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Northern Rivers · The wars & local soldiers
347 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 18
COMMANDANT CRONJE asked for 24 hours' armistice in order to bury the dead. Kitchener replied, "Not one minute; you must either fight or surrender…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE sons of the Into Mr. Gerald Spring, once Minister for Lands, are indeed a patriotic lot. To one of them—Trooper Hugh Spring—Mudgee lays a sort of claim by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the annual dinner of the Hibernian Australasian Society, held on Tuesday night in the Hotel Cecil, George-street, the Minister for Works replied to the toast of " The Ministry."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lord Roberts telegraphed from Paaedeberg this morning as follows: " Cronje with his forces capitulated unconditionally at daylight to-day, and is now a prisoner in my camp. I…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A young Boer, a wounded prisoner, has stated that 150 boys from Guy's College, Bloemfontein, were taken from school to go to war with their fathers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The London correspondent of the "Cape Times" cabled to that journal on January 27 as follows:—Horrible stories alleging the grosser cruelty on the part of British soldiers at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE present war has a special interest for the rural people of Australia. They have contributed more of the fighting men who have gone, or are going, to the front than any other class in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The London Times says upon the Garrison at Ladysmith being relieved many moving scenes took place. Women and children tearfully grasped the hands of the rescuers, and strong…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR.—The recent carefully devised and successfully executed operations of the British forces point to a speedy complete overthrow of the secondary governing power in South Africa,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Ladysmith correspondent of the 'Daily Mail' says that at midnight on Monday, January 15, they buried Mr. Steevens in Ladysmith Cemetery, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MRS. Himmelhoch has received the following letter from her son, Trooper S. Himmelhoch, a brother of Messrs. Himmelhoch of Lismore:—"South African Light Horse,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE "Spectator," discussing the European questions raised by the war in South Africa, says we must take such measures as will remove from the Continental Powers all…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Not having (like the Examiner's "Battle Critic") made a study of military tactics quite so far back as Xenophon, I am not, prepared to name the day on which Lord Bobs,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE War Office officially announces that Ladysmith has been relieved. A detachment of Australians occupied Mooifontein after a sharp fight with 800…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Martial law has been declared at Prieske, Kenhardt, Britstown, and Barkley West. The Emperor of Japan congratulated the Queen upon the recent British victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Smith and the 7th Division in Army Gorps and Mounted Infantry are south of the Modder River. The 9th Division and Cavalry are to the north of the river, where the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE "Cape Times " of February 7, says: —The following has been handed to us for publication:—From their Honors the President of the Orange Free State and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WE entered Table Bay ns the doclining sum east its subdued light, mingled with fantastic shadows, across the harbour of that most picturesque of capital cities…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A recent arrival at Capetown from the Transvaal states that the Boer army numhers 80,000 men. The German Corps was annihilated at Elands Laugte. The Boers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the engagement at Osfontein the mounted portion of the British forces far outstripped the infantry. The enemy fired volleys at the cavalry at 800…
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