The Fifth Contingent. a Welcome Home
The Fifth Victorian Contingent arrived in Melbourne last week, and were very heartily welcomed. One of the first men alongside when the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1902
270 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 14
The Boer War. a Slanderous Pamphlet. London, April 30
A German pamphlet is being sold in London which purports to contain official reports from General De la Rey and Commandants Smuts and Liebenbarg. It…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Continued War Preparations. Speech by Mr Brodeick London, April 26
Mr. Brodrick, the Secretary of State for War, was the principal guest at a dinner given last night by the Broaderer's Company (one of the smaller of the city companies)…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Accident on a War-ship. Three Men Killed. London, April 29
A serious accident has occurred which resulted fatally to three of the crew of the first-class battleship Formidable, 15,000 tons, 16 guns, one of the vessels of the…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Boer War. Peace Prospects. Consulting the Commandos. London. April 24
Mr. Steya and General De la Rey, who, after their visit to Pretoria, with other Boer leaders, to confer with Lord Milner and Lord Kitchener on the terms of peace…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Welcome to a Returned Soldier
On Saturday afternoon last Private W. Cullen, son of Mrs. Cullen, of "Gorthleck", Wahgunyah, was given an enthusiastic welcome on the occasion of his return…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Welcome Home
Ring out the old, ring in the new, A welcome give to our boys so true A welcome home from scenes of strife. A welcome home from a soldier's life…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boer War. London
Lord Wolseley is pessimistic in regard to the prospects of peace owing to the obstinacy and ignorance of the Boers on the veldt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. Peace Prospects. London, May 7
Information has reached Pretoria that the Boer leaders have been successful in securing the consent of the commandoes in favour of surrender now that the…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Horses for the Army. Decision of the War Office. London. May 7
The Daily Mail states that the War Office has abandoned the idea of breeding horses for the army, the registration of private horses for use in the event of war…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Boer War. the Gape Raiders. Siege of Ookiep Raised. London. May 5
The garrison at Ookiep, in Namaqualand, south of the Orange River, which for some time past has been surrounded by Boer raiders, and which repeatedly reputed…
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At the first conference with Lord Kitchener, the Boer delegates demanded that their independence be recognised. The British Government refused, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. London
Boer officers in the camps at Portugal have received private messages conveying prospects of pesos. The messages state that they may expect…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Indemnity. London. May 8
The great depreciation in the price of silver, which has taken place recently has increased the amount of the Chinese war indemnity, 450,000,000 taels (about…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The War in South Afri[?] the Peace Negotiations
The correspondent of Reuter at [?]toria, writing on April 19, gives as count of the progress of the pace [?] actions up to that date. He says the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. the Peace Negotiations. Demand for Independence. London, May 12
Reuter's correspondent at Pretoria writing on April 19 last forwarded an account of the first conference which took place recently between the Boer leaders…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Lord Salisbury. an Important Speech. the War and the Colonies. London, May 8
The annual meeting of the Primrose League was held last night, when an important speech was delivered ,by the Marquis of Salisbury, the Grand Master of…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Soldiers' Memorial
It is proposed (says the Times) to take advantage of the visit of members of the House of Representatives to Gundagai (enroute to Tumut on Wednesday of next week)…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Returned Soldiers
The Sun reports : —The Rutherglen railway station was crowded with residents, who assembled to give Trooper Jas. Dare a welcome home. As the train drew up to…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Returning Soldiers. Troops by the Columbian
A belated detachment of the Victorian Fifth Contingent, who just missed the previous transport from Cape Town, arrived in Melbourne late on Saturday night by the…
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