Fate of a Wounded Surgeon. a Brutal Murder
LONDON, Saturday.—Surgeon Walker was thrice wounded at Modderfontein. A Boer then battered his head with a stone, killing him…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
550 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 28
War in South Africa. the Conduct of the War. Important Despatches. Course of the Campaign
LONDON, Saturday.—The War Office has issued two volumes of despatches, covering the period of Lord Roberts' command. These graphically reveal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another War Loan. for £11,000,000
LONDON, Saturday.—The British Governments is issuing eleven millions' worth of 3 per cent. Exchequer Bonds, repayable in 1905, ranking with the…
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All arrangements have been completed for the public reception to be accorded Sergeant Burden and Privates Blackall and Stratten this evening. The men returned to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War's Experiences
The publication of a number of despatches sent by Lord Roberts to that department commonly known as the War Office has its use. Nevertheless…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War in South Africa. Lord Roberts' Despatches. High Praise for Colonials
LONDON, Monday.—In a despatch dated March 16th, Lord Roberts drew special attention to the good services rendered by the splendid and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Returned Soldiers. a Magnificent Reception
Sergeant Burden, and Privates Blackall and Stratten of the A. M. C., who returned from South Africa, last evening, met with a most enthusiastic welcome. Trooper…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The "Seat of War."
The "Seat of War" for all time is that shown in the accompanying sketch. It is situated at the Horse Guards, and the gentleman who fills it during the working…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Victim of the War
"News has been received," says the "Pall Mall Gazette," "of the death, at Dundee, Natal, of the Rev. Francis P. Greenfield, a clergyman of the Church of England, due…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War in South Africa. Cape Colony Invasion. British Precautions
LONDON, Monday.—Major E. F. Brereton, who is commanding in Steynsburg, in Cape Colony, has called into the town all males, farmers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prisoners of War in England
It is pleasant to be able to record that British soldiers have mover been known to violate their parole—which is more than can be said of others. During the wars of Napoleon,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War in South Africa. a Brave Resistance. Overpowered by Numbers
LONDON, Wednesday.—Details of the fight at Kilp Plaats on the 6th instant, state that twelve Dragoons, Twelve West Australians, and three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Austrian Criticism of the War
The South African war correspondent of the "Pester Lloyd," a witness described as rather partial to the Boers, writing from Pretoria in the middle of November says:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Lord Roberts' Despatches. More Praise for Australians
LONDON, Wednesday.—Among the dispatches just published is one from Lord Roberts, in which he mentions the following as having distinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Trooper's Experiences. Wounded and in Hospital
Mr. Frank Fleming Thorp, who was formerly a dispenser for Dr. A. W. Nash, and is now an active service in South Africa, writes us follows from the seat of war:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War in South Africa. the Cape Colony Raid. De Wet Is Over the Orange River
LONDON, Thursday.—A Boer commando crossed the Orange River into Cape Colony on the 13th instant, and is now in the Philipstown district. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers Killed in War. Pensions for Widows and Orphans. Committee of Inquiry
LONDON, Sunday.—In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. A. J. Balfour, leader of the house, said that the Government intended to appoint a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Cape Colony Invasion. De Wet Flogs Officials
LONDON, Thursday.—Three hundred and fifty men of De Wet's commando occupied Philipstown on Tuesday. There was a small…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prince and Soldier. Mutual Regards
The "Standard" recently gives the following report of the speech made by the Prince of Wales (now King Edward VII.) at the lunch to Lord Roberts at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Shooting Accident. Captain O'neill Wounded
About 10 o'clock last evening Captain T. M. O'Neill, of the Irish Rifles, was accidentally shot in the right leg, while standing at the door of the Orderly Room, in…
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