War Items
The following notice was recently issued at Mafeking: "There are in town to-day nine known spies. They are hereby warned to leave before 12 noon to-morrow or they will be apprehended…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
6,707 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250
After the War
The Transvaal will come under the British flag for ever, while the Free State, in spite of Mr. Bryce, cannot be allowed to heroine a centre of disaffection for the Steyns and Reltzes of the…
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The "Age" a few days ago commented on the confusion of purpose which attends the collection of money in Victoria for the aid of British and colonial troops engaged in the…
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LONDON, Saturday.--There ino particular news to hand from Lieutenant-Genernl Lord Methuen's camp at Modder River, except that there are indications of rain, and…
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LONDON. December 31, 3.30 p.m.—The Indian War Relief Fund now amounts to £12,000. The men of the 3rd Bengal Cavalry, a corps recruited from mixed native races, have donated…
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Lieutenant-Colonel Templer, the chief of the balloon factory at Aldershot, who went to South Africa with the First Army Corps, is (says "M.A.P.") a [?] officer, who owes his position…
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A matinee exhibition of the interesting spectacle of the Boer war is to be given at the Opera House, King and York streets, to-day. The-programme of variety items will also be presented…
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There was a fairly good attendance at the Imperial Opera House on Saturday evening, when the various pictures representing some of the exciting incidents of the Boer war were viewed with a considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boer War. the Kent's Voyage. an Interesting Account
A very interesting account of the voyage of the troopship Kent, which left Sydney on October 28 for the Cape, with 137 officers and men of the New South Wales Lancers and the Medical…
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It is incontestably to Stanley, the intrepid explorer of the Dark Continent, that England owes the extraordinary colonial development in Africa, the plan of which we can to-day…
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Cecil Rhodes is Bald to have a big balloon ready at Kimberley to escape if necessary. In the Cape towns which they have occupied the Boers have appointed burgomasters and…
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The War Fand in India now amounts to the sum of £12,000.The 3rd battalion of the Bengal Cavalry (late 4th Irregular Cavalry), consisting of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Oom Paul's People." The Preparations for War. Defences of the City
The following extract Is from Howard Hits lega's book:-- "Probably no inland country in the world is half so well prepared for war at any time…
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The attention of the Premier has been drawn to the large number of orders that appear to be going to the other colonies for produce and meat supplies to the Cape. Extensive contracts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Church and the War. Eulogy of British Patriotism. Peace-at-any-price Denounced
LONDON, Sunday.--The Right Rev. Dr. Creighton, Bishop of London, preaching yesterday at a supplication service at St. Paul's, referred to the recent British reverses in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Boer War. the Siege of Ladysmith. Another Sortie. Boer Gun Captured. Great Event Impending. Sortie From Mafeking. Contraband of War. Capture of a German Steamer. (Copyright.) at Ladysmith. a Boer Position Carried at the Point of the Bayonet
LONDON, December 31, 3.30 p.m.—It is reported that Lieutenant-General Sir George White made another sortie from Ladysmith on Friday, and carried a hill near the town, at the point of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Defence of Ladysmith. Boer Bombarding Operations. More Determination Shown. Capture of a German Steamer at Delagoa Bay. Recruits for the Boers Arrested. Daring Sortie at Mafeking. Contraband of War. German Vessel Captured. Boer Recruits on Board. an Inquiry Promised
LONDON, Sunday. -- The Magicienne, a twin-screw cruiser, third-class, 2950 tons, Captain P. F. Tillard, has captured the German-East African steamer Bundesrath in…
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H.M.S. Magicienne has captured the German East Africa Co.'s steamer Bundesrath in Delagoa Bay with contraband of war on board. The passengers included three…
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LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Her Majesty the Queen, who has taken the keenest interest in her soldiers in South Africa, and the progress of the campaign, addressed a…
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