The War. London
News from Spion Kop is keenly awaited. Many considered that the announcement by General Buller of his intentions in his advance…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
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Pathetic Scenes. at the London War Office
THE most pathetic scenes are almost daily enacted at the War Office in the eagerness for news that does not come or fear of news that comes. Crowds,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Transvaal War Abandon of Spion Kop. General Buller's Dispatches. Heavy Losses and Reinforcements the British Withdraw Across the Tugela. They Behave Gallantly. Probability of Ladysmith Falling Boer Version of the Abandonment Australians at Pretoria. Dr. Jameson Reported Wounded. London, Jan. 29
General Sir Redvers Buller has cabled to the War Office that Lieutenant-General Sir Sir Charles Warren's position up to Thursday was perfectly tenable, though the advance was difficult owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in South Africa. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate)
Sir,—In your comments on my letter in last issue you have overlooked various facts, which kindly permit me to point out. Nearly the whole of the British press seem…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. a Mysterious Manoeuvers. Spion Kop Abandoned by the British. Mafeking Relieved. Ladysmith Empregrable. Despatches of British Generals. Reflections on the War Office. LONDON
IT is officially Announced by the War Office that Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Warren's garrison on Wednesday night abandoned Spion Kop…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Relief of Ladysmith. General Warren abandons Spion Kop. LONDON
THE weakness of the Boer garrison at Spion Kop is attributed to the fact that the position was deemed inaccessible. The Boers evidently expecting a…
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PRIVATE L. Thompson, a Reservist of B Company, 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifles (60th Foot), who was in the battle in which General Symons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Soldiers of the Queen."
Mr Dan Barry, supported by a popular dramatic company will appear at at the Medianies' Instirate on Thursday night next. The production will be the patriot…
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The Bushmen's Contingent Fund now amounts to £24,960. At a general meeting of the Melbourne Tramway Company yesterday, 200 guineas was voted to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mistakes in War
It is no mere saying, but an actual outcome of the experience of war, that that general is most fortunate who makes the fewest mistakes, and that there are not many generals…
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IN an engagement at Chievely on Tuesday, between General Barton's brigade and the enemy the British had 2 killed and 7 wounded…
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The recent seizures at Delugoa Bay (says the Melbourne Argus) of cargoes of flour destined for the Transvaal Government, and their subsequent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters to the Editor. Aid for Tub Wives, Widows, and Families of Scottish Soldiers
Sir.—Would you kindly allow me a small space in your paper to make an appeal on behalf of the above cause. As an old member of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders I have been asked to try and raise…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Parliament. Forecast of the Queen's Speech. British Foreign Delations Friendly. the Transvaal War. a Vote of Censure to Be Moved. London. Jan. 30
The forecast of the Queen's speech, to be read at the opening of the Imperial Parliament to-day, notes the unusual absence of seriously contentious legislation or of extensive domestic reforms. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transvaal War a New Plan of Campaign Urged. £1,000,000 Worth of Stores. the British Losses at Spion Kop. Boers Pall Into Ambush. Italy's Offer Declined. British Strategy Scorned. Lord Dundonald Recrosses the Tugela. Pathetic Messages From Ladysmith. Reinforcements for South Africa. Reported Proposals of Peace. Details of the Battle of Spion Kop. an Inferno of Fire. London, Jan. 30
The opinion is growing that the most feasible strategic movement for the British forces in South Africa would be to advance in force from De Aar and Naauwpoort, leaving Lieutenant-General Lord…
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The New Zealand Agent-General boa cabled to his Government that the British loss in the war to date is 9000, including 2700 prisoners and 350 deaths from sickness…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Exports and the War
IT is estimated that during the last couple of months about £40,000 worth of war supphes have been sent from New South Wales to South Africa…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boer War Notes. Sydney, Wednesday, 6 p.m
I have fallen out with Buller. He is the only General that made me tell " a blooming story" with regard to the relief of Ladysmith. Upon two occasions he has knocked all the military writers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Imperial Parliament. the Speech From the Throne. War in South Africa. Soldierly Qualities of the Colonials. Australian Federation. Another Amendment to the Address the Irish Party Re-united. London, Jan. 31
The Imperial Parliament was opened yesterday. The speech from the Throne in addition to the matters mentioned in the forecast published yesterday, stated in referring to the war in South Africa:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the British Reverse Future Operations. List of Casualties. Anxiety in England. A Successful [?] Boers Led into an Ambush. New Zealanders to the Fore. LONDON
General Sir Redvers Buller has cabled to the War Office that Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Warren's position up to Thursday was perfectly…
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