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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
178 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 9
The Blue Book on South Africa? affairs shows that concentration campi ware rendered imperative owing to General Botha's threat, made in November, 1900, to confiscate the property and burn the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dr. Leyds has protested to the powers against the execution of Commandant Scheepers, which he describes as “'assassination.”…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the French Chamber of Deputies M. Delcasse, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, declared that it was impossible to mediate in South Africa. Any attempt to enforce mediation inevitably meant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three hundred Boer prisoners at Bermuday have offered to swear allegiance to England, and the remainder of the prisoners there are willing to swear neutrality…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two men of the Imperial Yeomanry assert that a party of Boers in December captured a small convoy near Philippopolis, in the south-west of the Orange River Colony, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Broderick, Secretary of State for War stated in the Home of Commons yesterday that Commandant Scheeper, who was executed last week, had been guilty of the cold-blooded morders of seven…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE s.s. Orient arrived last week from South Africa with a number of wounded Australian soldiers on board. -- Daily Paper. Painfully, down from the gangway, into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Major-general Bruce Hamilton has captured a laager at Nelspan, in the Eastern Transvaal, taking 82 prisoners. Major Woods Samson located the Bethel,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is rumoured in Berlin that the Dutch Premier, Dr Kuyper, is acting on behalf of the Boers in the field, his intentions being to facilitate the negotiations with Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brigadier-General Plumer has captured 36 Boers. Major-General Bruce Hamilton captured a laager at Neespan and 82 of the enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nine militia battalions are being embodied Lord Roberts yesterday inspected 6000 reinforcements which were leaving Aldershot. In the House of Commons last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The anti-war league efforts have stirred up the loyal fever of Sydney. Professor Wood of Sydney University, held a meeting of 80 persons, drew up an anti-war petition,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the House of Commons last night Mr. A J. Balfour stated that the reply of Great Britain to Dr. Kuyper, Premier of the Netherlands, who [?] certain peace proposals in reference to the war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Later particulars are to hand of the engagement in which Colonel Wilson's force was cornered on the 25th instant. On that occasion Colonel Wilson captured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Japanese soldiers need nothing to make them the equal of any army of the West. They are faithful, brave and confident, impressed with a fearless courage which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lord Kitchener in his usual report states that during the week 29 of the enemy have been killed. 6 wounded, and 142 taken prisoners while 48 have surrendered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord [?] to his usual report states that during the week 29 of the enemy have been killed, 6 wounded and [?] taken prisoners, while 48 have surrendered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The protest of Mr. Andres [?] the [?] of the war and announcing the foundation of burgher corps has annoyed Commandant De la Rey, who replied [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, stated in the House of Commons last night that the Government had asked Lord Kitchener to communicate the Notes of Dr. Kuyper and Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further details have been received of the engagement at Liebenbergsvlei, west of Reitz, between Colonel Garrett's forces and a portion of General de Wet's forces under…
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