Nurses Leaving for the War
MATRON ELLEN JULIA GOULD. Matron Ellen Julia Gould is superintendent of the Army Medical Nursing Reserve, a member of the Royal British Nursing Association, and a…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1900
6,707 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250
The Transvaal War. a Munificent Offer
It has already been stated that Messrs. Elliott Brothers, wholesale druggists, of O'Connell-st and Balmain, had offered to give drugs and chemicals to the value of £300 for the use of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The War News. Fighting Bound Lady Smith
If the Boers would come out into the open we could use them up in one act, for our soldiers are disciplined and brave. But that isn't the Boer way of fighting. They…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Message From Buller. Waggon Loads of Boer Wounded. LONDON January 11. 6 a.m
General Sir Redvers Buller, who retains the command of the Ladysmith relief column, has despatched a wire to the War Office, which embodies the Boer version of their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Items. the United States and the Boers
There need be no anxiety as to the course which the United States of America will pursue in relation to the war that is now in progress between Great Britain and the Boers in South Africa. We…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War. News by the English Mail. War Letter From Winston Spencer Churchill. Cruise in the Armoured Train
The "Morning Post" on December 7 published the following letter from Mr. Winston Churchill, its war correspondent, whose double capture by and escape from the Boers has been notified in the columns…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Private Letters From the Front. "Tommy" As War Correspondent
The "Westminster Gazette" under the above heading publishes the following mail letters to hand from "Tommies" at the front, which contain some of the most vivid war pictures, because…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Papal Press and the War. a Significant Hint
The Rome correspondent of the "Pall Mall Gazette," writing on Wednesday, December 6, says:—"What has taken place at the Vatican with regard to the war in South Africa and the press is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Novelties. Shell Fire Used by Boers to Steal Cattle
Mr. G. W. Steevens, the war correspondent of the London "Daily Mail," who, together with eight other correspondents—two of them being representatives of the "Sydney Morning Herald"—are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →All About the War. Items From Here--There--and Everywhere
So utterly unprepared for war were the authorities in Natal that at no time have the Government railways ever had by them more than a fortnight's reserve of fuel. The fact…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Drama. An Outcry in England. British Blundering. Stormberg Repeated
Particulars of another piece of blundering on the part of the British forces come to hand from the neighbourhood of Colesberg, where Lieutenant-Colonel Watson lost his life, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Battle at Colenso. Splendid Heroism. Under a Deadly Fire. Killed and Wounded Officers. a Colonel Declines to Give Up His Sword
In Wednesday's issue of the "Herald" was published an account of the battle of Colenso, which was extracted from Cape files that reached Hobart on Tuesday by the steamer Aotea. Cape files reached…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Meeting of the Imperial Parliament. Great Britain's Unpreparedness for War. London, Jan. 11
Arrangements are being made for the meeting of Parliament on the 30th instant. There is a growing outery against the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Battle at Arundel. the Enemy Repulsed. Determined Attempt to Outflank Us. Boers Taken by Surprise. Brilliant Artillery Work. Enemy's Guns Silenced. Our Loss: Five Wounded
From flies of the "Capo Times" to hand last evening, we extract the following, published on December 14:- Arundel, near Naauwpoort, December 13.—Early…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Public Dissatisfaction. Parliament to Be Summoned. an Early Session. the Lesson of the War. Boer Losses at Ladysmith. Lord Roberts at Capetown. Outcry in Britain. an Early Session of Parliament. Mr. Balfour in Defence. Hostile Press Criticisms. What the Public Demand
LONDON, Thursday.--Arrangements are being completed for an early session of the Imperial Parliament, which, it is understood, will this year meet about a week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clothing for the Soldiers
The ladies connected with the Lewisham Wesleyan churcn have constituted themselves into a sewing band, preparing clothing for the wounded British and colonial soldiers of the Transvaal. Last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian Troops. Off to the Front. Farewells to Our Soldiers
About CO of the vendors and employees of the Farmers and Duirymen's Milk Co. tendered a complimentary smoke concert last night, in Quong Tart's hall, King-street, to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Magersfontein. Soldiers Complain of Bad Generalship
LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--It has already been announced that a difference of opinion existed between Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen and Major-General Wauchope…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Transvaal War. How Mols Were Defeated. Ladysmith Swarms with Spies. Roberts and Kitchener at Capetown. LONDON, January 11. 3.29 p.m
Further details have been received of the reverse sustained by four companies of the 1st Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment, in their night attack upon a strong Boer position on a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Edition. Herald Office, 6.30 a.m. the War. the Position at Ladysmith. Sickness in the Town. Lord Methuen's Operations. Night Attack of the Suffolks. London, Jan. 11
Newspaper correspondents have heliographed from Ladysmith a few details of the recent fight. The place swarms with spies and the gaol is full. Nobody had…
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