The Boer War
SIR, — In reply to your correspondent "Query " under the above heading, in your issue of the 14th instant, permit me to State on behalf of my co-religionists, that…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
226 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 12
Transvaal War. London, Feb. 17
The army under the command of Field-Marshal Lord Roberts responded magnificently to his plans. Several, skirmishes preceded the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Young Volunteer for War
HERE (says the Wellington, New Zealand "Post,") is an excellent example of the propensity of the young idea to shoot. The letter was addressed to the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bulletin, Dec. 28, 1899. The Disgraceful Transvaal War
British Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's defence of his conduct in the House of Commons is called "a brilliant effort " or " a pitiful exhibition" by London critics, according to their Tory or Liberal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. the Relief of Kimberley. London, Feb. 19
The movement planned by Field.Marshall Lord Roberts, leading to the relief of Kimberley, and causing the Boers to retreat from their strongholds between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Sydney Budget. the War
IN a little time, the war in South Africa will be but a memory. It will then be regarded as a modern bubble of gigantic proportions, but a bubble, all the same…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War. London, Feb. 20
The Irish Fusiliers, with loud cheers and with bayonote fixed and fishing, charged and won Green Hill. Sir Redvero Buller's cavalry guard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters from the War. From Private Sam. Harrison
A LETTER has been received from Private Sam. Harrison, formerly a member of H Company, Volunteer Infantry, Bowral. The letters as will be seen, was written to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War. London, Feb. 23
The "Daily News" states that General Cronje marched 33 miles without outopanning. His force, numbering 8000 men. lined the banks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Robertson Railway Tug-of-War
Thus the Illawarra " Mercury." :—There is quite a tug-of-war developing in connection with the Rober son railway project. Bowral and Moss Vale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Another Bowral Resident Volunteers for Active Service
PRIVATE PERCY WALLACE, son of Mrs. J. Wallace, of Bong Bong-st., Bowral, and a member of the local H Company, Second Infantry, is, we are glad to say, a volunteer…
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Up to Friday last 5000 Boers had been withdrawn from Natal. Commandos from all directions are hastening to Bloemfontein, and are…
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It is officially announced that Ladysmith has been relieved. General Buller reports having captured the enemy's main position. He took 60…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News. Sydney, Friday. the War
Koller entered Ladysmith and found the garrison reduced to the neccssity of eating the flesh of the horses and mules with half a pound of meat per men per diem…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest War News
Lord Roberts has now 60,000 men under his command, and General Buller has 40,000 The British sconts report that none of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War. London, March 3
Further particulars have been received of the British victory at picter's Hill which led to the relief of Ladysmith Hugo boulders sheltered the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Britain's Victories Thanksgiving Service in Bowral. The War and the Federation of the Empire
THERE was a large congregation at S. Jude's Church of England, Bowral, last Sunday evening, when a special thanks giving service was held for Great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scotch Soldiers
SOME people are always sneering at the composition of local regiments. They'll want to say that our Bushmen's Contingent isn't Australian! There's lots of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Mysterious Cable. More Australian Soldiers Wanted
The mystery that has hung over the cable message received by the Premier on Wednesday was solved on Saturday, when permission arrived from the office…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transvaal War. London, March 6
Reuter's correspondent reports that the Boers evchated their position at stormberg north of sterkstroom, on sunday night…
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