The Transvaal War
LONDON, December 13.--Lord Methuen's Division, advancing to the relief of Kimberley, attacked the enemy on Monday, the artillery opening fire with six howitzers on the Boer…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
259 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 12 of 13
Telegraphic Intelligence. the War. Buller Defeated at Chiveley. Saturday, 8 p.m
GENERAL BULLER suffered severe defeat at Chiveley. General Buller reports to the War Office as follows:--…
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Residents of Dubbo are exceptionally fortunate in obtaining the latest news from the seat of war. Every item is served up red hot, as it were, by the…
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The private wire announcing the relief of Ladysmith has not been confirmed. A rumour gained currency in Sydney on Friday that Admiral Pearson had received…
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No actual declaration of war had been made, so the British authorities with easy confidence were unprepared for any emergency. On the 20th December, 1880, a convoy under Lieutenant-Colonel Austruther was marching from Lydenberg to Pretoria when suddenly they were confronted…
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Momentous changes have occurred since our last issue. It was then stated that General Gatacre had failed in fin attack on the enemy at Stormberg and was…
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The Defence Committee of the British Cabinet have made the following additional arrangements for the conduct of the war:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Western Herald and Darling River Advocate Wednesday, December 20, 1899. the War
IT must by this be tolerably plain that there has been a considerable underestimate of the seriousness of the war in South Africa, When the outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buller's Attack. Only used 12,000 Men. The Killed, Wounded and Missing Over a Thousand. Britain Determined to Win. Gallant Colonel Powell Defeats the Boers Again. Methuen Shelling the Boers. LONDON, December 17
General Buller only [?]sed 12,000 men in his attempt to force Tugela. The British losses totalled 72 killed, 338 ruissiug, and 667 wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Great Boer Conspiracy. a Tale of the Transvaal War 1899-1900. [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter Vi. Doctor Keet Starts for Pretoria
It was midday when I awoke, and awaking, realized to some extent what I had committed myself to. But there was no time for thought just then. I had still some…
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Further details of the fighting last Friday near Colenso state that the Boers occupied an impregnable position, which was well entrenched across the Tugela River, close under Grobler's Kloof, their…
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General Buller reports to the War Office as follows:— I moved in full strength to Chively at four o'clock in the morning,…
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LORD ROBERTS has been appointed Commander-in-Chief and Lord Kitchener Chief of the Staff in South Africa. The Cabinet had decided that the campaign…
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Further details of the operations of General Buller state that the Boers occupied an impregnable entrenched position across the Togela River, situated under…
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During the Christmas holidays the DUBBO LIBERAL War Extras will be issued daily; but subscribers are invited to call for them at the office, as they…
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No actual declaration of war had been made, so the British authorities with easy confidence were unprepared for any emergency. On the 20th December, 1880, a convey under Lieutenant-Colonol Anstruther was marching from Lydenberg to Pretoria when suddenly they were confronted…
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There are instances reported in which the Boer artillery is outranging the British artillery on the Tugela River and elsewhere…
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General Euller has been defeated at Chiveley. Later. General Buller reports to the War…
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'I saw in Plevna,' says Mr. David Christie Murray, 'one of the most extraordinary bits of human valour I over beheld, an act that, to my mind, deserves…
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Not many leagues from bore, Strange as it may appear, Under tribute severe Lay a great city…
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