The War
Details of the fighting of Tweefontein, east of Bethlehem, where Commandant De Wet attacked four comlpanies of the 11th battalion of Imperia…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1902
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The War
The tedious and troublesome task of subjugating the Transvaal has been prosecuted during the year, but is not yet completed. Sufficient progress,…
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Lieutenant-General Sir H. M. L. Bundle reports that Commandant De Wet, at the head of a considerable force, made a successful rush on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. Hindering Orders. the Casualties at Twekfontein the Colonial Contingents. London Dec. 31
Mr. Helmut Burleigh, the war correspondent of the Telegraph Characterises as monstrous the compelling of British commanders to consult with the headquarters at Pretoria prior to attacking the…
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MR. SEE, State Premier, says the question of back pay to the first contingent of troops is still under consideration. As far as he has been able…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poetry. at the War Office
A woman poor and a proud, A dingry room and clowd. The gloom of shroud, A stifled ery and a sub aboud…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. De Wet's Operations. the Tafelkop Fight. the Tweefontein Engagement. Further Fighting. Boer Raid in Swaze Land. Bothas's Threats. Kruger Demands Independence the King's Guards. Infantry Reinforcements Imperative. the Erish Irregulars. Boer Losses. London, Jan. 1
The Standard's war correspondent has telegraphed a graphic account of Commandant De Wet's flighting in the north-eastern portion of the Orange River Colony…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Returned Men
WHEN the former contingents left, the men were given to understand that they were to receive a certain rate of pay in addition to that paid by the…
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THE following particulars of the casualities in the fighting with Commandant de Wet at Tweefontein on Christmas morning have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War. Convalescent. the V.C. and Distinguished Service Orders. De Wet's Attack'. British Defence Stubborn and Sustained. a Rearguard Action. Two Intelligence Officers Shot. Botha's Commando. London, Jan 2
Lieutenants O. Griffiths and J. Teddar, New South Wales Mounted Infantry, are now convalescent and have, resumed duty. " Q" Battery of Artillery has brought to England…
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The Standard's war correspondent has telegraphed a graphic account of Commandant De Wet's fighting in the north-eastern portion of the Orange…
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Lieutenants O. Griffiths and J. Teddar, New South Wales Mounted Infantry, are now convalescent and have resumed duty. "Q" Battery of Artillery has brought to England…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Boer War Trial of Scheepers. Murder and Arson LONDON
The trial by Court-Marshal of the Boer Commander Schoopers, who was captured at a farmhouse at Kopjoskraal on the 12th October, has been resumed…
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The trial by Court-Marshal of the Boer Commander Schoors, who was captured at a in[?]house at Kopjeskraal on the 12th October, has been resumed…
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There recently lived in a cottage on Calthness Moor an old lady who took a prominent part in the Crimean War. Elizabeth Coull was her name, and she was the wife of John…
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With reference to the dispute between the returned soldiers and the New South Wales Government, over the question of additional pay, Mr. Waddell, State Treasurer complains that misleading and unfair…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Transvaal War. the Swazi Raid. Value Op Land at Johannesburg. Solidity of the Empire. Australian Casualties. Manitoba Flour for South Africa. London, Jan. 3
Heavy cann[?] has been heard southwards of the Frankfort-[?]kop line of blockhouses. Commandant de wet had previously been reported at Le[?]kop…
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A SAD category appears in the cable messages of to-day. Great Britain has lost by death during the South African campaign in two years and three months 931 officers and…
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A singularly accurate forecast of what has happened in South Africa appeared in the Army and Navy Gaulle of November 23. That paper said :—"There are rumours, which, we believe, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. General Botha to Ihs Commandants the Hoer Terms. Capture of General Erasmus. De Wet's Raids. the Canadian Contingent. Atrocious Calumnies. British Losses in the Campaign. Johannesburg Star Depletion of the Enemy's Forces. Casualties Boer Attack Repulsed. London, Jan. 5
General Botha has sent a message to all the liner commandants exhorting them to continue fighting. He declares that the British Parliament, which meets in a few days, will shortly be asked by the…
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