The War. London, Jan. 10
The invaders who were recently in the vicinity of Fraserburg have moved in a westerly direction. A strong British column has garrisoned Carnarvon, and four columns are operating from Middleburg…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
1,276 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 64
Guerilla War in South Africa
Mr. John Stuart has an interesting and highly instructive article in the Morning Post on the guerilla phase of the war. Mr. Stuart has had a long and varied experience of South African life in…
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The Prime Ministers of Australia and Tasmania are ready to send at once to South Africa a further contingent of troops. A little army of 2300 men, with…
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The Orient troopship having nearly seven hundred men—New South Wales, Queensland, and New Zealand forces—back from the war, came into port at half-past six o'clock on Monday morning, and later…
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Yesterday a coiple of hundred pople assemled at the railway. [?] to welcome some of the returned soldiers from South Africa. There was some doubt as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. Botha's Tactics. Treatment of Surrendered Boers. Extreme Measures Probable. the Cape Colony Raids. Defensive Measures. Boers' Deceptive Tricks. London, Jan. 11
General Botha and Commandant Viljoen, whenever they are pressed, retire to the north and recruit. Lieutenant-General Lyttelton, who is at Belfast, is not able to follow the Boers in force…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Singleton Letter. Back From the War
At the Singleton Railway Station, on Saturday afternoon, a number of the residents assembled to welcome home, on their return from South Africa, Corpora! Conelly, Trooper Watts, and Trooper…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War. Operations of the Invaders. Railways and Garrisons Avoided. Precautions on the Rand. Boer Recruiting in Europe. Desertions From De Wet. London, Jan. 12
The vauguard of the forces under Commandants Hertzog and Brad is now most of Calvinia, and is proceeding towards Vanrhynsdorp, about 50 miles west of Calvinia. A portion of the same commando…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War
LOMDON, Saturday. KruitzingEr finds it oasier to push south than to retreat. HErtzog's vanguard is at West…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Back From the War. Welcome to Returned Soldiers at Singleton
LAST Saturday afternoon Corporal Connolly, Troopers Watts, Chilcott, Barclay, and Faulkner were formally welcomed home from the war. They…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Back from the War. Local Troopers Return
IT was rather unfortunate that the local troopers who returned by the Orient could not come home together, or that no definite…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. the Cape Invasion. London
A naval brigade of 2000 men, with six Hotchkiss guns, is at Capetown in readiness to land. A town guard of 4000 men and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. Boer Raiders. Excitement at Capetown. Enemy Near Kimberly. London, January 9
The Boer invasion in Cape Colony has caused excitement in Capetown. Eight hundred Mounted Infantry have been enrolled at the capital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers of Fortune. Why Hector Macdonalds Are Bare in the Army
In every country but our own there are many examples, both present and past, of simple privates, having reached to the command of armies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welcome to Returned Soldiers at East Maitland. an Enthusiastic Gathering
Last evening Lieutenant Allan Maclean (of the Imperial Bushmen) find Private J. Smith (of D Co. 4th Regiment) returned to East Maitland by the seven o'clock train, after…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Troops for South Africa. Many Returned Heroes Anious to Again Enlist:-
COLONEL M'KENZIE does noanticipate that there will be the slightet difficulty in getting the thousand man required by the British Government for service…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. an Outrage by Boers. the Struggle Is to Continue. Fighting in the East Op Cape Colony. Boers Sooth Op Pretoria. Operations in Orange River Colony. London, Jan. 14
Lord Kitchener, the Commander-in-Chief, reports that three agents of the Orange River Colony Peace Committee were taken prisoners to Commandant do Wet's laager, near Lindley, on the 10th instant. All…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War
General Botha and Commandant Viljoen, whenever they are pressed, retire to the north and recruit. Lieutenant-General Lyttleton, who…
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LATEST advices, show that the Boers are acting on the offensive from Magailesburg to Table Ray. The trekkers who were reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Boer Movements. Large Reinforcements Expected. the Cyclist Corps. New South Wales Casualty. London, Jan, [?]
Two hundred raiders at Damslaagte attacked a British convoy, but were repulsed. It is estimated that 2000 Boers are between Clanwilliam and Sutherland. Another commando is advancing from…
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