The War
OUR cable messages to-day tell of a reverse sustained by the British forces about Lady-smith. There is no doubt apparently that two regiments, the Irish Fusiliers and the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
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Boer War Notes. [All Rights Reserved]
KIMBERLEY is for the moment the centre of interest in the blood-red drama now being enacted in South Africa, and, if we mistake not, it will continue…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boer War Notes. Boer Attack Upon Ladysmith. Sydney, Tuesday, 9 p.m
The Metz-battle has began in [?] but the Boer leader has not yet been able to invest it with the iron grip of a Red Prince, nor to cut the rear of Ladysmith from the Natal capital…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transvaal War Great Battle Near Ladysmith. a British Reverse. Two Infantry Battalions Captured. Surrender of a Battery. 12,000 British Engaged and Heavy Losses. the British Retire. Loyalty of the Natives Feared. the Attack on Kimberley. Arrival of Sir Redvers Buller. London, Oct. 31
On Sunday night General Sir G. S. White sent a mountain battery, together with the 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers (Colchester) and the 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment to the hills, overlooking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transvaal War Details of the Battle of Ladysmith. British Ammunition Exhausted. the Boer Losses. Explanations of the Disaster. Tone of the Continental Press. a Spy Caught at Ladysmith. an Australian Wounded. the British Troops to Be Doubled. British Prisoners Well Treated. the Very Latest. London. Nov. 1
Further details regarding the British reverse on Sunday night show that the captured battalions of Fusiliers and Gloucestershire, with the mountain battery, while guarding the British left flank,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. a British Reverse at Ladysmith. Surrender of a Mountain Factory. Heavy British Losses. Heavy Crossfire by the Enemy. Ladysmith Bombarded. President Kruger at Glences. General Buller's Arrival- The British Surrender—42 Officers and 1500 Men. General White Takes the Blame. LONDON
There is strong disaffection at Bloemfontein, the capital of the Orange Free State, and the deposition of President Steyn is contemplated…
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It must not bE supposed that because we lost 1500 infantry and a mule battery we suffered a defeat. It was simply a reverse at a weak point in our line of battle. The telegrams are so…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Case of Dr. Frazer. the Wounded Man Recovering. Threatens to Sue Medical Men. Melbourne
Dr. Frazer, the victim of the St. K[?] snooting case, who at present is in a private hosp[?]l at St K[?]da is rapidly recovering from his injuries. He states he intends to commence an [?]tion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transvaal War the Battle of Ladysmith. Treachery Suspected. British Naval Movement General Buller Proceeds to the Front. Attitude of Germany. the Cable Interrupted. Formation of a Volunteer Reserve Suggested. More Missing Soldiers. London, Nov. 2
The foremost French newspapers consider that the British disaster in Natal is a proof that Grout Britain never provoked the war, otherwise they say, she would have made provision for every…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Latest Particulars. Reinforcements Arriving. Canadian Loyalty. London
IT now transpires that 20,000,Boers were engaged in the battle at Ladysmith. The accuracy of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. the War in the Transvaal (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)
SIR,—If Mr. Reid is to be relied upon as to essential qualifications of a Prime Minister, I believe I should make a capital Premier, for I positively…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. a Great Battle at Ladysmith. serious British Reverse. Lose Heavily, and Two Regiments Capitulate. 20,000 Boers Engaged. Grave Fears Entertained. London
A general engagement was fought at Ladysmith on Monday. General White on Sunday sent two battalions of infantry, with a mountain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. the Captured Battalions. Caught in a Trap. British Forces to Be Doubled. Ladysmith Still Safe the Boers Magnanimous. French and Russian Press Jubilant. London
The British battalions which capitulated to the Boers were hopelessly intercepted and intercepted and outnumbered and were surrounded in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Attack on Mafeking. Kimberdy Well Provisioned for Months. a Borr Advance Prevented. Ladysmith Shelled by the Roers. Important Capture by the Borbs. London, October 30
Further particulars regarding the attack on Mafeking state that the Boers with three Krupp guns bombarded the town. One gun was disabled, the ammunition being…
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A PROPOSAL to establish a patriotic fund, for the purpose of assisting such members of the contingent sent hence to South Africa who may need aid, or for helping widows and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Case of Dr. Fraser. The Wounded Man [?]
[?] the victim of te S. [?]care is recovering from his injuries. He [?] he [?] to commence an action against…
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In the war now in progress in South Africa the British are not merely engaged in a war with the Beers ; they are occupied in a work which shall kill the intrigue—growing in…
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