The War
A REUTER'S telegram states that the German steamer Kaiser, conveying a quantity of ammunition believed to be destined for the Transvaal, was chased in the Mediterranean…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
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The Transvaal War
ALTHOUGH the tension in connection with affairs in the Transvaal has been ended by the existence of a state of war, nothing definite in the way of hostilities has yet transpired. Our…
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The latest news from Natal states that British cavalry patrols from Ladysmith have had an engagement with the advance forces of the enemy, in the vicinity of Acton, Holms, and Besters…
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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 →The Reason of the Transvaal War
We have frequently set forth the reasons, says our daily issue, which justify Great Britain in resorting to arms in the Transvaal. Occasion may be taken here to restate them…
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To comprehend the present position pf the hostile forcer, it is necessary to bear in mind that there are at present two separate points at which they are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boer War Notes. Sydney. Friday. 8 p.m
The last report of the armoured train combat most likely refers to one already wired, but the last two successes will encourage the British to pave the way for the advance upon Kimberley and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. Boers Looting Townships. Battle Imminent on the Border. Forces Concentrated near Ladysmith Fighting at [?]king. Seventy C[?]ties Among the [?] A Ch[?] in [?] £5000 for Rhode Scalp. LONDON
A Renter's telegram states that the German steamer Kaiser, convoying quantity of ammunition believed to be destined for the Transvaal, was…
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GLENCOE IS a name of ill-omen in British history. It is associated with an act of unexampled treachery which besmirches the fame of William the Third and disgraced the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War the Boers Checked. a Skirmish with Native Volunteers, Advance on Glencoe. Great Engagement and Glorious London, Oct. 22
General Joubert, the Boer Commander-in-Chief, had his headquarters at Dannhauser with 7000 men. On Thursday 2000 of these advanced south, and at night arrived at Hattingspruit, nearly half way…
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Oct. 22—Ten British officers and 35 of the rank and file were killed, while 30 officers and 150 of the rank and file were wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. Boer Losses. London, Oct. 19
The Boers admit that 70 of their number were either killed or wounded in the attack on Mafeking. British cavalry patrols engaged the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Transvaal. What Is the War About?
Before we leave Mr. Morley's speech we desire to deal with one point. When your children ask you, he says, what the war is about, and why you are killing men, what is your answer going to be? Is…
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Before we leave Mr. Morley's speech we desire to deal with one point. When your children ask you, he says, what the war is about, and why you are killing men, what is your answer going to be? Is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Battle at Glencoe. A Great British Victory. LONDON
Colone! Baden-Powell, at Mafeking, feigning to retire, drew the Boers over a portion of country laid with, lyddite mines, which were exploded, killing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Decisive Defeat of the Hours. Great Battle at Glence. The Boers Completely Routed. Remarkable B[?] of [?] Officers. Enemy Hold in Check near Metal Heavy Losses by the Boers. Departure of Troops from England 20,000 Leave in Four Days, LONDON
A BRITISH armored train, reconnoitring to the north of Kimberley, engaged a force of 500 Boers, inflicting heavy loss…
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Colonel Powell, at Mafeking, feigning to retreat before the Transvaal forces, drew the Boers over a portion of country laid with lyddite mines…
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EARL BEAUCHAMP thanked God the other day that he had been born an Englishman, or, at any rate, something very like it; and although some…
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THE fine horse used by Senior-Sergeant Forrest in his official work has been requisitioned by the Government for the Transvaal, and was entrained here on…
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