Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← The wars & local soldiers, all years

Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1901

223 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 12

Our Brave Soldiers. Welcomed Home, ' " The Condobolin Reception

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 6

A THOROUGHLY representative gathering attended the social tendered to Corporal Mavon May as a "Welcome Home" at the Royal Hall last…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

War News

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 2

Fourteen hundred Boers at daybreak on January 12 attacked Zuurfoutein and Kaalfontein, on the railway respectively 27 and 22 miles from…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The China War. London

Forbes Times · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 4

When the “Joint Note” was signed by the Chinese Envoy, Prince Ching bought the grand seal of the Emperor from the custody of a woman servant in the forbidden city. The papers were…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Transvaal War. London, Tuesday afternoon

Forbes Times · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 4

Major-General White, on the third inst., sent Major Laing with [?] of Lord Kitchener’s bodyguard, who were attached to Major-General Knox’s force, towards Reitz…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

A New Phase of the War

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 4

The war in South Africa, which it was thought was flickering out,has seemingly entered upon another and somewhat serious phase…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Boer War. LONDON, January 14

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 2

Fourteen hundred Boers at day-Break on January 12 attacked [?]fontein and Ka[?]fontein. On the railway respectively 27 and 22 miles…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Home-coming of Our Soldiers. Forbes En Fete

Forbes Times · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 5

SENDING as Forbes has done, a larger number of soldiers to Africa than any other provincial, town in New South Wales, it was natural to expect that the home-coming of our [?] would be the occasion…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Departing Australian Soldiers

Forbes Times · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 4

WHEN it was recently announced that a thousand men would be sent from New South Wales as this colony’s share in the contingent which is just about to take its departure for…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

War News

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 3

The Boer guerilla leader, Christian De Wet, has again re-crossed the Vaal River and joined some of the eastern Transvaal commandoes…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Lecture on the Boer War

Western Champion · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 11

Trooper W A Steel, of the Forbes Mounted Rifles, who has just returned from active service, has kindly consented to give a lecture on "Personal…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

War News. South Africa

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 3

Eleven farmers have been arrested and brought into Cradock, on the railway, 185 miles north of Port Elizabeth, for drilling, and for inviting…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Lecture. Personal Experiences of the War in South Africa

Western Champion · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 16

On Friday evening last, Trooper W A Steel, of the New South Wales Mounted Rifles, who volunteered from Parkes to go on active service,…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

War News

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 3

Commandant Hertzog's western commando, after occupying Van Rhyusdorp, in the Clauwilliam district, divided poition of it moving south to…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Sad War Story

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 1

The following is one of many very sad war relief stories: A Glasgow-woman, with two of a family, received a notification from headquarters at South Africa…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Tommy's Pay in Time of War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 1

Many people are under the impression that whon Tommy Atkins is ordered off to war his pay is stopped until nil the fighting is over, when it is presented to…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

The Boer War. LONDON, January 24

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 2

The march of the Boer commandos in the neighbourhood of Calvinra, Cape Colony, has been checked, and Briga dier-General Settle, with Colonel De…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Traveller. German Soldiering

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 3

Germany has no regular army in the sense in which that term is used in America and in England. There are no regular soldiers who enlist for long…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

War. London

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 2

The British garrison at Modderfontein was captured by l000 Boers, but were afterwards released. An order has been issued by…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Latest Telegrams. SYDNEY, Tuesday. Off to the War

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 2

The draft contingent for South Africa has been increased by 2000 men…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

With the Bushmen Interview with a Returnned Soldier

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 2

Our reporter had an interesting interview with Private W. H. CON, who volunteered from this district, and sailed with the first contingent of…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →