The Sinews of War. Seizure of Gold by the Boers
In addition to the seizure of four of the principal mines on the Rand- the Robinson,; the Bonanza, the Ferreia. and the Crown Reef- the Transvaal Government has…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
399 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 20
The Transvaal Crisis. War Imminent. British Military Preparations. Bellicose Attitude of the Boers. British Military Activity. Indian Troops Nearing Natal. London, September 28
Mr. Chamberlain's interim despatch to President Kruger, of September 22, in which the Secretary of State for the Colonies communicated to the Transvaal Executive thespirit of the Boers, aa it is considered that the object of the British Government., ns indicated in the despatch, is simply to nain time for tne arrival of reinforcements in South Africa. It is expected in Pretoria that President Kruger will again ask fur an explanation from the British Government with regard to the presence of British troops on the frontier. Further, it is considered probable that ho will deal very strongly with this matter, and…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Sketcher. the Wounds of War
‘Died of wounds,’ is a brief but bitter phrase that will be less need in the great war of the (perhaps near) future than has ever happened in any equally important…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal Crisis. War Imminent, the Boers Aggressive. the Railways Seized
A sensational statement, has been mads by the Transvaal envoy in Europe, Dr W. J. Leyds, who is resident at Brussels. This gentleman is in almost hourly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coming War. a Cry From South Africa. An Afrikander Raid. By Olive Schreiber
Our Dutch follow South Africans are a strange folk. Virile, resolute, passionate, with a passion hid far below the surface, they are at once the greatest and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trained for War
The training of war dogs in Pru[?]is has reached as interacting stage . There are generally thirty dogs of various breeds in course of education at Potada[?]. They are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Cloud in South Africa
ALL over the world, or at any rate among the English speaking people of the world, the almost only topic of conversation is regarding the probable war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trained Fob War
The training of war dogs in Prussia has reached an interesting stage. There are generally thirty dogs of various breeds in course of education at Potsdam. They are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Declared. Sydney
Admiral Pearson received a cable message to-day announcing that war with the Transvaal had been declared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal. War Declared
All hope of a peaceful solution of the Transvaal crisis may now be considered at an end. The Transvaal Government has, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boers Declare War. Arrogant and Ultimatum. War Proceeding. London, October 11
All hope of a peaceful solution of the Transvaal crisis may now be considered at an end. The Transvaal Government has, in effect…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The War Session London, October 10
Parliament, which has been summoned to meat on Tuesday next, for the purpose of voting the money to defray the military expenditure incurred in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Official Declaration of War. Sydney
Admiral Pearson has received a cable from the Admiralty announcing that war with the Transvaal has been declared…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Declaration of War. Sydney
Considerable excitement was occasioned in the city this afternoon when the report become definitely known that war had been declared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cost of War. Some Interesting Figures
The Washington Bureau of Ordnance recently. issued some interesting statistics of the details of the cost of annihilating the Spanish navy. Admiral Dewey (says the London Daily News)…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Kruger Intent on War. London, October 5
A reply has been sent by Mr F. W. Reitz, the Sate Secretary of the Transvaal, to the telegram received from the "Liberal forwards," a small section of the Radical party…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →State of War at Johannesburg. London, October 5
The advice given to British subjects by Mr. Van der Merwe, the raining commissioner of Johannesburg, to immediately leave the town, has been followed by active…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Latest Particulars. London, October 12. French Predict Protracted War
The French are of opinion that the war will be very protracted, and that it will take two months before the British forces reach Johannesburg and Pretoria…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Activity at the War Office. London, Ootobor 9
The gravity of the situation in South Africa has caused great activity at the War Office, where preparations are being pushed on vigorously for the immediate departure…
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