The War in South Africa. London
Four British officers rode eight miles beyond the Modder River and were fired on by the Boers. Lieutenant Lygon, brother of Lord…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
732 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 11 of 37
A Secret War Plan. in England's Sole Possession
AN English paper writes:—"It would be interesting to know what has become of the 'secret war plan' which was propounded in 1811 by Admiral…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Irish Church News. the Church and the War [?] OF [?]
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Continued on Trove, page 6 →Jews as Soldiers
The first wound inflicted during the late Turco-Greek war was received by a Jew. There are in the English army 700 Jews, 144 of them being officers…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Soldier's Sensations in Battle
People often wonder how one feels in battle. This depends to a considerable extent on the nature of the con[?], the kind of troops engaged, the weapons…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Transvaal War. Interview with Kruger. Confident of Victory in the End. Sudden Death of General Joubert. the British Mines on the Rand Undermined. Mafeking Safe on the 26Th Instant. Schreiner at It Again. London
General Joubert has died at Pretoria from an internal complaint, and President Kruger has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Boer forces…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Transvaal War. Major-general French Returns to Bloemfontein. Total Boer Casualties Amount to 15,000 Lord Methuen Preparing for a Rapid Advance. Heavy Rains Throughout South Africa. Typhoid Fever Amongst the Boer Prisoners. London
Major-General French has returned to Bloemfontein. The Times publishes an estimate of the Boer losses during the campaign, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War. London, [?]
Certain [?] of the [?] troops, has [?] from fever at [?] The North Australian and West Australian are attached to General C[?] right [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest News of the British-Boer War. Roberts Will Advance in a Few Days. Discovery of Securities. Methuen Ordered Back to Kimberley. Battle Expected at Brandfort. Sydney, Saturday. 8.25 A.M.
Lord Roberts' advance on Kroonstad is expected to occupy a week. It will not start for some days yet. President Kruger has convinced the…
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THE following is a summary of cable news showing the progress of events connected Withe the war in South Africa since our last issue:—…
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A British convey with six guns fell into the hands of the Boers outside Blomfontein. The convoy was ambushed and all guns &c, with it captured without a shot being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Soldier's Sensations in Battle
People often wonder how one feels in battle. This depends to a considerable extent on the nature of the conflict, the kind of troops engaged, the weapons…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Jews as Soldiers
The first wound inflicted daring the late Turco-Greek war was received by a Jew. There are in the English army 700 Jews, 144 of them being officers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War [?]
At the Kor[?]pruit disaster gall[?] attempts were made to rescue the gund of A Battery,"The ho[?] were being continuously shot, and all the officers and men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War London, March 30
Lord Roberts advance on Kroonsta[?] is expected to occupy a we[?]; he will not start for some days yet. President Kr[?]ger has convinced the [?]ers that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest War News. London
Further details of the British disaster is to the effect that only two unarmed Boers were loitering near the place where the convoy was ambushed,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The War in South Africa. London
Lord Roberts reports that owing to the enemy's activity in the British immediate front he instructed Generals Tucker, French and Legallais to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The South African War. Manning River Boys on [?]Vick
WE have received the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest News of the British-Boer War. Further Particulars of the Doonspruit Disaster. Sydney, Wednesday, 8.40 a.m
There are various reports concerning the Doonspruit disaster. The following is generally accepted as a correct account. The scouts, the artillery…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Transvaal War. Particulars of the A[?] Incident. Eighty Waggons Captured by the Boers. Boers [?]Upy the Kopjes Near the Bloemfontein Water Works. Portion of the Bushmen's Contingent Arrived at the Cape. London
It was at Doorn Spruit, a tributary of the Modder River, that the British, with seven guns, were ambushed. Eighty waggous were last in the affair. The Boers are still in the kopjes near the…
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