The Basuto War
The following telegram from assistant staff-officer Tennant, Mafeteng, to the Colonial Secretary, Cape Town, was published in the Cape Argus of December 4:…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1881
24 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2
Movements of War Vessels in Australian Waters
The following particulars of the contemplated movements of vessels of war now in Australian waters are given in the Hobart Mercury of February 5:—"The Italian…
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Cape Town, Feb. 10.-Despite the recent signs of pacification amongst the Basutos, large numbers of different tribes have again commenced hostilities…
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IN the Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday, Mr. Buchanan moved the adjournment of the House. He said: I do so…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →European Cablegrams. (From the Sydney Papers.) the War in South Africa
LONDON, February 16.—A Cabinet Council has been convened, and will be held to-day, to consider the overtures made by the representatives of the…
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London, Feb. 21:— The latest intellgence from the Gold Coast is up to the 10th instant, and reports that the King of Ashautee, following out his threat of…
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London, Feb. 20.—A cable despatch from the Cape-state that a battle between the Transvaal Boers and the colonial forces is imminent. The Boers…
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London, Feb. 25.-Mr. M. E. Grant- Duff, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, replying on behalf of the Government, in the House of Commons…
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A disastrous defeat of the British forces in South Africa is reported. General Sir George Colley, [? arrival of the convoy, left his entren[?…
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The following particulars of the disastrous affair at Laingsnek are given by the special correspondent of the Natal Mercury, under date February 7:…
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The following particulars of a disastrous action which General Sir Pomeroy-Colley fought with the Boers on the 9th February, after the battle of Laingsnek, with the view…
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[?]NARMED and unattended walks the Cert, through Moscow's busy street one winter's day. The crowd uncovered as his face they…
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By the Orient we have files from the Cape of Good Hope of the 26th February. From the [?]ape Arg[?] to that date we extract the following telegrams relating to the war with…
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We extract the following further particulars of the war with the Basutos from the Cape Argus up to February 26th:- Mafeteng, Feb. 14.—Yesterday's work was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →European Cablegrams. (From the Sydney Paper.) Appalleng Earthquake – 3000 Killed or Wounded
London, April 4-An earthquake of a most appalling and destructive character has occurred at Chios, an island in the Ægean Sea. The number…
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Certain terms of peace have been offered by the British, which have at length been accepted by the Basutos. Hostilities have finally terminated. The…
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Further fighting has taken place in Tunisian territory between the French colmCQ which was recently reported as sdranciDi? towards Tenia and tha Arab…
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At the battle of Franklin, says the Detroit Free Press, the first shell sent from the first Union field-piece to open fire killed twenty-six Confederates. The next five shells from this same gun either failed…
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A POPULAR writer than describes a battle:- We have been fighting at the edge of the woods. A moment age the battery was a confused mob. We…
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THE Stra[?] that every ton of shipping built for the Russian navy costs nearly 1000 [?] while in England the average cost per ton is only 439…
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