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Southern Highlands · The wars & local soldiers
226 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 7 of 12
ON Friday night the School of Arts was filled to overflowing to witness an exhibition of lantern pictures, emblematical of the British-Boer War. The accompanying description was supplied by the Rev…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. G. E. VINCENT of Mittagong, is the composer of the words and music of a new song entitled "The Soldier's Last Message." The composition ia founded on a true and pathetic incident in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General sir Redvers Buller's recent strategy, culminating in the junction with Lieutenant General sir C.F. Glery at charlestown, is considered as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Private H. Bradstock, of H. Company, 2nd Regiment (Bowral, writing to his mother from B[?]mfontien, on April 1, describes the march from Arundel through the Free State. He says:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, who was sent for by Sir Alfred Milner, the Governor Cape Colony, to form a Government on the resignation of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] of the baths of Eerste Fabrieken (Hatherley), which in 13 miles cast of pretoria, on June 11, and 12, show that the generalship was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London, June 25.—General Sir Redvers Buller occupied Standerton, on the Transvaal-Natal railway, 61 miles north-west of Volksrust, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE weather of Tuesday evening was not such as would prove attractive to the general public, half a gale blowing, the wind being keen and piercing. But when one is desireus of testifying his or her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London, June 29.—During his recent attacks upon the railways between Honing Spruit and Kroonstad Commandant do Wot captured and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London, July 2.—Mafor-General R.A.P. Clements has seized and burned the Boer camp near Lindley. In the action he lost two men killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FROM Winburg, under date May 6, 1900, Trooper A. F. Hardie, N.S.W. Mounted Rifles, writes to his parents, residing at Merrigang-street, Bowral:—"Just a few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →July 6.—Lieutenant W. J. S. Rundle and a patrol of the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabinier) were captured by the Boors while patrolling in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE notice amongst Monday's cables that Major Bayley was taken prisoner in the South African struggle. He was captured while fora[?]ing. Major Bayley was at one time adjustant of the Second…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London, July 12.—All the members of ex-President Steyn's Governments of the Orange Free State have surrendered to the British. The ex-members…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London, July 10.—A detachment of Australian Rushmen made a forced march from Z[?]erust, [?] the western border of the Transvaal, to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London, July 13—The Boers have captured at Nitrals Nek, 18 miles from Pretoria, 200 British and two guns. Superior numbers of the enemy from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Roberto sent troops to di[?]dgo the Boors who occupied kopjos to the north and north-west of Preteric. The kophen were evacuated without…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London, July l9.—The bill relating [?] high treason, introduced into the Cape Colony. House of Assembly by the Premier, Sir J. Gordon Sprigg,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London, July 25.—The Beers under ex-President Steyn and the two De Wets crossed the railway line south of, Serfentein (six miles north of Honing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It was two days after the final signing of the peace papers between the United' Stilton and Spain whon the lady called on an American editor…
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