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Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
2,127 stories in Riverina's papers · page 23 of 107
News from the front relative to General Buller's operations before Ladysmith states that in the fighting which took place at Grobler's Kloof on Friday, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The British occupied the north and south banks of the Modder. River on Tuesday pouring in a deadly fire on the enemy whose larger became one mass of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A further cable from Lord Roberts states that four howitzers which he received from Do Aar, intensifi; d the bombardment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. George Beeby. J.P., of this town, has handed ns a letter written from Pretoria on November 24, 1884, by his brother, the late Benjamin Beeby. At this time the British…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roberts explains that the defeat of the reinforcements so demoralised the Boers that he was enabled to rapidly tighten the cordon around Cronje…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Buller crossed the river on Wednesday, driving away the enemy's rear guard and silencing their guns. The enemy abandoned large quantities of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A lad named. James Pennant was knocked down during the crash at yesterday's demonstration, and was trampled on by several horses. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is officially announced that General Cronje has surrendered unconditionally, with six thousand men. There is great enthusiasm throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The wounded at Klip River on February 16th included Privates. T. Bull and E. Tweedie, of the New South Mounted Infantry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A special Cabinet meeting of all the Australian colonies was held yesterday to consider a private and confidential message from Mr. Chamberlain. Mr. Lyne…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →resisted Buller's recent operations for the relief of Ladysmith. The Somersets and Durbans repulsed a determined attack on Fort Wyllie on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The latest medical bulletins with regard to Major-General Hector Macdonald are somewhat more serious than the last one which was published. It now appears that,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Sherlock Holmes" Doyle has gone army-doctoring again to South Africa. Joubert says that lyddite fumes don't kill and that he never protested against it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is officially announced that General Cronje has surrendered unconditionally with 6000 men. There is great enthusiasm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General French, the military commandant, knows nothing of the rumoured cable from Sir A. Milner, asking for ten thousand men, nor had he heard…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cronja still declines to surrender although entreated to capitulate by his wife and his followers. The British continue to pour a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →According to the Premier, there is nothing alarming in the confidential cablegram received by the Colonial Governments from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Roberts telegraphs that Cronje, with all his force, capitulated uncondilionallly at daylight on Tuesday. "He is now a prisoner in my camp,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The news of the relief of Ladysmith and General Buller's entrance to the town caused great jubilation in Victoria and Queensland. Bands…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lord Roberts is caring for one hundred and seventy Boers, wounded during Gronje's defence. Heart Roabefort is receiving subscrip-…
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