New Zealand Invalided Soldiers
Two of the invalided new Zealand soldiers arrived in Newcastle yesterday by the R.M.S. Monowai, on their way home. During the day they spent some time ashore,…
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 29 of 56
The War Office Once More
The War Office has come in for a good deal of criticism in the present war, but the officials can reply that, whatever may be their mistakes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War The Occupation of Pretoria. Roberts' Formal Entry. the Recent Operations
LONDON, Tuesday.—Lord Roberts ceremonially entered Pretoria at 2 o'clock to-day. Details of the operations previous to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Items
London, May 1.—Mr. Wyndham said the cost of the war in South Africa to the end of Match was £23,250,000. One who has served with General White…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War The Capture of Pretoria. Troops Cordially Welcomed
LONDON, Wednesday.—Lord Roberts cables:—"The occupation of Pretoria was most satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Items
After the relief of Ladismith, 14 hogsheads of beer were found in a railway truck which was covered with forage. Mr. Kruger, when informed of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strange Story of Thr War
A strange story of mistaken identity in connection with the Paardeberg engagement comes from Bradford. Yorkshire. James Balk and James Blakey were chums who…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Young and Old Boers in the War
One must be impressed, says the "New York Herald," with the number of more boys in the commandos. Many apear to be less than 16, while I have seen some who…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →War—past and Future. In the Year 100 B.C.
"Coward !' said the barbarian. "The men of my tribe would scorn to use a shield !". "So be it," said the Roman. "For the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The War Boer Stand at Hatherley. Why News Is Delayed
LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.—The Boers are making their next stand at Hatherley (Eerste Fabrieken—the first factory) on the railway line, about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Risks of War
Some interesting figures concerning the risks of war were given by Mr. Moody Stuart at a meeting of the Yorkshire Insurance Institute (says a London…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in China
The torch of war has undoubtedly been kindled in China. Although the parties thereto are not clearly defined the devastation that is being wrought…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The King of Sweden on the Boer War
The following appeared recently in the "Daily Express," the new London morning paper, from a member of its staff:—"His Majesty the King of Sweden and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War The Surrender of Pretoria. the British Prisoners
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.—The civilians of Pretoria, first decided to surrender the city when Johannesburg was captured and Lord Roberts'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Buller's Operations. The Enemy at Laing's Nek. Refusal to Surrender
LONDON, Sunday.—Reuter's correspondent telegraphs that General Buller on the 2nd instant, summoned the Boers at Laing's Nek to make an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Buller's Operations. Boers Forced to Retire
LONDON, Monday.—The British have turned the Drakensberg range, forcing the Boers to retire in the direction of Standerton, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Bad-hearted" Soldiers
Very few solidiers who have seen much service escape what is called battleheart. The ordinary state of the heart in healthy people is one of irritability;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Money Spent on the War
Up to the end of March next Great Britain expects to spend on the war, roughly the sum of £114,000,000. A writer in the "Home Magazine" has been making a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Fortune of War. a Victorian Killed
LONDON, Wednesday.—The Victorian, Trooper J Suttie, reported a prisoner at Rensburg, was killed at Blastershock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Buller's Operations. Evacuation of Laing's Nek. Buller North of Volksrust
LONDON, Tuesday.—It is officially reported that the enemy has evacuated Laing's Nek, and that General Baller is now four miles north of Volksrust,…
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