War in South Africa. Discovery of Guns
LONDON, Tuesday.—Commandant Van Reenen, with 500 men, is laagered at Diepkloof, near Colesberg. The Boers, have occupied Pearston,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
550 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 28
The Troops for the War. Sydney
The departure of the troops for South Africa is surrounded by some uncertainty in the matter of date, but from inquiries made this morning the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Kitchener and Milner. a Commando Dispersing. the Contest Hopeless
LONDON, Wednesday.—Lord Kitchener and Sir Alfred Milner are at Pretoria. An optimistic feeling prevails at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War As a Football Match. Soldier's Humorous Composition
Treating the South African war as a football match Private W. G. Hilborne, of the 2nd Gloucester Regiment, has sent home the following original and humorous…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Prisoners at Delagoa
We understand (says "O Futuro") that the Doer leader at this port, along with his staff, General Pienaar, is proceeding by the German mailer Herzog to Lisbon,…
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LONDON, Thursday.—There is a great concentration of the British columns at Srpingfontein, preparatory to Lord Kitchener sweeping the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District Maitlanders Off to the War. a Grand Demonstration
The demonstration of last evening organised as a citizens' farewell to a contingent of Maitland soldiers on the eve of their departure for South Africa; was in every…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The South African War. Sydney
Speaking to-day with regard to a cablegram published by a Sunday paper, to the effect that a seven days' armistice has been granted General Botha by Lord Kitchener,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Morpeth. Return of a Soldier
It was proposed to give a welcome to Farrier-Sergeant Connors to celebrate his return to Morpeth from South Africa, but the news of the death of the Queen arriving…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War in South Africa. the Negotiations for Peace. in Abeyance. Waiting Instructions From London. Botha Approves the Terms. No Amnestry for Steyn and Dewet
LONDON, Friday.—Reuter's correspondent states that news has been received at Delagoa Bay that Lord Kitchener has granted General Louis…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. French Operations. Flight of the Enemy. Boer Women and Children Abandoned
LONDON, Saturday.—Lieutenant-General French's troops, who experienced difficulty in obtaining supplies owing to the bad weather, have now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Great Authority on the War
No higher authority on things relating to South Africa is to be found than Mr. Rider Haggard, the eminent novelist. Considering his acknowledgedly close acquaintance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Kitchener's Narrow Escape. a Mined Line Explodes
LONDON, Tuesday.—Referring to Lord Kitchener's narrow escape at Balmoral on January 23rd, an officer narrates that the pilot engine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. the Enemy at Work. Undermining a Railway. Burying Artillery
LONDON, Tuesday.—Fifty of the Boers, under Commandant Trichardt, hoping to capture provisions, undermined the railway line near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Boer Peace Negotiations. Sudden Meeting of the British Cabinet. Botha's Surrender Expected
LONDON, Thursday.—The British Cabinet was suddenly convened yesterday. It is believed Ministers discussed General Botha's surrender. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. a Boer Scheme That Failed
LONDON, Thursday.—The combined movements of Lord Kitcheners and Lieutenant-General French frustrated Commandant De Wet's and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War in South Africa. French's Captures. British Prisoners Murdered
LONDON, Friday.—Lieutenant-General French reports that an additional 46 Boers have been killed and wounded, and 146 taken prisoners. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German War Vote
LONDON, Sunday.—The German Reichstag has voted 123,000,000 marks (about £6,150,000) for the expenses of the war in China…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa. Boers Making Ammunition
LONDON, Sunday.—The Boers are manufacturing ammunition at Pietersburg, on the railway, 150 miles north of Pretoria…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Manchurian Convention. the Railway Siding Trouble. Rowdyism of the French Soldiers. British Officer Assaulted
LONDON, Monday.—Dr. Morrison cabling on Saturday says that the Manchurian Convention, practically installing Russia in Chinese…
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