Latest War News. London, January 16
Further details of the reverse near Lindley state that General White, on the 3rd inst., sent Colonel Laing with 150 men of Lord Kitchener's bodyguard attached to General…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1901
440 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 22
The War in South Africa. LONDON, January 14
The British troops sent, to Murraysburg were sullenly received by the residents. The rebels in the neighborhood have joined the invaders…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. the Fight at Lindley. British Caught in a Trap. London, January 15
Further particulars are published of the fight at Lindley, in the Orange River Colony, when a small British detachment, tinder Colonel Laing, came into collision…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →The Boer War. the Invasion of Gape Colony. Activity of the Raiders. Defence of Capetown. London, January 12
In consequence of the near approach of the enemy to Capetown precautions have been taken to render the town impregnable to attack. It is defended by a naval brigade of…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The Boer War. the Fight at Lindley. British Caught in a Trap. a Splendid Defence. Reinforcements in Time
Particulars are published of the fight at Lindley in the Orange River Colony, when a small British detachment, under Colonel Laing, came into collision with a large…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Returned Australian Soldiers. Demonstration at Wagga
At Waggaa very hearty welcome was accorded on Tuesday to the returned soldiers of Wagga and the district. The town was profusely decorated, handsome arches being…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Enlisting Yeomanry. 5000 Required. London, January 16
The War Office is making great efforts to strengthen the mounted branch of the army in South Africa. It is enlisting 5000 Imperial Yeomanry,…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Benefit for Injured Soldiers
A military and naval display was given at the agricultural grounds, Sydney, on Saturday, in aid of the fund for the Imperial soldiers who were injured by an explosion a…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Back from South Africa. Welcome Home to Troopers O'brien and G. Wood. an Unparalleled Demonstration
'Never before in the annals of Hay has there been such a demonstration of popular feeling as that elicited on Saturday evening when Troopers M…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Home-coming of Two Soldiers. Welcoming Troopers O'Brien and Wood. A Hearty Demonstration
When Trooper Bort Kilgour was welcomed back to Hay, amidst a scene of enthusiasm which had never been surpassed, it was thought by some people that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. London
The main Boor commando is at Calvinia, 185 ,miles from Capetown. It is stated that General De Wet's commando is principally composed of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Docs of War in Keallty
To let loose the dogs of war is to bo a veritable military manoeuvre, for dogs are now being trained by the German army to do actual battle. The bicycle is responsible…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Copper Toe Now Extincts. How the Boot Protector War Invented by a Maine Farmer
Children kick out the toes of their boots now ist as much they ever did, put the coper toe has gone out of date too long ade to talk about. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Boer War. Invasion of Cape Colony. Martial Law to Prevail. London, January 18
Stringent measures have been taken by the authorities to cope with disloyalty in the Cape Colony. An order has been issued forbidding all…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →How to Breed Horses for War
I have often Wondered that our rich noblemen and owners of large parks do not more often than they do try their hands at pony-breeding, if only as an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Soldier’s Dog
At the Southampton docks there waits (says the “Express”), and has waited for nearly a year, a terrier dog; out on the veldt; under a rough-hewn cress, lies the body of his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How to Breed Horses for War
I have often wondered that our rich noblemen and owners of large parks do not more often than they do try their hands at pony-breeding, if only as an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. London
Mr. Wolmarams, one of the Boor peace delegates to Europe, has written from pairs to his relatives at Hailbron, in the Orange River district, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Souvenir of the War
Lieutenant-Colonel Burns, Officer Commanding N.S.W. Regiment of Lancers, has presented to each of the Lancers who have returned from active service, a…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →The Boer War. Rand Electric Light Destroyed. London, January 23
The electric lighting machinery at Johannesburg has been destroyed by Boers. The town and tho suburbs are therefore in darkness at night…
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