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Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
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Particulars of the captures made in the Eastern Transvaal by Major-General Bruce Hamilton show that the British columns crossed the flooded Vaal River by pontoons,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon.—The steamer Moravian arrived to-day from Capetown with a number of returned Soldiers on board, including Lieutenant-Colonel Airey and Major…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In connection with the question of the returned soldiers' deducted pay, and the stand taken by the Government in the matter, Mr. J. Howarth, chairman of the committee acting for the aggrieved man,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Further honours are about to be conferred upon the colonials who have fought in South Africa, It is announced that Lord Roberts has decided to grant the volunteer long service…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"I did not Intend making any detailed reply to Mr. See's precis of the dispute between the Government and the returned soldiers' pay, but the additional statements published in The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some of the men who came back from the war by tho steamer Fortunatus, which arrived in Sydney on Monday, have a long list of grievances to ventilate. According to their own…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following copy of a telegraphic despatch has been received by his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor from the Chief Casualty Officer. Capetown: --Casualty reported…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A good social system has no war in it! Dogs delight to bark and bite, but a highly-civilised man should bo able to so live as not only to help himself and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →To all members of colonial corps who have served in South Africa, Lord, Roberts is granting the volunteer long-service medal and the volunteer officers'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →H.M.S. Archer (Commander Rolleston) and H.M.S. Sparrow (Lieutenant-Commander Coates), which have been on a visit to Newcastle for several days, took their departure this morning for Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The residents of Daysdale held a meeting on Saturday night to protest against a recent pro-Boer meeting held at Savernake. The various speakers condemned the resolution of the Savernake meeting,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Mr. W. J. Bryan, who was defeated for the American Presidency in 1896 and 1900, addressing 4000 pro-Boers at Cleveland, declared that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the last six months the Boers have lost from their forces 11,543 men as follows:— Killed...... 1162 Wounded.... 876…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary for the Colonies, addressed a meeting of his constituents at Birmingham last night. In speaking of the situation in South Africa…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, January 7, 2.40 p.m.—Mr. Hendrik Jacobus Raubenheimer, one of the members of the Cape House of Assembly for the electoral division of George, and who is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday.--Mr. J. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, yesterday addressed a largely-attended public meeting at Birmingham…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the request of the Premier the Mayor has decided to call a meeting to consider the erection of a memorial to fallen Queensland soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Earl Roberts will grant all members of colonial corps the volunteer long-service medal, and volunteer officers will receive decoration for services in South Africa…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following information appeared in "General Orders" issued last night:—"Acting under the State Premier's instructions regarding returned members of the New South Wales State's various…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →While the work of organising the Australian Contingent is proceeding smoothly and satisfactorily--if somewhat ponderously--at the Agricultural Ground camp, there are no developments…
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