The Wounded in South Africa
Mrs. G. M. Scott, East Maitland, asks us to print the following letter from Mrs. Waller, of Parramatta, which explains itself:— Parkside, Parramatta,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
2,219 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 111
War Items
Sir George Dibbs, speaking at the farewell to departing officers, spoke into the theatrephone as follows:—"Australia having risen to a sense of…
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In the Nineteenth Century for December, Mr. Sidney Low contributes a pessimistic paper on South African problems. He tells us that when the war is over and the British flag waves over all…
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The Queenslanders in London have sent the following cablegram to Lieutenant-Colonel Ricardo, the commander of the Queensland troops in South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Depressing Effects of the War
T. P. O'CONNOR, the well-known Irish M.P. and journalist, writing on December 9 about the war, says :—" It strikes me that the terrible business is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boer War Notes. Sydney, Monday, 8 p.m
The battle of Ladysmith was one of the largest during the last 25 years. The slaughter was great, but not so great as Sadowa or St. Privat. The Boers lost 2500, and the victorious British 420 men. In…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sons of Rank at the War a Daring Lord
MR. LUCY, writing to the Herald, from Lond[?]n, says :—"It seems a special feature of the war—after all it may [?] because we live amid its throb —…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Off to the War. Departure of the Queensland Second Contingent. Sydney
THE steam transport Maori King, with the second Queensland contingent on board, arrived in Sydney this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. The Battle of Ladysmith. Terrible Slaughter on Both Sides. London
The Ladysmith battle field is thick with the slain in the recent battle. The British losses were 14 officers killed, 34 wounded, and 800 men killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Campaign in Natal. The Battle of Ladysmith. The Battlefied Thick with Slain. The Boors Lose 2500 Men. General Buller's Advances. Enemy Entrenched Four Miles [?] of Springfield. Bridge near Colenso Destroyed. A Boer Force Isolated. LONDON
THE Standard's correspondent at Frere states that prior to Saturday's battle President sent a communication to the Boer headquarters asking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transvaal War 1Movements by Colonial Troops. the Queenslanders Secure a Good Dinner. the Command at Modder River. Operations in Natal. the Position at Colesberg. Boers Repelled by the New Zealanders. the Australian Troops. the Boers at Kuruman. Boer Spies in Highland Costume. London, January 15
Colonel J. M. Babington and Lieut.-Colonel T. D. Pilcher, with squadrons of the 9th and 12th Lancers, Captain D. McLeish, with the Victorian Mounted infantry, Major P. R. Ricardo, with the…
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Canada wishes to bear the whole of the cost of her two contingents for South Africa. Lord Stratheona, the High Commissioner for Canada, has…
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The London Daily Mail correspondent at Ladysmith states that the British losses in the battle last Saturday are estimated at 14 officers killed and…
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THE last of the Muswellbrook representatives, who leave Sydney with the second continent to day for active service in South Africa, Mr. C. H…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letter to the Editor. Prater and the Boer War
SIR.—I is pleasing to notice the unity and enthusiasm of the community in favour of the war. We can afford to merely look at the few insignificant home-bred Boers among us, who live and flourish under British law and solidarity, and who, like the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Transvaal War Mafeking Safe 10 Days Ago. Bushmen's Fund Enlarged in London. Effective Operations by Colonial Troops. Their-methods Nonplus the Enemy. Important Movements in Natal. Anxiety About Sir Redvers Buller. the Tugela to Be Bridged Again. Death of War Correspondents. Patriotism on the London Exchange. London, Jan. 16
It is reported that Mafeking was safe on January 6. The bombardment of the town has been resumed. Major-Goneral Sir Frederick Carrington, K.C.B.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Letter Box. [The Editor will at all times be glad to receive communications upon subjects of local or general interest; but it must be distinctly understood that we do not, identify ourselves with the opinions of correspondents.] War's Aid to Civilisation. To the Editor of the Chronicle
SIR,—The present war lends a vast amount of colour to the process of evolution. The growth of civilisation has at all times been marked by strife…
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The Australian Agents of the Vinolia Co., Ltd., Messers. David Blyth and Co., of Melbourne and Sydney, have received the following cable from them:—"London, January 3rd, 1900. Giving thes…
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THE ravages of the dying [?] in the Central Cumberland orchards have been this year particularly severe. One of the camps of this enemy or the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Transvaal War a Probable Battle Near Springfield in Natal. Boer Losses at Lady Smith. the Yeomanry Brigade. Munitions of War for the Boers. a Conciliation Committee Formed. New Zealanders Do Good Work. London, Jan.17
The Times correspondent telegraphs that very heavy artillery firing was heard on Monday in the direction of Springfield, which was recently occupied by General Sir Sir Redvers Buller. The censorship…
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