Australians Wounded
LONDON, Thursday.—Trooper W. G. Taylor was severely wounded at Koetzee's Drift on May 5. Trooper C. J. Tonkin was severely wounded at Zand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1900
1,109 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 56
Some War Songs
When the bullets are piping up their monotonous tune and Tommy is forging ahead to meet them he generally strikes up a tune of his own. It is not warlike…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A War Story
One of the stories of the Crimean War told by the novellist Turgenieff, and well authenticated by existing letters, is peculiarly touching…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →French War Alarms
If by any chance we do make war, we are not likely to have a better general than Napoleon I. nor forces superior to his Grand Armee. Well, before these had appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Penalty of War Corresponding
War correspondents carry their life in their hands. Some of them pay their final reckoning every fresh international struggle and generally under conditions of much…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War and the Newspapers
An idea of what the war is costing the great newspapers may be gained from some remarks made by Lord Glenesk, proprietor of the "Morning…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →As Others View the War
There is no doubt that the collapse of the Boer oligarchy will mean liberty and good government for Boer as well as for Briton. —"New York Tribune."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War and the Boers. a Scathing Indictment
Mr. Julian Ralph, the London "Daily Mail's "war correspondent, writes to that journal on the war and the Boers as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War The Relief of Mafeking. Announced in the Lords. Further News From Delagoa. Baden-powell's Victory. General Eloff Captured
LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.—There are great crowds outside the Mansion House awaiting the news of the relief of Mafeking. Intense…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Private Soldiers Who Are Scientists
To those who have known our men in the Royal Artillery of late years it comes as no surprise to read of their scientific accuracy with the guns at their disposal, and it may…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tele-photography in the War
An interesting article in, "Pearson's Magazine" describes the wonders of telephotography, a tele-photograph being a view raken at a great distance, perhaps…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Relief of Mafeking. The Whole Boer Force Captured. All Their Guns Also Taken
LONDON, Monday.—Advices from Delagoa state that the British captured the entire Boer force and guns outside Mafeking on the 17th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War The Relief of Mafeking. Cable from Barton
LONDON, Monday Afternoon.— Major General Barton, commanding the Sixth Infantry Brigade of the Army Corps, and second in command to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kruger's Dilemma. the War Fizzling Out. Leading Boers Averse to Further Sacrifices. the Next Move a Problem
LONDON, Monday.—President Kruger is desperately attempting to prevent the war fizzling out. Many prominent Boers, however, declare that it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War The Relief of Mafeking. How the Column Fought Its Way. Supplies for the Besieged. a Boer Leader Fires at His Men
LONDON, Tuesday.—It is officially reported that Lieutenant-Colonel Mohan entered Mafeking at 4 a.m. on the 18th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Returned Soldiers. Wounded and Invalided Heroes. Melbourne
The steamer Moravian reached Hobson's Bay this morning from Capetown direct. Amongst the passengers were a number of invalided men belonging to the various…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Ambushed Force. Colonel Goff Killed. Sixty-six Killed and Wounded
LONDON, Thursday.—The correspondent of the "Daily Mail" telegraphing regarding the capture of the British force in the Vryheid district,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War The Relief of Mafeking. Australians in the Column. Fine Marching and Gallant Fighting. Incidents in the Field
LONDON, Wednesday.—A portion of Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Carrington's Colonial Division, consisting of Canadians and Queenslanders (the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Items
The following items are from files by the R.M.S. Oceans, which arrived from London on Thursday:—Reuter's correspondent, speaking of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Is Death in War Painless?
A Viennese authority, Professor Nothnagel, has arisen to tell us that death is in all cases painless. He tells us that man dies nearly always from the cessation of…
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