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Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
6,707 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 250
His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to approve of the following officers of the New South Wales Military Forces, etc., proceeding to South…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The intense anxiety which has prevailed in London in consequence of the absence of news regarding General Buller's movements in Natal has been relieved by the receipt of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The steamer Southern Cross, which is to convey the Mounted Infantry, was unfortunately occupying an undignified position tar from the spirited scene—she was imprisoned by the unsympathetic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In consequence of the conspicuous success of the Australasian troops in South Africa, the "Standard" today has a leading article commenting upon the manner in which the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The strict censorship exercised in Africa over press messages prevents the receipt of any news of the movements of General Buller's relief column…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, in an official report to the War Office, states that the New Zealand Rifles held a hill at Rensburg, a detachment of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The "Times" correspondent telegraphs that very heavy artillery firing was Heard on Monday in the direction of Springfield, which was recently occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Twice within the last three months has New South Wales sent away contingents, or detachments of contingents, with every mark of public enthusiasm, and on each occasion with the most…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Wednesday.--General Sir Redvers H. Buffer's advance to the relief of Ladysmith is being conducted in a remarkably private manner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"WOLLONGONG, Friday.—Advices from the Cape state that Mr. George Humphries, late of the Wollongong Rifle Club, and a sterling rifle shot, was severely wounded whilst taking part in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mrs. G. Humphreys, of this town, has received a bank draft from the Harmsworth Armoured Train Relief Fund at Pietermaritzburg. Her husband, who was in the Durbau Light Infantry, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →This morning's cables give interesting and important news of General Buller's long-delayed advance. In the seizure of Potgieters Drift (or ford), where the Tugela is crossed by a wire punt,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MISS MARTIN (From a photo, by Freeman and Co.)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Some further biographical sketches of officers of of the New South Wales second contingent are given below:- FIRST AUSTRALIAN HORSE…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The London " Standard " has paid a pretty compliment to the colonies—indeed, that good publication has pointed out that the wonder is, or was, that the War Office had not before realised the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In a little paper issued monthly by the Mutual Life Insurance Co., of New York, there is often a lot of sense. You can't say that about all the papers. This paper…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The customs of war tire based on custom and are to a great extent formulated by Vattel and other writers on International law, by the American regulations Issued In 1863, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →HONGKONG, December 29.--The war in the Philippines is now conducted on strictly guerilla lines by the natives. The southern (Visayas) islands are in revolt, and I know from Filipinos…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Pyrmont wharf was as busy-looking as an ant-hill in full swing on Tuesday, when the Southern Cross was taking in a shipment of horses for South Africa. In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HOBART, Wednesday.--The following are extracts from the Cape papers which reached here by the steamer Papanui this afternoon:-- MODDER RIVER, December 25 (Reuter).--At…
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