Gallant Soldier in Danger
A gallant soldier of the Empire, Sergeant McNamara, late of His Majesty's 82nd Regiment, has given to a reporter upon request, some particulars of his life…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1901
341 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 15 of 18
Is War Necessary?
The great social force which operates in giving prominence and predominance to the monarchy is war; and, though war is unquestionably an evil, it is an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News. London, Sept. 6
Colonel M. F. Rimington has captured Commandant Haasbroek's convoy of 40 waggons and has expelled Commandant Da Wet and Mr. Steyn from Reilz…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London. Sept. 12
The losses of Lieutenant General Lord Methuen when he defeated Vat. Tonder and Delarey at Great Marico were 15 killed and 30 wounded. The Boer General Lemmer and FieldCornet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How our Soldiers Die
There are true tales enough of war incidents without straining the faculty of invention (writes Mr. Bennet Burleigh). It was at Dundee, after the battle of Talana Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How our Soldiers Die
THERE are true tales enough of war incidents without straining the faculty of invention (writes Mr. Bennett Burleigh). It was at Dundee, after the battle of Talana…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London. Sept. 17
The correspondent of the Daily Mail at Capetown days that Lord Kitchener and Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, Governor of Cape Colony, favor extension of martial law to Capetown with a view…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London, Sept. 20
Lord Kitchener reports that on Tuesday evening three companies of Mounted Infantry, with three guns, under Major Gough, were reconnoitring south of Utrecht, in conjunction with the Johannesburg…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charms of Noted Soldiers
The great Duke of Wellington preserved for many years, at Strathfieldsaye, a horseshoe that he bad picked up on the eve of his crowning victory at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Latest Song. Tune "Soldiers of the Queen."
Dilburco is nutritious, And remarkably delicious, Dilburco makes you happy, bright and gay, Dilburco, when you're wheeling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War News. London, Sept. 27
General Boths, who was reported to have 5000 men on the Tranavasl aide of Nkardl Hill, on the Natal border, has retired further north. The Government of the Netherlands has decided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London, Sept. 27
Latest advices regarding the attack on the forts are that 200 Boers were killed and over 300 others were wounded or captured. General Botha has moved east of Vryheid, and is trying to regain Piet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Cables. London, Thursday. Boer War
In the engagement at Moedwell, in the Western Transvaal between Delarey and Kemp and Colonel Kekewich, the Boers left six killed and a number of wounded in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Naked Into Battle. a Story of the American Civil War
"Did I ever tell you the story of Happy Jack?'' asked the Yankee Captain. "If 1 did, it will bear repeating. Jack came to our company in May, 1831, with a Tommy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War News. London, October 4
Further details continue to be received of the fighting at Forts Itsla and Prospect, on the Zululand frontier. Fort Iast. was garrisoned by three companies of men (300) from the Dublin Fusiliers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Cables. Boer War. London
Commandant Scheepers sent a messenger into Ladysmith asking for a doctor, stating that he was ill. The next day he escaped on horseback when attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wirfless Telegraphy in War
Wireless telegraphy in war has been heavily discounted by the experiences gathered during the recent British naval manoeuvres. This represented a conflict…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Naked Into Battle. a Story of the American Civil War
“ Did I ever tell yon the story of Happy Jack?” asked the Yankee Captain. “I did, it will bear repeating. jack came in our company in May 1881, with a Tommy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War News. London, October 8
Major-General Kitchener and Major-General Brace Hamilton on Sunday were engaged in the Inhalzatie Mountains, north-west of Vryheid, checking General Botha's northward movement…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London, October 11
General Boths is across the Benagm River, north of Vryheld. General Botha with 2000 men, fought all day on Sunday last east of Vryheld, finally retreating…
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