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The strong desire manifested throughout the country to form additional volunter regments has been presed upon the Government in so many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severe fighting has occurred in the neighbourhood of Colesberg, where the Boors outnumbered the British five to one. The enemy mounted a forty-pounder on Bastard's Nek, commanding the country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A considerable Boer movement is taking place to the northward of Ladysmith, supposed to be the result of General Roberts' invasion of the Free State. General Buller is threatening the Boer position…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A war correspondent writing front De Aar states that over 100 horses taken to South Africa have died from disease. He also relates several instances where Australian troops have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →President McKinley believes that the war with the Phillipines has now practically ended, and half of the American troops may be sent home, and a system of municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of ladies interesting in providing hospital garments for our wounded soldiers in South Africa was held at Mr. G. H. Taylor's office last Wednesday afternoon. There was a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THERE is considerable activity among the Boer forces, who are making fresh movements to the north of Ladysmith, due, it is supposed, to the invasion of the Free State by the British troops…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Major Hannay's brigade of Mounted Infantry marched from the Orange River to Ramdon, 12 miles over the Free State border. A light engagement was fought on the 11th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Skirmishes, which inflicted losses on the retiring Boers, preceded the occupation of Jacobsdal, which was found full of wounded, including a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We give the telegrams received at the office since last issue, in a condensed form being an epitome of the war news up to re-ceipt of our Tuesday’s, telegrams on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General French has relieved Kimberlcy. He readied that town on Thursday. Lord Roberts' column is at Jacobsdal,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boers retired prior to French’s arrival at Kimberley. 10,000 Boers under [?] fled towards Bloemfontein. Magersfontein is abandoned. French’s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The event is regarded as the turning point in the war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In order to avoid starvation owing to their supplies being cut off, the bulk of General Cronje's forces, which have been entrenched for months at Magersfontein,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The present war in South Africa has something more than a sympathetic interest for us. We are already feeling it effects, England is drawing on us for gold, in spite…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The advance to the relief of Kimberley by Lord Roberta is described as unsurpassed. General French's column had a terrible time, marching through heat, dust storms, rain and lightning. Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LORD RODENTS has described the recent operations on the western side of the Orange Free State as brilliant in their carrying out and their result in the result in the relief of Kimberley. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kimberly was relieved by General French last Thursday. The entire army responded magnificently to Lord Roberts' movements…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LIEUTENANT-GENERAL FRENCH, who relieved Kimberley, has been promoted to the rank of Major-General, and Lieutanant-Colonel Kekewick, the commander of garrison to the rank of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →GEN. ROLLER poured sharapnel and lyddite from the Inhalawe trenches to Creenhill. The Scottish Fuslliers yesterday gained a kopje separating Monte Christo from Greenhill…
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