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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1900

89 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 5 of 5

Soldiers' Letters

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 25 August 1900 · page 8

COLOR-SERGT HANNABUS hag received letters from Squadron Sergt-major Duke, of " A" Squadron Imperial Bushmen, who went away in the Armenian. We…

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Correspondent. "The Parsons and the War." to the Editor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 1 September 1900 · page 8

SIR,—Though as a rule anonymous writers are not worth powder and shot, thare is sufficient substratum of truth in "Anti Humbug's" remarks, to deserve some reply. He declaims against…

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Soldier's Letter

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 6

The following interesting let from Private A. Ezzy, of Kurrajong, at present serving in Rhodesia (South Africa), has been handed…

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Correspondence. Foreign Missions and War. (To the Editor.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 15 September 1900 · page 9

SIR,—Does my brother at Richmond really endorse John Burns'assertion regarding the brave, generous and virtuous Boer ?' If he does, it is easy to guese what he thinks of the virtuous Boers' opponents, and it…

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Soldiers' Letters

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 11

CONSTABLE MIDDLETON has received a letter from his brother in South Africa, and has kindly sent us a copy for publication :—Ist Cavalry Brigade…

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Soldier's Letter

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 6

THE foliowing extracts are taken from a letter received by Color Sergeant Hanna bus from Staff-Sergeant Duke, and will no doubt be interesting to our readers :—…

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Killed at the War

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 October 1900 · page 14

Mr. GEORGE HAYES, of Windsor, received the sad news this week that his nephew, Trooper Belton H. Halley was killed at Elandskop on October I. The death was announced by cable in the…

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Correspondence Mr. Johnson and the War (To the Editor )

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 October 1900 · page 11

SIR,—During its early stages, and whilst men were being sent to the front from these colonies public feeling was so very keen on the subject that it was well nigh impossible, or at least dangerous…

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Soldier's Letter

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 6

The following letter, received by Mr. J. E. McMahon, of "Luckenough," Kurrajong, from [?]rooper T. H. Norris, who has been at the front in South Africa almost since the…

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