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Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
628 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 32
LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Details have been received of the further fighting between the British force under Major Adams, and the Matabeles under King…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News has just reached London from South Africa to the effect that the Fort Victoria and Fort Salisbury columns have gained another victory over the Matabeles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Thursday last two impis swooped down upon 300 men under the command of Major Adams, and 1700 Khamas under Commander Raaf, while on the march…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, November 6.—Lobenguls's General, who was wounded in the fighting with the Chartered Company's forces at Shangani, hanged himself in chagrin at his defeat…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →LONDON, November 6.—Late news from South Africa is to the effects that included among the British who were killed during the engagement with the Matabeles, in the vicinity of Bulawayo,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →In the last battle in South Africa between the British and King Lobsngula's forces the natives defeated by the combined columns of British under Major Adams and Major…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The trouble in Mashonaland has culminated in the destruction of the Matabele power. The British South African Company's forces advanced to within 10 miles of Bulawayo. The Matabeles,…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Later intelligence from Capetown states that the Matabelea, who acted in a wary manner, were for many days in touch with the Company's scouts, but on Friday last…
Continued on Trove, page 1002 →LONDON, Thursday Night. -- Further details have been received with regard to the last engagement between the combined columns of Major Adams and Major…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →News has just reached London from South Africa to the effect that the Fort Victoria and Fort Salisbury columns have gained another victory over the Matabeles…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Later despatches from South Africa report that the British forces have captured and burned Buluwayo, King Lobengula's kraal, having previously destroyed the magazines…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The reported desertion of Khama, the chief of Bamangwato, from Major Adams's column, has not been confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Cecil Rhodes has stated that the British South Africa Company has decided to raise £1,000,000 to enable it to pursue its operations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The correspondent of the New York World in a cable message from Rio Janeiro says that the Brazilian insurgents have exploded four magazines which demolished the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London, November 11.—All the columns of the British South Africa Company are now at Buluwayo. In response to a telegram from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Sunday.--Mr. Cecil Rhodes states that the British South Africa Company are about to raise £1,000,000 with which to pursue their operations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Later news from South Africa states that Lobongula, with the leading Matabele chiefs, is at present near the river Gwai, to the north-west of Buluwayo…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The reported desertion of Khama, the chief of Bama[?]gwato, from Major Adams's column, has not been confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in South Africa has now become inevitable (says the HOME News of October 6). A few days ago the Matabele deliberately fired on a party of the British…
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