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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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
341 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 16 of 18
Boer War
The invitation extended to the yeomanry to re-enlist for further set vice has largely failed, owing to the arrears of pay still due to the men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London, October 15
The South African News, the pro-Boer organ at Capetown, has voluntarily ceased publication owing to the proclamation of martial law. Private B. J. Arndell, of the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Janizaries. Christian Boys Who Were Made to Fight As Moslem Soldiers
The mighty Ottoman Empire, which at one time threatened the civilised world, sprung from a band of 400 wandering Turcoman families in the central part of Asia. Led by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London, October 18
Tho raiders attacked the district troops at Piquetberg, 80 miles north of Capetown, Lieutenant-Colonel G. P. Wyndham, of the 16th Laucers, sent two squadrons of Lancers against the enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Cables. Boer War. London
Several hundred Boers in the BaBanango country are in a starving condition, for the country is being denuded Some of the German and Austrian papers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London, October 22
General Both[?] commandos have been driven back towards Ermelo, 60 miles north of Volksrust, the northernmost Natal station. Local commandos disperse the moment British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London, October 25
Denie mists have enabled most of Botha's force to scatter and regain their old districts. Lieutenant-Colonel G. E. Benson has captured 37 Boers south-west of Middleburg, a station on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Returned Soldier
“I couldn’t interest that girl at all.” “Why not?” “Every time I began to describe a battle or a naval engagement she told…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News. London, October 29
A British force led by Colonel Remington, of Remington's Guides, surprised Commandant-General Loots Botha's laager, in the eastern Transvaal. The Boer leader only escaped a few hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welcome Home
We are pleased to learn that Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Bayly have returned home again after a lengthened holiday in the metropolis. The holiday, unfortunately, has not been a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Cables. Boer War. London
There has been a stubborn battle at Brakenlaagte. General Botha broke through Lord Lyttelton's cordon and joined the big commando entrenched, at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →His War Dates
“Can you mention the most famous dates of the war?” “Guess I can. There’s Feb 7.” “feb. 7? What happened then?”…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London, November 5
Major-General Bruce Hamilton's column from Standerion reached Major Wolls-Sampaon at Brakenleagte with little opposition on Friday, The men wounded in the engagement have arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London, November 8
Henceforth the voluntary surrender of Boers will not be accepted, but all of the enemy who are taken will be considered prisoners of war, and will be deported…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London, November 12
Dr. Leyds, Boer Plenipotentiary to Europe, and Mr. Fischer, one of the Boer delegates in Europe, are at Berlin. There is much speculation as to their mission…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The South African War. Kruger's Terms of Peace
The "Daily Mail" savs that Mr Kru[?]er is willing to code the Road to Great Britain and to con lude peace on the following conditions:—(1) An amnesty to rebels; (2) prisoners to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. London, November 15
A commando of 60 Boers has raided south of Darling a small town 50 miles north of Capetown. The objects of raiders were to obtain fresh horses and to punish the luke-warm Dutch supporters of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Office Foolishness
This is how the War Office does business, and the particulars are true. Among the inmates of Portsmouth Workhouse is an Army veteran who receives a small…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News. London, November 19
The Daily Chronicle to-day exposes a cabal on the part of the pro-Boers to capture the National Liberal Federation. Students are mainly responsible for the…
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