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Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers
1,276 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 64
A commando, which is believed to be that of Christian De Wet's, consisting of 2000 men, with two guns, passed to the southwards west of Groylingstad. Major-General Knox shelled the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General Ben Viljoen, who recently occupied Carolina with Commandant-General Botha, recently attacked Major General Beatson's camp in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The destruction of the town of Haartebeestefontein greatly hampered Delarey's movements, who was com pelled to retreat to Wolmaranstaadt,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commandant Viljoon, with 500 men, attacked Brigadie' General F. C. Beatson's camp, near Carolina. The British opened with a pom-pom and a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lord Kitchener reports that Lieutenant-Colonel Grenfell has occupied Louis Trichardt, a village in the Pietersburg district. The village had been held by six British soldiers and 40 burghers, who had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WHILE Swanepool's commando was off-saddling near Quaggashoek, a number of Midland Mounted Rifles fired from the ridge above. Four of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Blue Book gives the reasons why the farms, mills, and cottages were destroyed. In 147 instances farms had harboured Boers who still maintained hostilities. Several farms had lured the British on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →While Swanepoel's commando was off-saddling near Quaggasbook, a number of Midland Mounted Rifles fired from the ridge above. Four of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Major Vialls, with 260 Bushmen, travelling 40 miles a day, overtook a portion of the commando under Commandant Pretorious. Twenty-seven Boers were captured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Blue Book gives the reasons why the farms, mills, and cottages were destroyed. In 147 instances farms had harboured Boers who still…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Major Vialls, of West Australia troops, travelling 40 miles a day, overtook a portion of the commando under Commandant Pretorious. Twenty Bower were captured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One cool September day during the American War, a mall party of Confederates could be seen wedding their way down the dusty road that leads into the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Blue Book which has been issued in connection with farm burning in the conquered States shows that the major punishment was inflicted in 147…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Chamberlain, replying to a question in the House of Lords last night, stated that the sufferings of the Rand refugees at Capetown were much greater than were the sufferings of the Boor refugees…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many of the prisoners in the isle of St. Helena are Boer university students, and the Capetown University has provided facilities for them to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Spanish commander, Don Guzman de Values Puen, was a [?]s tyrant, and his course along the coast, when he came across…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ninety Boers, including Ba[?]end, Vorster, and Heystek, the ex-Landdrost of Pietersburg, have surrendered to the British. The Pretoria correspondent of the Times, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ninety Boers, including Barend, Vorster, and Heystek, the ex-Landdrost of Pietersburg, have surrendered to the British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDONERS are preparing for a great public welcome to Sir Alfred Milner, High Commissioner for South Africa and Governor of Cape Colony, next…
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