The Use of Dogs in War
In almost all European countries except England dogs have their several positions in connection with war; indeed as scouts they have at times proved themselves…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
550 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 28
War in South Africa. the Boers Distressed
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Boers are suffering from extreme cold and a deficient commissariat. There are 6000 refugees in the camp at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Slandered Soldiers
Those who stoop to say uncomplimentary of the conduct of our troops in the war have Dr. Conan Doyle to reckon with. The creator of Sherlock Holmes will have…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Trying for Soldiers
An advertisement, signed by Lieutenant F. B. Hughes inviting recruits to join his regiment, the Prince of Wales' Light Horse, has been appear…
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LONDON, Friday.—Mr. St. John Brodrick, Secretary for War, announced in the House of Commons last night that owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Naval Contingent. the Welcome Home
All arrangements have been completed for the welcome to be tendered the Newcastle members of the Naval Brigade this evening. Upon arrival by the train from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Boers Heavily Engaged
LONDON, Friday.—A number of prominent Boer leaders and a big commando were strongly entrenched at Hartheestein. Colonel Babington,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →International News. the Trouble in China. an Anglo-german Difficulty. a British Vessel Fired on Two Men Wounded
LONDON, Sunday.—Reuter's correspondent at Tientsin telegraphs that the Germans have placed a bridge across the Peibo River, near the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Concentration of Troops
LONDON, Sunday.—Strong drafts of British troops are concentrating at Orange River Station, preparatory to a long-concerted movement in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Sydney Letter. Hospital Saturday.—three Pagans and Eight Christians.—the 4s 6d Per Day for Soldiers.—a Beautiful Street Decoration.—the Duke and Duchess.—defend the Sea. Sydney
Hospital Saturday passed off successfully. It didn't rain—for a wonder, considering late editions of climate—and the two thousand women, therefore, who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Assault on a British Officer. a French Soldier Sentenced
LONDON, Monday.—A court martial at Tientsin sentenced a Frenchman to six months for wounding a British officer in the English settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Boer Forces Dispersing. De La Rey Again Slips Away
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Boers have abandoned a strong position twelve miles west of Klerksdorp and dispersed west, south, and north…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of a Grand Old Soldier
The death of Sir "Sam" Browne (as he was always called by his friends) is an immense loss to everyone who knew him (says '"Vanity Fair"). One…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →International News. the Trouble in China. German Soldiers. Sentenced to Death
LONDON, Monday.—Two German soldiers who were on patrol duty at Pao-ting-fu in December last, murdered, without having received any…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Milner on the War. the Boer Strength Ebbing Away
LONDON, Wednesday.—Sir A. Milner, at a corporation banquet, at which he was entertained at Capetown, denied the possibility of weakening the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letter From Botha. Urges on the War
LONDON, Wednesday.—General Botha, after the failure of the negotiations, in a letter to the "Ermilo Post," urged a continuance of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Government and the War Determined to See It Through
LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Arthur Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, addressing a great gathering of members of the Primrose League in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Plumer Busy. Splendid Achievements. Routing Out the Boers
LONDON, Thursday.—The "Times" correspondent states that General Plumer, marching to Pretoria, held the drifts over Olifant's River for ten…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Scheeper Repulsed
LONDON, Friday.—The colonials repulsed Scheeper's commando at Bavaiarokloof River. Lieutenant Joss, of the Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Panic in Stocks in New York. a War of Cliques
LONDON, Friday.—Efforts of the Kuhn clique to wrest the control of the Northern Pacific from the Morgan the group caused an unparelleled…
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