At the Front. Soldiers' Letters
PRIVATE F. R. SINCLAIR, in the course of a letter to his brother George, in the employ of Mr. P. Chin, of this town, written at Bloemfontein on the 17th…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
309 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 9 of 16
War News
THE British forces at Glen Siding, about 14 miles north of Bleomfontein, have been reinforced, and there are numerous other signs that Lord Roberts' advance north…
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The present war, like all others, has a homorous as well as a grim side. In the home letters of our soldiers many queer things are written, but we have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Lord Salisbury oil the British Colonies and the War. London, May 1
Lord Salist[?]ury, speaking at the federal delegates' banquet, remarked that the colonial contingents had grea[?]ly assisted the Imperial troops and had borne the…
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The following letter has been received from Trooper Gilbert Ramsay,dated Bleemfontein, 14th March,1900:— "We marched into Blemfontein…
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Capt. C. G. Dennison is well known all over Africa as commander of the forces that captured the famous rebel Galishe. Under date of Nov. 4, 1867, from Vryburg,…
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FIELD MARSHALL Lord Roberts reports that a great enveloping movement is now taking place, the mounted British forces sweeping the whole Boer front, and causing…
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THE British advance from Bloemfontein in the direction of Brandfort, 38 miles further north, is being accounted, and the Boers are being rapidly pushed…
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Lord Roberts' cable from Bloemfortein on the first of May to the effect that the [?] were in splendid condition, is [?] satisfactory, after the…
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THE British have surprised and captured Brandfort 1, 38 miles north-east of Blcemfontoin, the Boers hastily retreating. General Hamilton's command has…
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On Tuesday a strong Beer force surrounded 15 men of the Gordon Highlanders under Captain E.B. Towse,and and demanded their surrender. The Captain called upon…
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THE victorious march of the British arms in South Africa still goes on. There is a at o g impre[?]n in official circles at Capetown that Lord Roberts will advance rapidly…
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IN the course of an interview with a representative of the New York " World," President Kruger said; ''When I said that the losses would stagger humanity the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. Advance of Lord Roberts. Fighting on the Vet River. Brilliant Work by the Colonials. Boers Retreating From Natal
Field-Marahal Lord Roberts, in a cable to the War Office states the Canadians,the New South Wales, the New Zealand,and the Queensland mounted…
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The Boers who were expelled from their position at Fourteen Streams by major-General Sir Archibald Hunter fled precipitately. They abandoned everything,…
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It is generally allowed that the presence of Cecil Rhodes in Kimberley, during the siege, was an important factor in arousing the courage and…
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The new Governor of Delagoa Bay is treating corned beef, clothing and boots, destined for the Transvaal Government, as contraband of war…
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THE advancing British forces, under Lieutenant-Generals C. Tucker, Ian Hamilton, and R. Pole Carew, crossed the Zand. River, and gradually expelled the Boers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Flashes. From Late English and Cape Exchanges
Unwilling burghers from the Free State—Basutoland Border have been sent up to the front in handcuffs. A prisoner thaken at Paardeburgh says…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Path in Africa. (Mr. D. J. STEWART). Holden Farm, Near Bloemfontein, March 24, 1900
Could you see this camp at the present moment the scene would long remain graven in your memory. Tho rain is pouring in torrents; the earth is covered with…
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