The Transvaal. War Expected. London, October 2
Dr Leyds, the Transvaal Plenipoteniary in Europe, predicts that the Boer Executive will declare war against Great Britain tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1899
546 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 28
The Coming War. When Will the Tension Break? the Boers Looting Villages. the Boer Sates Combine. London
IN the absence of the inhabitants who deserted the town some days ago, Charlestown, the Natal terminus of the Natal-Johannesbury line, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sinews of War
It is stated that the gold which was "commandeered" by the Transvaal authorities while in transit from the Hand mines amounted to £800,000, not £500,000 as at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Beginning of War!
The [?] authorities have seized gold in transit of the value of half a million sterling. As Lord Salisbury won't start the war. Kroger has sent an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cablegrams This War Cloud. London
President Kruger is intent on war. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has sanctioned the expenditure of three millions sterling for war purposes,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British War Expenditure. Three Millions Authorised. London, 5th October
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, has sanctioned a special war expenditure on the Transvaal campaign of £3,000,000, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal Crisis. a State of War. Expected Boer Advance. London, October 5
AT any moment a Boer attack on the Na[?]al border is to be expected. A correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" wires that General Joubert, who acknowledges that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal. Kruger Intent on War. Boers Ready to Invade Natal. an Attack Hourly Expected. British Troops Advancing. Accounts From the Front. Stirring Reports. London, 6th October
Very stirring accounts of the position the Natal frontier are published this morning by the London newspapers, whose war correspondent have now…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sinews of War
It is stated that the gold which "commandeered" by the Transvaal Authorities while in transit from the Rand mines amounted to £800,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boer War Notes. [All Rights Reserved.]
It is no use now raking up the past. It is easy to be wise after the event: but we cannot refrain from recalling one of a number of warnings which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Later Cables. War Preparations. London, October 8
Every provision is being made by the military authorities both in England and South Africa for the prosecution of a successful campaign in the event of hostilities…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. LONDON, October 7, 12.30 p.m
PRESIDENT KRUGER has commandeered all the production of the gold mines in the Transvaal, paying the wages of the workmen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal. a State of War. Expected Boer Advance. London, October 5
At any moment, a Boer attack on the Natal border is to be expected. A correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" wires that General Joubert,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Cloud. England Still Preparing Boer Chivalry LONDON
It is persistently reported in Capo Town that President Kruger lias sent an ultimatum to England that he will com men co an attack if the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest from the City. The Transvaal. The Hopelessness of Peace But War not Yet Declared, London
The tension in respect of the relations existing between Great Britain and the Transvaal is now extremer than ever…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest. London, Oct. 10. the Filipino War
The American forces in the Philippines have captured Rosa on the Rio Novalotta, taking from the rebels 345 rifles which formerly belonged to Spanish troops…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest. the Boer Ultimatum. Drastic Demands. War Inevitable. London, Oct. 11
The following is the text of the ultimatum despatched by the Transvaal Government to Great Britain: — "Mr. Reitz, Transvaal State Secretary, in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal Crisis. Another Gold Seizure. British War Preparations. [Reuter's Telegrams] London, Oct. 10
Parliament, which has been summoned to meet on Tuesday next, for the purpose of voting the money to defray the military expenditure incurred in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer Ultimatum. War Virtually Declared. British Troops to Be Withdrawn. Differences to Be Submitted to Arbitration. London, October 11
The following is the text of the ultimatum despatched by the Transvaal Government to Great Britain. In a telegram to Sir Alfred Milner, the High Commissioner for South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trained for War
The training of war doge in Prussia has reached as interesting stage. There are generally thirty dogs of various breeds in course of education at Potsdam. The are…
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