The Boer War. London
THE Boer raiders in the Olifants River Valley abandoned many horses and carts endeavored to retreat throuhg Mioringspoort. The British…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
1,276 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 64
The Boer War. London, January 31
Ten thousand remounts for the army in South Africa ready in England and the first batch leave on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Returned Soldiers
The executive committee, charged with the arrangements in connection with the movement to give in public welcome on a big scale to the soldiers of this district who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. a Convoy Attacked. Operations in the Transvaal. Capture of a British Garrison. Invasion of Portugese Territory. London, Feb. 4
A party of Boers attacked the scouts preceding a convey which was journeying from Koffeyfontein, on the Reit River, in the south-western portion of the Orange River Colony, to the Modder River. Three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War
THE Boer raiders in the Olifant's River Valley abandoned many horses and carts and endeavored to retreat through Mioringspoort. The British repulsing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Fighting in the Transvaal. the Capture of Modderfontein. Australian Casualties. More Troops Wanted. London, Feb. 5
Brigadier-General Brabant and his staff are in the eastern provinces of Cape Colony, organising, defence force. Lieutenant-General French's force captured, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. London
SEVEN British columns have begun to advance from etations on the Johannesburg-Protoria and Dolagon Bay railway lines, with a view to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War. Raiders in Cape Colony. the Capture of Modderfontein. London. Feb. 6
The raiders in western Cape Colony sent a force to the Doorn River in order to prevent Major J. Colenbrandar, who was in command of a portion of Bethune's Horse, from advancing. Major…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. Raiders in Cape Colony. London
Commandant Krentzinger has been driven in the direction of Stylerville. He had 16 men killed. Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. Fighting in the Transvaal London, Feb. 5
Brigadier-General Brabant and his staff are in the eastern provinces of Cape Colony, organising a defence force…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War. Further Reinforcements. Praise for the Colonial Contingents. London, Feb. 7
The War Office states that the Imperial authorities are sending promptly 30,000 mounteds in addition to those already landed in south Africa, and that 10,000 Yeomanry will shortly be available…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welcome Home to Trooper Stratford
On Thursday afternoon, a welcome, arranged by Mr. and Mrs. George Stratford, of Thornton, was given to their son, Trooper George Stratford, who, as a member of the Maitland Half-Squadron of Lancers,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Copyright War
The first copyright suit, contended somewhere about A.D 521-597, was the cause of a civil war. St. Columba, an Irish saint, whilst visiting his master Finnian, made a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War
Sir A. Milner, in a proclamation, states that he anticipates a consideruble Boer invasion of Cape Colony, and calls upon everyone to assist the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Transvaal War
The raiders in western Cape Colony sent a force to the Doom River in order to prevent Major J. Colenbrander, who was in command of a portion of Beth…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Boer War. London
When the town of Modderfontein was rushed during the night in a heavy fall of rain the garrisen numbered only 290 men. Before the town…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. London, Feb, 7
The War Office states that the Imperial authorities are sending promptly 30,000 mounteds in addition to those already landed in South Africa, and that 10,000 Teomanry will shortly be available…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →His View of the War
The private soldier sees just the little bit of battle in front of him, knows the man's face who falls beside him, fires blindly at the hanging hill before him, creeps up and clambers over it as the banging Blackens, to find…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Boer War and the Bauernkrieg
The following has been summarised from a very interesting article on the Tyrolese War of 1809 in the Spectator:— No student of modern history can help being…
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