War Items
General Joubert has refused to permit Ladysmith non-combatants and the sick and wounded to proceed southward. A special camp four miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Coast · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1899
195 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 10
The Transvaal War. Heave Boer Losses
ALTHOUGH no office report of Thuresaday’s battle, which, took place on Tatham’s Farm, near Beaters, has yet come to hand, a circumstance second has been obtained from a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Sydney, Saturday, 9 a.m
A terrible fight is raging at Ladysmith. The Boers attacked the British with great vigor. The British artillery replied fiercely, their quick-firing guns doing splendid work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Short History of the South African Colonists and the merits of the War There
From the Orange Leader we extract the following, which at present is interesting, and much to the point:— THE BOERS…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News. Great British Victor near Colenso. 1000 Boers Killed, and 2000 Captured. Slaughter at Mafeking. Thursday, 10.20 a.m
The British shelled a Boer column near Colenso, killing a thousand and capturing two thousand prisoners. Ladysmith is believed to be safe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Apropos of the War
Cecil Rhodes is only 46. He was Premier of the Cape Colony in 1890, and resigned in consequence of the Jameson raid. It is given to few men to give his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Apropos of the War
THE Premier of the C[?]Colony, Mr. W. P. S [?]is the son of a German missionary. He was born in the Cape Colony, and was admitted to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. (By Telegraph.)london
The investment of Ladysmith by the Boers exhibits little enterprise. The British cavalry are constantly being sent out to clear the country in the vicinity…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Items
Sir Redvers Buller has decided to relieve Ladysmith at the earliest possible moments. Four thousand troops are expected the reach Estcourt by the end of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War
DR. W J. L YDS, the Transvaal envoy in Europe, was formerly State. Secretary of the Transvaal. He is a comparatively young man. From…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War
A corps, which is to be called the South African Light Horse, And will number 1000, is being formed at Capetown. Many [?]ders are joining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Sydney, Tuesday Evening
The latest messages from the seat of war give the following particulars:— Colonel Flopper has been killed by an ambushed party of Boers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Sydney, Tuesday Evening
The latest messages from the seat of was give the following particulars :— Colonel Falconer has been killed by an ambushed party of Boers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War
The position in Natal, which was considerably relieved by the British, victory in the neighborhood of Grobler's Kloof, about four miles north of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Friday, 10
A Boer despatch declares that the Be[?] artillery at [?] created a veritable inferno among the Boers. Twenty auxiliary troopers from the Rand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. (By Telegraph.) London
The total number of Boers around Mafeking is estimated at 7000 men. The excellent formation of the trenches serves to minimise the losses, Whilst the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Items
Boers bombarding Ladysmith. General Buller going to its relief. Reinforcements being hurried to the front…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War
The duties on the import of meal into Cape Colony have been suspended. The beauty of a Protection policy always treaks down in time of trouble…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Saturday, 9.9 a.m
In a speech at the Lord Mayor's banquet Lord Salisbury admits the situation in South Africa to be grave, but declares that Great Britain will not submit to any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late War News. Joubert Killed. Friday, 9.30 a.m
A telegram to the "Natal Times," received via Delagoa Bay, states that General Joubert was killed in action near Lady smith on the 9th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →