Boer War. London
The "Standard" states the Lord Rosebe[?]y declined the invitation by Mr. Henry Campbell-Bannerman to join him in the leadership of the United…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1902
270 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 14
The Colombian War. London, December 28
Advices from Colon, on the Isthmus of Panama, state that 1600 Colombian revolutionists attacked a Colombian garrison of 630 men at Bonda, and were repulsed with…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →A Pro-boer Meeting at Savernake. Opposition to the War
A public meeting was held at Savernake on Saturday last to protest against any more troops being sent from Australia to South Africa. Mr. W. W. Killen, J.P…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Conduct of the War. an Extraordinary Charge. London, December 31
A remarkable statement respecting the conduct of the war is made by Mr. Bonnet Burleigh, the war correspondent, of the Daily Telegraph. Mr. Burleigh states…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The Boer War. Fighting with De Wet. a Correspondent's Account. London, January 1
The Standard this morning publishes from its war correspondent a graphic account of the fighting with De Wet, which culminated in the severe…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Boer War. a Yeomanry Camp Rushed. a Severe Disaster. Heavy British Losses. London, December 20
Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Rundle, the commander in the Harrismith district in the Orange River Colony, has Bent particulars respecting an attack made by a…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Boer War. London
The total reduction in the field force in South Africa from the beginning of the war to December 31st last, was as follows:—Officers, 3,602;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War
The British losses for the mouth of December have boon heavier than usual, namely, 220 killed, 431 wounded, and 893 died from accident…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The South African War
THE end of the South African war seems far off yet. The Boers are estimated as having some 10,000 or 11,000 under arms scattered in detachments…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Tragedy at Maclean. a Wife Seriously Wounded by Her Husband. the Police Fired on by the Accused-one Hit. Prisoner Wounded Before Being Taken. Sydney
A horrible tragedy was reported from Maclean to-day. A man named James Dowling,formerly a publican at that town, left his wife some time ago and returned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War[?] Smart Fighting. London. January 8
On Friday and Saturday last Generals Plumer and Spens and Colonel Pulteney attacked a considerable Boer force under Commandants Chris Botha and…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Argentine and Chill Preparations for War, London, January 6
The difficulty over the question of boundaries between the South American republics of Argentine and Chili grows more acute, notwithstanding the hope…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The War in South Africa. Boer Losses. London, January 7
Major A. W. Pack-Beresford, of the Royal Artillery with a force of South African constabulary, has encountered and defeated a Boer commando in the central part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The British Army. Losses During the War London, January 5
The total reduction in the British field force in South Africa from the beginning of the war to December 31 last was as follows:—Officer, 3602; men, 80,134. Of…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →England and the War. Dr. Max Nordau's Views. London, January 5
Dr. Mix Nordau, the well-known novelist, and author of "Degeneration" and other works on social subjects, has expressed his views on the war in a…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The Boer War. the Tweefontein Attack. a Stubborn Defence. London, January 3
The war correspondent of the Standard, who has sent a graphic account of General De Wet's attack on the camp of Imperial Yeomanry, under Major Williams, at…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Original Correspondence. Should More Australian Soldiers Be Sent to South Africa To the Editor
SIR,--Your correspondent "M'Gregor" in your issue of 7th inst., on the subject of the Boer war and the Savernake meeting, assumes much and proves nothing. His…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boer War. London
The Pretoria correspondent of the "Standard" estimates the true strength of the Boers now in arms at 13,000. An armoured train near Kroonstad…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempted Murder at Cheltenham. Husband and Wife Quarrel. the Woman Fired Upon. and Dangerously Wounded. Melbourne, 15th January
The little town of Cheltenham, which is situated about 13 miles to the southeast of Melbourne, was thrown into a state of unusual excitement to night by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Night Marches and Surprises. the Only Way to End the War. London, January 13
According to the war correspondent of The Times at Ermelo, in the Southeastern Transvaal, the latest British successes show that rapid night marches and…
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