Transvaal War Humanity to Be Staggered. Great Britain Will Not Have Discussion. the Boers Invading Natal. Martial Law Proclaimed. the Attitude of the United States. the Government Policy. President Steyn Is Violent. Further Commandeering. the British Forces Entrenched. London, October 13
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 3
President Kruger, in the course of a cablegram of thanks for sympathy from the United States, said that if the Transvaal was compelled to become a British possession the price of the acquisition…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boer War Notes. Sydney, Saturday evening
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 October 1899 · page 3
Mr. Greene, the British Agent, has left Pretoria, and war is recognised. Yesterday's news was more business-like, but the cablegrams wanted later explanations to make them more emohatic. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia's Duty in the Time of War. with Compliments to Labour Members
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 October 1899 · page 2
When I read the debates of several colonial parliaments and digest the untoward speeches of certain Labour members, I am astounded at their gross ignorance of patriotic duty, and, that of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War Capture of Gold by the Boers. a Transvaal Appeal to the Afrikanders. Afrikanders Are British Subjects. Appeal by the Princess of Wales. German Neutrality. Attack on Mafeking. the Boer& Twice Repulsed. a Train Shelled. a Reconnaissance Near Ladysmith. Boers Massing at Spitzkop. a Lengthened Battle at Kraapan. Further Troops for the War. London, Oct 14
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 October 1899 · page 3
The Transvaal authorities have confiscated a further parcel of sold to the value of £500,000, the product of the Johannesburg mines. Mr. F. W. Reitz, the Transvaal Secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boer War Notes. Sydney, Monday evening
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 3
The sean having appointed a Press censor at Headquarters in the field it is hard to get reliable information re the tactics or fighting strength of detached columns like those of gallant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. LONDON, Sunday. The First Battle. Boers Attack the British
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 2
A great battle is raging between the British and the Boers at Ladysmith, the artillery being engaged on both sides. The Boers attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. England and the Trans. Vaal. The Commencement of Active Hostilities. Attack on Mafeking. [?] Bridge Over the Malape River Destroyed. A Wearful Railway Collision. LONDON
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 2
Sir Alfred Milner has received an official intimation from President Steyn that the Orange Free State supports and adheres to the Transvaal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War Boers Fire on a Flag of Truce. a Reported Engagement. Heavy Fighting. the Boers Fortifying Laing's Nek. Orange Free State Tactics. a Treasonable Appeal. Railway Stations Dismantled. London, Oct. 10
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 3
Flowerday, the engine-driver, declares that the Boers concentrated their shells on the engine exclusively, and persisted in firing for 15 minutes after a flag of truce was displayed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 2
LIEUTENANT NESBITT and fifteen troopers were captured by the Boers who derailed the military train. Lieutenant Nesbitt and the engine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three War Pictures. " Good Shooting."
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 5
The skeleton companies of infantry—180 men in all—half faced to the right on the right wing of a division extended in battle-line along a crook fringed with trees, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Boer War. Tuesday evening
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 3
The first brunt of battle is taking place. The scouts have met, and the advance column of Boers are everywhere in Natal and along the Kimberley railway line as far as Mafeking and Ramathlabama…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transvaal War Retreat of the Boers. the Boers Advance Upon Belmont. Attitude of the Afrikanders. an Enthusiastic Meeting in London. Loudon. Oct. 17
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 3
The Boer commandos have retreated upon Ingag[?]e a few miles south of Newcastle. The Free State troops hold the line of railway from Kimberley as far south as the Orange River…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. Sydney, Wednesday, 10 p.m
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1899 · page 3
There is not much to reflect upon to-day as I am waiting information about the fighting at Mafeking by colonel Baden-Powell, and at Kimberley by Colonel Kakewich. All the hostile forced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. England & the Transvaal Fighting on the Free State Border Invasion of Natal by the Bo[?]rs. Strategy of the British. Actual Bloodshed [?] Fights Near M[?]king. Several Boars Killed. Some of the British Wounded. LONDON
Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 October 1899 · page 3
IT is reported that the British have engaged the enemy at Spytfontein, some [?]mles south of Kimberley, and that heavy fighting is taking place…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New South Wales and the War. Strong Criticism of the Government. Mr. Reid on the Premier
Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 October 1899 · page 2
AT the great gathering held in the Sydney Town Hall on Monday night, for the purpose of bestowing on the head of the late Government a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TRANSVAAl War Assistance Offered by a Zulu Chief. Bombardment of Mafeking. Attack on Kimberley. Destruction of Railway Lines. German Officers for the Transvaal. a Price on Mr. Rhodes' Head. Threatened Murder of English Subjects. Boers in the Mountain Passes. Boer Troops Worn Out. Mr. Schreiner's Hand Forced. the Justice of the British Policy Admitted. London, Oct. 17
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1899 · page 3
Dinizulu, the Zulu chieftain has offered his assistance to Great Britain. In declining the offer, the British despatch says: "Keep quiet yourself, and do not disturb the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boer War Notes. Sydney, Thursday, 10 p.m
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 2
No real battles are yet reported. They are going on, but what with Press censorship and out telegraphic lines, blood is flowing. A third attack has been made by Cronje upon Mafeking, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Heavy Fighting Started. London, Oct. 16
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 2
The Boers are displaying great activity, and apparently intend to force the situation. The three points to which attention…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Reported Terriffic Battle. Four Hundred Boers Killed
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 2
A cable received was received from Wellington, New Zealand, this morning, stating that a private wire arrived there from Durban, Natal, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War Boer Losses at Mafeking. a Battle Imminent. Boers Approaching Rorke's Drift. Canadian Assistance. London. Oct. 19
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 2
The Beers admit that 70 of their number were either killed or wounded in the attack on Mafeking. British cavalry patrols engaged the enemy's advanced forces in the vicinity of Acton Holmes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →