International News. the Transvaal War. a Boer Attack Repulsed
LONDON, Monday Morning.—A large force of Boers with four guns surrounded and determinedly attacked Railhead, near Heidelberg, on…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
1,109 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 56
International News. the Transvaal War. Severe Engagement. the Boers Routed
LONDON, Tuesday.—News from South Africa states that Colonel Broadwood had a sharp encounter with a force of Boers at Walmeitfontein on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in China. The Massacres at Pekin. Further Contradictory Reports
LONDON, Tuesday.—A Chinaman from Pekin who arrived at Niuchwaug on the 19th reports that the massacres occurred on the 12th…
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The press censor with Lord Roberts' force is evidently a very prominent staff official at present, for the information that arrives from the front is…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—A sharp fight with a force of Boers look place 10 miles west of Bethlehem on Saturday. The Berkshire Militia, Imperial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in China. The Massacre in Pekin. the Foreign Ministers. More Assurances As to Their Safety
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Chinese Minister in London (Sir Chih-Chen Lofeng Luh) asserts that an official of the Tsunag-li-Yamen on July 18 saw the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in China. The Massacres in Pekin. Letter From the British Minister. Hard Pressed on the 4th Inst. Appeal for Help. 44 Killed—88 Wounded
LONDON, Wednesday.—In Saturday last Mr. W. R. Carles, the British Consul at Tientsin, received a letter from Sir Claude Macdonald, the British…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sinews of War. Supplementary Estimates
LONDON, Wednesday.—Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has submitted supplementary estimates amounting to £11,500,000, to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transvaal War Steyn and De Wets' Retreat. More Boer Treachery. Australians Betrayed
LONDON , Wednesday.—The Boers under ex-President Steyn and the two De Wets crossed the railway line south of Serfontein (six miles north of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wounded Soldiers and the Sweets
"It is very striking how delighted all the patients are, officers and men alike, to find themselves once more able to get some sweets.” So says the special…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A War Bazaar
Fancy a bazaar resulting in £50,000! This was the Grand National Bazaar held in London on May 24. 25, and 26, in aid of the sufferers through the war. It is…
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LONDON, Friday.—Admiral Seymour has sent two battleships and two cruisers to Shanghai, despite the Viceroy’s declaration that warships in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Medals and Honours for Colonial Troops
LONDON, Friday.—In the House of Lords the Marquis of Landsdowne assured Lord Carrington that the colonial troops would receive war medals and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transvaal War a Stubborn Fight the Black Watch Lose Heavily
LONDON, Thursday Morning.—General Hunter attacked strongly entrenched Boer positions in the hills south of Bethlehem. Retief's Nek was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in China. The Fate of Sir Robert Hart. More Contradictions
LONDON, Thursday.—A Chinese interpreter, who, was employed by Sir Claude Macdonald, has reached Newchwang. He reports that Sir Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rising in Ashanti. Town Surprised and Captured. Much War Material Secured
LONDON, Friday.—Colonel Moreland surprised and brilliantly captured with be bayonet the town of Kokofu, desta[?]ing a large Ashanti camp and…
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Private Mitchell, of the Wiltshire Regiment, was shot in both ankles at the battle of Modder River, and he is now in the Lambeth Workhouse…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Transvaal War Vote. the Total Cost
LONDON, Saturday.—The House of Commons last night voted the supplementary estimates. Mr. Wyndham, Under-Secretary for War, explained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in China. Another Letter from the British Minister
LONDON, Friday.—A further letter has been received from Sir Claude Macdonald, the British Minister, dated Pekin. July 6. He then wrote that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transvaal War Roberts Occupies Middleburg. the Troops in High Spirits
LONDON, Saturday.— Middeleburg has been occupied by Lord Roberts. Despite the hardships the troops are in famous spirits…
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