Seymour's Wounded. the Force Opposed by 50,000 TROOPS
LONDON, Thursday.—Two hundred wounded men of Admiral Seymour's force have been brought to Tientsin. Fifty thousand Chinese prevented Sir…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
1,109 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 56
The Romance of the "Spoils of War."
Although there is as much glory as ever to be won on the fields of battle, even the least mercenary of our soldiers must sometimes sigh for the good old days of Drake…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The War Pretoria Full of Spies. Warning by Roberts
LONDON, Thursday.—Pretoria, swarms with Boer spies. The Boers having greased the railway lines at inclines, Lord Roberts has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How a Soldier Banked His Money
One of the Ladismith garrison has broken all records in the matter of hard luck. He is a Morpeth man, and served in' the 67th Battery. This is the mournful story…
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Mr. Walter J. Mathems contributes to "Good words" a vivid little paper on Lord R[?]erts. He says:—If you would know far Lord Roberts has done his…
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Troopers Tom Morris and Herbert Waddell, of the Lancers, and Private Percy Morris, of the Infantry, are expected to arrive at Singleton at 3 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War in China. Admiral Seymour's Column. Reported Relief and Return. Statement in the Commons. Situation in Tientsin. Bombardment of the Settlement
LONDON, Friday.—The Hon. St. John Brodrick, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, speaking in the House of Commons last night, said that a…
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The apparent lack of great military movements in South Africa does not necessarily mean that Lord Roberts and his army are idle. The veteran…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Grenfell's Flying Column. Fight with a Strong Bore Force. the Enemy Routed. Flight Towards Lindley
LONDON, Saturday.—General Grenfell's Flying Column of eight [?]andred men, while proceedeing to Reinburg, encountered a strong force of Boers…
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Troopers Tom Morris, H. Waddell, sand P. H. Morris, the invalided Singleton soldiers, passed through Newcastle on Saturday and were met at the railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in China. Seymour's Column. Despatch from the Admiral. Continuous Desperate Fighting. Capture of a Chinese Armoury Utilised in the Defence. All Attacks Repulsed. Heavy List of Casaulties
LONDON, Saturday.—Admiral Seymour reports that despite incessant attacks by the Boxers, the Imperial troops, who repalsed them with great…
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LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.—The Boxers are attacking the Russian railway (the Chinese-Eastern line) in Manchuria…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia and the War. What the Premier Says
The Premier states that nothing can he said at present as to whether New South Wales will send any contingent to China. He had received Colonel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transvaal War Roberts Dealing with De Wet. the Enveloping Movement
LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.—Lord Roberts is determined to crush General De Wet and his commando in the Orange River Colony. The enveloping…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cruise of the Sea Witch. an Incident of the War
The American ship Sea Witch, which arrived from Natal on Monday night, has had an eventful time since she last sailed from New York, and at the same time has made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Tuesday, July 3. Legislative Assembly. the Australian Contingents. After the War
The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. The PREMIER in reply to Mr. Nielsen,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transvaal War Boer Camp Burned. Farmhouses Burned As a Punishment. Heilbron and Lindley Unsettled
LONDON, Monday.—General Clements seized and burnt a Boer camp near Lindley, losing two killed and 13 wounded. Certain farmhouses in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One Scottish Soldier, One Boer
The matter-of-fact character of the Highland soldier, in spite of all the sentiment in his nature, has often been illustrated. Mr. Treves, at a gathering…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Death of a West Australian Soldier
LONDON, Monday.—E. A. Hambley, of the West Australian Mounteds, has died at Buluwayo from malaria…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Soldiers As South African Settlers
Major Ricarde-Seaver, the picturesque friend of Mr. Cecil Rhodes, is responsible for a considerable controversy in the colonies just now, and which side to take in the…
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