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There was a crowd at the station on Thursday evening to welcome home the old war horse. The Globe sociable was in waiting, and a company of willing…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
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Latest War News. London. July 4
Tho object of the inoursion of Commandant Fouche with Boer raiders into Franskei was to obtain horses. The object entirely failed, the British scouts pursuing the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New War Loan Authorised London. July 5
The Bill authorising the raising of a new war loan of £60,000,000 passed its second reading in the House of Commous. The Government had a majority of 180. There…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in South Africa. Fouche's Commando. Retreat to the Drakensberg. London, July 3
Commandant Foucho, whose attack on Maclear, a village in Griqualand East, Kaffraria, was reputaed, is with 200 followers retreating towards tho Drakensberg…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. London, July 7
Lord Kitchener reports that Boer raiders burned Roodepoort station, in the Trans vaal, on Friday. They were afterwards driven off with a loss of 2 killed and 7…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Cables. Old World Doings. London, Sunday. the War
The Boers burned Roodenpoort station, in the Transvaal, on Friday. They were driven of with two killed and seven wounded. The British had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cost of the War. in Killed and Missing. London
From the commencement of the war to the end of June there were 16,717 deaths among the troops in South Africa, while 618 are missing and 2083 have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in South Africa. Total British Losses. Nearly 20,000. London, July 6
A return has been published showing that the British losses from the beginning of the war to the end of last month were as follows:— Killed in battle and died of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returning Soldiers
The troopship Orient, from South Africa, with nearly 900 returning soldiers on board, left Albany yesterday, and is expected to reach Sydney early…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Allies in Pekin. Brutality of French Soldiers. London
A condemnation in th strongest terms of the conduct of the French soldiery who took part in the campaign in China has been published by "Le Matin," an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. Boer War. London
Numerous lively skirmishes have taken place in the southern part of the Orange River Colony, the Boors being routed in every instance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. London, July 9
Raiders under Fouche have returned to Barkley East district. A pro-Boer agitator at Vienna named Kapusgha has been sentenced to five years'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in South Africa. Botha in Favor of Peace. Kruger Will Not Agree. London, July 8
In connection with the recent exchange of cypher cable messages between General Louis Botha and Mr. Kruger reported by Lord Kitchener a few days ago, it appears…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War
A fresh Boer proclamation has been issued, promising that eventually the Powers will intervene in the South African quarrel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tumut. Presentation to a Returned Soldier
A FAIRLY, representative assembly turned up on Wednesday night, to present Trooper Robert Boyd, lately returned from South Africa, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returning Soldiers
We may very shortly expect to see amongst us again three more of the boys who went to the South African war vis., Will Giddins and Robert,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War
War, unfortunately, seems to be necessary evil. That it is an evil cannot surely be doubted, when one thinks of the misery and desolation that follow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cable News. South Africa. Boers and Wounded British Soldiers. More Confirmatory Letters. London, Thursday Afternoon
The "Daily Mail" this morning publishes further letters from returned soldiers confirming previous statements of the Boers having shot the wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in South Africa. Latest War News. London, July 11
An official who visited the refugee camps found everything thoroughly satisfactory. The "Daily Mail" publishes further letters from soldiers confirming the reports…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. the Boer War. London
The Boers lost heavily in the engagement near Lydenburg. At a great demonstration in the Guild Hall, the stockbrokers…
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