War News
NEWS has been received that General Joubert, the Boer Commander-in (chief, who was on a visit to Pretoria, died unexpectedly of an internal complaint on…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
309 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 16
Boer War Notes
Without doubt, the British have a large order in hand in the pacification of South Africa, and in view of the importance of securing a peaceful…
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THE following report, dated Friday, has been received from Lord Roberts:—"Owing to the activity of the enemy in the immediate front of my advanced…
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Letter addressed to Mr. A. Campbell, ILLAWARRA MERCURY Office, Wallongong, by Mr. D. J. Stewart…
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Lord Roberts reports :—We were successful in expelling the Boers from the kopjes they were occupying at Karee siding, 14 miles south of Brandfort. One…
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AN unfortunate incident has occurred in the neighbourhood of Bloemfontein which led to the capture of a British battery by the Boers. The…
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The Boers have been giving serious trouble within the last few days. Eight thousand of them completely hidden near the Bloemfontein water works,…
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NEWS has come to hand of an ambush of a British force by the Boers near Bloemfontein. An official account of the ambush near Bloemfontein states that the…
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We are favored with the following extracts from a letter by Mr. John Wallace, late of Wollongong, addressed to his mother, Garden Hill:—…
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IT having been arranged by Messrs D. L. Dymock and Son, auctioneers, to hold an inspection on the Kiama showground on Tuesday last of horses editable for…
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I managed to obtain leave to visit Capetown the other evening. And, while I am unable just now to give any of the impressions I formed about the city, one little…
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No, she isn't much to look at, And she'd never much to say, But the folks all find her quieter, Since her husband went away;…
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Speaking at the funeral of General Joubert, President Kruger said he attributed the recent Boer defeats to rampant wickedness in the Republics…
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April has arrived, but still the signs in South Africa point to a lengthy continuance of the war. The surrender of Cronje and occupation of…
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At the Kiama yards yesterday, the postponed inspection and purchase of horses suitable for the war in South Africa was made at the Kiama yards by Mr. Tom…
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IN addition to the reverse suffered by the British at Koornspruit on the 31st ultimo, when 45') British officers and men (including Queenslanders and New Zealanders)…
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A LETTER has been received by Mrs. G. Humphries of Wollongong, from her husband, dated Ladysmith, February 27, The writer says he was in the armoured…
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THE captured British column at Reddersburg belonged to Lieutenant-General Sir Wm. F. Gatacre's 3rd Division of the Army Corps. The column was returning from a…
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Lieutenant-General Sir H. C. Charmside has been appointed to succeed Lieutenant-General W. F. Gatacre in command of the 3rd Division, [?] is returning…
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THE Boers report that on the 5th instant they surrounded and shelled a band of armed Kaffirs, who were escaping from Mafeking, According to the Boor story,…
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