By a Saturday Afternoon Soldier
On one of the volunteer ranges in the North is a well-known old Irish sergeant, who went through three wars—the Crimean, the Indian Mutiny, and the Chinese—and…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
1,276 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 64
The Boer War. Food for Surrenderees. Kruger Much Upset. Remarkable Speech. Kruitzinger Pursued. Do Wet'c Brutatility and Murder. LONDON
The British Cabinet was convened suddenly yesterday. It is believed Ministers discussed General Botha's surrender, which is expected to-day…
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The King presented war medals to many seamen and marines of the Ophir, also at Prince Alexander of Teck, and Colonel Byron, Crickhton, and the Duke of Rexburgh…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A German War Vote
The Reichstag has voted one hundred and twenty-three million marks for expenses of the war in China…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War. Movements of De Wet. Capture of a Boer Laager and Prisoners. Peace Negotiations. Further Australasian Casualties. London, March 16
Reuter's correspondent reports that Commandant de Wet is concentrating his roving bands at Dornberg and Korannaberg, north-east of Thaban Chu. Next to Britishers, Commandant de Wet declares…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lord Wolseley and the War. Further Debate in the House of Lords. the Late Commander-in-chief in Defence. His Advice Disregarded. the Government's Reasons. Its Policy Peace, Not Provocation. London, March 16
In the House of Lords last night Viscount Welseley, the late Commander-in-Chief, moved for the production of all papers connected with the advice which he had given to the Government with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wounded Australians
The State Premier received the following cable from Capetown to-day:—A Cogging, New South Wales Bushmen's Contingent is dangerously ill with enteric at Potchefstroom. Duffy and Thomas,…
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Commandant Fouric has quarelled with De Wet. His commando is broken up, and it is reported Fouric is willing to surrender…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. To Wet's Position. Peace Negotiations Meeting of Commandants. LONDON
IT is officially staled that Commandant De Wet, with the remnant of his commando, is at Senekal. General French has furnished a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. Movements of De Wet. Boer Commanders to Confer London
Commandant de Wet is at Senekal about 100 miles north-east of Bloemfontein. Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. the Desire Foe Peace. Doings of the Cape Raiders. the Boer Losses During February. London, March 18
The Boers in the transvaal and the Orange River colonies are openly discussing the terms of surrender without having the dread which they formerly had of reprisals by those Boers who have determined to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queen Alexandra and the Soldiers
Tommy Atkins is devoted to the Princess of Wales, now our gracious Queen Alexandra (says Women at Home) and so he ought to be. When in the summer she paid…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Transvaal War
The British surprised and captured a laager at Kruger's Post, together with a quantity of grain and a number of cattle…
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Lieutenant-General French reports that an additional forty-six Boers have been killed and wounded, and 146 taken prisoners. Two hundred rifles,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Transvaal War. Escape of Boers. Boer Leader's Stock Captured. Australian Casualties. Peace Proposals Rejected. London, March 19
Three hundred of Commandant Fouri's force at Dewetsdorp have escaped, but were prevented crossing the railway. Commandant Fourie is still within the British cordon. He has inquired the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Singleton Argus Tuesday. March 21St. 1901. War Clouds
THE position of affairs in China at the present moment, together with the fact that the struggle in South Africa is just on the verge of a final…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. Boers Surrendering. Kruitzingen's Threats. Fourie Willing to Surrender. LONDON
The Boers are freely discussing the question of surrendering as they are not now afraid of reprisals on the part of the Boers in the field…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. General Botha and the Peace Terms. Murders by Delarey. a Heart-broken Widow's Sorrow. Doings in the Orange River Colony. London, March 20
In the House of Lords last night the Marquis of Salisbury stated that General Botha, in a letter to Lord Kitchener, had declared that he was not disposed to recommend the terms of peace which Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British War Material
The British Government is manufacturing a greatly improved cordite, and is also testing a new rifle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. LONDON
Commandant Kruilzinger has escaped across the Elands River, Eastern Cape Colony, and is proceeding eastwards,…
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