An Albury Man Wounded
We regret to learn from the Natal papers that Trooper Robert Gordon Fleming of H Squadron, Colonel Plumer's Horse (a son of Mr. Gr. T. Fleming of Albury) was…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
967 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 49
Exchanging Wounded for Prisoners. Condition of Our Wounded. List of Casualties
Beira February. Gaberones February 18. âOf the five wounded prisoners in the hands of the Boers, Sergeant Minder died in the Boer laager and was buried there…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Boers' Retreat. British Wounded Left Behind. London, April 3
A later despatch from Lord Roberts published by the War Office mentions that a report has been brought in to Bloemfontein that the Boers had retired before General…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The War. Sydney
General Gatacre is co-operating with the British force at Bloemfontein and is protecting 'miles of ground eastward of the town adapted to Boer tactics…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Notes on the Cables
The news of the death of General Joubert was received, with mixed feelings by the community. It was felt that the Boers had lost one of, if not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Illustrations. a British Minister Off to the War
The British Ministry has long been represented at the South African war by relatives. Now a Minister himself proposes to go. This is the Duke of Norfolk, Postmaster-General…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Death of Archibald Forbes. a Famous War Correspondent. London, March 31
The death is announced of Mr. Archibald Forbes, the famous war correspondent, aged 62 years. Mr. Archibald Forbes was born in…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The War. Wednesday's Wires. the Disaster at Doornspruit Further Particulars. Arrival of the Bushmen's Contingent. LONDON
Various reports of the Doornspruit disaster have been received, but the following is generally accepted as correct. The scouts' artillery and waggons entered the spruit…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colonial Soldiers
Mr. Christie, of Sydney, is in receipt of an interesting letter from a lady, formerly a resident of Queensland, but who has been in various parts of South Africa for some…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Death of a Great Soldier
The late Field Marshal Sir Donald Stewart, though not an excessively old man—he was only 76 years of age—was essentially an old type of soldier. Like Lord Roberts, most of…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The War a Boer Ambuscade. Capture of British Guns. Battle of Karee. Further Details. Louis Botha in Command of the Boer Forces. London
A Reuter's despatch from South Africa reports that an result of a Boer ambuscade. Owing to the approach of a large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. the Koorn Spruit Ambush. Further Details. Sixth Dragoons Cut to Pieces. a Large Boer Force. Ten to Fifteen Thousand. London, April 4
Further details are arriving regarding the recent ambush at Koorn Spruit. Lord Roberts attributes the delay in furnishing particulars to wire interruptions, and…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Boer War. Attack on Methuen's Column. Kruger Confident of Victory. Predicts Great Slaughter. Australians in Free State. Pleased with the Country. a Find by Lord Roberts. London, Thursday Night
A strong column of Imperial Yeomanry has been sent to Griquatown, west of Kimberley. The column will proceed to the relief of…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →War News
General Gatacre, at Springfontein, co-operated with the British forces at Bloemfontein in protecting the lines of communication. As the ground eastward of Bloemfontein is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War London
Further details are ariving regarding the recent ambush at Koorn Spruit. The battery was for hours under a cross fire at a distance of not more than…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of a Famous War Correspondent. London, March 31
The death is announced of Mr. Archibald Forbes, the well-known war correspondent, aged 62 years. Mr Archibald Forbes, journalist, eldest son of the Rev. L. W. Forbes, D. D., born in 1838, was a native…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Severe British Loss. Five Companies Missing. Supposed to Be Captured. British Casualties: 10 KILLED 35 WOUNDED, 546 Prisoners. Engagement at Boshaf. London
A strong Boer force has captured three companies of the Irish Ri[?]les and two companies of the Ninth Mounted Infantry after 26 hours' fighting at Reddersberg…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. Monday's Wires. a Serious British Disaster. a Fight at Reddersberg. Five Companies Captured. LONDON
A strong Boer force, with four guns, on Wednesday surrounded and captured three companies of Irish Rifles and two companies of the Ninth Mounted Infantry at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Disposition of the Prisoners taken during the War. Fever Amongst the Boer Prisoners. Fifteen Hundred Re-Landed at Simonstown. LONDON
It is estimated that at the end of March there were five thousand Boer prisoners in the hands of the British; and 3460 British prisoners in the hands of the Boers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War the Boer Move on Bloemfontein Lord Robert's Tactics. Major Booth Killed. the Bloemfontein Residents Uneasy. Several Persons Arrested for Trafficking with Boers. London
General Gatacre is co-operating with the British forces at Bloemfontein, and in protecting the lines eastward to the town, where the ground is adapted to Boer…
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