The War
We may except very soon to hear of very heavy fighting in Natal. Although Sir George White's force may have provisions enough to last for a few weeks…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
1,109 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 56
The War The Siege of Ladismith. the Enemy Moving Nearer. the Boer Fire Increasing
LONDON, Saturday.—The "Daily Telegraph" says that the Boers south west of Colenso have re-crossed the Tugela River, and their laagers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Capture of a German Steamer. Contraband of War Seized. Reinforcements for the Boers. German Minister Appealed To
LONDON, Sunday. — News from South Africa states that the British cruiser Magicienne captured the German East African steamer Bundersrath…
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The British watchdog at Delagoa Bay, the Magicienne, is quite impartial in its attentions to vessels suspected of containing contraband of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What the War Means
There may be reverses still in store for us, said Sir M. Hicks-Beach. There may be difficulties ahead, and I am quite sure there may be mourning in many a…
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May the Australians have as great success in South Africa as the Montpelier Tailoring Company's Branch (No. 2) at 73 Hunter-street, opposite the Y.M.C.A. building…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How the Boers Prepared for War
The following is from Howard Hillega's book:— "Probably no inland country in the world is half so well prepared for war at any,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War The Position of the Free State a Split in the Camp. Important Breakaway. Secession of 800 Men. One Steyn Rebukes Another
LONDON, Monday.—President Steyn's brother Matthew with 800 men have quitted the Free State commando. He told the President that he was…
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After all (Says the London "Daily News") there are some Frenchmen who would, if they could, held England against the Boers. During the last few…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War Party in France
The wish to recover the provinces yielded to Germany by the Treaty of Frankfort is still deeply embedded in the heart of every French soldier; but, to judge by numbers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Britain's War Factory. £25 Worth of War Material Is Made Every Hour
Woolwich Arsenal is a busy place always (although it is said that a few months ago a fire-eating official of this gigantic arm-factory was yearning for a "few big wars" to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Treatment of Prisoners of War
The unfortunately large number of our men who have been captured by the Boers prompts the question, How are prisoners of war treated by the capturing belligerent?…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War French's Column. Out-manoeuvres the Boers
LONDON, Monday.—During the operations carried on by Lieutenant-General French north of Arundel, he succeeded, by the mobility of his force, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The First Victoria Cross in the Present War
The first Victoria Cross in connection with the present war has been awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Carleton, of the Royal Trish Fusiliers. What he has done to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in South Africa. Danger of Native Risings
The mutterings of trouble from the native races of South Africa a few weeks ago, in the case of the Basutos, become almost articulate…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Irish Soldier
An officer writing in "To-day" anent the intrepidity of the Irish soldier, whom he felicitously calls "Patrick Atkins," relates two characteristic incidents. "On…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Notes
A private of the 1st King's Royal Rifles in a letter thus describes the death of Colonel Gunning at Dundee:—"Our colonel got the word to storm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War
At the time of the retrocession of the Transvaal by the Gladstone Ministry the supporters of the so called "Grand Old Man" talked much of what they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War The Sunnyside Fight. Canadians and Queenslanders in Action. Three Queenslanders Killed. a Lieutenant Wounded. Smart Artillery Work. the Kopje Taken. Over Forty Boers Captured
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Queenslanders and Victorians were hotly engaged yesterday at Sunnyside, 20 miles north-west of Belmont…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Veteran Soldier. Interview with Mr. T. M. Walsh. the Crimean and Maori Wars and the Indian Mutiny
When the Langton Grange contingent left Newcastle, and when the Governor paid his official visit to this city, there was one person, who by reason of his rewards for…
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