South African War Medals
Next Saturday. H.R H. the Duke of Cornwall and York is to present the S. Wales soldiers, who have returned from the South African War, with their medals…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
341 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 11 of 18
War News. London. May 24
It it reported at Delagoa Bay that there was a big fire near Barber ton, in the Eastern Transvaal, on the 16th instant. The British are reported to have had 61 casualties, aud the Boers have suffered…
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TOMORROW (Saturday) at Government House, the Duke will present the medals to all the soldiers returned from South Africa. The Queenbeyan recipients will be Troopers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London, May 28
The speech delivered by Lord Milner at Mr. Chamberlain's private luncheon on Saturday has exhilarated loyalists in South Africa, many of whom owing to the expressed dislike of General Louis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About our Soldiers
AMONGST the soldiers returning by the Morayshire are some of our lads, viz., Lieut. Ryrie (Micalago), Troopers Waters and Smallhorn (Queanbeyan), Nicholson,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney. Presentation of Medals to Returned S. A. Soldiers
ON Monday [?] a large gathering of the returned troops from South Africa met in the grounds at Government House for the purpose of receiving their medals from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. Heavy British Reverse
UNDER date June 5th, Lord Kitchener reports that 1450 British troops, with seven guns, were returning to camp at Vlakfontein, near Krugersdorp, about eighteen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A War Adventure
The serious risks run by the war correspondent in pursuit of his calling are graphically described by a representative of the "Daily News," who was in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pigeons As War Messengers
Following rather tardily in the footsteps for other great European Powers, her Majesty's Government has decided to avail itself of the services of the "Courier of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War News. London, June 4
Commandant Viljoen is between Carolina and Ermelo, in the Eastern Transvaal, and is avoiding the British. His followers are gradually surrendering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Is Death in War Painless?
A Viennese authority, Professor Nothoagel, has arisen to tell us that death is in all cases painless. He tells us that man dies nearly always from the cessation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Desperate Fight for Life. Soldiers Devoured by Wolves
The extraordinarily hard winter which Roumania is experiencing (writes a Bucharest correspondent) has had the effect of emboldening the wolves, and many cases are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Boer War. London, June 8
IN the House of Commons last night, Mr. St. John Brcdrick, Secretary of State for War, was asked if there was any confirmation of the report that the Boers at…
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IN a "General Order," issued yesterday, the following information for soldiers who did not receive their war medals on the occasion of the visit of the Duke, is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pigeons As War Messengers
Fallowing rather tardily in the footsteps other great European Powers, her Majesty’s Government has decided to avail itself of the services if the “courier of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Is Death in War Painless ?
A Viennese authority, Professor Nothnagel, has arisen to tell us that death is in all cases painless. He tells us that man dies nearly always from the cessation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Boer War. London, June 11
THE correspondent of the Daily Mail states Commandant Christian De Wet, with 1000 men, is reported to be at Gatsrand, about 40 miles south of Johannesburg, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldiers' Committee
A MEETING of the Returned Soldiers Committee was held at the Victoria Hotel last night for the purpose of electing a secretary in place of Mr. R. Beatty who has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Desperate Fight for Life. Soldiers Devoured by Wolves
The extraordinarily hard winter which Romania is experiencing (writes , a Bucharest correspondent) has, had the effect of emboldening the wolves, and many cases are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News. London, June II
The Capetown correspondent of the Times reports that Lord Kitchener intended that James-town, which was recently captured by Commandant Krnitzinger, shout 1 be a bait, but the scheme…
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