The War. Heavy Boer Losses
Colonel Scobel of Brabant's Horse, has inflicted heavy losses on Commandant Lateygen. THE WEEK'S CASUALTIES…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
491 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 16 of 25
The War. a Successful Move. London
MAJOR-GENERAL GO[?]INGE, after driving Commandants Weasels and Pypers from Barkley East, made a night march, surprised their larger, and killed ten Boers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bank Robbers at Work. the Manager and Accountant Covered with Revolvers. the Manager Wound His Man and Is Wounded Himself. the Burglars Caught. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, August 7
A telegram from Henty, a township situated between Albury and Wagga on the southern line, states that on Tuesday night, about 7 o'clock, a during attempt was made…
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Sergeant Tom Moore, who counts himself and is himself always looked upon as a Wellingtonian, probably leaves for Sydney to-night and intends leaving for South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Serial Story. Violet's Victory. Love, War, and Strategy. Chapter IV—Continued
In spite of the somewhat ominous declarations the old lady had made with regard to herself at the outset of the interview, Alan speedily found the Scaw Cross could be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Bank Stuck Up. the Manager Wounded
At Henty, the local Bank of New South Wales was the scene of an attempted robery at 7 o’clock at night. Two masked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Captures
A patrol of the Black Watch surrounded a farm house on the Korannaberg, and captured 13 Boers. Lawtens, the leader of the enemy engaged, refused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Horrors of War
VETERINARY-LIEUTENANT SHERLOCK, of Frankston in a private letter, writes of the Wilmansrust disaster, in which 300 Victorians were routed, as follows. -- "The awfulness of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Lord Kitchener's Proclamation
Lord Kitchener's proclamation states that all the Boer leaders still in the field must surrender before September 15, or they will be banished for life from South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. More Fighting. London
LORD KITCHENER reports that a block house near Brandfort, 36 miles north of Bloemfontein, was rushed by the Boers on the night of the 7th, and captured after severe fighting…
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In one of His Majesty's prisons in this country (says the London "Daily Mail" of May 31) are forty men who have committed no offence against the…
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Veterinary-Lieutenant Sherlock of Frankston (Vic), in a private letter, writes of the Wilmansrust disaster, in which 300 Victorians were routed, as follows :—The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Serial Story. Violet's Victory. Love, War, and Strategy. Chapter V
No one could could at Seaw Cross on the map without feeling that a serviceable little sea-boat would be an absolute necessity to the owner or tenant thereof. Captain…
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Lord Kitchener has sent his proclamation calling upon the Boer leaders to surrender by September 15th, with a letter to Messrs. Steyn and Botha. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Weapons of War
A French officer has invented a rifle which will hurl vitriol in the face of the enemy. A soldier might run ignominiously from such a charge when he would stand up before a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. "Mr. Kruger Sublimely Stubborn."
A pro-Boer Frenchman, after an interview with the Boer leaders in Holland, assured M. do Blowitz, the Paris correspondent of the "Times " that all of them, except Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Soldier's Bed
The soldier's bed varies notably in the different European armies, the principal varieties being given below, and in them may perhaps be seen the reflection of national…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers with Splendid Sight
ALL soldiers, prior to active service, are examined as to their sight, and must satisfy the regimental doctor that their visual powers are perfect. But here and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Serial Story. Violet's Victory. Love, War, and Strategy. Chapter V, continued
'I don't see what good he would have got even if he bad caught Miss Lelule's boat. Not even Mr. Battersby, whom you certainly paint black enough, would venture to carry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Railway Wrecked
A Boer commando of 150 men wrecked a section of the Mafeking railway. An armoured train came into action and escorted the down mail back…
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