Waratah. Returning Soldiers
A public meeting was held at the Town Hall last evening for the purpose of arranging a suitable reception to local troopers returning from South…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
550 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 28
Discharged N.s.w. Troops. Action by the War Office
LONDON, Wednesday.—The discharging of New South Wales troopers in England instead of at Sydney created difficulties in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Kruitzinger Defeated. Looted Stores Recovered
LONDON, Thursday.—Colonel White's column defeated Kruitzinger near Jamestown, capturing a quantity of rifles, horses, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Cape Colony Constitution. Proposed Suspension. the Afrikander Bond
LONDON, Thursday.—All classes are signing the petition to Sir W. Hely-Hutchinson, the Governor, praying him to suspend the constitution of the…
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With reference to the arrangement for a citizens' welcome to returning soldiers from South Africa, it has been ascertained that Trooper Cross is not aboard the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Welcome Home to Dr. HORSFALL
About 200 persons, including many ladies, met at the Hamilton Mechanics' Institute on Friday night to welcome home Dr. Horsfall, who has just completed 18 months'…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War in South Africa. More Boers Captured. the Boer Government
LONDON, Friday.—Kitchener's Fighting Scores have captured 11 Boers, and Major Enott 60. Commandant Vanrensburg has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Railway Collision. Nine Soldiers Killed
LONDON, Sunday.—Through a collision on the Petersburg railway [?] soldiers were killed and several injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War in South Africa
Those who were of the opinion that the South African War would be over within a few months of its commencement have since had ample…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War in South Africa. Boers Hiding
LONDON, Sunday.—Lieutenant-General Sir Bindon Blood's operations in the Transvaal, to the south of the Delagoa Bay railway, have compelled…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Waiting Instructions
LONDON, Monday.—Commandant De Wet and Mr. Tobias Smuts, a Boer leader and a former Transvaal offical, are at Standerton awaiting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. the Boer Commandos
LONDON, Tuesday.—The correspondent of the "Daily Mail" states that Commandant Christian Do Wet, with 1000 men, is reported to be at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boer Prisoners' Petition. to Close the War
LONDON, Thursday.—One thousand Boer prisoners, a[?] at Bel[?]ue camp, have petitioned Steyn, Schalk Burger, Botha, and De Wet to cease the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Shooting of Oath Breakers
LONDON, Wednesday.—Further details state that six armed Boers, who had taken the oath of neutrality, attempted to escape from Pretoria. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Presentation of War Medals. a Br[?]iant Pageant
LONDON, Thursday—In beautiful weather there was a brilliant pageant on the Horse Guards Parade to-day, when the King, accompanied by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. the Cost of the War. the Transvaal's Contribution Its Sources of Revenue
LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Barbour's report of March 29 upon the Transvaal revenue yielding capacity, states that if his proposed taxation of the mines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. De Wet Engaged. a Severe Fight
LONDON, Sunday.—Lord Kitchener reports that during the march from Vrede General Elliott engaged De Wet near Reitz on the 6th instant, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. a Victorian Force Surprised. Taken at Short Range. Heavy Casualties. Two Pom-poms Captured
LONDON, Monday.—Lord Kitchener reports that 250 Victorian Mounted Rifles detached from Colonel's Beatson's column were surprised in camp…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. Lord Roberts and Australian Soldiers.—tasmania Alarmed for Tattersall.—to Deal with Seditious Papers.—those Newspaper Appointments.—the Sydenham Accident Commission.—smallpox and Sydney's Duty.—the N.S.W. Governorship. Sydney
Lord Roberts congratulates the Australian Governments on the way they equipped and despatched 15,000 troops to South Africa. Previously the Field Marshal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War in South Africa. Severe Engagement. Boer Force Routed. More Australian Casualties
LONDON, Monday.—After the mounted infantry under Colonel Sladen had captured a Boer convoy, Commandant Christian De Wet sent help,…
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