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Southern Highlands · The wars & local soldiers
98 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 5
The second transport Ship, conveying the Indian contingent to South Africa, has arrived at Durban, Natal. The Indian artillery has already…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The first official intimation that the war cloud which has been hovering over the Transvaal for the last few weeks had actually burst, came to this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. F. W. Reitz, the Boer Secretary of State, telegraphed to Sir Alfred Milner on the 9th instant, stating that the British troops now on the frontier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →President Steyn. of the Orange Free State, suggests the withdrawal of troops from the frontier by both sides pending negotiations for a settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News has just reached London that the Boers are advancing on Laing's Nek and Ingogo unopposed by the British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boers have looted the townships of Ingogo and Ingagane, in Natal, robbing Rand refugees, including Basuto natives…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Reuter's telegram states that the German steamer Kaiser, conveying a quantity of ammunition believed to be destined for the Transvaal, was chased…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The week of the 20,000 men of the British reserve, who were recently [?] to join colours of their respective regiments have respected to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DEAR JIM.—You ate anxious to know if we are having any more snow here. Not at present, thank you, although we do not know what a day will bring forth. Bowral and district are looking well, beautiful in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the House of Commons on Friday night Mr H. Lab[?]chere denounced the present “iniquitous opera[?]” in the Transvaal. Mr Michael Dixit, the well-known Irish…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A British [?] train, reconnoitring to the north of Kimberley, engaged a force of 500 Boers, indicting heavy loss. The Cape Customs has impounded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A report has been received that a British force, which was reconnoitring with an armoured train, engaged a force of 500 Boers, inflicting heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Incidents in connection with the battle of Elandalaagte are now coming to hand. A fourteen year-old trumpeter, belonging to the 5th Lancers, shot three Boers with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colonel Yule is withdrawing his forces from the neighbourhood of Dundee, and concentrating them at Glencoe Junction…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Major Lord Edward Cecil is trying to arrange for the establishment of a pigeon post between Mafeking and other British positions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The possibility of foreign complications is occasioning some anxiety in England. There are signs that the Imperial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday last a successful sortie was made from Kimberly, which is menaced by Boers under General P. A. Cronje. Two armoured trains…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A general engagement was fought at Ladysmith on Monday. General Sir G. S. White on Sunday sent two battalions of infantry and a mountain battery to the hills over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The railway bridge a short distance from ladysmith is strongly guarded. The Border Rifles, in order to counteract the Boers movement, have seized it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE S.S. Aberdeen which left Sydney for South Africa yesterday (Friday) afternoon, took (1) the detachment of the Mounted Rifles, under Captain Antill; and (2) the Infantry unit, under Captain…
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