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1,276 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 64
Further particulars are to hand as to the engagement between Do Wet's and Steyn's forces at a place called Houtkraal on Saturday last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commandant de Wet has obtained remounts westward of Hopetown. Boers are constantly surrendering to Lieutenant-General French…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colonel Henniker and Colonel Plumer on Monday got within five miles of De Wet's laager. The Boers hastily divided, half going in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A correspondent whose initials are "P.S.," and supposed to be Philip Schreiner, in a letter to the Times states that it is his painful duty to advice surrender. The sympathy of the Continentals is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Australian Bushmen and the New Zealand Roughriders, under Brigadier-General Plumer, followed Commandant De Wet and his forces…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Zauddrift was the only drift of the Orange River that was not mined De Wet was purposely drawn thereto by spies who had discovered the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Commandant de Wet has obtained remounts westward of Hopetown. Boers are constantly surrendering to Lieutenant General French…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The treatment of prisoners is now strictly regulated by international law. Quar[?]r must be given. When a soldier lays down his arms, the victor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following interesting glossary is given by "Reynal d[?] Pont "in the "Morning Herald":—VELDT.—Dealing as we are with "do…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The South African war correspondent of the Pester Lloyd, a witness described as rather partial to the Boers, writing from Pretoria in the middle of November says:—"I venture to assert that if anyone of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A correspondent whose initials are "P.S.," and supposed to be Philip Schreiner, in a letter to the Times states that it is his painful duty to advise surrender. The sympathy of the Continentals is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following interesting glossary is given by "Reynal de Pont" in the "Morning Herald":— VELDT.—De[?]ing as we are with "de…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The state of affairs in South Africa has once more become exasperating. The critics of the Government allege that Lord Salisbury was too anxious to avail himself of the "boiling-point," and go electioneering,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Brigadier-General Plumer has compelled Commandant de Wet to turn northwards, and is now close on the heels of the Boer leader, who is fleeing in the direction of Griqualand West. Commandant Hertzog…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A MAN named Herbert Curtis, who said be had been one of the Queensland soldiers in South Africa, was yesterday charged with theft…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A CORRESPONDENT whose initials are "P. S.," and supposed to be Philip Schreiner, in a letter to the Times states that it is his painful duty to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Replying to questions in the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Chamberlain said that he entirely approved of Sir Alfred Milner confidentially inquiring of the Earl of Hopetoun, Governor-General of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commandant Freneman, with 1000 men, has gone to the north. Commandant de Wet has moved towards Prieska, where he intends to await Commandant Hertzog, who is bringing with him 1000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colonel Edward Willis Duncan Ward, C.B., of the Army Service Corps, has been appointed permanent Under Secretary of the War Office, in succession to Sir Ralph Henry Knox, K.C.B…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The "Daily Mail" correspondent states that Commandant De Wet a depressed. He is in country which he does not know, and is seldom in the…
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