Colonial Troops at Windsor. the Queen Hears the Australian War Cry
Some 90 volunteers, representing no less than 45 different colonial corps, and also a few members of the Imperial Yeomanry, had the honour of being…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1901
992 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 50
The War in South Africa. Latest War News. London, Feb. 10
Field Cornet Steynborg, a loyalist, has offered to bring 50 land owners for the defence of Cape Colony against Boer raiders. Two thousand Boers at Oaklands station…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Cables. Old World Doings. Boer War. London
Despatches just published make the story of the war very lucid. It is evident that throughout the Commander-in-Chief was sadly hampered by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable News. the War. in Orange River Colony. Db Wet Moving Southwards. Followers Deserting. London
Commandant De Wet was northwards of Smithfield in the south of Orange River Colony, on Thursday, moving eastwards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Manv Lands. Making a German Soldier
THE greatest man in the world to the recruit is his corporal, whoso business it is to knock off his rough corners, and none too…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Pay
The Government received a cable yesterday stating that pay and allowances to members of the Federal contingent will be the same as was paid to the Bushmen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria. Back From the War. Returned New South Wales Soldiers. Melbourne, Wednesday Night
The steamer Ninevah arrived to-day from South Africa (and brought the following invalided New South Wales soldiers: Captain Conroy, Major Sullivan, Sergeants Raywood,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable News. the War. Boers in a Fin. London
The Pretoria correspondent of the London "Standard" reports that great consternation has been caused among the Boer leaders by the active…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. De Lisles' Notable March. Australians Beat the Record. London, Feb. 12
Mr. Schermbruker, a member of the Cape Legislative Assembly, and another man are raising a corps of loyalist German farmers at the Cape to co-operate with General…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in South Africa. the Enveloping Movement. Boer Leaders Alarmed. Loss of Huge Convoy Feared. London, Feb. 12
AS already reported, great success has attended Lord Kitchener's enveloping movement in the eastern Transvaal. The commander-in-chief reported that the movement…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir Alfred Milner and the Irish Soldier
It is not generally known (says the London"Daily Telegraph") that the High Commissioner in South Africa,Sir Alfred Milner, was once on the point of being made a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Cables. Old World Doings. the War. London
It is reported that General De Wet has crossed the Orange River, and is advancing southwards through Cape Colony…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Issue of War Bonds
the issue of Exchequer bonds, bearing 3 per. cent interest, to the amount of £11,000,000, for was purposes, was today more than twice subscribed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War Loan. a Great Success
The war loan of £11,000,000, which the Government is raining to defray the expenses of the war by the issue of 3 per cent. Exchequer, bonds, repayable in 1905, has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. London. Feb. 14
A Boer commando crossed the Orange River into Cape Colony on the 13th instant, and it is now in the Philopstown district. It is understood that Do Wot it in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. the Boer War. London
The President or the Atrikander Bond is proceeding to Capetown to cousult piet do Wet. The latter is confident that if his brother yielded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. South African Affairs. London
Field-Cornet Steynherg, a loyalist, has offered to bring fifty landowners for the defence of Cape Colony against the Boer raiders…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War News. South African Affairs. London
General French, made an attack on the Boer laager at Ermelo when 40 Boers were killed, 200 prisoners captured, also a large quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cable News. the War. Australians Honored. London, Wednesday Afternoon
Among the colonial officers specially mentioned for distinguished behaviour by Lord Roberts in his South African despatches, now published by the War…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War in South Africa. Botha in Difficulties. an Immense Convoy. London, Feb. 14
General Louis Botha, the Boer Commander-in-chief, is daily finding his position in the Eastern Transvaal more untenable, General Botha's army in estimated at 7000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →