The Soldiers for Australia
It is given even to our federal legislators to make a humorous remark at times, and this week the House of Representatives has been somewhat tickled with the assertion of Mr. Murray that…
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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers
223 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 12
It is given even to our federal legislators to make a humorous remark at times, and this week the House of Representatives has been somewhat tickled with the assertion of Mr. Murray that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A number, of time-expired Australians have landed in Southhampton from the Cape. The Boer leaders nave deprived bearers of Lord Kitchener’s proclamation of their horses and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Despite the unfavorable weather that prevailed there was a large and representative gathering present at the social tendered to Troopers Hubie Watt and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After all, the war is only a Pa[?]-try affair. "The Boers are not allowed to sing "Where did you set that hat?" because Kruger had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After all, the war is only a Pam-try affair. The Boers are not allowed to sing "Where did you get that hat ?" because Krager had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →General Lord Kitebener has forwarded to ex-President Steyn and General Botha, the sworn evidence taken before Lieutenant Colonel Elliott, showing that Lieutenant Mair, of the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The great social force which operates in giving prominence and predominance to the monarchy is war; and, though war is unquestionably an evil, it is an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The British casualties in August numbered 1790, including 1387 invalided Home. Of the latter 1250 are expected to rejoin the colors. Commandant Scbeeper, finding the Dutch…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Major Hooke, with a handful of police, defended the Herschel residency against 300 Boers under Commandant Foures, who, after having three killed and several wounded, retired…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A superior Boer force captured a patrol of Grenadiers, after a stubborn resistance, near Naauwpoort. In a sharp engagement between [?]00…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forty [?] and Imperial Bushmen, while [?] were suddenly surrounded by 300 others [?] A sharp fight ensued at close [?] and two British were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Private Dunning of the New South Wales Mounted Rifles, has been accidentally wounded at Vintnerberg…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, September 20.—Lord Kitchener reports that on Tuesday evening three companies of Mounted Infantry, with three guns, under Major Gough, were reconnoitring south of Utrecht, in conjunction with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Advices from Brussells state that Kruger’s funds are almost exhausted by paying the numerous refugees in the service of the so-called Boer Government also subsidising lecturers touring the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →There are complaints of a short supply of food stuffs at Bloemfontein…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lord Kitchener reports that a 1000 Boers pressed the attack upon Colonel Kekewich at Mood will for two hours with great vigor. The enemy were repulsed with considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Between two and three hundred persons, among whom were a large number of ladies, assembled at the railway station on Wednesday night, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the next great naval engagement we shall probably hear something about the fighting value of modern torpedo boats Manning torpedo boats is the most…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →" Did I over tell you the story of Happy Jack?" asked the Yankee captain. " If 1 did, it will bear repeating. Jack come to our company in May 1851, with a Tommy…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Commandant Scheepers sent a messenger into Ladysmith asking for a doctor, as he was ill. Next day he escaped on horseback when attacked…
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