Watching the War
The war is the lion in the mental path of the people. It hag put cricket in the shade, politios in the dark, and well-nigh eclipsed the turf. Nobody…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
2,127 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 107
The War. The Transvaal War.LADYSMITH Casualties.free Staters Sacrificed London
The London 'Daily Mail's' correspondent, states that the British losses at the battle last Saturday were estimated at 14 officers killed, 34 wounded,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Contraband of War. London, Jan. 12
The recent seizures of German and American vessels on the ground that they were carrying contraband of war, has been the subject of much controversy,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War the Latest. London
General Warren left Frere on Saturday, and marched in an easterly direction with a strong colnmu to attack tho Boers at Inlahva Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Ladysmith Battle. Heavy Losses. London
Further particulars have been received of the Boer attack on Ladysmith. The fight was a fearfully stubborn…
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A pathetic incident at Elands L[?]agte is described (says the "Daily Mail") in a letter from one of the bearer company:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Skirmish at Rendsburg. New Zealanders in Action. a Few Slightly Wounded. London, Jan.15
The New Zealand troops have again been in action at Rendsburg, south of Colesberg and north of Arundel, a British strongholds The Beers, moving south from Colesberg,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hours Repulsed. Seventy-two Killed & Wounded the New Zealanders in the Fight. London, Jan. 17
A Reuter's message says that the Boers on Monday tried to storm a hill held by a company of Yorkshires and a few New Zealanders commanding their position near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Correspondents. Two Deaths at Ladysmith. London, Jan. 16
To the already heavy death roll at LadySmith since the beginning of the siege have now to be added the names of two war correspondents…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Movements on the Modder. Reconnalissance by Colonial Troops. Victorians and Queees Landers. London, Jan. 15
BOTH the Victorian Mounted Infantry, under. Captain Duncan M'Leish, and the Queenaslanders, under Lieut.Colonel Perey R R cardo, have taken part in an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Wagga Wagga Advertisers "This is true liberty, when freeborn men. Having to advise the public may speak tree". Milton Thursday, January 18, 1900 Progress of the War
Now that Great Britain has a big war on hand, people are naturally anxious to obtain the earliest and fullest particulars from the front, and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War No News From General Buller. Anxiety in England. Colonial Troops Do Good Work. Chasing Afrikander Rebels. the Bushmen's Contingent. Enthusiastically Supported in London. London, Monday Afternoon
It is surmised that news of General Buller's movements have been withheld pending his carrying out his plans. The Boers are moving to a fresh position…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. Approaching Departure of Arms and Ammunition Fob the Boers. Landed at Delagoa Bay. a Peace Committee Formed. the Bushmen's Contingent. Anglo-australians Desire to Join. London
It has been arranged by the War Office authorities that 3000 of the Yeomanry force which has been raised to serve in South Africa during the continues of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. London. January 16Th
The N. S. W. Mounted Rifles wick Major Remington's Corps drove a party of Griquland West rebels from Priesah Drift, charging them from hill to hill…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. LONDON, Jan. 15, (Evening.)
General Cabington and Colonel Pilc[?] of the 9th and 12 [?] Capt. M‘ Lui[?] of the Victorian troops, Colonel Ricardo of the Queenslanders, with a detachment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narandera and The War. the Band Continental. a Splendid Demonstaration
When the Patriotic Fund Committee asked the Town Band to assist its treasury by a performance in the park, it was not anticipated that there would be a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Calm Before the Storm. Colonial Scouts. London, January 15
Both the Victorian Mounted Infantry, under Captain Duncan M'Leish, and the Queenslanders, under Lieut.-Colonel peacy R. Ricardo, have taken part in an important…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Latest Hews. Hews from Bullet Important Positions Taken London, January 18
PARTICULARS of General Boiler's movements on the 10th instant show that General Dundouald, by a dashing movement, occupied the hills above Poteieter's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War. No Important News. the N.S.W. Contingent. Their Departure. 1 Memorable Day. London
It is reported that very heavy artillery firing was heard on Monday in the direction of Springfield, which was recently occupied by General…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goin' to the War. a Day Out for Tommy Atkins. Departure of the Contingent. Scens in the Stekets of Sydney a Day Never to Be Forgotten
"THE Queen, gentleman." It isn't toast, but a sentiment. The soldier to-day thinks of his Queen, not with blood-shot eye and husky voice over the necter cup, but in real…
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