The Transvaal War. London, Dec 12
Lieutenant-General Sir George S. White, commanding the British forces at Ladysmith has sent General Sir Redvers H. Buller, the British Commander-in-Chief, a copy of the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
245 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 12 of 13
The War Situation
THE three repulses which the British arms have met with in Cape Colony and Natal during the last two or three weeks have been such as will strengthen the…
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The reported relief of Ladysmith is still unconfirmed. Fresh drafts of Highlanders embark to-day to replace those who fell at [?]Mager[?]…
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At Tugela River the Boers had ten guns excellently masked and splendidly served. General Buller showed great energy…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Transvaal War. December 17
Out of 30,000 troops available, General Buller only utilised 12,000 men in his unsuccessful attempt to force a passage over the Tugela River…
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BY request the Rey, Father lived a [?]…
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While their male belongings find the hard cash to swell the Patriotic Fund, the ladies of New South Wales have been engaged in even a more…
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In a despatch from Chievely, Sir Redvers Buller reports a serious reverse. On Friday morning he commenced…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Latest War The Transvaal. Serious Defeat of the British under General Buller. He attempted to Force the Tugela and is Driven back with great Daughter. British Lose 82 KILLED, 338 Missing, and 667 WOUNDED. 39 Officers Wounded Including Colonel Long, and Lietenant Roberts, Both Seriously. British Had to Abandon 10 Guns to the Enemy. Colonel Baden Powell Successfully Resists Another Attack at Mafeking
General Buller, Commander-in-Chief, reports to the War Office as follows:—He moved in full strength to Chievelly at 4 o'clock in the morning intending…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Latest War. The Transvaal. Another Contingent to Be Sent From Australia. Men Volunteering Readily. 700 Going From New South Wales. 1200 Volunteers Offered. British Armies at Seat of War All in Critical Positions Extensive Preparations in England to Give Relief. Lords Roberts and Kitchener on Their Way to South Africa. Buller's Soldiers in Good Heart, and Ready for the Fray Again. Vigorous Prosecution of the Campaign. British Military Arrangements. General Roller Superseded. Lord Kitchener Chief of Staff. Colonial Troops in Action. Boers Defeat at Arundal
The Defence Committee of the Cabinet has made the following additional arrangements for the conduct of the war…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Transvaal War. Colenso Taken. Sir Redvers Duller Reinforced. the British Position Serious. London
FURTHER details of the operations under General Sir Redvers Buller in Natal state that the Boers occupied an impregnable entrenched position across the Tugela River, tinder Grobler's Kloof, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Buller's Forces Number 30,000. 12,000 Engaged on Friday. Effects on the Markets. Heroism of the Soldiers Admired
Out of 30,000 troops available at Chieveley 12,000 accompanied General Sir Redvers Buller into action on Friday…
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Cardinal Vaughan, Archbishop, of Westminister, has directed that a public united supplication be offered amongst the members of the Roman Catholic Church for the…
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LIEUT.-COLONEL TEMPLER, the chief of the Balloon Factory at Aldershot, who has gone to South Africa with the First Army Corps, is a militia officer, who owes his…
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General Cro[?]je recently arrested a British officer, protected by a flag of truce. Lord Me[?]uen protested, and General Cronje replied that he considered the officer was a spy…
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General Burger, commanding the Boers before Ladysmith, syas that the Boers will fight to the last, although England must win eventually…
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The New Zealand troops attached to Major-General J. D. P. French's division got in a tight corner in the action near Arundel, between…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The War in South Africa. London
Further details of the fighting at the Tugela River reveal conspicuous gallantry on the part of all arms. The men were subjected to a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Transvaal War. Latest Particulars. London
THE members of the Africander Bund report that eight thousand European officers and men skilled in artillery tacties are held in reserve in Pretoria. A heliograph signal to Chievel from ladysmith…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Lecture by Father [?]Agan. (Continued.)
England washed [?]r hands of them. To this day, therefore, the Orange Free State remains an independent State. By the same Co[?]n the Boers of the Transva[?]l were…
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