The War. London, December 31
There was a desperate engagement at Mafeking[?]on last Sunday. Eventu[?]tly the Boors were driven from the fer[?]s nearest the town…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
588 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 30
Transvaal War. SYDNEY
The majority of the Fifth Division of the Army Corps have reinforced Buller, whose command will soon number 30,000. He has decided to…
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Most of the prisoners taken by Major-General French, on capturing Colesburg, were disloyal Cape Dutch. Individuals act of heroism are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. LONDON
The Queenslanders, Victorians, and Canadians hotly engaged the enemy at Sunnyside, near Belmont. The Boers were surprised and routed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How the War News Comes
ALL the cables from Africa are in the hands of British companies. By international convention, says the "Globe," priority is always given to Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. British Victories. London
Major General French is outmanoeuvring the enemy at every point, and the Boers have been forced to retreat on Colesburg…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Boer War. N.s.w. Contingent Leaders
COLONEL WILLIAMS, P.M.O. (In Command of the Medical Corps)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boer War Notes. (Specially written for the 'Champion.') (All Rights Reserved.)
December and January are the hottest and worst months in the year in South Africa, and it is in favour of the British that the wait for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Russia Massing Troops on the Afghan Frontier. January 2
General French, at dawn on Monday morning, discovered the Roers occupying a position stretching for a distance of six miles around…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War. [By Electric Telegraph.] a Smart Engagement. General French Victorious. the Colonials Under Fire. They Behave Splendidly, Three Colonials Killed. Big Boer Defeat. London
The Queensland, Victorian, and Canadian troops were hotly engaged at Sunnyside, 20 miles north west of Belmont…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Supplies
The British press suggests that contracts should be let to colonial producers for the supply of waggons and such necessaries of; which the army in- Africa, stands…
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The actions of men wounded in battle are often misunderstood. general officer who has seen much active service cites a pathetic instance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in South Africa
The movements of the British armies at the Capo are greatly hampered by the delay in transport equipments. Sufficient waggons and mules will not be ready before the middle of January…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War, London
NEWS from South Africa stales that the great, delay which has occurred in the transport of equipment has been the means of greatly hampering General Buller and General Methuen’s mobilition…
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The British consul at New York has received 6000 offers from volunteers desirous to serve in South Africa. It has been explained that such enrolment cannot take place in American…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Boer War. Horses, Wanted for the War. to the Horse Owners or Cowra
On page 7 of this issue Major Chas, Thompson of the 7th [?] announces by advertisement, that he has received a cablegram, from the War Office for, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Roman Catholic Priest on the War
The following letter recently appeared in the Albary Banner from the Rev. Father Dunne :- Sir,-I am glad you called attention in last week's Banner to a section of tho community in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegraphic Intelligence. [Per Reuter.] Latest War News. London, Jan,. 4
At Sunnyside the Queenslanders [?] magnificently, chatting and, laughing under fire. [?] Boers, surrendered, but the bulk of the enemy [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sports Under Fire. British Soldiers, Unconcerned. London, Tuesday afternoon
A gymkhana, was held at the British, camp at Modder River, yesterday, despite the bombardment persistently kept up by the Buers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War
THE cables which the past few days' operations in the Transvaal have been responsible for have confirmed two ideas. The first one is that the…
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