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Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers
2,219 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 111
Woolwich Arsenal is a busy place always (although it is said that a few months ago a fire-eating official of this gigantic arm-factory was yearning for a "few big wars" to stimulate " trade"—only a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Daily Telegraph says that the Boers south-west of Colenso have re-crossed the Tugela River, and their laagers northwards have been removed nearer Ladysmith, with the view of bringing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The "Daily Telegraph" says that the Beers southwest of Colenso have re-crossed the Tugela River, and their laagers northwards have been removed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The cables indicate that important events are taking place connected with the relief of Lady-smith. The Beers [?]e very active, well handled, and acting upon the offensive. Buller's army is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The great [?]lay which has arisen in the [?] of the transport equipments of the First Army Corps now in South Africa is hampering the mobility of the forces commanded by General Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Daily Telegraph says that the Boors southwest of Colenso have recrossed the Tugela River, and their largers northwards have been removed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Chief Secretary received a cablegram from the Agent-General this afternoon announcing that Privates D. C. McLeod, and H. A. Rose, of the Queensland contingent, and Lieutenant Adie, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The aboriginal Billy Broom, who has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of the girl De Blowitz at Eureka, slipped off his horse before reaching Childers, and ran into the bush. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A writer in a Sydney contemporary thus expresses himself in regard to the officers selected to accompany the New South Wales contingent to South Africa:—While the rank-and-file of the contingent,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Daily Telegraph says that the Boers south-west of Colenso have re-crossed the Tugela River, and their laagers northwards have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The accurate total and strength of the British and Colonial forces now locked up in Ladysmith, at date, is as follow: Cavalry, under Major-General Brooklehurst,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Day by day we arc experiencing the truth of Lord Wolseley's observation at the dinner of the Authors' Society, when he said that this country had under-estimated the strength of the Boers. The condition of affairs in Natal, arising, as it has largely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The latest news from South Africa states that Major-General French made a rapid night advance with a body of infantry riding in waggons. He found the enemy on Monday at dawn in a position…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON Friday afternoon the foundation stone of the new R.C. Church was laid by Cardinal Merun, at Park-road, [?]. The Cardinal,in his address,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ALTHOUGH the great armies at the disposal of the generals in Natal and Cape Colony are still marking time, waiting for transport conveniences and perhaps for a favourable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The great delay when [?] arisen in the delivery of the [?] equipments of the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Sunnyside the range of kopjes held by the Boers ran north and south. Leaving the natives about the camp guarded in order to prevent them divulging the plans of the British attack,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Further particulars of the Sunnyside engagement state that Colonel Pilcher, with 200 Queensland Mounted Rifles, 100 Canadians, and 40…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr R. H. GREEN, of 42 College-street, city, has received a very interesting letter from his brother, Captain (Dr) T. A. Green, who went with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'I saw in Plevna,' says Mr. David Christie Murray, 'one of the most extraordinary bits of human valour I ever beheld, an act that, to my mind, deserves…
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