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Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
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LONDON, January 18. 2.26 p.m.-The New Zealanders have defeated 800 Boers westward of yestersburg, in Orange River Colony…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Returned Volunteer writes: When the men that went away last year to the front signed on they undoubtedly were under the impression (they were told so) that their pay was to be 4s 6d per…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"If you want to have a look at the corps of correspondents come along with me down to Market Square, and you wilt see the majority of them," said the Colonel. "I know them pretty well, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The sooner "Bobs" goes back to Africa the better. Nobody likes to Bay it; but, where's Kitchener? We had an idea that, he was an abler man…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WEST MAITLAND, Monday.-On Saturday evening Trooper James Weston and F. W. Stuart returned to their homes at Hinton. They were accorded an enthusiastic reception, being met at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DEAR GOSSIP,—I owe you a letter of some kind by this time. Well, I should like to let you know a lot of things, but I am afraid I shall have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, January 21.-Eieven termers have been arrested and brought into Cradock, on the railway, 185 miles north of Port Elizabeth, for drilling, and for inviting the Boer invaders to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A public meeting of the residents of Wickham, convened by the Mayor in response to an influentially-signed requisition, was held in the local council-chambers to-night for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Difficulties have apparently arisen recently with regard to the payment of the moneys due to some of our soldiers who returned from South Africa only a little while ago. Complaints have been made that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The following particulars are to hand relating to Australasian soldiers on active service in South Africa:--…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trooper W. Elston, an employee of the Clyde Engineering Works, who went with the Lancers to South Africa, was accorded a welcome home by his follow employees on Saturday night, at the Granville…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →During the war and the years that immediately followed it, the Royal influence was beyond measure useful in smoothing over difficulties partly arising from the shifting policy of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MOLONG, Tuesday.-Trooper George Murray, of Molong Mounted Rifles, who recently returned from the Transvaal, proceeded to his home near Toogong, where be received an enthusiastic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following instructions are promulgated to the Army with the approval of the Secretary of State for War:--The Secretary of State has decided that a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir William Lyne received the following [?] through the Lieutenant-Governor, from South Africa, to-day: "January 20.-15. Sergeant-Major F. Y. Weir,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A small contingent of Australasian invalided soldiers, in charge of Major Haddocks, returned from South Africa by tho Damascus. A number of the friends and relatives of the soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →We received last night (saya the "Daily News" of December 19) the following communication from the War Office:- "Her Majesty the Queen commands the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A telegram from Reuter's Agency states that Commandant Christian de Wet is still operating in the Orange River Colony, and that the Commandant do Wet who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, January 22.-Brigadier-General Babington has expelled the Boers from Makorskraal. Picquetberg, 70 miles north of Capetown, is crowded with Dutchmen surrendering arms and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Private R. M. Baxter (of the Mounted Infantry), Bombardier Charles Wilson, and Private James Green (of the Ambulance Corps) attendad at the Royal Hotel last night a smoke concert…
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