War Notes
The German military "attaches" who arrived from Europe via Delagoa Bay are staying at the Grand Hotel, Pretoria. Their names are Colonel Von…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
1,109 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 56
Mistakes in War
It is no more saying, but an actual outcome of the experience of war, that that general is most fortunate who makes the fewest mistakes, and that there are not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Contraband of War
As the vessels of the British and Colonial Steam Navigation Company, Limited, are largely employed between Australia and South Africa, the following special notice,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dogs in War
"Experiment for testing the utility of dogs in war have been conducted by the German authorities at Oels, in Silesia. The points tested," say the "Dally News."…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Incident of the Afghan War
An incident in the masshere of Sir Louis Cavagnarl and his companions, during the Afghan war, is thus related:—The Residency in Cabul was florcaly attacked by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Queen and the War
I continue to receive touching accounts ("M.A.P." writes) of the poignancy of the grief which these terrible losses in the war are causing to the Queen—especially…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Some War Notettes. Face and Features
'Tis clear, the great disgrace of it, The British, hapless creatures, Upon the very face of it, Don't know the country's features…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Volunteers and the Front. the War Office Obstructions
LONDON, Friday.—Many commanding officers of volunteer corps are profoundly disgusted at the War Office placing obstacles against the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War the British Forces in South Africa. a Great Army. a Total of 180,700
LONDON, Friday—Mr. George Wyndham, Under Secretary to the War Office, states that by the middle of February Britain will have 180,700…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers Nicknames
Everybody is familiar with the name of Tommy Atkins representing the British soldier, but how many know the terms of endearment by which the German soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sugar for Our Soldiers
Some people may have been surprised to find how largely jams and other sugary compounds figure in the feeding of our soldiers. The fact is, says "The Hospital."…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Foreign Soldiers with the Boers. 10,000 Men and 300 OFFICERS
LONDON, Friday.—A Hanoverian Colonel on Colonel Marcuil's staff declares that 10,000 trained European soldiers and 300 officers are assisting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Notes
The latest arrivals from Pretoria report that the Dutch residents, including some prominent officials, are terribly depressed. Since Mr. Winston…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Notes
After the battle of Elandslaagte many British soldiers captured horses whose masters had been killed in the fight. These, it is said, they sold for sums varying from 5s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War
An item of £20,000,000 on the British supplementary estimates, in addition to a previous vote of a large amount, towards defraying the cost of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Congregationalists and War
The following document has been drafted, says the "Natal Mercury" and is being forwarded this week to the Congregational Union of England and Wales:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →How War Affects Consols
On January 23 Consols were at £101 15s, or a rise of ½ on previous quotation. Since then the price has fluctuated with the war in Natal, and the present fall to 100 is due…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War with the Boers
May the Australians have as great success in South Africa as the Montpelier Tailoring Company's Branch (No. 2)at 73 Hunter-street, opposite the Y.M.C.A. building…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dearth of War News
LONDON, Sunday.—Owing to the severe censorship there is an entire absence of news from the front respecting Buller's new advance movement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Bushmen's Contingent. War Items. Sydney
This afternoon a squadron of men representing the Bushmen's Contingent proceeded to Victoria Barracks and were inspected by Major-General French, who expressed…
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