Late War News. Friday Morning
Colonel Hoad, commanding the colonial troops at Eslin, is transforming his five companies into mounted troops. The Boers have commandeered 300…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
309 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 16
The War
It is estimated that the Boers besieging Kimberley fired no less than 1000 shello into the town in three days. To protect themselves from these attacks the townfolk…
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IT in definitely stated that Sir Redvers Buller has crossed the Tugela and is advancing to the relief of Ladysmith. Some accounts state that he has gone in the…
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THE cable reports that Lieutenant General Sir George White, commanding at Ladysmith has heliographed that the ga[?]son and townsfolk wore elated on Saturday at…
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THE War Office reports the receipt of official information to the effect that on Monday General Sir Redvers Buller successfully the Tugela River and…
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Lord Methuen has now sixty thousand men under his control. Lord Roberts is busily organising for a bold advance…
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A report from Ladysmith states that there are signs amongst the Boers of preparations for a general retreat towards Van Reenan's Pass, in the event…
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OFFICIAL news has been received in England that General Buller had to retire and recroes the Tugela River owing to the position taken up by the British troops…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Day of Intercession for British Troops. Kiama's Big Meeting
IN the Oddfellow's Hall, Kiama, on Sunday afternoon last there was a gathering of upwards of 1000 persona, representing every part of the town and district, to take…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Letter From Trooper Gilbert Ramsay. Sleeping Out on Rocks. a Bullet Singes His Hair
We make the fallowing extracts from a letter received from Trooper Gilbert Ramsay to his sister. Tae letter is dated Renebnrg, January 5th:âJust as your letter…
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The war campaign drags slowly along, little real progress being made in an effective sense by either side. The British have not won any actual…
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ON the evening of Sabbath, 4th Instant, the Rev. John Burgess, M A., preached a sermon on the war in aid of the Patriotic Fund, and by special request he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. Lecture by Rev. Father Fagan. No. 1
On Wednesday evening, 24th Jan., the Rev. Father Fagan, it reponse to an, invitation from the townspeople, delivered a lecture in the Casino Town…
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THE only current news of importance from the seat of war that the British have again seized Z[?]utpan's Drift on the Orange R[?]ver, to facilitate the advance to…
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Major Hannay's brigade of mounted infantry marched from the Orange River to Ramden, twelve miles over the Free State border. A slight…
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MR. CLINCH, the local postmaster, has received the following circular, and hands it to us for publication:— [CIRCULAR]…
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On Sunday last the Rev. J. Burgess, M.A., of Kiama, delivered a special sermes on the war from the following text:—"O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be…
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As regards population, so far as can be ascertained, the population of the various races in the whole of South Africa is: Boers 430 000, and British 400,000, out of…
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