Diocese of Newcastle. Day of Prayer in Connexion with the War
The Bishop of Newcastle has issued the following circular letter to the clergymen of his diocese :—Morpeth, Feb. 1st, 1900…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
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Cardinal Vaughan on the War. Circular Letter to the Roman Catholic Clergy
The following is a copy of a circular letter issued by Cardinal Vaughan to the Roman Catholic clergy of Engon the subject of the war in South…
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Despite the utmost precautions taken, and the careful investigations made by our military authorities, after every campaign scores of men are posted as "missing." Doubtless…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The War. Once More to the Attack. Pressing on to Ladysmith. Tugela River Crossed. A Point of Vantage Gained. Movement Under Lord Roberts. An Advance Towards Kimberley. LONDON
The Standard states that Major General Hector M'Donald's Highland Brigade together with a battery of Royal Field Artillery, and the 6th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Imperial Parliament. Debate on the Censure Motion. Declaration by Mr. Asquith. President Kruger Author of the War. Powerful Speech by Mr. Balfour. Victory for the Government. LONDON, Feb. 7
IN the House of Commons last night the debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne was resumed. On the motion for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Transvaal War General Buller's Heavy Artillery Over the Tugela. He Hopes to Dominate the Boer Guns. the Position Is Effective. Boers Are Employing Natives. Partial Retaliation Suggested. West Australians Under Fire. Lord Roberts at Sterkstroom. He Promises Fair Treatment to Deserters. Hector Macdonald Retreats. He Wanted Cavalry Reinforcements. Boers Say They Caused Retreat of Armoured Train. Treachery at Mafeking. Mr. Chamberlain Complimented. London, Feb. 9
In the fighting which took place at the Tugela River on Monday, the Boers expecting the British to cross the river at Skiet's Drift were massed in thousands at Doom Kloof with 100 of their wounded…
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Mr. P. L. Russell, of Carngham, Victoria, has received a commission in the South Staffordshire Militia, and will proceed to the front. The contributions to the New South Wales…
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NATURE and time for preparation have once more helped the Boers to inflict a reverse on a great British force. "Like waves 'gainst cliffs our armies beat, and backward fall,"…
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At the Pro Cathedral yesterday forenoon, the Bishop of Newcastle preached, the service being one of intercession in connection with war in South Africa: Prefacing his sermon, the Bishop said the…
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I must now review the events going on in the Western campaign. The Field-Marshal G.O.C. is supreme over the British Army in South Africa, including the command of Sir Redvers Buller in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transvaal War Ladysmith Still Unrelieved. General Buller Retires and Recrosses the Tugela. a Great Artillery Duel. a Sortie Prom Ladysmith. Lieutenant-general Clery Invalided. Colonial Troops in a Tight Corner. Lord Roberts at Modder River. the Boers in Zululand. a Scheme That Failed. the British Forces in South Africa. Tremendous Effect of Lyddite. a Bank Seized. London, Feb. 10
The Boers report that the forces of General Sir Redvers Buller, which on Monday crossed the Tugela, and which advanced on Tuesday and Wednesday, after having been heavily shelled,…
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Lieutenant-Colonel Onslow has accepted a position as staff officer to Lieutenant-General Tucker, and will shortly leave for South Africa. There are now 550 men enrolled in the third…
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Lord Roberts has arrived ns Sterkstroom, and is now with General Galacre. The British have Constructed three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Correspondence. the Tele-photographer. the Camera in the War. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)
SIR,—The following extract from "Daily Mail" (E.) may prove of interest to your readers:—"For the first lime in history, the…
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The War Office has been advised that General Buller crossed. the Tugela River on Monday, and that he is now advancing towards Ladysmith…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Another Reverse. General Buller Has to Retire. A Sortie From Ladysmith. Lord Robert as Medder River. With Large Reinforcements. Reconnaissance Near Celesberg. Australians in a Tight Corner. Surrounded by Beers. LONDON
LATER particulars relative to the advance of the Ladysmith Relief Column, under General Sir Redvers H. Buller, show that the Boers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War General Bullisr's Position. Boers South of the Tugela. Australians Hotly Pressed by the Boers. Australian Troops Repulse the Enemy. Many Narrow Escapes. Some of the Colonial Troops Killed. New South Wales a Battery to the Front. the Siege of Kimberley. the Garrison Eating Horseflesh. Ladysmith Safe. Bravery of the Boers. London, Feb. 12
Prior to the retirement of the British forces under General Sir Redvers Buller on Wednesday evening across the Tugols, Major-General the Hon. N. G. Lyttelton reported that there were no facilities for…
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In the fighting which took place at the Tugela River on Monday 5th instant, the Boors expecting the British to cross the river at Skiet's…
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A graphic letter from a Gordon Highlander shows the typical determination of our men to fight to the last gasp, and the narrow shaves some…
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