Soldier Stories
A soldier correspondent of the "Star" with Lord Roberts' army sends some more war stories from the front. He says of one incident. "Lord Roberts happened to be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1900
1,109 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 56
War in China. Russian Annexations
LONDON, Saturday.—Russia has occupied Kirin, and announces that the annexation of Manchuria is only transitory for purely strategical reasons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transvaal War Kruger's Plunder. His Luggage to Be Searched
LONDON, Saturday.—The "Daily Mail" says that in response to a request, by Britain, the commander of the Dutch man-of-war at Delagoa…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disabled Soldiers
LONDON, Saturday.—Lord Lansdowne, the Minister for War, announces that all permanently disabled soldiers will receive life pensions and that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in South Africa. a Boer Scheme That Failed
LONDON, Sunday.—A number of Boers, creeping through the bush, approached to within 200 yards of Prenaars River Station, 42 miles north of…
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LONDON, Monday.—The Chinese soldiers and people looted Tonshan, alleging that their wages are in arrears and that the Russians are coming…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in South Africa. a Disastrous Explosion
LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—Twenty men of the Golrdon Highlanders were killed at Komatipoort owing to an accident when exploding a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Finances of Peru. a Minister Charged with a Shortage. Unsuccessful Attempt to Lynch. One Hundred Persons Wounded
LONDON, Tuesday.—A riotous crowd assembled at Lima, the capital of Peru, and wishing to lynch, demanded the surrender of Senor Mariano…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australians and the War Hospitals
Coming so soon after the chorus 61 lavish praise bestowed on our countrymen's services in the South African campaign, says the London corespondent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War in South Africa. Guerilla Work. a Warning
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Boers are intimidating farmers, shooting natives, and attacking pickets and communications in the Lindley district of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in South Africa. Boers Derail a Train. Five Guardsmen Killed, Nineteen Injured
LONDON, Thursday.—Lord Roberts reports that a body of Boers at Pan station, on the Delagoa, Bay line, derailed a train, and five Coldstream…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. the Ferry Owners Rise in Arms.—a Federal Stamp.—a Flaw in the Licensing Act.—the Harris-salmon Wedding.—new Zealand and Her "Annexations."—on the Eve of the Financial Statement.—lord Hopetoun to Arrive in November.—the Redwood War. Sydney
In a previous letter a difficulty was anticipated with the ferry owners if the Government insisted on each boat carrying enough life-saving gear for all its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Smokeless Powder in War
Treating of the effect of smokeless powder on Infantry in attack and defence, "Grey Scout," writing in the "Saturday Review " says:—In attack our men have…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Curious Episode of the War
A few months ago a private in the King's Own Scottish Borderers sent home to his friends in Wishaw a New Testament which was found in the pocket of a dead Boer at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The War in South Africa. More Guerilla Work. a Boer Ambush. Boer Treachery
LONDON, Thursday.—Sixty cavalrymen, who were escorting 22 waggons lo Vryheid, were attacked by 140 Boers. Twelve of the cavalrymen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Risks of the Brave Soldier
Fate may allow one man to blunder and muddle steadily through a campaign, and to come out comfortably in the end with promotion and a decoration; while another,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The War in South Africa. the Derailed Train. Sniped with Explosive Bullets
LONDON, Saturday.—The casualties among the Coldstream Guards—5 killed and 19 wounded—in the train which the Boers wrecked at Pan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colonial Soldiers in England
The London correspondent of the South Australian "Advertiser,'' under date August 31, writes:—"Good has resulted, in so far as the officers at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Missing and Wounded
LONDON, Monday.—Queenslanders: Clook, J. Holder, and L. Young, are missing at Doorniliagte. Lieutenant Higson was severely wounded in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in South Africa. Situation in Johannesburg. Wholesale Arrests of Boers
LONDON, Monday.—Transvaal farmers are bringing produce into Johannesburg and are purchasing foodstuffs. They are suspected of…
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