A Jewish War Prayer
The following "Prayer for Her Majesty's forces in South Africa" has been appointed by the Chief Rabbi of the British Empire, to be read in Synagogues…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
399 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 20
War News and Notes. Who is Responsible for the War?
Who, asks a writer in the Cape Argus of the 8th November, is really responsible for the war? That is, who are they that have brought this (trended time so rapidly about,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lord Cecil and the War Correspondent
When the Premier was Lord Robert Cecil, Charles Williams, the war correspondent, was intimately associated with him in daily newspaper work. It was the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The War Boers & BRITISH, Sydney. Monday Morning
Official information his been received [?] the British horses at the Modder River battle The total number of killed and wounded was 438…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The British-boer War. a Letter From Mr. Walter Wood
The following is a portion of an interesting letter received on Tuesday morning from Mr. Walter Wood, late of Albury, but now of the Natal Mounted Police:-…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →A Victorian At: the Front. Wounded at Elands Laagte. A Fierce Fire. As Bad as at Dargai. Monday, Oct. 23
Here I am again ia the hospital, but this time from a Boer bullet in my right shoulder, obtained during the fight we had at Elands Laagte, which ia about 25 miles from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Boer War. Battle of Modder River. Harrowing Scenes. London, Dec. 5
Confirmatory evidence is forthcoming of the use by the Boers of the Dum Dum bullet, which the War Office decided should not be used by the British forces…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The War with the Boers. to Me Editor of the Albury Banner
SIR,-Everyone who is capable of appreciating the civil and religious liberty we enjoy here in Australia under the British flag ought to feel thankful to you for the very…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Transvaal War. the Modder River Encounter. All Well at Ladysmith. London
At the battle of Mulder River the Boers were very strongly entrenched on both banks, also on an island in the middle of the river. The fighting is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. Boers Completely Routed. Panic Amongst Free State Artillery. Harrowing Scenes. London. Dec. 5
Details of the battle at Modder River are still coming to hand. The latest intelligence states that on several occasions the Boers fired on the British while using the "Red…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. the Modder River Battle. Further Details. A Terrible and Long-Sustained Fight. And an Indecisive Victory. LONDON
Further particulars of the Modder River battle state that the army never faced severer sustained fire. A dozen men of the Coldstream Guards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Almost Mad with Thirst. London, December 6
Further particulars of the battle of Modder River show that during the fighting the British troops suffered severely from thirst. The battle was fought under a broiling sun…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The War! Battle of Modder River. a Long and Desperate Conflict. Marvellous Courage and Daring by Naval Brigade Heroism of the Bluejackets at Grasspan. London, November 30
Further particulars have been received of the brilliant victory won by Lord Methuen over 8000 Boers at the Modeler River on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The War. London
A smart engagement between the garrison and the Boers at Kimberley took place on the 28th ult. The British made a [?][?]tis with the object of capturing a boer laager when a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War. Relief of Ladysmith. (“Argus” Cables.)
Sir Redvers Buller, who has assumed command of the operations for the relief of Ladysmith, has gone to the front. His headquarters are now at Frere, 13 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Modder Biyer Battle. Complete Details
The complete details, of the battle of Modder River on November 28, which resulted in Lord Methuen succeeding in passing his army across the stream, show that an engagement of exceptional severity was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Life in Mafeking. How We Prepared for the War
[The following letter is one of a series from Lady Sarah Wilson, who is recording events on the frontier from a woman's point of view, for the benefit of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Monday's Wires. the Latest News From the War. The Movements of the Australian Troops. The Bombardment of Ladysmith. A Successful Sortie. LONDON
A detachment of New South Wales Lincers drew the enemy's fire at the Modder-river camp, but finding the enemy too strongly posted, the Australians retired…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Which of the Twain?" Chapter XXII.--Continued. " DANDY " on the War-path
"Oh, doubtless. It would have been fully to have studied for the Bar, else," was the careless reply. " I cannot say bow thankful I am to have gained this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Transvaal War. the Ladysmith Garrison. Rations Reduced. Early Relief Expected. London
The Ladysmith Garrison is greatly excited and cheered at the prospect of early relief. Rations had been reduced, and as a consequence sickness is very…
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