The Press Censorship in the War
Occasionally you must have felt (writes the Capetown correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph") that the correspondent omitted much that…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
1,109 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 56
What a European War Would Mean
Talking of the possibilities of a European war, Prince Bismarck forcasts the financial aspect of it with his usually broad view of things. "It would mean,"…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Contraband of War for the Boers. an Injunction Asked for in America
LONDON, Wednesday.—An injunction has been prayed for at Philadelphia, at the instance of the British Government, for the detention of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lord Rosebery on the War. a Formidable Undertaking. Europe's Antagonism and Corrupt Information. the Nation's Patriotism
LONDON, Wednesday.—Lord Rosebery, speaking at Chatham, said that the war in some respects the most formidable that Britain had ever…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Dead" Soldiers Who Turn Up Again
It may bring some ray of hope to many a stricken household when the fact is stated that, even in these days of very admirable organisation, it is by no means, seldom the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Patriotic Fund. Pensions to British Soldiers' Widows
LONDON, Wednesday.—The war subscriptions are so liberal that every soldier's widow receives a life pension of 10s a week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Victorian Wounded
LONDON, Wednesday.—Private Peter Falla, of the Victorian Mounted Infantry unit, was wounded at Roospan. MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The…
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Mr. Shaw, a Canadian journalist, who witnessed the battle of Belmont, says:—"How the British scaled the steep konjes is a mystery. They fought their way up yard…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War The General Advance. Warren's Position. Boers Completing Their Entrenchments
LONDON, Wednesday.—Owing to the advance of Lieutenant-General Warren being checked by the steep hills, the Boers have been enabled to bring up…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Cecil Rhodes fired the new gun just made in Kimberley with excellent, results. There are 6000 De Beer's miners now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tending the Wounded
"Battlefield Surgery" is the subjects disarticle by a physician in the "Church [?]ily Newcastle" Never, we are told [?] the arrangements for dealing with the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →When Wounded by the Enemy
"When Wounded by the Enemy" is the title of an interesting article in "Cassell's." According to the writer:—"The personnel of the war establishment of a bearer…
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The Boers stationed on the Crocodile River, opposite Tuli, are stated to be without doubt the best shots in the Transvaal, owing to the fact that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Risk of War Reporting
The time of soft places for the enterprising war correspondent is ended, if over It existed. The go-a-head press representative who wants to get the best…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War The Capture of Spion Kop. Heavy Boer Firing. Feeling of Relief in England
LONDON, Thursday.—When General Warren delivered his attack on Tuesday night, there was only a small night garrison holding Spion Kop, which fied…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How Soldiers Are Taught to Shoot
When the recruit Joins his battalion, having already been drilled with a rifle and possibly done some practice with a miniature cartridge at the depot, no time…
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The English newspapers give many interesting particulars of the battle of Colenso. Colonel Bullock, commanding a party of Devonshires, when…
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Pretoria, November 12.—By the steamer Gironde a large number of French Red Cross men arrived, as well as the silk flag, green with golden harp, from Dublin, for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The South African War. Notes From Durban
Our correspondent in Natal, Mr. W. A. Squire, formerly of Maitland, writes as follows, under date 17th December:—Last week 1200 white volunteer stretcher…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War The Siege of Mafeking. Reported to be Relieved
LONDON, Sunday.—It is reported from a Transvaal source that Mafeking was relieved on the 23rd instant…
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