Our Soldiers' Return. a Hearty Welcome
"WHEN Trooper Richardson, the first local man to return from South Africa, reached Cootamundra, he got a right royal reception. When Quarter-Master Sergeant Barnes,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1901
992 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 50
Death of Marshal Gourko. a Great Russian Soldier
A cable from London, dated Tuesday afternoon, announced the death at the age of 73. of Field-Marshal count Joseph Vassilyevich Gourko, the greatest Russian soldier of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mutiny at St. Helena. West Indian Soldiers. London, Thursday
Owing to the bluejackets and the west in[?] soldiers at St. H[?] quarrelling the latter were conined to the barracks. They mutinied but finally, under threst of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Che Queen and the Soldiers in Africa
His Majesty King Edward VII has cabled co Lord Kitchener, commander-in-Chief, in South Africa. "One of the late Queen's last enquiries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Town Hall Laying the Foundation Stone. Welcome to Our Returned Soldiers. an Interesting Double Function
On Wednesday, shortly after three o'clock, a large number of persons assembled at the Town Hall to take part in a double event,--namely, the laying of…
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De Wet has passed T[?] and is proceeding in the direction of Cape Colony. General Botha says the British must…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in South Africa. Latest War News. London, Feb. 3
Do Wet is reported to have passed T[?]asb[?]hu and is proceeding in the direction of Cape Colony. General Butha aya that the British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable News, the War. the Cape Invasion. Boers in a Tight Corker. London
Further details of the defeat suffered by he Boer raiders near Od[?]shoorn, in the oath of Cape Colony, show that the enemy and great difficulty in effecting their escape…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in South Africa. Latest War News. London, Feb. 5
The towns of Senekal, Lindley, and Reiz have been depopulated in order to facilitate operations in the Orange River Colony. A fight has occurred between a force…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cable News. the War. Latest News, Skirmishing Fights. London, Tuesday afternoon
The Portuguese officials, fearing a raid from the Boors, are sending all the ammunition surrendered by the Boors at Komati Port on board…
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The Boers sustained a considerable loss at the Doora River fight. They fled precipitately and abandoned a quantity of waggons laden with food…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How to Breed Horses for War
I have often wondered that our rich noblemen and owners of large parks do not more often than they do try their hands at pony-breeding, if only as an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One Effect of the War in South Africa
has been to encour Britain and Beer, age a military spirit in the juvenile population of the town. From the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. a Boer Reverse. London, Feb. 6
The Boers sustained a severe lose in the Doom river engagement. On finding themselves overpowered they [?]ed precipitately, abandoning a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At The War
Trooper F. W. M'Kinnon, of Coolamon, who is on active service in South Africa as an Australian Bushman, in a lengthly letter from Prennars River, north of Pretoria,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in South Africa. Latest War News. London. Feb. 7
The Dutch pastor at Lindley implores the Cape Dutch clergy to cease blowing the fire of destruction, and says that under the influence of despair and fanaticism the Boers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Why Britain Is at War!
Joseph Chamberlain, his wife, sons, and daughter own, except for a few bogus shareholders, Hoskins and Sons, Limited, Birmingham, a company which supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cablegrams. Boer War. London
The War Office is sending 30,000 more troops beyond the number already landed in South Africa. Saturday's Afrikander Bond offers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. South African Affairs. London
The War Office is sending 30,000 mounted troops to South Africa beyond, the number already landed. The first batch will leave on…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The War. Latest News. Appeal to the Dutch. London
Herr Duple[?]ie, the Dutch pastor at Lindley has appealed to the Dutch preachers not to fan the fire of destruction as that policy leads the Boers to commit acts against…
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