A Boer Diary of the War
"The Times" correspondent at Modder River has been permitted by the Intelligence Department to make a few extracts from a diary of military movements kept…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
1,109 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 56
The War in South Africa. SYDNEY
General White has forwarded to the Premier his warmest acknowledgement of the kind message received from the Government of New South Wales in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Visitor From Johannesburg Chat About the War
Mr. Normand, a mining contractor at Johannesburg, is at present sojourning in Newcastle for a few days. Speaking of mining matters yesterday, the visitor said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →International News. the Imperial Budget. the Transvaal and the War Expenditure
LONDON, Tuesday.—In the course of his budget speech in the House of Commons last night, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach adhered to the statement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Loan. Carried by 162 TO 26. the Transvaal's Responsibility
LONDON, Thursday.—In the Houses of Commons last night the war loan resolution was agreed to by 162 votes to 26…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boers Shooting our Wounded
LONDON, Thursday.—The residents of Kimberley declare that the Boers shot the survivors who were lying wounded in the Scot-Turner sortie…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Imperial War Loan. Large Dealings
LONDON, Thursday.—There are large dealings in the war loan, at one-quarter per cent. premium delivered. The bonds will be issued to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Charges and the British Tariff
The war has brought sorrow of a personal nature to almost every household in the United Kingdom. It is now demanding from almost every…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War
The British public all over the world would feel a load removed from their minds if they learnt of the relief of Mafeking. The gallant garrison there,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War and England's Naval Position
The "Paris Matin" publishes an interview with Lord Charles Beresford on the war and England's position as a maritime power…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The War and the Tattoo Craze
"It's an ill wind that blows no one any good." The war has created deep impression everywhere. But in the midst of gloom I am glad to learn that one trade, or…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cost of the Game of War
The transport of the army by land and sea is the heaviest initial cost of the war. A hundred and twenty ships with a million tonnage, carrying the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Work of a War Artist
The illustrated paper that has done the best work in connection with the present war is the Graphic, and its special artist correspondent is shown in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier Balloonist's Faint
A sergeant in the 1st Balloon Section, writing to his relations about the fight at Modder River, observes:—I shall never forget the sight. I had some narrow…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wounded N.S. Welshman
LONDON, Sunday.—Privates C. Wargall, of the New South Wales Contingent, was dangerously, and J. M'Cracken, severely, wounded at Poplargrove…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Imperial War Loan. a Huge Success. an American Firm Apply for Ten Million Pounds Worth of Scrip
LONDON, Friday.—The war loan of £30,000,000 has been dubbed "Khakis." The scrip is quoted at 1¾ to 2 premium…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Fight at Driefontein. Two Boer Positions Taken. the Enemy Ousted by the Bayonet. Splendid Work by Colonials. Abuse of the White Flag. Formal Protest by Lord Roberts. Neutral Powers to Be Notified. the Siege of Mafeking. Reported to Be Raised. Sharp Fight at Driefontein. Another Boer Defeat. Two Positions Taken at the Point of the Bayonet. Over 100 Boers Killed. the Enemy's Flight. Splendid Work of the Colonials. Colonel Umphelby Dangerously Wounded
LONDON, Sunday.—Colonel Broad-wood's cavalry column, attached to Major-General Kelly-Kenny's division, had a severe but successful…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wounded in Natal
The correspondent of the "British Medical Journal" writes:—Those in England who have friends among the army in Natal may rest assured that the wounded are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Imperial War Loan
LONDON, Monday.—Sir M. Hicks-Reach, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, consulted British and colonial bankers respecting the issue of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Boers' Ideas About the British Soldier
A member of the Maritzburg Volunteer force (a Glasgow man), writing under date December 8, says:—The Boers' ideas regarding the British…
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