The South African War. London
FURTHER particulars show that the Boers surprised Helvelia early in the morning, rushing a 4-7 gun, but they were afterwards shelled out of the town…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
91 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 5
India's Soldiers in Sydney
THE Indian Contingent of Infantry, at present in the metropolis, are the objects of great curiosity, and a rope enclosure has been put up to keep the crowd of visitors back. Some…
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BOER invaders are still moving southward. A Boer plot has been discovered to destroy the Capetown waterworks. A deputation, representing 100,000…
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DESPITE the fact that a certain proportion-insignificant, certainly—of the inhabitants of Australia can be credited with pro-Boerish proclivities, and that a still more…
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[?] to addresses presented at Capetown on the eve of his departure from South- Africa. Lord Roberts said: I am deeply sensible of the great distinction…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Soldiers Under Fire
"LINESMAN," writing in the November BLACKWOOD describes the demeanour of. the rank and file under fire in South Africa. He says:-"I have seen soldiers…
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It is estimated that 2000 Boors are between Clanwilliam and Sutherland, all splendidly mounted. The invaders are extremely bitter at the refusal of the cape Dutch to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Northern Star. Saturday Morning, January, 19, 1901. the Proposed Welcome to the Returned Soldiers
EVERY town and centre in the…
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—In consequence of the disquieting news as to her Majesty the Queen's health, it has been suggested that a postponement of the welcome to…
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PICQUETBERG, in North Capetown, is crowded with Dutchmen surrendering their guns and ammunition. The Africander Bond has advised Kruger…
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COMMANDANT RAND threatens to shoot hundreds of Dutch colonists who invited the Boers to invade the Cape, and then refused to join them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Return of Bishop Doyle. Welcome Home
ON Thursday evening at St. Carthage's schoolroom his Lordship Bishop Doyle, who recently returned from a trip to the old country, was officially welcomed back to Lismore by his…
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FEARING a raid, the Portuguese have placed nil the ammunition which the Boers surrendered at Konatipoort, on board lighters in Delagoa Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Northern Star. Wednesday Morning, February 20, 1901. the Welcome to the Returned Soldiers
BY force of cir cum stace the intended welcome to…
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HALF of De Wet's force have met and protested Against the practice of indiscriminate floggings, and resolved to fight independently…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reception of Returned Soldiers Welcomed at the Town Hall. Smoke Concert in the Evening
THE town was gaily decorated with bunting on Wednesday, the occasion of the public welcome to the returned district soldiers. Strings of flags were stretched across the principal streets, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Story of the War
THE following is one of many very sad war relief stories: A Glasgow woman, with two of a family, received a notification from headquarters at South Africa…
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The Orange River is still flooded, and the Boers, are trekking east and north. The British are forming a wide cordon from the Orange River Station to Norval's Pont,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers' Pay
Some diversity of opinion existing in respect to the payment of Australian soldiers in the African campaign, it may, be mentioned that those who expected…
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MAJOR-GENERAL BABINGTON has unearthed a Krupp gun, a pom-pom, and some ammunition at Zandfomein. A. E. Benson, of the N.S.W. Bushmen,…
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