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Murray · The wars & local soldiers
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In describing the mourning for her late Majesty at Bloemfontein, The Times correspondent states that, however acute the bereavement may be, the predominant…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →The British garrison at Modderfontein was captured by a thousand Boers, and afterwards released. An order has been issued by Commandant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A party of Boers attacked the [?] preceding a convey journeying from Koffeyfostein to Modder River, three Cape boys being wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OFF at last, thank goodness mustered the P[?] as the Sussex left Circular Quay. He was feeling [?] heart, and tired…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Saturday, Trooper Mat Blanch, who is well-known throughout this district, returned to Berrigan after an absence of over twelve months at the seat of the war, wounded and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The western commando of Boers, under Hertzog, have been defeated by Bethune's Horse, and fled northwards. The eastern commando has also been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Active Held operations on a large scale are imminent in South Africa. Large numbers of mounted troops will be employed as infantry, and will be moved…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →New Operations on a large scale have been commenced against the Boers. The British are sweeping the enemy southwards, and clearing everything before them…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"I am proud of you." Thus said the Queen to her five brave soldiers, who received the Victoria Cross at her hands at, Windsor Castle on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Piet de Wet has appealed to his brother, Commandant de Wet, to use commonsense and recognise that further struggle is hopeless. He said that if he did not yield…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Once, when I was military attache in Paris, I was holding a conversation with Gambetta, and he said to me, "In these days there are only two things…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One dreamy, drowsy afternoon toward the end of June, having nothing particular to do, I sauntered in the direction of the Chelsea College…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ho does the soldier, killed in battle or fatally wounded, dispose of his property—providing he has any to leave behi[?] The list of [?] reported regularly from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Much light is thrown upon the principal features of the war in the special despatches which the War Office has now…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Boer Commando crossed the Orange River in the Philipstown district last Wednesday. It is understood that De Wet is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Among the Boor prisoners at St. Helena is Commandant Eloff, a grandson of Mr. Kruger, who was captured at Mufeking a few days before the town was relieved on May 17 last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—I saw in your last issue “ Back from the War,” in which Trooper Blanch states, you will notice that when there is any garrison duty to be done, it is always the Imperial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Much light is thrown upon the principal features of the war in the special despatches which the War Office has now published. They fill two volumes, and cover the entire…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →One portion of the despatches of Lord Roberts, which have just been issued, deals with the colonial troops. Under date March 16, Lord Roberts…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The following epitaph, in Brighton churchyard, details a singular story:— ‘In memory of Phoebe Hessel, who was born at Stepney in the year 171[?] She…
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