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Murray · The wars & local soldiers
967 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 49
At the battle of Picter's Hill, boulders sheltered the trenches leading to the Boer position. General Buller used ninety-five guns…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General Buller reports that the Ladyamith garriaon will require little nursing before being it for service. Only a small rear guard of Boers remain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The brief despatches received by the War Office early yesterday morning from Lord Roberta, announcing the surrender of General Cronje, with his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Hales, the West Australian war correspondent, was liberated at Bloemfontein, and has rejoined the British forces, He reports that the Boers are treating the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE financial statement submitted to the House of Commons by Sir MICHAEL H. BEACH gives some idea of the cost of the war. Already 23¼ millions have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The transport of the army by land and sea is the heaviest initial cost of the war. A hundred and twenty ships, with 1,000,000 tonnage, carrying the biggest British army…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →General Buller reports his additional losses from February 16th to 27th were 115 killed; 582 wounded; and 54 missing. The grand total of the losses by General…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WHY is there so much condemnation of England for going to war with the Transvaal? Those who condemn said nothing when she shelled Egypt, took the Soudan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Roberts turned the Boers' left flank at Osfontein. The enemy are now in full retreat. SYDNEY, Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the House of Commons on Tuesday night Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered his Budget speech…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The latest news from South Africa states that many Boers were seen retreating in the direction of Biggorsberg, north of Ladysmith. The British are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A representative of Reuter's Agency has had a talk with Mr. F. R. Burnham, the famous American scout, who, with his comrade, Mr. [?] did such splendid work…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Dr. Leyods, the Transvaal Envoy affirms that the Cape Assembly will shortly vote strongly in favor of the independence of the Boers being maintained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boers who retreated from Ladysmith are recuperating their horses on the Transvaal border. A strong British force has marched…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Africander Bund, which had arranged to hold a congress, and was to meet on the 8th of the present month, has now postponed the session indefinitely…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →At the operations near Dordrecht one of the Cape riflemen was captured by the enemy. The Boers compelled the prisoner to hoist…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →It is stated that the relief of Ladysmith cost the British forces 5000 officers and men out of an army of 25,000. General Buller's army had a triumphal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A graphic and touching description is given by the war correspondent of “The Times” of the Scenes that were witnessed at Ladysmith when Lord Dundonald rode into the town. Throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A cable received in Sydney from South Africa states that Private G. W. Agate was dangerously wounded and Private J. McCracken severely wounded at…
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