Another Effect of the War Scare
The strained relations between Great Britain and France has (says a London correspondent) induced several of the Australasian colonies to cable home for…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
92 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 5
A Wonderful Torpedo Boat That Will Make War Impossible
THE following additional details have been published (says the Washington correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle") of the new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Prisoner of War for 30 Years
A GERMAN named Richard Fischer, has returned home after an absence of five years, for the greater part of which he served in the French Legion at Saids. He…
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THE Colonel came home upon leave—the only leave spent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Ends Every Century
It is a curious fact, however little real significance it may have, that regularly, since and including the close of the eleventh century, each…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[All Rights Reserved.] a Tug of War
"What a lucky girl I am I" said pretty Lina Vernon - a month ago Lina Moore. "I'm only nineteen, and I'm married before any other girl I know, and I've had my own way through…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MR. A. B. Piddington on the American Civil War. (To the Editor.)
SIR,—One may perhaps excuse an average man from making a gross mis-statement on a matter of historical fact, but a man of the calibre and culture of Mr. Piddington, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Correspondents
In a recent article by John Gilman Speed the bad conduct of the war correspondents at Tampa and Santiago was commented upon severely. "Even…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cost of War. Some Interesting Figures
THE Washington Bureau of Ordnance recently issued some interesting statistics of the details of the cost of annihilating the Spanish navy. Admiral Dewey spent some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coming War
It was reported in town yesterday that war had actually been declared in the Transvaal, but the rumor appears to have been premature, as the evening papers had…
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A CABLE dated London, Friday last, stated that the Boers had destroyed an armoured train between Mafeking and Vryburg, in British Bechuanaland, and close to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. the Boers Repulsed. London, Oct. 15th
A great battle is raging at Ladysmith, the Artillery being engaged on both sides. The Boers attacked fiercely. The losses are unknown. No advantage has…
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THE Boers are advancing in Natal and on the Orange Free State border, near Kimberley.—Heavy fighting is reported at Spytsfontein, near Kimberley, where…
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THE cable states that the Free State Boers have occupied Backwal and Beaters, between Ladysmith and Van Roenen's Pass. Firing has been heard in the direction of…
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THE offer of "A" Battery for service in South Africa has been declined by the Imperial authorities.—The probabilities are that two units of Infantry, in addition…
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THE Boers have looted the townships of Ingogo and Ingagane, north of Daunhauser, in Natal. The railway line from Laing's Nek…
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ALTHOUGH not, as yet, officially confirmed owing to the fact that the Boers have isolated all Bechuanaland border towns, the report of a sensational British victory…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Great British Victory
The battle at Glencoe lasted five hours, and resulted in a complete victory for the British. The Boers were routed, and were pursued towards the Buffalo…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War News Kiama Boys to the Front. an Enthusiastic Send.off
THE Kiama Volunteer Company has at least four volunteers for the war and they left by train last night for head-quarters, where they will undergo a strict medical…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War
FULL details are to hand relating to the battle at Elandslasgte. It was really a most brilliant affair, the men on both sides displaying conspicuous bravery. The…
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