a lot to do with spreading the fever at Ladysmith. "Lying six hours in the broiling sun…
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Recently in England an eminent judge being called upon to make an after-dinner speech on the war in South Africa, gave the following,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Transvaal War. Letters From the Front Trooper E. C. Pearce
The following interesting letter has been handed to us for publication: The letter is written by Trooper E. C. Pearce, No 2463, F Squadron, Roberts'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Correspondence. War Correspondent "Banjo" Paterson. to the Editor
Sir,—"P.T's" comparison of the "screed" of " Banjo " Paterson and Mr Macdonald Macdonald to the detriment of the former,—is scarcely just, for the simple reason that whilst the latter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →That Soldier's Letter. to the Editor
Dear Sir,—Just a few lines with your permission in defence of an absent friend, who cannot possibly speak in his own defence, and who, I am certain, never intended to brand the British soldier a…
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THE following extracts are taken from a letter recently received by his relatives at Lower Portland from Mr B J Christie, of the Railway Pioneer Regiment, (South Africa):—"I reckon this war…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War News. Lord Roberts at Johannesburg. Panic in the Transvaal
It is officially reported that Johannesburg has been captured. Field-Marshal Lord Roberts has sent the following telegram to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Saturday Soldier, OR Volunteers at the Front
UNCLE JARGLES sneered at the idea, but then, he sneered at everything, it was his nature to. Amos Craula sneered at it too…
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BY special wire on Thursday afternoon: "The Boers have deserted Pretoria, and Kruger has fled to Lydenburg." The war is practically over. By abandoning the capital the Boers have given…
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We have received the following latter from Mr Couller:—Orange Free State, springfontein, 3rd April, 1900…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Saturday Soldier, OR Volunteers at the Front. (Continued)
Amos sniggered, as he in variably did at his employer's rudest speeches, and after a while he rose, emptied his glass of whiskey, and a…
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