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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
1,192 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 60
An unsuccessful attempt was made at the Lobar Conference on Saturday night to bring on discussion regrading the Boer war, under cover of a motion calling attention to Mr. Holman’s [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WAR! No one likes the word. In England, especially, it is regarded as an ugly state of things. But there are things harder to bear than the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy firing was heard at Lalysmith on Monday. It is supposed General White was making a diversion. The health of the garrison it improving. The Boere are pressing the siege with grater…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London, Monday— The Boers stormed Spion Kop on Wednesday with great determination, the British reinforcements losing heavily. The British troops reached the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →President Kruger, in a message to President Steyn, of the Orange Free State, in December, urged him to enforce firmness among the Free Staters. The loss of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →President Kruger, in a message to President Steyn, of the Orange Free State, in December, urged him to enforce firmness among the Free Staters. The loss of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London, Monday — The Boers stormed Spion Kop on Wednesday with great determination, the British reinforcements losing heavily. The British troops reached the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—I had purposed to have dealt in this with the tactics of our Generals in South Africa. The reputations of some of them have been unjustly and cruelly aspersed. I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I had purposed to have dealt in this with the tactics of our Generals in South Africa. The reputations of some of them have been unjustly and cruelly aspersed. I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FURTHER details have been received of the fighting at Spion Kop on Wednesday, Desperate fighting took place throughout the whole day, much…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Further details of the fighting at Spion Kop on Wednesday stale that there was desperate fighting throughout the whole day. much of the conflict being waged in a thick…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,--In order to remove any possible ground for misapprehension I beg to state to the proceeds from admission. fees to my lecture I shall consider my own to deal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE latest news from the seat of war says that Colonel Thorayeroft ordered the retirement of troops from Spion Kop…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The meeting called by Mrs W. Pike, Mayoress, to devise means of providing comforts for the wounded soldiers in Africa, was well attended on Wednesday afternoon. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The meeting called by Mrs W. Pike, Mayoress, to devise means of providing comforts for the wounded soldiers in Africa, was well attended on Wednesday afternoon. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday evening Mr Nicholas B. Downing will give a lecture on the "War in South Africa: Its causes, its conduct, its probable issues." Mr Downing's ability as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday evening Mr Nicholas B. Downing will give a lecture on the "War in South Africa: Its causes, its conduct, its probable issues." Mr Downing's ability as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further details have been received of the fighting at Spion Kop on Wednesday. Desperate fighting took place throughout the whole of the day, much of the conflict being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buller—one who make "bulls." Sir Redvers declared, that he would eat his Christmas dinner in Pretoria; he then assured us that he would relief Ladysmith…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Buller—one who make " bulls." Sir Redvers declared, that he would eat his Christmas dinner in, Pretoria; he then assured us that he would relief Ladysmith…
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