War News. London Nov. 21
KRUGER is in a pitiable condition of nervous excitement. Women are looting houses and shops in Johannesberg…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
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Latest War News, LONDON, Nov. 20
PARTICULARS of the seige at Ladysmith on the 9th instant show that the Boers were repulsed. on all sides with great loss—800 men. The British Rifles did…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. London, November 22
THE British column, under Major General Sir C. F. Clery, which is Marching to the relief of [?], numbers 14,000 men. The column is about to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. Siege of Landysmith. British Victories London, November 20
A detailed account of the battle at Ladysmith on the 9th instant states that the Roers around Ladysmith, covered by a Heavy fire of shells, occupied all the ridges…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. Clery's Belief Column. Massing on the West. the Garrisons Still Safe. General Buller Warning Traitors. London
The New South Wales Lancers are at Orange River Station, and not at Naanport, as previously announced. Women have looted thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News
SOME of our residents being anxious for more news in regard to the war, drew up an agreement under which they each contribute 1st a week for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boer War Notes
Provided that no serious blunder is made it is evident that we are not far from the beginning of the end with the campaign in South Africa. The time of the Transvaal's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Woman and War
It is claimed for women that they are usually on the side of peace, but there appears to be little in the assertion. In the brute creation, the affections of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Shameful War in the Transvaal
DEAR WORKER,— Sunday after Sunday in thousands of pulpits throughout the British Empire, men are proclaiming that the law of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More War—Fighting in the Soudan
Colonel Windgate routed 2500 Dervishes at Abu-Audel, in the Soudan, killing 400 and capturing many prisoners. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War. British Movements London
An important combined British movement is imminent in Natal. The Sixth Army Division is mobilising at Aldershot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Decisive Battle at Belmont. Defeat of the Boers. Capture of Prisoners and War Material. Bravery of the British Troops. Many Officers Killed and Wounded. London, Nov. 24
News has been received from South Africa that a decisive battle has been fought at Belmont between the British troops under Lord Methuen and the Boers, who were in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rev. Mr. Caldwell on the Transvaal War
The monthly choral service was held in the Mount Gambier Presbyterian church on Sunday evening. A large…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Romance of a Buried Treasure. a Thrilling Story of War, Smuggling and Shipwreck
A trilling romance of war, buried treasure and smuggling upon the high seas has been brought to light in the County Court at Jackson, Ohio, by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bendigo Presbyterian Assembly. Protests against the War A Day of Humiliation and Prayer
The Bendigo Presbyterian Assembly carried a motion setting apart a day of humiliation and prayer in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest From the Seat of War. "Express" Special Service. Through Reuter's Agency. London, Nov. 33
It is apparent from the tactics which are being pursued by the Boers that their intention is to make a rush for Pietermaritzburg, the political capital of Natal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. N. S. Wales Lancers in Action. Another Boer Defeat. Efforts for Peace. London
The New South Wales Lancers have smelt powder. They took part in a reconnaissance under General French, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War. Boer Activity in Natal. Approach to Maritzburg. a Lively Brush. the Kimberley Relief Column. London, Nov. 23
All railway and telegraphic communication with Eastcourt is now completely interrupted. Advancing south from Eastcourt, the Boers made a halt at Highlands, 15…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War the Boer Advance Southwards. Enemy Mounting Guns to Command Estcourt. Combined British Movement Imminent. Cape Dutch Joining the Boers. London, Nov. 22
Estcourt, where 14,000 British troops have been concentrated under Major-General Sir Cornelius F. Clery for the relief of Ladysmith, has been isolated…
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