The War
The Boers are fleeing just now before Lord Roberts and his army like so many cattle before stock-keepers. Practically the British have possession of the Orange…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
309 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 10 of 16
War News
AT Kroonstad on Friday, prior to the occupation by the British forces, pandemonium reigned supreme, The disheartened Transveslers threatened to burn the town. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Path in Africa. (Mr. D. J. STEWART). Holden Farm, Near Bloomfontein, March 24. 1900
The business-people here must surely be making their fortunes. All day long the shops are thronged by soldiers, and so dense is the crowd in many cases that the…
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The news that Lord Roberts entered Kroonstad on Saturday unopposed, marks another stage in the Boer war. It may now be regarded as certain…
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A CABLEGRAM dated London, Thursday states that the Boor attack on Maieking on Sunday, the 13th inst., wad crushingly repulsed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. Mafeking Relieved—hurrah !
A CABLEGRAM from London on Thursday announced the joyful news that Mafsking had been relieved. It stated:—"The Portuguese officials at…
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Lord Salisbury read a cablegram in the House of Lords announcing the relief of Mafeking, bub said the news was unofficial…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →War Flashes. From Late English and Cape Exchanges
A Boer prisoner escaped and took the train to Salt River intending to go on to Stellenbosch. By a mistake he got into the wrong train, which took him…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Path in Africa. (Mr. D. J. STEWART) Karree Kloof, O.F.S., April 6, 1900. Under Fire
Since I last wrote you our regiment has again been under the fire of the enemy. On Wednesday we left Bloomfontein, under the impression that we were to…
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MAJOR GENERAL HUTTON'S Colonial Brigade has captured a number of Boers at a place northwest of 'Kroonstad, Among them is a brother of Louis Botha, the Boer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Flashes. From Late English and Cape Exchanges
A private in the blues writes home to his sister telling her how the Duke of Roxburghe brought him out of a tight fix in action by making him double bank…
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President [?] is desperately attempting to prevent tho war from fizzling out. Many prominent Boers, however, declare that it is useless to sacrifice more…
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OFFICIAL telegrams have been received from General Barton and Colonel Baden-Powell confirming the relief of Mafeking. Colonel Mahon, in command of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Talked of the War
THE other night (says the "Salt Lake Herald"), a Dago and' a Chinaman were holding a heated discussion on the corner of Second South and State streets. For a…
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A SQUADRON in command of Colonel Bethune, attached to General Buller's Army in Natal, was ambushed by a force of Boers near the Zululand border on the…
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How men may in these days of telegraphy live in the very eye of the world has been dramatically illustrated by the relief of Mafeking…
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Major Davies, with eight of the Imperial Light Horse, entered Mafeking some hours ahead of Colonel Mahon…
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The British outposts are at Erste Geluk, 26 miles south of the Vaal. It is officially announced by the War Office that the vanguard of Lord…
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THE correspondent of the "Times" at Delagoa Bay states that President Kruger that the continuance of the war would Imperil the property of the burghers and…
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IT is officially announced that Lord Roberts. directly commanding the main column of the British advancing forces, on Monday marched 20 miles to Khp River, within 18…
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