Latest War. The Transvaal. Australian Troops Preparing for Transport. Cavalry Engagement at Dordrecht. No Important Result. Movements of British Armies Hampered for Want of Transport. German Steamers Seized by British for Carrying Contraband of War. Reinforcements for General Buller. Soon Able to Command 30,000 Men. Awaiting a Siege Train. Arrival of Sir Charles Warren's Division. Great Depression in Pretoria. Boer Reserves Summoned. Americans Volunteering
The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 3 January 1900 · page 2
Most of Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Warren's division of 11,000 men, who lately arrived are in Natal. The force under the command of…
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The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 7
'I saw in Plevna,' says Mr. David Christie Murray, 'one of the most extraordinary bits of human valour I ever beheld, an act that, to my mind, deserves…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →England and France at War. Forecast.—How France Would Fare
The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 7
Not many leagues from here, Strange as it may appear, Under tribute severe Lay a great city…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest War. Brilliant War Victory of General French. Boers Outmanoeuvred. Australians with the Victors. Capture of Colesburg. 800 Free Staters Quit the Boers. LONDON
The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 4
A majority of the 5th Division of the Army Corps has re-inforced Buller, whose command will soon number 30,000. He has decided to await the arrival of a…
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The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 2
The Me[?]gici[?]r, a twin-screw cruiser, third-clas 2950 tons, Captain P.F. Tillerd, has captured the German-E[?] African steamer Bunder[?] in Del[?]a Bay…
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The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 10
The Morning Post says that a great event is impending. The Boers south-west of Colenso have re-crossed the Tugela River…
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The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 8
THE offer from India of two batteries of artillery for service in South Africa has been accepted by the Imperial Government. Mr. Quash, an Australian, has been…
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The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 5
The majority the 5th Division of the A[?] Corps have re-inforced General Bul[?]er, [?] command will soon number 80,000 [?] He has decided to await the arrival…
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Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 4
The fifth division of the British army corps have reinforced Buller, who is now in command of 30,000 men…
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The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 5
MAJOR-General French has made a rapid and successful night advance, the infantry riding in waggons. He found the enemy on Monday at dawn,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest War News. Australians and Canadians Defeat the Boers. London
Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 6
The Queensland, Victorian, and Canadian contingents were hotly engaged on Monday at Sunnyside, near Belmont, and defeated the enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest War. The Transvaal. General French Successful at Colesberg. the Boers Taken by Surprise Make a Hasty Retreat. the Australians and Canadians Distinguish Themselves. General French Gains Command of the Road to Orange River. General Gatacre Also Manoeuvres Successfully. Another German Steamer Seized by the British. Handsome Donations to the Australian Bushmen's Contingent Fund. the Enemy Before Ladysmith. Facetious Messages to the Garrison. European Officers Assisting the Boers. Operations in Cape Colony. Boers Out-manoeuvred. Colesberg Occupied the Enemy Dismayed. the Situation at Lady Smith. Another British Victory at Sunnyside. New Zealand Trouper Dead
The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 6
At Christmas time the Boers varied the order of the siege at Ladysmith by firing into the town unloaded shells containing plum pudding and messages…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Transvaal War. Later Particulars. London, Friday morning
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 2
THE New South Wales Lancers under Colonel Lee were sent to prevent the looting of a wrecked commissarial train near Rensberg, and were exposed to a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War. The Transvaal. Some Important Fighting. Baden-powell's Troops Face a Withering Fire, But Have to Retire with 20 Killed and 30 Wounded. General French Obtains a Victory at Colesburg. Fifty Boers Killed, 18 Captured, and Many Wounded. the Fiercest Battle of the Campaign Fought at Ladysmith. Boers Lose Heavily. General Buller's Forces Active. the Enemy's Trenches Shelled
The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 2
The British Artillery with General Sir Redvers Buller's force, near Chieveley, shelled the enemy's trenches on the plain at the foot of Inhlawe Hill,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. Big Battle at Ladysmith. the Boers Repulsed. London
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 2
GENERAL Joubert attacked Besters and Ladysmith on all sides of the town at 3 o'clock on Saturday morning. The garrison repulsed a tremendous fire of…
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The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 3
The latest news from northern Capo Colony is to the effect that the Boors made an in effectual attempt to retreive the [?] defeat they received at the hands of the British…
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The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 4
The New South Wales Lancers at R[?]sburg, under Major Lee, were sent to prevent teh Boors looting and wrecking a commissariat train…
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The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 6
THE war situation is at the present time what might be called exasperating—and, withal, very serious. So far, the news coming through show honors…
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The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 11
There is talk of impending trouble between Russia and Japan, and the Japanese papers are full of it. Japan, ever since the China-Japan war, has…
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Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 11
MR. JULIAN RALPH, the American journalist and magazine contributor, writing from Cape Town to the Daily Mail, says that he was much struck with the enthusiasm shown by…
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