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Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
6,707 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 250
"If ever the Boer is to be brought to reason, it will not be by a British army, but by men used to the Boer's method of warfare--men such as one finds in the Australian bush. . . . 3000 or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday.--It was recently staled that fever was prevalent in the British camp at Ladysmith. It is now announced that Mr. Jackson…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In an official list of the killed, the War Office corrects the announcement of the death of Private Victor Jones, a member of the Queensland Contingent. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the "send-off" which the metropolitan police accorded on Monday night to their Comrades who are departing for South Africa, and which was held at Quong Tart's Elite Hall Queen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A different aspect has been placed upon the affairs of the war during the past few days by the movements of both sides. The Boers have organised several sorties, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War correspondents have suffered severely during the campaign. It is reported that Mr. Mitchell, the representative of the London "Standard" at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The war feeling is very strong on the London Stock Exchange, and no less than 31 members and 81 clerks are going to the front…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Major-General J. D. P. French shelled and wrecked Colesberg-road Bridge, in order to embarass the retreat of the Boers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The past week (that is, reckoning from the last issue of the "Referee") has been one of the most interesting of the whole war, as will be realised from reading the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →London, Friday. — General Buller, on the 11th inst., advanced with a strong force, and occupied the village ef Springfield, about 20 miles south-west of Colenso…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FIELD MARSHAL LORD ROBERTS, Commander of the British Forces. COLONEL BADEN POWELL, the Defender of Mafeking. SIR REDVERS BULLER, Commander in Natal. KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Three thousand ex Spanish soldiers have offered themselves for set-vice with Field-Marshal Lord Roberts against the Boers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →There are hundreds of men drifting about the Continent, and even England, who, either from misconduct, or accident, or discontent with their prospects, are out of rapport with the regular…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This war craze has got a complete hold of me, and I followed the troops 7000 miles to enlist." So writes Trooper J. Killingly, of the South African Light Horse, in the course of a letter to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Further details have been received regarding skirmishing in the neighbourhood of Rensburg between the troops of Manjor-General French and Free state regulars…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, January 16, 3.45 p.m.—Major-General J.D. P. French shelled and wrecked Colesberg road Bridge, in order to embarrass the retreat of the Boers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--It is stated that General Buller, Commander-in-Chief of the British army in Natal, has some important operations in view. Pending the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →S outlined last week, the "Referee" has decided from now…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"What do they know of England who only England know?" asks Kipling in his magnificent poem, "The Flag of England;" and, irresistibly, the sight of Sydney to-day sending away more…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is affirmed that news regarding the movements of the force under General Sir Redvers Buller is being withheld, pending the carrying out of important…
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