The Cost of War. £80,500,000. LONDON
THE Chancellor of tho Exchequer (Sir M. Hicks.Beach) stated in the House of Commons last, night that the cost of the war up to the present bad been…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
1,276 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 64
The Boer War. Invaders Retreating. the Chance of De Wet. London, Feb. 22
Brigadier-General Plumer has compelled Commandant de We to turn northwards and is now close on the heels of the Boer leader, who is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. De Wet's Position. His Brutal Cruelty. Pro-Boer Devious Devices. LONDON
Portion of Commandant De Wet's force has been driven into a triangle formed by the junction of the Orange and the Brak Rivers, which their…
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Writing of "Charms Carried by British Soldiers," a contributor to Cassell's Saturday Journal says :—"Tommy Atkins, albeit not superstitious in a general way, sometimes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Transvaal War. Chasing De Wet. a Charge of Dragoons and Colonials. De Wet's Forces Scattered. Transvaal Operations. Attack on a Station Repulsed. London, Feb. 25
Commandant de Wet, on Friday made three attempts to cross the Brak and Orange rivers, and on each occasion failed. Brigadier-General Plumer on Saturday chased Commandant de Wet from…
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PORTION of Commandant De Wet's force has been driven into a triangle formed by the junction of the Orange and the Brak Rivers, which their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Going to the War. A Hearty Send off to Mr. Harold Bussell
A VERY pleasant evening was spent at the Shamrock Hotel on Monday evening last, when Mr. Harold Bussell, who is proceeding to South Africa to assist…
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The general committee of the above met on Monday evening, the Mayor (Mr. H. McFadden) presiding. A report was received from the Executive Committee submitting a programme for recommendation. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Transvaal War. the Pursuit of De Wet. Boers Blocked by Flooded Rivers. New South Wales Troops Eulogised. London. Feb. 26
Mr. Bennet Burleigh, the war correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, reports that the Orange River is still in flood. He states that the Boers are trekking cost and north. The British columns form a wide…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. Do Wet's Position. His Artillery Captured. Forces Broken Up. LONDAN
Brigadier-General Plumer on Saturday chased Commandant De Wet from Kamell-drift easterly towards Hopetown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War. the Australian Troops. Retreat Op Transvaal Boers. Australian Casualties. London. Feb. 27
Mr. Bennet Burleigh, the war correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, reports that the Australian troops greatly desire that they should all be included under one command…
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THE general committee of the above met on Monday night, the Mayor of Singleton (Mr M'Fadden) presiding. There were present: Dr. Bowman,…
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Lord Kitchener reports further very large captures since those announced Feb. 16 of ammunition, stock, &c., by General French from General Botha's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. De Wet Hard Pressed His Laager Surprised. London, February 25
General Lord Kitchener is at present in the Eastern Transvaal Lord Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, states that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. De Wet a Fugitive. His Laager Surprised. Enemy Broken and Dispersed. London
The Commander-in-Chief, General Lord Kitchener, reports that De Wet's invasion of Cape Colony has completely failed. Brigadior-General C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Murder of a Kaffir. the Capture of a Boer Laager. French's Doings. Relatives of Kruger Killed. Reported Surrender of Commandant Botha. London. Feb. 28
Sir Alfred Milnor confirms the report that Commandant Hertzog flogged a kaffir named Esau at Calvinia with fatal results. Forty Boers were captured near Willowmore…
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Mr. Bennett Burleigh, the war correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, reports that the Orange River is still in flood. He states that the Boers are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Boer War. French's Captures. De Wet Fairly Cornered. Ho Advises Hertzog to Surrender LONDON
GENERAL FRENCH captured 300 Boers at Willomore, and 40 more afterwards surrendered. It appears that General French…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. Negotiations with Botha. New Zealand Casualties. Movements of Commandant De Wet. London, March 1
The Daily News states that General Botha has offered to surrender on certain terms, aud that negotiations continue. Lord Kitchener is still at Middelburg…
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In Germany soldier-cyclists have a special course of cycling drill to go through, and they are supplied with thoroughly good and reliable machines. Each man must be able to…
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