Boers Closing on Ladysmith. Gen. Joubert Denounces the War. Situation at Kimberley
The Boers and Orange Free Staters numbering 18,000 are closing on Ladysmith, and are entrenching in camps. Non residents and civilians…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
245 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 13
Latest War. The Transvaal. a Great Battle at Elands Laagte. British Lost Between 80 AND 100 Killed and Wounded. Defeat of the British. 42 Officers and 1500 Men Surrender to the Boers. Boor Losses Estimated at One Thousand. Anxiety Felt As to Result of Engagement. Feared British Reverse Will Influence Loyalty of Natives and Dutch Waverers. Boers Erecting Forts Outside Kimberley for the Purpose of Shelling the Town. President Kruger at Glencoe. General Buller, Commander-in-chief Has Arrived at Capetown
A severe engagement took place on the Elands Laagte Road, Monday last. The British lost between eighty and a hundred killed and wounded…
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THE latest nows from Ladysmith gives an account of the position of affairs up to Wednesday last. The attack had been suspended, and it is reported that the Boers are utterly demoralised, owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War. London
THE British losses near Ladysmith on Monday were 6 officers killed, and 9 wounded; 54 men killed and 231 wounded. It is uncertain whether Carleton's battalions are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest War. The Transvaal. Later News of the Battle of Ladysmith. Kimberley and Mafeking Still Safe. Bloody Battle at Colenso. Boer Losses Heavy. the Boers Occupy Colenso. Several Unimportant Engagements. Total Losses of British Since Beginning of War—153 Officers and 1616 MEN. Isolation of Ladysmith
The wires between Ladysmith and Coleaso were cut by the enemy at half-past 2 yesterday afternoon. The War Office declares that this fact does not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War
DURING the week great anxiety has been felt as to what would be the effect of the British reverse at Ladysmith. From later particulars to hand it would appear that…
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THOUGH the position occupied by the British troops in Natal and Cape Colony was admittedly serious after the reverse of ten day sago, we stated in our last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. London, [?]3
A terrible fight [?]ging at Ladysmith. The Boers attacked[?] British with great vigor, but the British artillery replied fiercely, the quick-firing guns doing splendid work…
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The steamer Nineveh, with the New South Wales Lancers on board, arrived at Captown on Thursday. The troops immediately marched to the railway station, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Jeffries-Sharkey War. London, Nov. 5
In the boxing contest at New York o[?] Saturday night between Ji[?] Jeffries and Tom Sharkey, the latter was knocked ont i[?] the 25th round. Both [?]l were severely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence. the Transvaal War. To the Editor
SIR, -- Apart from all questions of policy or prudence, right or wrong, humanity or otherwise, the empire of which we form a part is involved in war. Already 130 of our trained…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Transvaal War. Further Particulars. London
COLENSO was evacuated secretly, with great skill over fifty miles of hilly country. The enemy's long range guns determined the evacuation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Facts About the War. an Irishman in Kilts
The appointment of Sir George White to the command in Natal caused astonishment among military, as well as civilians, in London, for in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest War News. Position at Ladysmith. London
A train proceeding from De Aar has been stopped at Karan Kuil, about midway between Kimberley and De Aar…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Facts About the War. Items From Here There and Everywhere
At the trial of a new dynamite gun at Zuurfrontein for the frontier for the Transvaal forces the gun burst. It was reported that the Boers at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in South Africa. Bombardment of Ladysmith. London
At the battle of Ladysmith the British losses were -- 6 officers and 54 men killed, 240 of all ranks wounded. Ladysmith is being vigorously…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Latest War. The Transvaal. Joubert Inactive Owing to Severity of His Losses. British Artillery Creating Inferno. Boer Troopers Shot for Cowardice. Reinforcements From Pretoria. Short of Ammunition. Enlisting at Capetown. No Prussians Need Apply. Position at Ladysmith. the Enemy Invading Cape Colony. Railway Communication Stopped. Later News
A train proceeding from De Aar has been stopped at Karan Kuil, about [?]nidway between Kimberley and De Aar…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Traveller. Soldiering in India
Through the writings of Rudyard Kipling there has been of late more than usual interest taken in the life and doings of our soldiers of that great empire British India…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. Latest Accounts. London
REPORTS continue to come to hand as to the massing of Orange. Free State Boers on the Northern Capo frontier. They are making preparations to resist the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War. The Transvaal. New South Wales Contingent. Boers Commencing to Migrate. Another Battle Imminent at Ladysmith. Ladysmith Surrounded by 18,000 Boers. Relieving Force En Route. Expected to Arrive on the Field About Saturday Last. Rouble Expected at Durban. Boers Re-oocupy Colenso. Position Again Critical. Kimberley Safe on the 5Th. Bombardment of Pretoria, Other Matters
The latest despatches from the scat of war show that the position in Natal which was relieved by the British victory at Grobler's Kloof has again…
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