Bandages for the Wounded
It has been said with much force in relation to times of war that "They also serve who only stand and wait." and it may also be observed with equal truth that those at home who work…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
6,707 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 250
War Notes
Outside Sydney newspaper offices yesterday afternoon crowds of people, waiting for war news, warmly cheered the placarded announcement that General Sir George White had repulsed the enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Finance and War
Messrs. Werhner, Beit, and Co., so the cables inform us, have given £50,000 to the Yeomanry Fund in England. It will be remembered that Mr. Alfred Beit and Mr. Rhodes were the chief figures in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Contraband of War
LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Six Maxim gnus, packed in piano cases marked "ironmongery" and addressed to Christiana in Norway, have been stopped on board a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trackers for the War
The Victorian Defence Department has struck out a new idea for colonial assistance to Britain in the Boer war, and in these days of patriotism and military ardor it is something to strike a new…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Notes and News. War News
SO many of our readers have relatives and friends engaged in the war in South-Africa, or preparing to depart for the Cape, that the "Referee" has decided from…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The War British Victories and Reverses. N.S. W. Soldiers Under Fire. Life in Randwick Camp
Natal SUB-CAMPAIGN.—On Saturday a fierce battle was waged in the vicinity of Ladysmith. General Buller (at Chieveley, on the Tugela River) received the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Foreigners and the War. Newcastle
One result of the war is the antipathy to foreigners exhibited in some quarters. The Glebe miners have decided that at the next meeting of subscribers to the New castle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pictures at the Seat of War
Illustrations from photographs taken, on the actual field of battle appear in this week's "Town and Country Journal." The wounded are shown being lifted into the ambulance waggons, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Glimpse of War. an Interesting Letter
The following letter has been sent to the South Australian "Advertiser" by a gentleman who occupies a prominent position in England, and is connected with officers now serving in South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Latest from the Seat off War
The latest news from Ladysmith district is that the Boers have been repulsed with heavy loss in all directions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tug-of-war Championship. Cockatoo Islanders' Challenge
The captain of the A.U.S.N. team called in the other day and complained bitterly of the Coakatoo Islanders issuing a challenge to all-comers for £50 aside, and when the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Horrors of War. As Seen by a Surgeon
In the " South Australian Register " of the 5th instant the following interesting extracts for letters written by Dr. Willie Davies, who is with the Ambulance Corps at Ladysmith, are published. With…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →All About the War. Items From Here--There--and Everywhere
A son of Sir Evelyn Wood is with the troops at Orange River. General Joubert travels in an omnibus drawn by six horses…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →From the Boers' Side. the Transvaal Press on the War
The following extracts from recent issues of the "Standard and Diggers' News," Johannesburg, will give some insight into the facts of the war as they strike a Boer editor:--…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Transvaal War. Latest News From Ladysmith. Boer Council of War. Colonials on the Western Frontier. LONDON, January 9. 3.54 p.m
The attack on Ladysmith by the Boers was part of a carefully-planned scheme. Commandant-General Joubert summoned a great council of his generals and foreign…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Items. an Australian in the Transvaal. Gets Away with £250
WALCHA, Tuesday.—Dr. Stephens, of Walcha, has received word of his brother, who was managing a mine at Roodepoort, in the Transvaal. He remained until after the declaration of war. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Front. The Effect of the Victory. Transport Service Wanted
The news of the recent victory at Ladysmith, where the Boers made such a determined assault upon the little place, outnumbering our forces by 30,000 to 8000 or so, points…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Discussing the War. and What Came of It. Police Court Proceedings Concluded
At the Central Police Court on Tuesday afternoon the hearing of the charges against Jacob Enko, 46, storekeeper, a Russian, preferred by Detective Goulder, was resumed before Mr…
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